WWE And Big 12 Expanding Partnership In A Unique Way
It appears that WWE and the Big 12 are reportedly expanding their partnership in an unexpected way later this year.
Chris Vannini of The Athletic took to social media this week to reveal some interesting details behind the expanding partnership between WWE and the Big 12, tweeting out:
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'Sources: The Big 12 and WWE are expanding their partnership this fall. WWE will hold several episodes of Friday Night SmackDown in Big 12 markets, the night before football games. Includes a Week 0 show in Ireland before KSU/ISU and an Orlando show before UCF/UNC, Chris Vannini said in a post.
This is a unique strategy by Triple H to attempt to engage with a new fanbase this fall and convert some college football fans into professional wrestling fans. Whether or not it will work remains to be seen.
Stay tuned to WrestleZone for more on this expanding partnership as it becomes available.
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What do you make of this overall report? Are you excited to see WWE expand its partnership with the Big 12 later this year? Let us know your overall thoughts by sounding off in the comments section below.
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