Friday Night Smackdown will return to the USA Network in October 2024 after a new media deal was announced on Thursday with NBC Universal. The contract is reportedly a 5 year deal worth $1.4 billion per the WSJ. The new deal represents a 40% jump from its last deal with Fox. The incumbent appeared to […]
WWE terminates agreement with Panini, may seek injunction
WWE and its most recent card sponsor Panini are in a battle after the sports and entertainment company terminated Panini’s contract with it. However, according to WWE, Panini continues to sell WWE product which is in violation of the contract and will seek a court injunction for Panini to cease and desist. Panini and WWE […]
Sparacino Law Firm strikes back at Plaintiffs’ Attorneys in UFC Antitrust Case
The Sparacino Law Firm, the attorneys accused of attempting to procure clients while the lawyers for Cung Le and other former fighters has filed a motion with the District Court telling its side of the story and requesting that it continue to seek clients for the case. The firm says in its legal filing it […]
Top Rank Boxing draws 544K viewer average on ESPN Friday night
Top Rank Boxing averaged 544,000 viewers on ESPN Friday night for the telecast featuring Luis Albert Lopez and Joet Gonzalez in a matchup for Lopez’s IBF Featherweight world title. Lopez defeated Gonzales in a competitive fight that went the way of the champion. Also on the televised portion of the card from Corpus Christi, Texas, […]
AEW Rampage (09.15) draws 335K viewer average
AEW Rampage averaged 335,000 viewers on TNT Friday night per Wrestlenomics. Notably, it was the last appearance for Jade Cargill for the promotion on this telecast. AEW drew a peak of 363,000 viewers in the first quarter-hour of the telecast. The show averaged 122,000 viewers in the A18-49 demo. Cargill is rumored to be heading […]