Jason Cruz

WWE’s UK weekend visit draws big gate

July 5, 2023 by Jason Cruz Leave a Comment

The Sports Business Journal reports that WWE’s first time overseas for its Friday Night Smackdown and Money in the Bank PPV the following night drew a combined gate record of more than $5.4 million becoming the highest grossing arena event in WWE history for both shows. The shows were held at the O2 Arena in […]

AEW Rampage draws 450K viewers

July 4, 2023 by Jason Cruz Leave a Comment

AEW Rampage drew 450,000 viewers on TNT on Friday night per Wrestlenomics. The telecast was up over the previous week and the best for the team since April. The telecast drew a 0.13 rating which was also its best since April. The June 23rd episode drew 391,000 viewers with a 0.11 rating in A18-49.

UFC on ESPN 47 bonuses

July 4, 2023 by Jason Cruz Leave a Comment

UFC on ESPN 47 took place on Saturday night at The Apex in Las Vegas. Sean Strickland earned one of the bonuses with his 2nd round KO of Abus Magomedov. Strickland used his striking to dispatch of the prospect in the 2nd round and then called out Israel Adesanya for a title shot. The other […]

The Legal Submission 57

July 1, 2023 by Jason Cruz Leave a Comment

The Legal Submission 57 takes a look at Major League Wrestling’s antitrust lawsuit against WWE. The Court in the case denied WWE’s Motion to Dismiss MLW’s First Amended Complaint. For some background on the lawsuit, take a look at this previous video.

As exclusive negotiating window with ESPN ends, PFL eyes big media rights deal

June 29, 2023 by Jason Cruz Leave a Comment

The Sports Business Journal reports that the PFL’s exclusive negotiating window with ESPN has ended and the promotion is exploring other options. The organization is open to M&A opportunities to try to gain marketshare. PFL told SBJ that it is seeing “very broad and very intense interest” in its product. PFL’s found & Chair Donn […]