As UFC 257 kicks off the 2021 PPV year, Dana White has issued a warning for those trying to steal it. During his media time this week for this Saturday night’s UFC Fight Night, he indicated that he would go after those trying to steal the PPV. This infers that the UFC will attempt to […]
Bellator files challenge to release of its documents in Zuffa antitrust lawsuit
Bellator MMA filed a legal challenge to the release of documents related to the organization in the UFC Antitrust lawsuit. The promotion provided documents in the lawsuit as part of a Court Order in 2017. Bellator marked the documents, “HIGHLY-CONFIDENTIAL – ATTORNEY’S EYES ONLY.” Bellator identifies the documents in its briefs: “…a detailed spreadsheet specifying […]
Zuffa objects to potential release of documents in Antitrust lawsuit
Zuffa has filed an opposition to a Court ‘minute order’ last week in the UFC lawsuit which declared that in releasing its opinion on Class Certification, it would also release all of the documents under seal in the case to the public. The ‘minute order’ last week allowed for comment on the ruling with those […]
Second week of 2021 Smackdown nets 2M viewer average
WWE Friday Night Smackdown drew 2.036M viewers in the first hour Friday night and 1.969M viewers in the second hour per Nielsen via ShowBuzz Daily. The A18-49 demo drew 0.5 over the course of the two hours. The second week of WWE Friday Night Smackdown drew a 4 share in the M18-49 demo. Last week, […]
AEW 662K, NXT 641K
The news of the insurgents at The Capitol in Washington, D.C., pushed down ratings for Wednesday night wrestling as AEW drew 662,000 viewers and was 48th overall in cable ratings. After that, you gotta go watch @GoBigShowTBS 🤯 @SnoopDogg showing out on #AEWDynamite pic.twitter.com/Nf5UL46Wam — All Elite Wrestling on TNT (@AEWonTNT) January 7, 2021 WWE […]