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WWE celebrates 1000 Raw episodes

July 23, 2012 by Jason Cruz Leave a Comment

Bloomberg Businessweek featured Vince McMahon this week in lieu of Raw’s 1000th episode.  McMahon gave his secrets to managerial success in the article. Some of McMahon’s gems in Bloomberg included:  Listen to your employees – and yourself, Treat every day like day one, Don’t cultivate fear, Clean your head and find your zone, Don’t settle […]

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UFC 149: Payout Perspective

July 22, 2012 by Jason Cruz 4 Comments

Welcome to another edition of Payout Perspective.  This time we take a look at the much maligned card of UFC 149 from Calgary (dramatic Lance Storm pause) Alberta, Canada. In the main event Renan Barao defeated Urijah Faber to win the interim Bantamweight title. Barao dominates Faber Same game plan, same result.  Renan Barao dominated […]

Filed Under: Featured, gate, pay-per-view, sponsorships, TV, UFC

Will the UFC be more popular than Football in Canada?

July 21, 2012 by Jason Cruz 7 Comments

The USA Today reports a recent poll conducted by a Canadian polling firm determined that the UFC was 4th in sports popularity in Canada.  The NHL, NFL and the CFL were ahead of the UFC in terms of popularity. The article ran earlier this week in lead-up to Saturday’s UFC 149.  Despite the rash of […]

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The Wrestling Post: The Hitman seconds Ring; new WWE IR channel; TNA show cancelled

July 20, 2012 by Jason Cruz Leave a Comment

Welcome to another edition The Wrestling Post.  In this edition, Nick Ring gets a boost from Bret Hart, the WWE unveils its Investor Relations channel and a TNA show is axed. Bret Hart to walk to Octagon with Ring Nick Ring will be escorted to the ring by hometown hero, WWE superstar Brett Hart (via […]

Filed Under: pro wrestling, Pro Wrestling Post, TNA, WWE

DirecTV-Viacom end 10 day blackout

July 20, 2012 by Jason Cruz Leave a Comment

Ad Age reports that Viacom and DirecTV have ended its 10 day blackout over its fee dispute and the 26 Viacom channels that had been blacked out since July 10th are back on DirecTV. Via Ad Age: All 26 networks will return to DirecTV, Viacom said today in a statement. As part of the agreement, […]

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Dana White and the UFC are struggling to sell out UFC 328 despite a stacked card, with ticket prices starting around $350 likely playing a role.

That said, it’s not just the UFC—even MVP events with $70 tickets have had trouble filling arenas, suggesting a broader trend.

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