Wrestlemania 42 was scheduled for New Orleans in April 2026. However, on Thursday, the promotion has changed course and reports are that it will head back to Las Vegas and Allegiant Stadium, the site of Wrestlemania 41. The Rock, Dwayne Johnson, announced at a WWE event at the Smoothie King Center in New Orleans in […]
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WWE economic impact study touts $320M to Vegas region
In all of the information Mark Shapiro informed investors at the JP Morgan conference earlier this week, one of the notable things he brought up was a forthcoming economic impact study that stated it brought $320M to Las Vegas for this year’s Wrestlemania. The economic impact study tends to be commissioned by WWE. And while […]
TKO tops analyst Q1 expectations
TKO Group Holdings reported its first quarter earnings for 2025 on Thursday as the company continues its earnings growth. It beat analyst expectations of $0.55 per share with $0.72 earnings per share. At the end of the first quarter, TKO earned revenue of $1.2688B and turned that into a net profit of $165.5M. Its adjusted […]
WWE returns to Australia for takeover weekend
On Friday, WWE announced that it was returning to Perth, Australia for a weekend of events including a Premium Live Event, Crown Jewel: Perth. The events will begin with Friday Night Smackdown on October 10th and end with Monday Night Raw on October 13th. On Saturday, October 11th, Crown Jewel: Perth will be the featured […]
Orlando secures funds to entice UFC, WWE
The Orlando Business Journal first reported that the Orange County (FL) Commissioners approved millions of tourism tax sports “incentive funds” to lure big events such as the UFC and WWE to the area. Per SBJ: You may recall that this past year’s Wrestlemania at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas was to take place in Minneapolis. […]