ESPN made the decision to drop WWE letter grades from reviews

Following the 2025 WWE Wrestlepalooza PLE, ESPN combat sports reporter Andreas Hale gave the show a “C” letter grade. It was noted by Dave Meltzer of F4WOnline.com that ESPN has since dropped WWE letter grades from reviews.

Meltzer wrote the following…

“If you thought WWE didn’t care about that, clearly you have to think again given they disappeared. The story came up after the weekend show and it was confirmed to me by someone on the WWE side that WWE had gotten it killed.”

In a follow-up on Meltzer’s report, PostWrestling.com stated the following…

“An ESPN spokesperson declined to provide comments for this report. However, one source with knowledge of ESPN’s approach maintained that the decision to discontinue letter grades was ESPN’s alone and that WWE did not request the change. When pressed to explain the reasoning for the removal of grades and whether WWE took issue with the reviews, the source declined to respond further.”