WWE NXT on the CW Network drew 737,000 viewers on Tuesday per Programming Insider. The telecast drew a 0.17/ 3 share for the night. The episode was up over 10% from last week. The show featured “Homecomings” of former NXT stars returning to Full Sail. This included Rhea Ripley, Tiffany Stratton, Carmelo Hayes, Alexa Bliss, […]
Italy gets WWE PLE upon joining Netflix streaming deal
Nick Khan told Sports Business that Italy would host its first-ever WWE Premium Live Event in early 2026. The news comes as Italy will join Netflix’s WWE streaming deal. Recently, WWE announced that it will hold 2027’s Wrestlemania in Saudi Arabia. It will be the first time that Wrestlemania will be held outside of North […]
Ahead of Wrestlepalooza, ESPN touts WWE as pillar of new service
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 […]