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