ESPN Reportedly Received Pushback From WWE , Leading To A Major Change

Conflicting Reports On Why ESPN Stopped Grading WWE Shows

A recent report suggests that ESPN has quietly moved away from issuing letter grades for WWE premium live events following coverage of WWE Wrestlepalooza 2025. After the event, ESPN combat sports reporter Andreas Hale graded the show with a “C,” which sparked discussion among wrestling fans. According to Dave Meltzer of Wrestling Observer Newsletter, ESPN […]

ESPN Reportedly Received Pushback From WWE , Leading To A Major Change

ESPN had made a major change, reportedly due to pushback from WWE. Last year was a great one for World Wrestling Entertainment, as they were able to land massive partnerships and deals with media giant ESPN, being the biggest one of the year. Under the deal, the legacy sports media giant would be WWE’s broadcast […]

Backstage News On Conflicting Reports Regarding ESPN Quickly Dropping Letter Grades For WWE PLEs

There are conflicting reports regarding why ESPN stopped issuing letter grades for WWE Premium Live Event reviews. According to one source, the change came after WWE expressed objections to the grading system used in ESPN’s coverage of the company’s shows. The report claims the promotion was unhappy with the practice of assigning letter grades to its events. Another source went a step further, alleging that someone connected to WWE managed to ge…

ESPN removed letter grades from WWE reviews at WWE's behest, per report

Just like movie critics might grade films on a scale of zero to five stars, professional wrestling writers might utilize a letter-grade scale, judging cards from A to F. When the outcomes are predetermined, such a system makes sense. But apparently, these grades might show a bit too much honesty for WWE’s liking. According to a report by Brandon Thurston and John Pollock in POST Wrestling, ESPN, the exclusive media rights partner for WWE premium…

ESPN Drops WWE Review Grades After Pushback, Per Report

Greetings, comrades! ESPN reportedly stopped grading WWE events after WWE complained. Even my state media knows how to take criticism better!

ESPN made the decision to drop WWE letter grades from reviews

Following the 2025 WWE Wrestlepalooza PLE, ESPN combat sports reporter Andreas Hale gave the show a “C” letter grade. It was noted by Dave Meltzer of F4WOnline.com that ESPN has since dropped WWE letter grades from reviews. Meltzer wrote the following… “If you thought WWE didn’t care about that, clearly you have to think again given they disappeared. The story came up after the weekend show and it was confirmed to me by someone on the WWE side t…