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Former CAA agent Khan moves to WWE

August 5, 2020 by Jason Cruz Leave a Comment

Former CAA agent Nick Khan is leaving the company to become the WWE’s new President & Chief Revenue Officer of WWE according to a report from the Sports Business Journal.    Khan replaces co-Presidents George Barrios and Michelle Wilson who were let go by the company earlier this year.  At CAA, Khan had a book […]

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AEW 773K, NXT 707K

July 30, 2020 by Jason Cruz Leave a Comment

AEW scored another ratings victory on Wednesday night drawing 773,000 viewers while rival NXT moved closer with 707,000 viewers.  The telecast head-to-head had AEW winning the younger demo while WWE retained the over 50 category.  Notably, the viewership disparity in the M18-49 demo grew wider for AEW as it opened a big lead over its […]

Filed Under: AEW, NXT, ratings, TNT, USA, WWE, WWE

Friday Night Smackdown draws 1.9M viewer average on Fox for July 10th edition

July 12, 2020 by Jason Cruz Leave a Comment

Friday Night Smackdown on Fox was up slightly after a record low for the Fourth of July Weekend.  This past Friday it drew 1.93M viewers in the first hour and tailed off to 1.879M in the second hour according to Nielsen via ShowBuzz Daily.  Smackdown led networks in the adult 18-49 demo as it was […]

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

Luck-McMahon trade arguments of guaranty…and then the case is put on pause

June 27, 2020 by Jason Cruz Leave a Comment

The latest salvo in the Oliver Luck-Vince McMahon lawsuit has the WWE owner responding to the request from Luck to secure over $23 million in a “prejudgment remedy” in anticipating over prevailing on his breach of contract claim for his termination as XFL Commissioner. Motion for Prejudgment Remedy by MMA Payout on Scribd Luck argues […]

Filed Under: Luck-McMahon, WWE

WWE reports multiple performers/staff positive for COVID-19

June 25, 2020 by Jason Cruz Leave a Comment

Pro Wrestling Sheet reported that several WWE staff and performers have tested positive for COVID-19.  The list includes Renee Young, Kayla Braxton and Adam Pearce. Young made the announcement on twitter. Pearce, a WWE producer, also revealed the news on twitter. Man. What a few days. My show gets cancelled and I get Covid. Wear […]

Filed Under: Coronavirus, WWE

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