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WWE partners with Constellation Brands for “Official Beer of Summerslam”

October 14, 2020 by Jason Cruz Leave a Comment

WWE has a new “Official Beer of Summerslam” as it has come to agreement with Constellation Brands’ Victoria Beer.  The beer will be the official sponsor of 2021’s Summerslam. In addition, Constellation’s Modelo and Corona brand beers will also be a part of the partnership with WWE.  No terms of the deal were announced. .@WWE […]

Filed Under: Modelo, sponsorships, WWE

Friday Night Smackdown posts strong ratings despite NBA Finals

October 10, 2020 by Jason Cruz Leave a Comment

Friday Night Smackdown on Fox drew an average of 2.08 million viewers on Friday night opposite Game 5 of the NBA Finals in network television. The two-hour telecast drew 2.156 million viewers in the first hour and 2.017 in the second hour.  It did well in the A25-54 demo with a 0.8 in the first […]

Filed Under: FOX, Friday Night SmackDown, ratings, WWE

This week in pro wrestling ratings

September 20, 2020 by Jason Cruz Leave a Comment

This week in pro wrestling ratings, WWE Friday Night Smackdown experienced a slight decline in ratings while AEW won another round in head-to-head battle with NXT. WWE Friday Smackdown drew 1.922 million viewers in hour 1 and 1.966 million viewers in hour 2.  It fell slightly in the A18-49 demo from 0.6 to 0.5 in […]

Filed Under: AEW, FOX, Friday Night SmackDown, NXT, TNT, USA, WWE

Ratings swing up for both AEW and WWE programming

September 13, 2020 by Jason Cruz Leave a Comment

This past week, all three pro wrestling programs produced great numbers.  Notably, AEW surpassed 1 million viewers on Wednesday night for the first time since its first month and SmackDown recorded its best numbers in months. AEW on TNT Wednesday night drew 1.016M viewers on Wednesday night. It drew 0.37 in the A18-49 and 0.51 […]

Filed Under: AEW, Friday Night SmackDown, WWE

WWE imposes new restrictions on third-party platforms for its talent causes stir

September 8, 2020 by Jason Cruz Leave a Comment

The WWE created a stir last week when it issued an edict that its talent could not enter inter third-party contracts using their character names.  According to multiple reports, an internal memo stated that WWE performers could no longer use their names to promote individual Twitch or Cameo channels.  Performers would use these social media […]

Filed Under: Featured, legal, WWE

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