WWE exec: Expect more international PLEs in 2025
WWE will continue to expand their international presence with premium live events in 2025 according to their head of communications.
In a brief interview on the Sports Business Journal Sports Media podcast released Thursday, executive VP of talent relations and head of communications Chris Legentil was asked about WWE’s Netflix deal and the year ahead.
In talking about their international reach, Legentil said their current reach of 150 countries worldwide will only grow with Netflix, then adding the following:
“This year alone, we did more than half our (premium live events) outside the U.S. Look for more of that when we’re in partnership with Netflix because we’re going to be working with them hand-in-hand to select locations across the world where we can grow our audience and hopefully gain some subscribers for them.”
Out of the 12 WWE PLEs this year, eight were held outside the United States with two each in Saudi Arabia and Canada and one each in Australia, France, Scotland and Germany.
WWE has announced four PLEs for 2025 with one thus far outside the United States: March’s Elimination Chamber in Canada.
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.