This weekend’s boxing event took a step back from the last couple of weeks as events for Top Rank on ESPN and PBC on FS1 were flat likely overshadowed by the NCAA Tournament. On Saturday night, Top Rank Boxing on ESPN drew 469,000 viewers and 150,000 in the A18-49 demo per Nielsen via ShowBuzz. The […]
Wrestling
Former wrestler sues Activision over video game character
Former professional wrestler Booker T (real name Robert Huffman) has sued Activision claiming that a character in the video game maker’s Black Ops 4 resembles a character he created. “G.I. Bro” is a character created by Huffman for a comic book series. He even wrestled under this name for a short time. The lawsuit claims […]
Benefactors help fund USA Wrestling
The NY Times reports on the big paydays that U.S. Olympic wrestlers might attain if they are able to reach the medal stand in Rio. This is due to wealthy donors supplementing the income of amateur wrestlers. Notably, Jordan Burroughs could earn $500,000 if he strikes gold once again in Rio. Burroughs earned a gold […]
ESPN to provide coverage at Wrestlemania
ESPN will be airing “SportsCenter” live from Wrestlemania this Sunday taking place at AT&T Stadium on Sunday. It will also feature live cut-ins throughout the day. The move is a “specific content play” as the network attempts to appeal to ESPN viewers that also are WWE fans. The network had been featuring WWE in segments […]