AEW Dynamite on TBS drew 821,000 viewers per Sports Media Watch. It drew 0.29 in the 18-49 demo. The show was up against an NBA game on ESPN between New Orleans and Indiana which drew 1.064 million viewers. The telecast was the last one before AEW’s PPV on March 3rd in Greensboro, North Carolina. The […]
UFC made $1.3 Billion in 2023
TKO announced fourth quarter earnings for 2023 and the filings revealed the UFC and WWE made record revenue. The UFC made $142.9 million in adjusted earnings on $282.8 million for the fourth quarter. In total for the year, the UFC revenues rose 13% to $1.3 billion while adjusted EBITDA was up 11% to $756 million. […]
Earnings docs show WWE paid $20M settlement to MLW to resolve antitrust lawsuit
TKO Group Holdings disclosed its earnings for the fully year in 2023 and in the required documents filed with the Security and Exchange Commission it disclosed the amount it paid MLW to settle its lawsuit. According to SEC filings it paid $20 million to settle the lawsuit this past December. MLW filed the lawsuit against […]
WWE sues Texas to prevent release of information
Wrestlenomics reports that World Wrestling Entertainment has sued the Attorney General of Texas to prevent the release of information pursuant to the Texas Public Information Act. Its related to information that was released on inflated attendance figures on last year’s Royal Rumble. The lawsuit is based upon a public information request from Brandon Thurston at […]
Parties in Le Antitrust Lawsuit head to Private Mediation
The parties in the UFC antitrust lawsuit are attending private mediation according to a court entry filed on Monday. The mediation is in lieu of a Mandatory Court Settlement Conference scheduled for next month. The Court Order filed today indicated that the settlement conference was VACATED meaning that it would not go forward. The bigger […]