Big Changes OFFICIALLY Coming To WWE Network

Almost immediately, too.

by Michael Sidgwick
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After what feels like years of rumours - all of which were swiftly followed by "Vince McMahon has changed his mind," which indicates that you probably shouldn't get too excited about the latest long-term storyline idea - content from select, affiliated independent companies is on its way to the WWE Network.

"Starting this Saturday," among those promotions are:

Germany's Westside Xtreme Wrestling, the spiritual home of WALTER and one of the most legendarily, brutally disgusting matches in the history of the business. Sick f*cks will want to search for WALTER Ilja Dragunov the very second that sh*t drops, bypassing, of course, the mid as all hell NXT UK.

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England's PROGRESS Wrestling, which strongly informed the now-imploded 'BritWres' boom. EVOLVE from the US which, alongside Pro Wrestling Guerrilla, shaped the very complexion of modern professional wrestling to much acclaim in its early years,

Scotland's Insane Championship Wrestling rounds out the first, belated wave of affiliate independent content, but parallel rumours persisted that WWE had reached out to other, non-affiliated promotions for the express purpose of purchasing or renting their archives.

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Check back to WhatCulture.com/WWE for more news on that as and when it arrives,

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Michael Sidgwick is an editor, writer and podcaster for WhatCulture Wrestling. With over seven years of experience in wrestling analysis, Michael was published in the influential institution that was Power Slam magazine, and specialises in providing insights into All Elite Wrestling - so much so that he wrote a book about the subject. You can order Becoming All Elite: The Rise Of AEW on Amazon. Possessing a deep knowledge also of WWE, WCW, ECW and New Japan Pro Wrestling, Michael’s work has been publicly praised by former AEW World Champions Kenny Omega and MJF, and current Undisputed WWE Champion Cody Rhodes. When he isn’t putting your finger on why things are the way they are in the endlessly fascinating world of professional wrestling, Michael wraps his own around a hand grinder to explore the world of specialty coffee. Follow Michael on X (formerly known as Twitter) @MSidgwick for more!