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Las Vegas to host WWE SummerSlam

WWE has announced that SummerSlam will take place from Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas on Saturday, August 21st at 8 pm ET/5 pm PT, marking the first time the annual event has been held at an NFL stadium. Located adjacent to the world-famous Las Vegas Strip, Allegiant Stadium is a state-of-the-art global events destination and […]

June 6, 2021

IMPACT Wrestling welcomes fans back

IMPACT Wrestling will allow a limited number fans to attend the Slammiversary pay-per-view live, in-person at Skyway Studios in Nashville, Tennessee, on July 17th. Slammiversary tickets will go on-sale on June 4th. Due to the limited number of tickets that will be available, ALL tickets will be part of IMPACT’s new Super Premium VIP Ticket […]

June 4, 2021

AEW signs Mark Henry

In the midst of the DOUBLE OR NOTHING PPV event on Saturday, May 30, “The World’s Strongest Man” Mark Henry surprised the full capacity crowd, signing on as an expert analyst, coach, scout and mentor within the company. The legendary wrestler and co-host of SiriusXM’s Busted Open signed a multi-year deal with AEW as announced […]

June 1, 2021

WWE to air Summerslam 2021 PPV on a Saturday

WWE has announced that it’s annual SummerSlam event will take place on August 21st from a summer destination location. The venue will be revealed during the 2021 Belmont Stakes’ pre-race show on June 5th. The event will reportedly feature a live audience. In recent years, WWE has traditionally held its PPVs on a Sunday. This […]

May 28, 2021By Nik Roseveare

WWE returns to live event touring

WWE (World Wrestling Entertainment) has announced it will return to live event touring with a 25-city schedule through Labor Day in the US, with its weekly flagship TV shows, RAW and Smackdown, once again welcoming audiences. The company has only performed once in front of a live crowd – at April’s Wrestlemania 37 PPV event […]

May 21, 2021By Nik Roseveare

AEW returns to touring

After safely hosting 27 live, ticketed events throughout the past nine months at Daily’s Place in Jacksonville, Florida, AEW (All Elite Wrestling) is bringing the excitement of its flagship show AEW DYNAMITE to Miami, Austin and Dallas this summer. AEW will become the first major wrestling promotion to safely return to a traveling schedule since […]

May 10, 2021

IMPACT Wrestling on Samsung TV Plus

IMPACT Wrestling, a subsidiary of Anthem Sports & Entertainment, has announced an agreement with Samsung TV Plus in the US, giving viewers access to IMPACT’s extensive library of premium professional wrestling content through both a dedicated IMPACT Wrestling Channel and on VoD. Samsung TV Plus users can watch IMPACT’s dedicated channel immediately, located on channel […]

May 6, 2021By Nik Roseveare

ITV eyes BT Sport

Following the news that BT is in talks to offload its BT Sport service, UK commercial PSB ITV has emerged as a potential buyer, joining the likes of Amazon, The Walt Disney Company and DAZN. If ITV were to take control of BT Sport – or even just acquire a stake –  it could see […]

May 4, 2021

Australia: WWE, MATE launch original digital series

WWE is extending its localised digital productions into Australia with the launch of WWE Now Down Under, presented in partnership with Australian telco, MATE. Starting on May 6th, WWE Now Down Under will deliver original content tailored for WWE’s fanbase in Australia via YouTube and Facebook platforms, regional Instagram and Twitter channels, and WWE’s main […]

May 4, 2021By Nik Roseveare

BT Sport confirms sale discussions

In response to speculation that it is seeking to sell its sports broadcast business, multiplay telco BT has issued a short statement to the London Stock Exchange confirming that “early discussions” are being held with a number of select strategic partners. “Further to media reports, BT can confirm that early discussions are being held with […]

April 29, 2021By Colin Mann