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Joe Hand Promotions Secures Commercial Rights for Ryan Garcia vs. Conor Benn Welterweight World Title Fight

Joe Hand Promotions has secured commercial rights for the Ryan Garcia vs. Conor Benn welterweight world title fight, and also announced a partnership with ESPN+ for Business to offer college football in bars and restaurants for the fifth straight year.

WWE and Bleacher Report Announce Global Content Partnership

WWE and Bleacher Report have announced a multi-year global content partnership, granting B/R global highlight rights to WWE programming including Monday Night Raw, SmackDown, NXT, and Premium Live Events like WrestleMania. The content will be distributed across Bleacher Report, House of Highlights, B/R Wrestling, and their social and digital platforms. B/R will also have ringside presence at select WWE events to produce original and behind-the-scenes content. The deal raises questions about AEW, as B/R is owned by Warner Bros. Discovery, which also airs AEW Dynamite and Collision on TBS and TNT. WBD emphasized the deal doesn't displace AEW's existing agreement, though AEW currently lacks a comparable highlights deal. WWE's strategy includes expanding digital reach, following the move of WWE Main Event from YouTube to Rumble.

• WWE and Bleacher Report announced a multi-year global content partnership for WWE highlight rights.
• The deal covers WWE programming including Raw, SmackDown, NXT, and Premium Live Events like WrestleMania.
• Bleacher Report reaches over 175 million young sports fans monthly.

Mobile Game Crossovers: Clash of Clans, Subway Surfers, Pokémon Go

This article is a roundup of mobile game collaborations and marketing campaigns for September 2026. It covers partnerships such as Clash of Clans featuring WWE wrestlers, Candy Crush teaming with Shania Twain and Zedd, Subway Surfers reviving its Among Us event, Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery promoting the upcoming HBO series, and Pokémon Go partnering with All Nippon Airways for a special flight and airport activities. Other notable crossovers include Ed Sheeran performing at Pokémon Worlds, Fire Emblem Heroes introducing characters from a new game, Isekai: Slow Life featuring Demon Slayer characters, and Duolingo partnering with Eggy Party in China. Additionally, Puzzle & Dragons collaborates with Puella Magi Madoka Magica, Ubisoft's Rainbow Six Mobile partners with Payday, and PUBG Mobile teams with Lincoln for in-game vehicles.

• Clash of Clans partners with WWE, adding six wrestlers including Cody Rhodes, The Undertaker, and Alexa Bliss as playable characters.
• Candy Crush launches Music Season 2026 with a remix of 'You're Still the One' by Shania Twain and Zedd, running until October 4, 2026.
• Subway Surfers brings back the Among Us Rush event with new cosmetics and a new map.

ESPN Denies It Will Drop WWE Deal

ESPN denied a report from SEScoops that it has decided not to renew its streaming agreement with WWE. ESPN’s Head of Communications Ben Cafardo said the report is untrue and that SEScoops did not contact ESPN before publishing; SEScoops stands by its reporting. The article recalls a 2025 reported five-year, $1.6 billion deal that made ESPN the exclusive U.S. streaming home for WWE Premium Live Events (PLEs) and notes ESPN has sometimes aired PLE content on its linear networks. ESPN is also raising prices for its ESPN Unlimited and ESPN Select streaming tiers starting September 17, 2026. The current WWE-ESPN agreement is reportedly set to run through 2030.

• ESPN publicly denied a SEScoops report that it has decided not to renew its WWE streaming deal.
• SEScoops reported that ESPN would not renew the five-year agreement with WWE, citing sources about market and synergy issues.
• In 2025 WWE and ESPN announced a reported five-year, $1.6 billion deal making ESPN the exclusive U.S. streaming home for WWE Premium Live Events (PLEs).