NBC Sports president thanks WWE ‘for taking a chance on Peacock’
Even though WWE worked its way out of its premium live event deal with Peacock seven months early, there is no ill will on the behalf of NBC Sports.
NBC Sports president Rick Cordella quote tweeted a clip from Sunday’s WWE Clash in Paris where Michael Cole thanked Peacock for their time as a PLE partner.
Cordella took the opportunity to thank WWE, company head Nick Khan, Triple H and Stephanie McMahon “for taking a chance on Peacock 5 years ago, as we were just launching. But it’s not goodbye.”
He went on to write that “We’re excited to stay a partner of the WWE, with must-watch, Saturday Night Main Events for years to come.”
As part of the restructuring of their deal that sees ESPN take over as WWE’s domestic PLE partner in September 2025 vs. April 2026 when it was originally announced, Peacock will become the exclusive home of the quarterly SNME specials beginning in November as part of a new multi-year deal that also includes archived SmackDown episodes 30 days after they air on USA. SmackDown will continue to air on USA as it has since last fall.
WWE archive content will remain on Peacock through year’s end while NXT PLEs will remain on the platform domestically through the original March 2026 contract end date.
Since 2011, Josh has been a contributing editor to Wrestling Observer/F4WOnline.com and also hosts the Punch-Out podcast. He has also written for Fight Magazine, Bloody Elbow, Bleacher Report, and other websites. He's a 2000 graduate of the University of Maine, worked in pro sports, and once was an indie ring announcer.