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The Wrestling Post 2014 year in review

January 6, 2015 by Jason Cruz Leave a Comment

2014 was supposed to be a big year for the WWE. With the launch of its network and its media rights fees up for grabs, the company stock skyrocketed on speculation that the company would become an instant revenue-generating machine. The stock went as high as $31.39 in March but fell to $10.85 just two […]

UFC 181: Payout Perspective

December 9, 2014 by Jason Cruz 17 Comments

Welcome to another edition of Payout Perspective. This time we take a look at UFC 181 which took place at the Mandaly Bay Events Center in Las Vegas, Nevada CM Punk signs with UFC Usually we start off with the main events, and there were two very good ones, but the big news coming out of […]

Wrestlemania XXX generates $142M for New Orleans per study

November 13, 2014 by Jason Cruz Leave a Comment

The WWE and New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu announced on Wednesday that Wrestlemania XXX generated an economic impact for the region of $142.2 million for the New Orleans region. The $142.2 million is a record for Wrestlemanias and is the third straight year the destination event has generated more than $100 million for the host […]

The Wrestling Post: 11.04.14

November 4, 2014 by Jason Cruz Leave a Comment

Welcome to another edition of The Wrestling Post. In this edition, we take a look at Total Divas ratings, a deal for Ring of Honor and WWE halts UK rollout of WWEN. WWE Network halts UK launch The WWE Network pulled the plug on its intended November 3rd launch in the United Kingdom because of […]

WWE announces 731K total WWEN subs for 3rd Quarter

October 30, 2014 by Jason Cruz 9 Comments

The WWE announced its 3rd Quarter ratings on Thursday as it reported a net loss of $5.9 million ($0.08 a share) compared to net income of $2.4 million ($0.03 a share) from the third quarter in 2013. The big news is that the WWE Network has not picked up subscribers as projected and now a […]