All Elite Wrestling drew 693,000 viewers with a 0.27 household rating this week on TNT according to Nielsen via ShowBuzz Daily. NXT on the USA Network was not too far behind drawing 637,000 viewers and a household rating of 0.16. AEW ranked 16th overall in cable ratings per Nielsen. NXT just missed the top 50 […]
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WWE reports first quarter 2020 earnings
WWE released its financial results for the first quarter of 2020 on Thursday. Despite layoffs of over 20 performers and employees, the company announced strong earnings with revenues increasing 60% to $291M from Q1 in 2019. But, notably, the earnings call included the news that there would not be a new WWE2K video game. When […]
WWE Smackdown falls to less than 2M viewers in 2nd hour against NFL Draft
WWE Smackdown saw another benchmark in its time on Fox with the second hour of the telecast drawing just 1.978M viewers according to Nielsen via ShowBuzz Daily. It was the lowest viewership for the program since airing on Fox this past October. WWE Smackdown drew 2.050 million viewers in the first hour and then dropped […]
The Legal Submission: Episode 2 Luck v. McMahon
Oliver Luck has filed a lawsuit against Vince McMahon based on a breach of contract of his Employment Agreement with the XFL. I discuss the contents of the lawsuit and the impact that McMahon’s Alpha Entertainment may have over Luck’s claim which was filed after the XFL filed for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy. Oliver Luck Sues […]
Anonymous tip states WWE is forcing employees back to work
Jon Alba of Spectrum Sports 360 in Florida reports that at a Orange County Board of County Commissioner meeting, a WWE employee identifying themselves as “John” indicated that the employees are being “forced to work” TV tapings despite stay at home order. At Tuesday's Orange County Board of County Commissioners meeting, a #WWE employee named […]