Update on WWE NXT content coming to ESPN App
Starting next week, viewers will have an additional way to watch WWE NXT.
The CW Network and ESPN announced today that CW Sports content, including NXT, will begin streaming live on the ESPN App for Unlimited subscribers on Tuesday, August 4. This CW-ESPN partnership was first announced at the end of April and is now launching ahead of college football season. CW Sports offerings on the ESPN App will include NXT television episodes and PLEs, NASCAR, and college football games from the ACC, Pac-12. and Mountain West conferences.
NXT will still air on The CW in the United States and on Netflix internationally as it normally does. This is just another way to watch the show.
A press release said:
- CW Sports on the ESPN App launches with a thrilling two-hour live WWE NXT event on Tuesday, August 4 at 8:00pm ET. Motorsports fans can stream the final two regular season NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series races from Iowa Speedway on Saturday, August 8 at 4:30pm ET and the legendary Daytona International Speedway on Friday, August 28 at 7:00pm ET before The Chase for the championship continues throughout the fall. The CW’s biggest college football season in network history—which features 140 hours of games across the ACC, Pac-12 and Mountain West conferences—kicks off on Saturday, August 29 at 6:30pm ET with New Mexico State at Florida State. The weekend concludes with the can’t-miss WWE NXT ‘Heatwave’ Premium Live Event from deep in the heart of Texas on Sunday, August 30 at 3:00pm ET.
That NXT Heatwave PLE will serve as competition for AEW All In with both shows airing in the afternoon. The All In pay-per-view is being held in London, England at Wembley Stadium.
Sports have become a bigger part of The CW’s identity in recent years. The network became NXT’s new TV home in 2024, and The CW & WWE expanded their partnership this year with The CW also getting NXT’s PLE rights and airing those shows on TV.
ESPN Unlimited now available on YouTube TV —
This news comes as ESPN Unlimited is now available to a wider viewing audience at no additional cost. In time for SummerSlam this weekend, YouTube TV subscribers now receive ESPN Unlimited and do not have to pay extra for the service.
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