WWE Ends Broadcasting Agreement With Russia

Stamford CT

04 March, 2022

2:22 PM

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STAMFORD, CT — World Wrestling Entertainment Inc. announced this week that it has ended its broadcasting partnership with Russia, and that the WWE Network is no longer available there. The announcement comes a week after Russia invaded Ukraine. "WWE has terminated its partnership with Russian broadcaster Match and shut down WWE Network in Russia effective immediately," WWE said in a statement Thursday. Match TV is a Russian federal sports channel owned by Gazprom Media "The move eliminates access in Russia to any WWE programming, including the company's weekly Raw, SmackDown and NXT shows, its on-demand library, and all of its premium live events, including WrestleMania 38." Wrestlemania is WWE's marquee live event, and will take place on two nights this year — April 2 and April 3 from AT&T Stadium in Dallas, Texas. Along with premium live events, WWE Network has a massive video-on-demand library. The network is available in more than 180 countries, according to the company.