The go-home show for WWE’s June PLE Money in the Bank, WWE Smackdown drew 1.42 million viewers on the USA Network. Smackdown on the USA Network drew 1.42 million viewers. The telecast drew 0.42 in the A18-49 demo per Wrestlenomics. Programming Insider indicated that it was 9th overall in Top Prime Time Telecast in terms […]
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UFC announces Mark Kerr to Pioneer Wing of UFC HOF
On Saturday night, the UFC announced that Mark Kerr would be inducted into the Pioneer Wing of the UFC Hall of Fame. Known as “The Smashing Machine” during his MMA career, his time fighting in MMA in Japan and his battles with addiction were documented in a 2002 HBO documentary. Notably, Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson […]
Slim Jim gets center of ring for Raw on Netflix in latest sponsor renewal
“Snap into a Slim Jim!” was the tagline made famous by “Macho Man” Randy Savage when he touted the upstart snack food over 30 years ago. Slim Jim now will be at the center of the ring for WWE during Raw broadcasts on Netflix. The latest deal between the longtime sponsors also includes the eventual […]
WWE changes Wrestlemania 42 location
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 […]
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 […]