During Wednesday’s earnings report for the first quarter of 2026, an analyst asked about if the company was concerned with the potential of pullback after the Saudi-backed LIV Golf Tour received word that it would no longer receive funding. However, TKO President Mark Shapiro confirmed that its partnership with Saudi Arabia remains strong. Shapiro noted […]
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WWE announces cuts amid huge C-Suite raises
On Friday, the WWE announced the releases of at least 24 contracted wrestlers. This includes several WWE trainees as well as long-time talent. Notably, the Wyatt Six stable was cut. All had participated on the WWE Smackdown on Wrestlemania weekend. Also let go were the underutilized Motor City Machine Guns as their time on Smackdown […]
Filing reveals TKO exec pay for 2025
SEC filings on Thursday revealed the executive compensation for TKO Group Holdings which own the UFC and WWE. Notably, CEO Ari Emanuel led the report with an estimated $67.4 million. The amount includes stock wards of $44M and $8.1M in non-equity incentives. The non-equity incentives include an aircraft for personal use. In addition, Emanuel received […]
UFC 330 heads to Philadelphia
UFC 330 returns to Philadelphia on August 15th according to a joint announcement on the Pat McAfee show. Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro, a Democrat, joined the show with UFC President and CEO Dana White to make the announcement on ESPN’s McAfee show. The event will take place at Xfinity Mobile Arena in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It […]
WWE announces “Club WWE”
Wrestlemania week is upon us and despite tepid sales for the two night event at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas, the company rolled out a new membership program “Club WWE.” Club WWE is being dubbed, “the ultimate insider membership program designed to bring fans closer to WWE than ever before!” There is an annual membership […]