WWE responded to a social media backlash that it should have identified before they were made. A new shirt for WWE superstar Trick Williams included images of chicken wings in homage to Williams’ “Lemon Pepper Stepper” gimmick. However, the tone deaf nature of the depictions have undertones of racism. The shirt depicted fried chicken surrounded […]
Fury-Joshua officially announced
After months of speculation on a location and date, the Tyson Fury-Anthony Joshua fight will take place December 11th at Principality Stadium in Cardiff, Wales. The fight will air on Netflix. The heavyweight tilt was going back and forth between a U.S. and U.K. location with Dana White’s Zuffa Boxing, Turki Alashikh’s Ring Magazine and […]
Shapiro goes on the offensive on WWE sponsor sales
On Monday, TKO President Mark Shapiro addressed the lack of sponsorship sales this year. Shapiro told CNBC that the second half of the year will see “many mulityear, all high margin, all recurring” sponsors.” Shapiro appeared with TKO CEO Ari Emanuel who was promoting his new memoir. The talk about TKO starts around the 5:05 […]
John Martin steps down as PFL CEO
John Martin announced his resignation from the Professional Fighters League less than a year into his tenure. It also comes less than two months after merging with Jake Paul’s Most Valuable Promotions. In his farewell on social media, he lauded Nakisa Bidarian stating that “he is the natural person to lead this next chapter.” Martin […]
Plaintiffs receive some, not all fees in discovery dispute with Zuffa
A Magistrate Judge determining the discovery dispute between the plaintiffs in the Kajan Johnson antitrust lawsuit has assess attorney fees upon Zuffa. However, it is not as much as the Plaintiffs requested. In February 2026, the Plaintiffs filed this Motion to Compel based on a set of written questions provided to Zuffa. For this, they […]