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WWE News: Chris Jericho Poses With WWE Jet, Reactions To NXT Title Change, WWE Announces Finland TV Deal

April 9, 2021 | Posted by Joseph Lee
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– In a post on Instagram, Chris Jericho shared a selfie of himself with the WWE jet in the background at the Tampa International Airport. Jericho will be a guest on Steve Austin’s Broken Skull Sessions on Peacock this Sunday, right after night two of Wrestlemania.

– Triple H, Karrion Kross and Scarlett all reacted to Kross defeating Finn Balor for the NXT Championship last night.

Kross wrote: “Time is not a line, but a series of now-points. And now, I am the new beginning. Get ready. #HandOfTime

Scarlett added: “My new favorite photo. Congratulations my love, I’m so proud of you. I always knew this was your destiny. Now it’s time for all of you to… Fall…and…Pray. [smiling face with horns emoji] #NXTTakeover #AndNew @WWENXT @WWEKarrionKross

Triple H said: “Time catches us all. Congratulations to the NEW #WWENXT Champion… @WWEKarrionKross!! #TickTock #NXTTakeOver @Lady_Scarlett13

WWE has announced a new deal that will see RAW and Smackdown air on MTV Oy free-to-air channel SUB in Finland starting today. RAW will air on Fridays and Smackdown on Saturdays. Here’s the press release:

STAMFORD, Conn., April 9, 2021 – WWE (NYSE: WWE) and MTV Oy today announced a new partnership to broadcast highlights of WWE’s flagship programs Raw and SmackDown on free-to-air television for the first time in Finland.

Beginning tonight, a one-hour version of Raw will be broadcast each Friday night and a one-hour version of SmackDown will air each Saturday night on MTV Oy’s free-to-air channel SUB. The weekly programming will air 52 weeks a year with original English voiceover and Finnish Subtitles.

“We are pleased to launch our weekly flagship programming for the first time in Finland and look forward to delivering WWE’s unique blend of action-packed, family-friendly entertainment to our passionate fans in the region,” said Andy Warkman, WWE VP, General Manager, Europe and Sub Saharan Africa.

“We are happy to partner with WWE and bring great action entertainment to WWE’s Finnish fans. Sub is Finland’s third largest commercial channel full of entertainment, comedy and action. Raw and SmackDown are a great addition to our popular weekend programming,” said Iina Eloranta, Channel Director MTV Oy.

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