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ESPN ratings for first hour of Wrestlemania 42

May 4, 2026 by Jason Cruz Leave a Comment

For the first time, we could see how many people tuned in to watch Wrestlemania. ESPN showed the first hour of each night with the rest on the ESPN Unlimited App. The first night Saturday scored 1.62M viewers per Nielsen. On Sunday, it drew 1.82M viewers. The telecast on Saturday featured crossover stars Logan Paul […]

Filed Under: ESPN, ratings, UFC, Wrestlemania, WWE

Cena back to do another WWE appearance

May 4, 2026 by Jason Cruz Leave a Comment

John Cena retired in December from active professional wrestling with the WWE. But, he’s once again back with the company hosting another WWE PLE with this weekend’s Backlash. Sports Business Journal reveals that Cena’s deal includes a number of appearances. Cena made appearances on both nights of Wrestlemania 42 this past April as he was […]

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WWE announces June event in Saudi Arabia

April 23, 2026 by Jason Cruz Leave a Comment

On Thursday, WWE announced Night of Champions will take place in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on June 27, 2026. The event will air internationally on Netflix and on the ESPN Unlimited App in the U.S. Payout Perspective: The news comes at a time where the mid-east is unstable. The U.S./Israel-Iran conflict continues despite political maneuvers. Despite […]

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Wrestlemania 42 attendance dips from 2025

April 21, 2026 by Jason Cruz Leave a Comment

Wrestlemania 42 took place over the weekend at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas for the second straight year. Based on the announced attendance, the promotion fell short of its records last year. Wrestlemania 42 night 1 drew 50,816 fans on Saturday. In 2025, the event drew 58,538. Night 2 on Sunday drew 55,255 fans which […]

Filed Under: Attendance, Featured, Wrestlemania, WWE

Man sits at WWE announce desk at Wrestlemania

April 20, 2026 by Jason Cruz Leave a Comment

Night two of Wrestlemania 42 was much better than night one. However, a peculiar production twist came during the broadcast when a man by the name of Adam Weitsman sat next to Wade Barrett and Michael Cole at the commentary desk. According to a report by Awful Announcing, the man is a “recycling magnate turned […]

Filed Under: Wrestlemania, WWE

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@esidery That $13B will be carried by most of the residents. It always starts off saying these owners/investors will pay then once they start to build they start asking the city/state for money.

Enjoy the expansion team in Mexico City guys #NBA

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The NBA will soon announce the Walton Laurie group as the expansion bid winners for Las Vegas with launch in 2028-29.

Nancy Walton Laurie, Bill Laurie and Raiders minority owner Egon Durban would build a new arena.

Including the arena, their official bid is around $13 billion.

Via Sports Business Journal on Vegas bidders not liking Seattle as an option

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