USA Network is set to become the home of Friday Night SmackDown in late 2024. For the past few months, WWE’s media rights have been a major topic of discussion, with the company’s current contracts with both NBCU and FOX set to expire in October 2024. It now appears as though negotiations over the long-term […]
WWE may be on the verge of another major legal battle. In 2021, Panini became the WWE’s exclusive partner for trading cards and collectible items, reaching a deal that would have kept them in collaboration until some time in 2026. However, Darren Rovell of The Action Network is now reporting that WWE terminated their working
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Several names have been confirmed to have been released by WWE this afternoon. Earlier this month, WWE and Endeavor officially completed their merger to form TKO, with budget cuts coming to several WWE employees as a result in order to synergise both divisions. Following on from this, talent cuts were reportedly to be expected in
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Welcome to WrestlePurists’ Coverage of the September 19th episode of WWE NXT. Becky Lynch In Ring Promo Becky Lynch kicks off the show in front of a hot NXT crowd. Becky says she brings the fight every night. She calls out various NXT female talents with some clever rhymes. Ridiculous and absolutely excellent stuff. Becky
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Welcome to the Wrestlepurists’ live coverage of Monday Night Raw for the September 18th, 2023 episode. CODY RHODES IN-RING PROMO No Raw opening package for us tonight as we go straight into the American Nightmare Cody Rhodes’ entrance that blows the damn roof off in Salt Lake City, Utah. Raw is a program that historically
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WrestlePurists Match Ratings are decided by working out the average star rating submitted by our list of contributors. WRESTLER OF THE WEEK: WILL OSPREAY MATCH OF THE WEEK: VOLADOR JR VS ANGEL DE ORO WWE RAW SEPTEMBER 11 – Alpha Academy & Tommaso Ciampa vs Imperium: ***.75 STARDOM 5STAR GP DAY 15 SEPTEMBER 12 (LIVE
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Multiple WWE employees have been officially let go as the company transitions into their new era as part of the TKO group with UFC. Just four days ago, the merger between WWE and UFC was confirmed, forming the TKO group. This comes five months it was announced that Endeavor had struck a deal with WWE
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A round of budget cuts is reportedly to be expected in the near future. On September 12th, WWE and Endeavor finalised their merger to form TKO, a multimedia sports and entertainment conglomerate with both WWE and UFC under their umbrella. Following the merger, large-scale layoffs were expected by many fans within both divisions of TKO,
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Pro Wrestling Illustrated’s top 500 best wrestlers in the world have now been revealed. Since 1991, PWI has been publishing its annual “Top 500 Wrestlers” listing the top male wrestlers in the world. The criteria for said list is noted as including win/loss records, championships won, quality of competition, major feuds, prominence within the wrestler’s
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One of WWE’s TKO merger, a longtime member of their Board of Directors will be leaving the company. On September 12th, WWE and Endeavor officially finalised a merger between the two companies to former TKO, a multimedia sports and entertainment conglomerate with both WWE and UFC under their umbrella. Following the announcement, an email was
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