For the past 15 years, the WWE Main Event show, which generally features mid-card wrestlers in the middle of the week, has bounced around different platforms. Now after less than a year on YouTube, it’s moving to a rather unexpected streaming platform.
On Thursday, WWE announced that WWE Main Event will be moving to the Rumble streaming service starting on October 14. Episodes will air at 8 p.m. ET on Wednesdays.
In a statement, Rumble’s Chief Content Officer Claudio Ramolo declared that WWE Main Event would become a “key pillar” in the site’s growing sports programming.
“WWE Main Event will be a key pillar in Rumble’s expanding sports programming lineup.” Ramolo said. “WWE content has consistently ranked among the most-watched programming on television, top streaming platforms and social media for decades — a rare combination that resonates with both fans and advertisers alike. This partnership reflects Rumble’s ongoing commitment to bringing our users the very best in sports, entertainment and beyond.”
WWE executive vice president Alex Varga stated that its digital-first audience remains core to the company and expects that Rumble will deliver “premium sports and entertainment programming.”
“Serving a digital-first audience is a core focus for WWE, and Rumble has built an accessible platform that is committed to delivering premium sports and entertainment programming,” Varga said.
Fans Are Fuming
Sports fans are already exhausted about their entertainment being spread across tons and tons of different platforms and made their complaints felt online.
“So long Main Event, I’m not moving with you,” one user replied on X.
“As someone who’s been watching since 1997… im exhausted. An app for every show is just greed at this point and I hope everyone calls them out on it,” wrote another.
“RAW on Netflix, PPVs on Netflix/ESPN, WCW content on youtube, Exclusive RAW episodes from the past on WWE Club, Smackdown/NXT on either netflix or CW/Peacock, and now Main Event on Rumble. its becoming a disgusting scattering of greed with their content library,” wrote a third.
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“Lol we good I didn’t watch it on YouTube I’m not downloading rumble whatever the (expletive) that is.”
“So yet another streaming service to watch wwe programming, this is getting absolutely ridiculous!!!”
And those are just the complaints from people who don’t like WWE being spread across multiple platforms on principle. A number of people who have used Rumble have their own complaints and were just as vocal about it.
