Welcome to another edition of The Pro Wrestling Post. This week we look at the WWE’s investment into a new form of social media and is The Rock in trouble? WWE purchases stake in Social Network Company The Hollywood Reporter writes that the WWE will incorporate social networking site Tout into its web presence and […]
Zuffa announces PED Policy
The UFC announced earlier this week at its Fighter Summit that it would provide UFC and Strikeforce fighters a formal policy concerning Performance Enhancing Drugs (PEDs) and other banned substances. Via UFC press release: Lawrence Epstein, the company’s Executive Vice-President and General Counsel, explained the written policy is a continuation of existing policy, and that […]
GSP stars in Google commercial
Is MMA helping or hurting amateur wrestling?
The San Jose Mercury News ran a piece on how MMA has hurt amateur wrestling. The article looks at how many promising wrestlers are turning to MMA as it has a financial future. The article interviews Mark Munoz about the difficulty he had trying to make ends meet financially after his amateur wrestling career. Munoz was […]
UFC on Fuel 4 ratings, attendance, gate and bonuses
MMA Junkie reports UFC on Fuel 4 garnered a viewer average of 211,000 last night with it peaking at 300,000 as fans saw a new challenger rise in the middleweight division. In addition, the event had a modest 4,250 in attendance for a gate of $163,495. In addition to the ratings, attendance and gate, bonuses […]