Wrestlepalooza Set to Launch WWE–ESPN Partnership
WWE is moving its premium live events from Peacock to ESPN’s streaming service starting with Wrestlepalooza on September 20, a shift occurring earlier than planned.
The 2025 Wrestlepalooza, also promoted as Wrestlepalooza: Indianapolis, was a professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) and livestreaming event produced by WWE. It was the fifth Wrestlepalooza, although the first under the WWE banner, and the first since 2000, which was produced by the former Extreme Championship Wrestling, the assets of which WWE acquired in 2003. The event took place on Saturday, September 20, 2025, at the Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, Indiana, and featured wrestlers from the promotion's Raw and SmackDown brand divisions.
This was WWE's first main roster event to be livestreamed on ESPN's direct-to-consumer streaming service for viewers in the United States, following the expiration of WWE's contract with Peacock for these events the prior month. This edition featured John Cena's first and only Wrestlepalooza appearance as an in-ring performer due to his retirement from professional wrestling at the end of 2025. In addition, the event featured Brock Lesnar's first match since the 2023 SummerSlam, AJ Lee's first match in over 10 years, and The Usos's (Jey Uso and Jimmy Uso) first traditional tag team match on a PPV and livestreaming event since the 2023…
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WWE is moving its premium live events from Peacock to ESPN’s streaming service starting with Wrestlepalooza on September 20, a shift occurring earlier than planned.