• From 12/4/2023 Observer: "For most of the negotiation period, the idea was FX as the leader, with Netflix, USA, WBD and Amazon Prime all being talked about.”
• From 11/13/2023 Observer: "[J.P. Morgan] listed potential homes by the analysis for viewers for Raw as Disney (FX), Amazon, WBD (TBS or TNT) or staying with USA. They listed Netflix and Apple as possibilities as well.”
• From 7/24/2023 Observer: "Wells Fargo...listed FX & Hulu, Netflix, Amazon and WBD as companies they think would be more likely to reach WWE’s asking price for Smackdown.”
As far back a July he mentioned Netflix as a possibility.