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AEW on Eurosport India

Eurosport India has acquired the broadcasting rights to All Elite Wrestling (AEW). This partnership will bring viewers in India weekly wrestling programmes from the popular wrestling league. Eurosport India will begin airing AEW’s weekly flagship show, AEW Dynamite, from August 15th. On the same day, AEW’s newest show, AEW Rampage, will make its debut on […]

August 2, 2021By Nik Roseveare

WWE Q2 revenue up 19%

WWE has announced financial results for its second quarter ended June 30, 2021. “During the second quarter, we generated solid financial results as we continued to focus on building fan engagement,” said Vince McMahon, WWE Chairman & CEO. “With the announced return to live event touring and robust ticket demand, we believe we can further […]

August 1, 2021

ITV rules out BT Sport acquisition

ITV had declared it is not interested in acquiring a stake in BT Sport – although it is keen to collaborate with the sports broadcaster. “It’s not the kind of acquisition we would do but collaboration, cooperation with BT Sport absolutely,” Carolyn McCall told reporters after the group’s first-half results. When asked separately about Channel […]

July 28, 2021

WWE, Blumhouse partner on McMahon scripted series

WWE and Blumhouse Television are partnering to develop a limited scripted series titled The United States of America Vs. Vince McMahon. Jason Blum’s company, Blumhouse, will develop the series for television, led by Blumhouse TV President Chris McCumber. The series is touted as the first-ever scripted dramatic portrayal of a chapter in WWE’s history. Additionally, […]

July 26, 2021By Nik Roseveare

WWE to air SummerSlam in US cinemas

WWE and Iconic Events Releasing have announced a new partnership that brings SummerSlam, WWE’s biggest event of 2021, to movie theatres across the US for the first time. The event will air live on August 21st and will be one of the first sporting events held at full capacity at Allegiant Stadium, Las Vegas – […]

July 22, 2021By Nik Roseveare

AEW launches AEW Elite General Manager game

AEW Elite General Manager, the officially-licensed fantasy booking game that wrestling fans have been eagerly waiting for since it was first announced in November 2020, is now available worldwide to download and play on iOS and Android devices. AEW’s mobile wrestling management simulator from Crystallized Games is the second title released under the AEW GAMES […]

July 16, 2021

WWE SmackDown heads to Rolling Loud Miami 2021

WWE and Rolling Loud, the iconic rap festival, have announced a new partnership that brings Friday Night SmackDown to Rolling Loud Miami 2021 on July 23rd. The occasion marks the first ever collaboration between WWE and a major music festival. Gracing the same stage as festival headliners Travis Scott, Post Malone and A$AP Rocky, WWE […]

July 7, 2021

WWE Smackdown returns to Madison Square Garden

WWE makes its highly anticipated return to New York City as the Friday Night SmackDown TV tapings will take place at Madison Square Garden on September 10th. It will be the company’s first show at the famed Garden since December 2019, and the first major wrestling show in New York City since touring halted in […]

July 1, 2021By Nik Roseveare

IMPACT Wrestling on Pluto TV in Europe

IMPACT Wrestling, a subsidiary of the independent global multi-platform media company Anthem Sports & Entertainment, has announced the expansion of IMPACT Wrestling’s content on AVoD platform Pluto TV – furthering the promotion’s reach across the UK, Spain, Germany, Switzerland and Austria. The move comes as a continuation of IMPACT Wrestling’s partnership with Pluto TV, which […]

June 29, 2021By Nik Roseveare

WWE returning to UK

WWE (World Wrestling Entertainment) is set to return to the UK for the first time in over two years. The company has revealed it will be putting on four live shows this September – the first UK dates since November 2019 after the pandemic wiped out all international touring in 2020. In an annoucement, the […]

June 25, 2021By Nik Roseveare