Wrestling
WrestleMania XL hailed as ‘biggest ever’ in turning point for pro wrestling
WWE has announced that WrestleMania XL has become the most-successful and highest-grossing event in company history.
UWW issues RFP for media, betting and sponsorship rights
United World Wrestling has issued a global request for proposal from 2025 onwards covering broadcast, betting and sponsorship rights to its major competitions.
Prime secures WWE first in new canvas branding direction under TKO
Prime has announced a major new sponsorship with WWE that sees the hydration drink brand become the first ever to have its logo on the wrestling ring canvas.
UFC, WWE agree events deal with Anaheim’s OCVIBE
TKO Group, parent company of UFC and WWE, has agreed what is claimed to be a first-of-its-kind, five-year live events deal with OCVIBE, the $4bn (€3.71bn) sports and entertainment district being developed in Anaheim.
McMahon to sell off major stake in TKO
Vince McMahon is planning on selling 8.4 million of his shares in TKO Group, the new Endeavor-owned public company formed by the merger of Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) and World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE).
CW Network to broadcast WWE NXT in five-year deal
WWE has agreed a deal for the CW Network to broadcast its talent series WWE NXT in a five-year agreement that will put the 13-year-old World Wrestling Entertainment product on network television for the…
USA Network ousts Fox to win back rights to WWE’s Smackdown
World Wrestling Entertainment's showpiece Friday Night Smackdown programming is to move from Fox back to USA Network after a five-year exclusive rights deal was struck with NBCUniversal
Competitive threat of Saudi-backed PFL hits WWE, Endeavor share prices
News this week of Saudi Arabian state investment in the Professional Fighters League (PFL) has caused shares in both World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) and Ultimate Fighting Group (UFC) parent Endeavor…
WWE’s Q2 revenues up 25 per cent on back of higher TV rights fees
Improved media rights income for premium live events and weekly programming helped World Wrestling Entertainment secure a 25-per-cent increase in revenues in the second quarter
WWE’s ‘Money in the Bank’ boasts record-breaking night on O2 debut
World Wrestling Entertainment’s live event Money In the Bank (MITB), which took place at London’s O2 Arena last weekend, has become the highest-grossing event in WWE history.
ViX picks up AEW rights in Latin America, Caribbean
ViX, the OTT streaming platform owned by Spanish-language broadcaster TelevisaUnivisión, has acquired rights in Mexico, Latin America and the Caribbean to the All Elite Wrestling promotion.
WWE returns to Twitch with channel reboot
World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) is returning to streaming platform Twitch in a multi-year partnership that will also see the rebooting of the official WWE channel
WWE set for event in India, open to moving SmackDown from Friday nights
Nick Khan, chief executive of WWE, has revealed that the wrestling organisation will be staging an event in India in September, and suggested that its flagship SmackDown programme could move from its current…
Fanatics takes on WWE’s global event merchandise operation
Fanatics has expanded its relationship with World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) by taking on the US wrestling organisation’s global event merchandise business.
WWE and UFC to merge following Endeavor takeover
Sports and entertainment group Endeavor has acquired a majority interest in a new company that will combine World Wrestling Entertainment with the Ultimate Fighting Championship, forming what the two parties…
McMahon pays $17.4m back to WWE to cover investigation costs
World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) co-chief executive Vince McMahon has paid back approximately $17.4m (€16.1
ProSieben Maxx extends rights deal for delayed WWE coverage
US-based wrestling organisation WWE has renewed its rights agreement with Germany-based free-to-air commercial channel ProSieben Maxx
WWE ‘targeting’ entry into betting marketplace
US wrestling organisation WWE is in talks with state gambling regulators in Colorado and Michigan regarding the potential of legalising betting on major events