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Pro wrestling legend Hulk Hogan dead at 71

[MIAMI] Hulk Hogan, the 1980s icon of professional wrestling who helped propel the low-budget spectacle into the global spotlight and parlayed his prowess in the ring into pop culture stardom, died on...

US pro-wrestler and actor Cody Rhodes attends Netflix's "WWE Monday Night RAW" premiere at the Intuit Dome in Inglewood, Los Angeles, Jan 6, 2025.

Netflix and WWE aim to fuel wrestling fervour worldwide

NETFLIX’S next venture into live programming began on Monday (Jan 6) when the company streamed its first episode of Raw, the weekly World Wrestling Entertainment spectacle that has been a staple of US...

Netflix has ramped up its sports content in recent years, starting with its 2016 docuseries "Last Chance U".

WWE plans new behind-the-scenes documentary series for Netflix

WORLD Wrestling Entertainment (WWE), part of TKO Group Holdings, is set to debut a behind-the-scenes documentary series on Netflix, WWE president Nick Khan announced on Thursday (Oct 17).

Netflix will exclusively telecast outside the US all WWE shows and specials.

Netflix to stream WWE Raw in US$5 billion bet on live events

NETFLIX took a big step into live events on Tuesday (Jan 23) with a more than US$5 billion rights deal that would make it the exclusive home of World Wrestling Entertainment’s Raw from January 2025.

Vince McMahon has retired in July last year amid allegations of misconduct and paid US$17.4 million to the company to cover costs related to an investigation into the case.

WWE’s McMahon subpoenaed by US law enforcement agents

WORLD Wrestling Entertainment said on Wednesday (Aug 2) US federal law enforcement agents executed a search warrant and served a subpoena to executive chairman Vince McMahon last month, though no char...

MLW Media has presented enough “circumstantial” evidence that WWE uses its dominance to keep rivals from accessing various distributors and arenas, says US district judge Edward Davila.

WWE must face wrestling rival’s antitrust lawsuit

A US judge rejected World Wrestling Entertainment’s (WWE) effort to dismiss a smaller rival’s antitrust lawsuit that accused it of monopolising the market for professional wrestling media rights.

The Iron Sheik often drew the ire of pro-wrestling fans in the 1980s and 1990s.

WWE legend Iron Sheik dead at 81

PRO-WRESTLING legend Iron Sheik died on Wednesday (Jun 7) at age 81.

China’s professional league, Middle Kingdom Wrestling (MKW), holds its championship card of eight bouts on Tuesday (Jun 6), featuring both domestic and foreign contestants before a live audience of about 350 fans cheering every body slam.

Pro wrestlers return to China as global bouts resume after pandemic

NOT only presidents and chief executives are making their way to China to reconnect after three years of border closures, but also international professional wrestlers, who returned this week after th...

Revenue at WWE declined 11 per cent to US$297.6 million in the quarter ended Mar 31.

WWE quarterly revenue falls on delay in key event

WORLD Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) on Wednesday (May 3) reported a drop in first-quarter revenue and operating income due to a delay in a key event but maintained its full-year earnings forecast.

WWE executive chairman Vince McMahon will retain his role in the new company, which will be majority owned by Endeavor with a 51 per cent stake, while WWE investors will own the rest.

WWE, Endeavor-owned UFC to merge into US$21 billion entertainment giant

WORLD Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) will combine with Endeavor Group-owned mixed martial arts franchise UFC to form a new, publicly listed entertainment giant valued at about US$21 billion, the compan...