Speaking with Wrestling Inc., FITE TV COO Mike Weber clarified some of the rumors swarming around the service recently, particularly the one where they were in discussions with WWE about a possible merger. Weber says that those discussions were about anything but. “As a person who’s responsible for getting content on our platform, we talk to everybody. Of course, we’re talking to WWE about getting their pay-per-view programming. A SummerSlam, WrestleMania or Royal Rumble type of event.”
Weber states that he’d like FITE TV to be considered an outlet for PPVs, the same as any other video provider. “Outside the WWE Network, they are already available on other pay-per-view platforms. We say why not us also. So, we’ve been in conversations with them to make their programming available and find another way to make more money because we know WWE hasn’t made enough money already.
The COO is in good spirits about the rumor, even if it did end up to be a whole lot of nothing. “Obviously, someone got wind of that communication and meetings and put two and two together and came up with 17, which I’m pretty sure has happened in wrestling quite often before. A business built on rumors. A great rumor.”
The full interview also features a talk about FITE TV’s deals with independent wrestling promotions and how much potential they’ve realized since airing Starrcast.
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