WWE brought in Mickie James for this year’s women’s Royal Rumble match. This marked her first appearance for the company since they released her in 2021. After her release, James took to Twitter to note that she was sent all of her belongings in a trash bag. Top WWE officials publicly apologized to her for […]
WWE executives and stockholders are likely thrilled at the latest financial report as the company reported record revenue ($1.095 billion) for 2021. The company hopes to shatter that number in 2022 as Nick Khan hinted on the investor conference call that the company may do more events per year in Saudi Arabia. The company reportedly […]
WWE issued the following: 02/03/2022 Fourth Quarter 2021 Highlights Revenue increased 30% to $310.3 million Operating income increased 131% to $83.6 million Adjusted OIBDA1 increased 90% to $97.2 million Returned capital to shareholders totaling $59.0 million, including share repurchases and dividends paid Full Year 2021 Highlights Revenue increased 12% to $1.095 billion, the highest in the Company’s history Operating income increased […]
WWE issued the following: WWE® Declares Quarterly Dividend 01/27/2022 STAMFORD, Conn.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– WWE (NYSE: WWE) announced that its Board of Directors today declared the Company’s regular quarterly dividend of $0.12 per share for all Class A and B shares of common stock. The record date for the dividend will be March 15, 2022 and the […]
Sports Business Journal has an interview up with WWE’s Nick Khan about his role as president and chief revenue officer and the future plans for the company. The mass releases that have taken place over the last year have some wondering if Nick Khan is helping Vince McMahon and WWE get things in order to […]
Ric Flair and Mark Madden talked about the recent WWE releases during the latest “Wooooo Nation Uncensored” podcast. Flair also doubled down on his criticism of Nick Khan. Madden said that WWE always comes across as the villain when they let go of so many people. Flair said, “Yeah, and that’s a horrible thing. Because […]
WWE has filed for a new trademark as the company locked down the term “As Close As It Gets.” It was filed on January 6th with The United States Patent and Trademark Office under entertainment services. The full description can be seen below: “Mark For: AS CLOSE AS IT GETS trademark registration is intended to […]
WWE issued the following: WWE® to Report Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2021 Results 01/07/2022 STAMFORD, Conn.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– WWE (NYSE: WWE) announced that it will report its fourth quarter and full year 2021 results on Thursday, February 3, 2022 after the close of the market. The Company’s Chairman & CEO, Vincent K. McMahon, President & […]
The multi-year agreement between WWE and NBCU earlier this year saw the WWE Network, WWE’s streaming service, move to the Peacock streaming service for American viewers is paying off big for both sides. Matt Belloni noted in his “What I’m Hearing Newsletter” on Puck that conversion rates are high for Peacock. At the time of […]
Since AEW was launched, WWE has made interesting moves that look like they are countering AEW. Some have gone on record to say that they were offered bigger contracts just to stay away from AEW and there are people in WWE who believe that the decision to move NXT to the USA Network in 2019 […]