Wednesday marked the official closing of Endeavor’s acquisition of World Wrestling Entertainment and the integration with Ultimate Fighting Championships to create the TKO Group. The combined group was on Wall Street to ring the opening bell in honor of the occasion. (above pic from Triple H’s X account) Here we go again @TKOGrp @WWE @ufc […]
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AEW Collision draws 417K viewers average opposite Summerslam
AEW Collision drew an average of 417,000 viewers on Saturday night on TNT per Nielsen via Wrestlenomics. The telecast drew 164,000 viewers for a 0.13 rating in the A18-49 demo. Collision aired opposite WWE’s Summerslam on the Peacock Network and the ratings reflect the fact that many wrestling fans were watching WWE. Nothing newsworthy came […]
WWE NXT draws 671K viewers average
WWE NXT on the USA Network drew 671,000 viewers per Wrestlenomics. The telecast drew 256,000 viewers in the A18-49 demo. WWE NXT was up 32% from last week’s Fourth of July holiday and increased 54% in the 18-49 demo from last week. The telecast featured WWE roster talent the Judgment Day in the opening segment.
WWE exclusive negotiating deal ends, eyes open market
The New York Post reports that the window of exclusive negotiating with both Comcast and FOX for the WWE’s television rights is now over without a deal from either company. The deal ends next year. This means that the WWE is now able to solicit bids from outside source which may include Amazon and Disney. […]
New WWE-UFC merger gets a name
CNBC first reported that the upcoming coming that will combine WWE and UFC will be called TKO Group Holdings (TKO). The new sports entertainment company, with its stock ticker TKO, will be publicly traded on the New York Stock Exchange. According to the report Endeavor and WWE hope to create a sports entertainment giant valued […]