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Xia Li to make WWE Smackdown debut

WWE has announced that Xia Li will make her much-anticipated debut during this Friday’s SmackDown (December 10th), live on BT Sport. Xia Li is the first female Chinese WWE Superstar on SmackDown – and the first Chinese woman to ever compete in a WWE ring. This Friday will be her on-screen debut since being drafted […]

December 8, 2021By Nik Roseveare

WWE Q3 revenue beats guidance

WWE has announced financial results for its third quarter ended September 30th 2021. The entertainment juggernaut reported Q3 revenue was $255.8 million (€222m), an increase of 15 per cent or $34.2 million, primarily driven by higher ticket sales and, to a lesser extent, venue merchandise sales, resulting from the company’s return to ticketed live events, […]

November 5, 2021By Nik Roseveare

WWE, Blockchain Creative Labs launch NFT marketplace

WWE and Blockchain Creative Labs, the non-fungible token (NFT) business and creative studio formed by FOX Entertainment and Bento Box Entertainment, have announced an exclusive multi-year agreement to launch an NFT marketplace for licensed digital WWE tokens and collectibles. The partnership marks Blockchain Creative Labs’ first-ever content alliance with an external property beyond FOX. In […]

October 27, 2021By Nik Roseveare

Jackie Redmond named co-host of Raw Talk & Talking Smack

Jackie Redmond is set to join WWE as the new co-host of Raw Talk and Talking Smack alongside WWE Analyst and co-host of The Bump Matt Camp. “As someone who grew up on Stone Cold Stunners and Rock Bottoms, I cannot even begin to explain how excited I am to join WWE,” said Redmond. “There is nothing quite like […]

October 1, 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

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

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

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