WWE Video Library Leaves Peacock for YouTube

WWE's extensive video library, encompassing decades of classic matches and events, began disappearing from the Peacock streaming service on December 31, 2025, marking the end of a five-year partnership that had centralized the company's archival content for subscribers.

The removal stems from the expiration of key provisions in the 2021 agreement between WWE and NBCUniversal's Peacock, which had absorbed WWE's former standalone streaming platform, the WWE Network, in a deal valued at $1 billion. Under that arrangement, Peacock hosted not only live weekly shows like Raw, SmackDown, and NXT but also thousands of hours of historical footage, including highlights from the Attitude Era, ECW, WCW, and territorial promotions such as MidSouth and AWA. Officials from WWE indicated that no extension was reached for the library access, prompting the company to pursue alternative distribution strategies.

In place of a single centralized hub, WWE plans to gradually integrate the content across its YouTube channels, leveraging the platform's existing popularity. The main WWE YouTube channel boasts over 112 million subscribers, while specialized outlets like WWE Vault, with 3.4 million...