Stephanie McMahon will be the interim Chairman and CEO of WWE while an investigation is ongoing over the recent allegations that her father, Vince McMahon, paid out a settlement to a former employee over an alleged sexual relationship and has voluntarily stepped down from his role. Stephanie McMahon recently announced that she was stepping away […]
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WWE-Disney agree to Indonesian media pact
Earlier this week, the WWE announced a deal that would bring the WWE Network to Disney+ Hotstar streaming service in Indonesia. The deal begins this weekend with the WWE’s showing of the Royal Rumble on Saturday night. The WWE Network is available through NBCUniversal’s Peacock service in the U.S. The deal is the first of […]
WWE announces NIL program
Last week, WWE announced a Name, Image and Likeness program that will help college athletes “provide a clear pathway “ to the company. NIL, as its called, allows for college athletes to be compensated through the use of their Name, Image and Likeness while maintaining their amateur status. For WWE, the program will be a […]
Last week, WWE released more of its talent
As the WWE earnings were released last week, it announced another round of talent releases due to budget cuts from the company. The 18 pro wrestlers will have to seek out work elsewhere. Among those cut included Nia Jax, who had been a big part of the women’s division on the main roster. Also, the […]
WWE Friday Night Smackdown outdraws AEW Rampage
Due to the World Series being on Fox, WWE Friday Night Smackdown was on FS1 where it outdrew AEW Rampage on TNT. Smackdown drew 1.32M overall viewers per Nielsen via ShowBuzz Daily whereas the one hour edition of AEW Rampage drew 623,000 viewers. Notably, Smackdown finished third overall in cable ratings while Rampage was right […]