The subject of who owns a wrestling character’s gimmick came up earlier this month when Matt and Jeff Hardy left Impact Wrestling and appeared to take their characters they developed in the organization with them. It was reported by Ryan Satin’s The Wrestling Sheet and Dave Meltzer that Impact Wrestling’s lawyers sent a cease and […]
UFC Flyweight receives one-year suspension from USADA
UFC Flyweight Matheus Nicolau received a one-year suspension from USADA . The Brazilian fighter tested positive for the banned substance anastrozole. Nicolau was flagged by USADA for an anti-doping violation in November 2014 and was forced to withdraw from UFC Fight Night 100. The flagged test was a result of an out-of-competition test taken on October […]
Judge angered by WWE and Plaintiffs disregard for brief rules
A federal judge in Connecticut has issued a written smackdown of the litigation between the WWE and former wrestlers in a contentious lawsuit claiming that the company knew of information concerning a link between repeated head trauma and permanent neurological conditions that it exposed to its wrestlers. The lawsuit involves former pro wrestlers Evan Singleton […]
WWE and StubHub announce partnership
The WWE and StubHub announced a multi-year agreement making the ticket company the WWE’s exclusive ticket resale marketplace for fans in the U.S. and Canada. The agreement comes in time for the WWE’s biggest event of the year, WrestleMania. In addition to the WWE, StubHub has deals with Major League Baseball, the San Francisco Giants, […]
Bellator: NYC to have suggested price tag of $49.99
Scott Coker revealed on The MMA Hour with Ariel Helwani that Bellator:NYC, the company’s second PPV will be priced at $49.99 HD. It is the company’s second stab at having its product on PPV and is headlined by a grudge match between Chael Sonnen and Wanderlei Silva. Also, Fedor Emelianenko will face Matt Mitrione in […]