ESPN SVP/DTC John Lasker participated in a conference call where he emphasized the inclusion of WWE into ESPN programming. This would include the sports network reporting on WWE events. Lasker stated that the transition to its new digital platform would be everywhere. “We’re not 100% there today, but over the next couple of months, the vast […]
TKO announces stock buyback
TKO Group Holdings, Inc. announced that it has entered into a stock repurchase agreement for $800 million of its outstanding Class A common stock. The company will pay $800M to Morgan Stanley and expects delivery of 3.16M shares. TKO also announced under a 10b5-1 trading plan to repurchase up to $174M outstanding class A shares. […]
Crawford-Canelo set record for Vegas
The Terence Crawford-Canelo Alvarez fight drew a record 70,482 fans which set a record for the largest boxing attendance in U.S. history for an indoor event. It also became the largest boxing crowd in Las Vegas history. The fight broke the previous record set with Larry Holmes and Gerry Cooney fighting outside of Caesars Palace […]
Former AEW talent appeal court decision to dismiss case
Former AEW wrestling announcer Kevin Foote (aka Kevin Kelly) and the Tate Brothers (aka The Boys) have filed an appeal to the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals on their lawsuit which was dismissed this past June. From MPO post last year: Kevin Foote (known as Kevin Kelly) was a television commentator for Ring of Honor […]
AEW Collision (9.13) draws 235K viewers
AEW Collision drew 235,000 viewers on Saturday night on TNT per Wrestlenomics and Programming Insider. The telecast drew 0.05 in the A18-49 demo. The episode is down 22% from last week per Wrestlenomics. It is also down 10% from its four week total. The event featured Kazuchika Okada defeating Michael Oku to retain the AEW […]