John Laurinaitis has been dismissed from the Janel Grant lawsuit in exchange for a settlement and providing evidence against Vince McMahon. This is the second time that Laurinaitis has flipped on McMahon although this one will stick since he’s been dismissed with prejudice (i.e., permanently) from the lawsuit. Laurinaitis was implicated in the Grant lawsuit […]
WWE Saturday Night’s Main Event draws 1.969M viewers
WWE’s Saturday Night Main Event drew 1.969M viewers per Programming Insider. The third installment of the WWE reboot was 4th overall in prime time viewership. WWE’s SNME was 2nd overall in the A18-49 demo drawing a 0.54 rating (~717,000 viewers). Only the NBA Playoff game between the Thunder and Timberwolves drew highter. WWE Saturday Night’s […]
Despite phenomenal revenue, WWE releases one of its most popular talents
On Sunday, Ron “The Truth” Killings announced via social media that he was let go by the company. R-Truth as he was known in WWE had been with the company since 2008. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Ron Killings (@ronkillings1) R-Truth’s last match was against John Cena on Saturday Night’s Main […]
Slim Jim gets center of ring for Raw on Netflix in latest sponsor renewal
“Snap into a Slim Jim!” was the tagline made famous by “Macho Man” Randy Savage when he touted the upstart snack food over 30 years ago. Slim Jim now will be at the center of the ring for WWE during Raw broadcasts on Netflix. The latest deal between the longtime sponsors also includes the eventual […]