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Italy WWE Clash Launches on ESPN with Rhodes, Ripley.

5/26/2026

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Summary

Cody Rhodes Faceoff

The Italy WWE Clash will open on ESPN with Cody Rhodes vs. Gunther and Rhea Ripley vs. Jade Cargill.
The ESPN hour airs Sunday, May 30, with the full event scheduled for May 31 at 8 p.m. local time from the Inalpi Arena in Turin.
After the first hour, the remaining matches move to ESPN Unlimited in the United States and Netflix internationally.

Summary

ESPN Simulcasts

ESPN will simulcast the two-hour countdown show and the first hour of Clash in Italy, per Jason Powell.
The matches were announced on Monday’s Raw, giving fans an early preview of the weekend card.
Jason Powell and Jake Barnett will co-host a same-day audio review for ProWrestling.net’s Patreon supporters after the broadcast.
ProWrestling.net notes the countdown show serves as a pre-show, boosting anticipation for the main card in Turin.

History

Historical Context

After WWE launched its standalone streaming service on February 24 2014, the $9.99-monthly WWE Network amassed 1.5 million subscribers and later added partners like Netflix and ESPN. Those alliances paved the way for the January 2024 global Netflix agreement, which now carries Italy’s WWE Clash in Turin on ESPN and streams the event on ESPN Unlimited and Netflix, extending the 2014 distribution model.

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Cody Rhodes Faceoff

The Italy WWE Clash will open on ESPN with Cody Rhodes vs. Gunther and Rhea Ripley vs. Jade Cargill.
The ESPN hour airs Sunday, May 30, with the full event scheduled for May 31 at 8 p.m. local time from the Inalpi Arena in Turin.
After the first hour, the remaining matches move to ESPN Unlimited in the United States and Netflix internationally.

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