Vince McMahon Comments On NXT Takeover, Alberto Del Rio Note, WWE Extends TV Deal
- Vince McMahon posted a rare tweet today regarding last night's NXT Takeover 2 event, writing, "The future of WWE looks bright. #NXTTakeOver"
- Alberto Del Rio has been announced for The Big Event in New York City on November 8th at the LaGuardia Plaza Hotel in West Elmhurst. Sting, Lita, Ron Simmons, JBL, Mick Foley and Mickie James are also scheduled to appear. You can get more details here.
- WWE and Ten Sports in India announced today that they have extended their television distribution agreement for five more years through 2019. In addition to continuing to broadcast Raw, SmackDown, NXT and the pay-per-views, Ten Sports will introduce a new one-hour fully customized version of Raw tailored specifically for the Indian audience and add WWE Main Event to its programming lineup on January 1, 2015. Ten Sports will also air WWE content in multiple Indian languages for the first time and bring WWE live events back to India in 2015.
"We are very excited to extend our long-standing, successful partnership with WWE for the Indian Subcontinent," said Ten Sports CEO. "WWE is the leader in sports entertainment, and its high-quality entertainment is a huge hit among Indian audiences. Being rights holders since 2002, we have seen WWE grow over the years to dominate the sports entertainment space, and with this new deal through 2019, we are confident of taking our partnership to the next level, delivering audiences more breakthrough programming and engagement opportunities in the years to come."
"India remains a strategically important market for WWE and we are thrilled to continue our long-term partnership with Ten Sports, the region's leader in sports programming," said WWE EVP of International Gerrit Meier. "As the value of the WWE brand and our content continues to increase around the world, the scale and scope of this new agreement illustrates our ability to drive a passionate and engaged audience as well as the potential we have for future growth."