Court Bauer’s Major League Wrestling has inked a television deal with national network beIN Sports.

Beginning April 20, MLW will be part of beIN Sports’ “Friday Night Fury” fight block at 8 p.m. ET, with a replay airing at 11 p.m. ET.

“We’ve been in talks since the fall, and they were very impressed with our product,” said Bauer. “We offer a different presentation because we identify ourselves as a combat sport, but we have a lot more creative freedom than every other combat sport to give the most high-octane presentation.”

beIN, which already airs international soccer, NCAA football, and professional boxing, was particularly enamored with the way MLW positions its wrestling as sport instead of sports entertainment.

The television deal allows MLW to reach over 50 million households in both English and Spanish, and also marks the official return to prime time for Tony Schiavone after a 17-year hiatus from his final broadcast on WCW’s Nitro in March of 2001.

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