Earlier this week, WWE announced that its YouTube original programming, Main Event, would be moving to streaming service Rumble. According to Variety, WWE Main Event will move to Rumble beginning Oct. 14, airing every Wednesday at 8pm ET/5 pm PT. Main Event is the “D” show out of Raw on Netflix, Smackdown on the USA […]
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WWE pulls back Trick Williams’ shirt
WWE responded to a social media backlash that it should have identified before they were made. A new shirt for WWE superstar Trick Williams included images of chicken wings in homage to Williams’ “Lemon Pepper Stepper” gimmick. However, the tone deaf nature of the depictions have undertones of racism. The shirt depicted fried chicken surrounded […]
Shapiro goes on the offensive on WWE sponsor sales
On Monday, TKO President Mark Shapiro addressed the lack of sponsorship sales this year. Shapiro told CNBC that the second half of the year will see “many mulityear, all high margin, all recurring” sponsors.” Shapiro appeared with TKO CEO Ari Emanuel who was promoting his new memoir. The talk about TKO starts around the 5:05 […]
TKO looking at musical acts during WWE events
TKO will be looking at the idea of having musical acts during major WWE events. This weekend’s Sunday Night’s Main Event will be the first test. According to a report from Fightful Select, the company is floating the idea of whether live musical performances can become another attraction at major WWE events. The report indicates […]
WWE signs pact with Western Australia for PLEs
TKO announced its latest location deal. This time with Western Australia as the company announced a three-year agreement that will have Perth the host of WWE Weekend Takeovers featuring a Premium Live Event from 2026 through 2028. The partnership starts this December as it will host WWE Smackdown on Friday, then WWE’s PLE Wrestlepalooza followed […]