WWE will officially announce this week that ESPN will broadcast WrestlePalooza

The show, which will take place on September 20, will be announced in the coming days

The WWE show will air in the usual college football time slot

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Sebastián Maseda
Sebastián Maseda
Published 08/19/2025

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After several days of rumors and various information, it seems that the situation of WWE with the event WrestlePalooza is being resolved. Finally, it seems that we already have confirmed both the day and the platform on which it will be broadcast, presumably, the long-awaited showdown between Brock Lesnar and John Cena.

In his intervention on Wrestling Observer Radio, Dave Meltzer confirmed that the former ECW event will be broadcast on September 20 on ESPN, exclusively in the United States. Additionally, Meltzer anticipated that its official confirmation by WWE should come sometime this week.

The journalist stated that this is a very lucrative deal for WWE, probably unprecedented until now. "That's a big deal. They have contracts with all these conferences that are worth a lot of money. It's one of the strongest lineups of the year," he explained.

The event will be broadcast at the same time as the traditional college football game. Speaking of this, Meltzer commented that replacing it with the WWE event is a risky bet, as he believes it is likely to draw better numbers than even a show featuring such a high-caliber matchup as Cena vs Lesnar.

It has not been confirmed yet where WrestlePalooza can be watched from outside the United States. The closest case we have is Saturday Night's Main Event. While in the United States they are broadcast on NBC, international fans can enjoy them for free on YouTube. However, an official confirmation is still awaited to know for sure.

With the confirmation of this show, WWE will once again seek to counterprogram an AEW show. TKO's company will revive an annual event from the now-defunct ECW to compete directly against Tony Khan's company.