MMA Fighting reports that the UFC’s television deals are why the UFC has withstood down PPV numbers. As previously reported by the Sports Business Journal and reflected in its latest S&P report, a combination of the television contracts and expansion overseas are seen as positive revenue drivers for the company. In Dave Meltzer’s piece, he […]
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WWE reports 2014 Q1 Earnings
The Wrestling Post: WWE Earnings for Q2
Welcome to another edition of The Wrestling Post. This time we take a look at the WWE earnings call for its second quarter. The WWE did not meet Wall Street’s forecasts but delivered a profit. For the quarter ending June 30, 2013, total revenues for the WWE increased $10.7 million up 8% from this time […]
Mayweather tops list of highest paid American Athletes
Sports Illustrated released its list of highest paid American athletes for 2012 and Floyd Mayweather topped the list. Just working two nights to make the list, Mayweather made $85 million without any endorsement money. Mayweather won by a big margin over Phil Mickelson ($60,763,488 with $57,000,000 in endorsement money) and Tiger Woods (($56,440,238 with $54,500,000 […]
The Wrestling Post: WWE First Quarter Earnings
The WWE announced results for its first quarter for 2013 on Thursday via conference call. The WWE’s revenues were flat from last year thanks to the film business. There is no word on the launch of the WWE Network although it spent $500,000 on it in the first quarter. The WWE revenues were up modestly […]