On Friday, the WWE announced the releases of at least 24 contracted wrestlers. This includes several WWE trainees as well as long-time talent. Notably, the Wyatt Six stable was cut. All had participated on the WWE Smackdown on Wrestlemania weekend. Also let go were the underutilized Motor City Machine Guns as their time on Smackdown […]
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Filing reveals TKO exec pay for 2025
SEC filings on Thursday revealed the executive compensation for TKO Group Holdings which own the UFC and WWE. Notably, CEO Ari Emanuel led the report with an estimated $67.4 million. The amount includes stock wards of $44M and $8.1M in non-equity incentives. The non-equity incentives include an aircraft for personal use. In addition, Emanuel received […]
Man sits at WWE announce desk at Wrestlemania
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 […]
Media member has credentials denied by WWE
ESPN reporter Andreas Hale announced Saturday morning that the WWE denied him media credentials for Wrestlemania on Saturday per his social media account. Hale reported on the Janel Grant-Vince McMahon story several weeks earlier which leads to speculation that it was the reason for denying the company’s media partner’s reporter access. I will not be […]
How will WWE’s big weekend turn out?
It is the second straight year that WWE held its biggest event of the year in Las Vegas. Last year’s two-day event generated record revenue for the company. Instead of moving on to another city (ahem…New Orleans), it decided to roll the dice one more time with Las Vegas. It seemed like a great opportunity […]