But it seems that Dutch Mantel is saying the Disney-owned entities are making the play for the WWE. That would mean Disney would add another huge layer to its already massive media empire.
As for Fox, Disney closed a landmark $71.3 billion deal last year and absorbed most of Fox’s media assets.
That would, in effect, mean that Disney would own the largest professional wrestling company in the world.
Overheard directly out of WWE Stamford is that a deal is being negotiated to sell WWE & the network to ESPN and Fox by as early as Mid May.”