Select Answers: WWE library, ICP, AEW residencies

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who do you think gets the wwe video library when the peacock deal ends Netflix or do you think espn will get it or even the chance peacock keeps it

This is a hunch, not a report. I feel like WWE probably has an advanced deal with Google over what most creators get, because they're one of the top creators on the platform. I've always heard that the majority of viewing on the Network and Peacock was live or new programming as opposed to the archive. I personally think that they will lean more into the Vault pages. They can really cultivate a lot of fans that way, and the majority of the library is up on the internet somewhere anyway.

With all the talk about celebrities wrestlers lately, I was thinking that no one really talks about ICP. Interested to hear where you would put them on the list of celebrity wrestlers?

Well, I've always heard they treat talent really well and pay well. They've worked with TNA, WWE, WCW, but they don't have a ton of moments that you look back on and point to as memorable. I think they were very good for the wrestling industry. I think there are tons that were better in the ring, and that had better moments, but overall, I'm glad they were in the industry.

Hi Sean, do you see AEW continuing to do residencies in 2026? If so, any specific cities/venues you want to see?

I do think so. I think they will be in larger cities -- Chicago, Dallas and Philly are good examples. I could see something like Nashville, Vegas, and the like be that. I don't think Orlando, because of the ease of local counter programming from WWE. The place that they do these at have to be places they know can fill up their venues a number of times in a row.