Last fall, ESPN signed a media deal with WWE which would cover its Premium Live Events on its digital platform. It has now gone all in with coverage of WWE including airing the first hour of Wrestlemania on both nights on the main ESPN network. In leadup to this year’s two-night extravaganza, ESPN has WWE […]
AEW sells NFL-licensed Lucha Libre masks
Tony Khan is using his connections. Khan’s father owns the NFL’s Jacksonville Jaguars. Tony is part-owner of the Jaguars as well as Senior President of Football and Analytics with the team. On Wednesday, Khan’s All Elite Wrestling (AEW) started to sell lucha libre masks on AEW’s web site. Per Tony: “We are thrilled for the […]
Rousey announces minimum purses for May 16th event
Ronda Rousey announced that the minimum that a fighter will make for the Most Valuable Promotions (MVP) event May 16th will be $40,000. Rousey spoke at the promotional press conference to hype up next month’s event airing on Netflix. Rousey and Gina Carano met the media. The two did not mx it up verbally, but […]
UFC 330 heads to Philadelphia
UFC 330 returns to Philadelphia on August 15th according to a joint announcement on the Pat McAfee show. Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro, a Democrat, joined the show with UFC President and CEO Dana White to make the announcement on ESPN’s McAfee show. The event will take place at Xfinity Mobile Arena in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It […]
WWE announces “Club WWE”
Wrestlemania week is upon us and despite tepid sales for the two night event at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas, the company rolled out a new membership program “Club WWE.” Club WWE is being dubbed, “the ultimate insider membership program designed to bring fans closer to WWE than ever before!” There is an annual membership […]