TNT Sports arrives in the UK led by WWE

Written by Nicolas Laferriere On 07/19/2023

In September 2022, Warner Bros. Discovery Announced the acquisition of a majority stake BT Sport. The UK's leading sports programming network includes multiple channels with a large audience, in addition to maintaining exclusivity in the segment of major competitions such as the English Premier League, UFC and… WWE.

As a result of this reshuffle, UK sports fans saw the transition of BT Sport. Over the course of Tuesday, the chain was replaced by the brand TNT Sportsand is better known throughout the world. Roman Reigns is one of the names that is topping the charts A promotional announcement when launching the new channel.

Of course this changes It caught the attention of many fans outside the UKEspecially since TNT is associated with All Elite Wrestling. Among other changes, the Twitter account has been moved @wweonbtsport to WWE on TNT Sports It caught the attention of those who had not yet strongly considered the transition Trademarks which were previously mentioned. It is worth noting that in the past, WBD has mentioned the possibility of this Benefit from TNT's broadcast rights in the United States to bring them to the UK, sparking speculation about the role AEW would play on the new channel.

WWE and BT Sport have shared a broadcast relationship since 2019 After the wrestling company ended its long-term agreements with Sky Sports. The television network was a big help to WWE when they gave up their studios for the now-defunct NXT UK tapings during the coronavirus pandemic. It is not known if there will be a deadline for WWE's UK agreements.