WWE library content departing Peacock very soon; where will it go?
WWE library content departing Peacock very soon; where will it go?
Peacock’s WWE library is only available through the end of December, and there are strong options for the wrestling promotion to consider next.
The relationship between Peacock and WWE is evolving fast — far faster than originally intended. The changes in their partnership first came when ESPN secured the rights to stream WWE premium live events starting in 2026, and accelerated when those live events shifted to ESPN in September instead of waiting until next year. Peacock is also losing on-demand content from WWE in December, and there are plenty of potential suitors to acquire those rights next.
Key Details:
- Unhappy Christmas: Peacock is losing a selection of WWE library content in December.
- Natural fit?: ESPN is a strong contender to acquire that content.
- Netflix from the top rope: “WWE Raw” host Netflix is also a candidate to pursue on-demand WWE rights.
As reported in August, WWE on-demand titles will be departing from Peacock by the end of 2025. WCW and ECW libraries are being pulled from the streamer in the coming weeks, joining premium live events as WWE content that will no longer be found on Peacock in the future.
That means that WWE could be receiving interest for the rights to stream the on-demand content currently found on Peacock. ESPN would be a natural choice to land the rights; it streams WWE premium live events exclusively on the Select plan of its new direct-to-consumer service, which costs $12 per month, and having on-demand archives from the wrestling promotion would no doubt increase engagement by wrestling fans.
Netflix is another landing spot that makes a huge amount of sense to acquire on-demand streaming rights to some WWE content. The streamer is in the first year of a decade-long deal to stream episodes of “WWE Raw” live each week, and also streams PLEs outside the United States. Bringing the on-demand content over from Peacock would pair nicely with Netflix’s livestreams of “Raw” and could lead to a widened pursuit of other WWE rights as they become available.
There’s a chance that Paramount+ shows some interest, as well. WWE’s parent company, TKO Holdings, also owns UFC, which signed a landmark deal with Paramount+ to stream every numbered event at no additional cost starting in 2026. Paramount doesn’t hold any live WWE rights at the moment, but the relationship between it and TKO is solid enough to think that there may be a potential connection to WWE on-demand content.
What we know for certain is that a large selection of WWE on-demand titles is leaving Peacock by the end of December. Subscribers don’t have much time left to watch them unless Peacock makes a deal to keep them — which is not out of the question. The streamer will be home to WWE’s “Saturday Night Main Event” four times per year going forward, so the relationship between NBCUniversal and WWE is not ending for good.
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