UFC on ESPN 66 took place in Kansas City, Missouri on Saturday night. Four fighters earned $50K for their performances. Randy Brown and Nicolas Dalby delivered the Fight of the Night. Brown earned the victory with a stoppage in round 2. Zhang Mingyang earned his $50K with a TKO victory with vicious elbows that opened […]
Orlando secures funds to entice UFC, WWE
The Orlando Business Journal first reported that the Orange County (FL) Commissioners approved millions of tourism tax sports “incentive funds” to lure big events such as the UFC and WWE to the area. Per SBJ: You may recall that this past year’s Wrestlemania at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas was to take place in Minneapolis. […]
WWE Smackdown (04.18) draws 1.74M
Wrestlenomics reports that WWE Smackdown drew an average of 1.741 million viewers on the USA Network Friday night. The telecast was the go-home show heading into Saturday’s first day of Wrestlemania. The telecast drew 0.55 in the A18-49 demo. It was the second-highest A18-49 Prime Time TV rating on Friday night to the NBA Playoffs […]
Wrestlemania 41 is the highest-grossing event in company history
WWE sent out a press release Tuesday morning announcing the success of this weekend’s Wrestlemania event in Las Vegas. Take it for what its worth that it was announced by the promotion, but the generated gate according to WWE was 124,693 for the two nights at Allegiant Stadium. WWE also stated that it was the […]
WWE announces AAA Worlds Collide on same day as Money in the Bank
Wrestlemania weekend took place in Vegas and the promotion announced on Monday AAA Worlds Collide will take place the same day as Money in the Bank. The popular arrivals of Penta and Rey Fenix this year reflects the fact that WWE has neglected an untapped demographic. Worlds Collide will take place at the Kia Forum […]