ESPN reports that the UFC plans to hold an event May 9th on PPV with the anticipated main event being Tony Ferguson taking on Justin Gaethje. Dana White then told Variety in an Exclusive story that they are planning on the fights taking place at The Apex in Las Vegas, Nevada. The Nevada Athletic Commission […]
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WWE ruled essential business in Florida
The state of Florida has determined WWE an essential business and is allowed to do live shows. The ruling opens up the potential for other sports, including the UFC to come to Florida to hold events. An April 9 memo from Governor Ron DeSantis stated: “Employees at a professional sports and media production with a […]
WWE Friday Night SmackDown draws lowest ratings on Fox
WWE SmackDown drew its low ratings the week after Wrestlemania according to Nielsen. The two-hour event averaged just 2.30 million viewers. The first hour saw WWE Friday Night Smackdown on Fox draw 2.372 million viewers. In the second hour, it drew 2.235 million viewers. The telecast drew 0.6 in the A18-49 demo. It drew a […]
WWE employee diagnosed with COVID-19
The WWE notified its staff and performers that an employee of the company was diagnosed with COVID-19. No name was identified although the internal email obtained by wrestling web site Fightful reports that the person is “not an in-ring performer.” According to the email the WWE believes that the performer had limited exposure to others […]
WrestleMania weekend highlights financial woes of WWE
World Wrestling Entertainment is in one of its toughest financial spots going into its biggest event of the weekend – WrestleMania. The company will endure but looking at its position from last year, one has to wonder about the direction of the company. WrestleMania, which is usually a huge financial boon for the city […]