ESPN Drops WWE Review Grades After Pushback, Per Report

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 […]

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 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…

ESPN dropped WWE letter grades from reviews after WWE pushback, according to multiple sources - POST Wrestling | Podcasts, News, Reviews | WWE AEW NXT NJPW

ESPN made the change after WWE expressed discomfort, sources say. A "C" grade for Wrestlepalooza at the launch of the $1.6 billion partnership drew significant attention.

Report: ESPN dropped letter grades from PLE reviews after WWE objections

A new report has additional details on ESPN dropping letter grades from WWE PLE reviews after company objections.