MMA Junkie reports that Bellator 65 ratings grabbed 163,000 viewers on MTV2. This week’s average is less than 64 but above the season’s average. Bellator 64: 175,00 viewers Bellator 63: 140,000 viewers Bellator 62: 175,000 viewers Bellator 61: 108,000 viewers Bellator 60: 169,000 viewers Payout Perspective: Although down from the week prior, the hope is […]
TUF Live Episode 5: 1 million viewers
TUF Live Episode 6 garnered a 1 million viewer average as reported by MMA Junkie. The number is slightly better than episode 5’s 947,000 viewer average – an all-time low for the TUF series. TUF Live Episode 1: 1.28 million viewers TUF Live Episode 2: 1.1 million viewers TUF Live Episode 3: 1.2 million viewers […]
WWE reports WM 28 buys: 1.3 million
The WWE is reporting that the preliminary PPV buy rate for Wrestlemania 28 is 1.3 million buys worldwide. It also is reporting that global gross sales exceeded $67 million including the live event. If I am reading the WWE’s release correctly, the gross sales includes the live gate which was originally reported as $8.9 million. […]
UFC coaching certain fighters in interviews?
Cageside Seats reports on an interesting part of the job for the UFC fighter that is somewhat glossed over: the post-fight interview. Dave Metzler suggested on his radio show that the UFC assists certain wrestlers with talking points for their interviews. The discussion of the post-fight interview comes from Saturday’s UFC on Fuel TV 2 […]
The pro wresting post: WWE-Discovery team up, Wrestlemania buy rate and Hall arrested
Welcome to another edition of the pro wrestling post where he cover some business headlines from the world of pro wrestling. WWE and “Deadliest Catch” team up for show premiere The Discovery Channel’s “The Deadliest Catch” and the WWE have teamed up where WWE stars are promoting the show’s premiere. The debut promo occurred […]