(TORONTO ON and STAMFORD CT) February 22 2021 – Sportsnet and WWE (NYSE: WWE) today announced an expanded agreement to air live broadcasts of NXT on Sportsnet 360 and SN NOW beginning this Wednesday Feb. 24 at 8 p.m. ET. 

Now airing live every Wednesday night on Sportsnet 360 and SN NOW 52 weeks a year NXT is revolutionizing the world of sports entertainment with innovative styles from trend-setting and unapologetic Superstars including Finn Bálor Adam Cole Io Shirai Karrion Kross Johnny Gargano and Candice LeRae. In addition to NXT Sportsnet 360 will continue to air WWE’s weekly flagship programs Monday Night Raw and Friday Night SmackDown as well as WWE Main Event and This Week in WWE. Sportsnet is also the exclusive distribution partner for WWE Network in Canada offering all WWE pay-per-view events and groundbreaking original series as a premium linear channel.

“Our fans in Canada have been all in on NXT since day one ” said Paul “Triple H” Levesque  WWE Executive Vice President Global Talent Strategy & Development. “We’re thrilled about this expanded partnership with Sportsnet which will help us grow NXT’s reach throughout the country and introduce even more fans to the newest generation of WWE Superstars.”

“WWE provides some of the most electrifying entertainment in all of sports and the passion of their fanbase in Canada is second to none ” said  Greg Sansone Vice-President Programming Sportsnet. “Reinforcing our already robust slate of live WWE programming with NXT was an easy choice and one our audiences have been asking for. We can’t wait to see the newest generation of Superstars live in action every Wednesday night.”

In 2014 Sportsnet and WWE signed a historic 10-year broadcast agreement making Sportsnet the exclusive distributor of WWE programming in Canada through 2024.  

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About Sportsnet
Sportsnet is Canada’s #1 sports network. Uniting Canadians through sport Sportsnet’s multimedia offerings include Sportsnet (consisting of 4 regional channels: East Ontario West and Pacific) Sportsnet ONE Sportsnet 360 Sportsnet World the Sportsnet Radio Network Sportsnet.ca Sportsnet NOW SN NOW+ the Sportsnet app and podcasts. Sportsnet is the official Canadian NHL national multiplatform rights holder and is the regional broadcaster for the Vancouver Canucks Calgary Flames Edmonton Oilers and Toronto Maple Leafs. Sportsnet also has extensive coverage of the Toronto Blue Jays and Toronto Raptors as well as NBA MLB Grand Slam of Curling Rogers Cup CHL IndyCar WWE Super League Rugby Premiership Rugby Bundesliga FA Women’s Super League and FA Cup. Sportsnet is part of Rogers Sports & Media which is a subsidiary of Rogers Communications Inc. (TSX NYSE: RCI). Visit Sportsnet.ca.

About WWE
WWE a publicly traded company (NYSE: WWE) is an integrated media organization and recognized leader in global entertainment. The company consists of a portfolio of businesses that create and deliver original content 52 weeks a year to a global audience. WWE is committed to family friendly entertainment on its television programming pay-per-view digital media and publishing platforms. WWE’s TV-PG family-friendly programming can be seen in more than 900 million homes worldwide in 28 languages. WWE Network the first-ever 24/7 over-the-top premium network that includes all live pay-per-views scheduled programming and a massive video-on-demand library is currently available in more than 180 countries. The company is headquartered in Stamford Conn. with offices in New York Los Angeles London Mexico City Mumbai Shanghai Singapore Dubai Munich and Tokyo.

Additional information on WWE (NYSE: WWE) can be found at wwe.com and corporate.wwe.com. For information on our global activities go to http://www.wwe.com/worldwide/.  

Media Contacts:

Sportsnet:
Jason Jackson
416-602-4033
jason.jackson1@rci.rogers.com

WWE:
Mead Rust
203-352-1084
Mead.Rust@wwecorp.com  

Investor Contact:
Michael Weitz
203-352-8642
Michael.Weitz@wwecorp.com 

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