WWE Smackdown on Friday night drew 2.45 million viewers according to Television By Numbers. The telecast did go up against the Pac-12 Championship on ABC which drew over 5.3 million viewers for the first two hours which went squarely against Smackdown. The first hour of SmackDown drew 2.536 million viewers while the second hour dropped […]
UFC on ESPN 7 attendance, gate and bonuses
UFC on ESPN 7 took place on Saturday night in Washington, D.C. Bryce Mitchell’s “twister” was a guarantee for one of the night’s bonuses. The event drew 10,816 fans for a total gate of $932,593.20. The event took place at Capital One Arena in D.C. The bonuses went to Bryce Mitchell, Makhmud Muradov, Rob Font […]
Does the location of Ruiz, Jr.-Joshua 2 matter?
The big boxing event on Saturday featuring the rematch between Andy Ruiz and Anthony Joshua is taking place in Saudi Arabia. The location is curious, if not for the fact that we realize that money takes precedence over everything. The WWE has done well in holding events in Saudi Arabia. Its two events in 2019 […]
Vaseline signs on to become presenting sponsor for Ruiz-Joshua 2
According to Bill King of the Sports Business Journal, DAZN has secured a sponsorship deal with Vaseline ahead of Saturday’s fight between Anthony Joshua and Andy Ruiz, Jr. Financial terms were not disclosed but the petroleum jelly maker mainly associated with its application to boxer’s faces will be visible on the DAZN stream Saturday. The […]
AEW edges out NXT in Wednesday night Wars
AEW on TNT narrowly edged out NXT on USA in the Wednesday night ratings war. AEW drew 851,000 to NXT 845,000 in overall viewership according to Nielsen via ShowBuzz Daily. The win for AEW represents the end to a two-week winning streak by NXT in terms of overall viewership. When looking at some of the […]