Major League Wrestling has filed a lawsuit against World Wrestling Entertainment claiming the publicly-traded company violated antitrust laws in attempting to edge out competition in the wrestling landscape. MLW, based out of New Rochelle, New York, sued the Stanford, Connecticut-based WWE in federal court in the state of California. The lawsuit was not on PACER […]
Same as it ever was, The Athletic sells out to the New York Times
The Athletic sought to be a disrupter in Sports Journalism when it came onto the scene. It would not sell ads and promised to tell stories instead of following an agenda from a corporate giant. It now has sold out to a corporate giant. Its business model aggressively expanded hiring journalists with impressive resumes, a […]
AEW Rampage (01.07) draws 588,000 viewers
AEW Rampage drew 588,000 viewers on TBS Friday night per Nielsen via ShowBuzz Daily. The telecast made it to 7th in the overall cable ratings for Friday night. AEW drew 0.24 in the A18-49, 0.16 in F18-49, 0.31 in M18-49, 0.12 in A18-34, 0.08 F12-34, 0.12 M12-34, 0.27 in A25-54 and 0.20 in over 50. […]
PFL casts name into Jake Paul rumors
The PFL has interest in Jake Paul according to a report from Sports Business Journal’s Adam Stern. The promotion quote-tweeted the Paul video of him kicking a pad twice since it was posted by the You-Tuber turned boxer. .@PFLMMA CEO @PeteMurrayPFL tells SBJ that he has been having early talks with @JakePaul and his agent, […]
Report: Top Rank open to co-promoting with UFC for Fury-Ngannou
The Sports Business Journal’s Adam Stern writes that Top Rank Boxing is interested in co-promoting a crossover boxing match between Francis Ngannou and Tyson Fury. The latest foray into non-boxers, boxing comes with the UFC Heavyweight Champion Francis Ngannou against the current boxing heavyweight titleholder Tyson Fury. It is well-known that Ngannou has had contract […]