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Thursday, August 24th, 2023How did the biggest player in Japanese pro-wrestling lose 40% of it’s stock price in a week?
ESPN buys the rest of UFC programming and it makes sense if they’re ditching the NFL
Wednesday, May 23rd, 2018Disney has gone all-in with UFC, paying $450 million a year for the next five years to help boost ESPN’s survival.
Pre-suading the public for full blown WWE/Fox Sports, UFC/Amazon marriages
Wednesday, February 28th, 2018WWE and Fox Sports are playing footsie while UFC & Amazon start dating each other with PPV distribution.
Will ESPN or Fox Sports buy UFC or WWE to survive on cable?
Tuesday, September 26th, 2017Television rights fees for sports programming has brought ESPN to its knees. Is the next step for survival a plan to buy sports leagues like UFC?
Fundraising begins for paralyzed Japanese MMA & professional wrestling legend Yoshihiro Takayama
Tuesday, September 5th, 2017Japanese MMA and professional wrestling legend icon Yoshihiro Takayama is paralyzed from the neck down after an in-ring accident in May.
Book review: Ali vs. Inoki, The Forgotten Fight (Josh Gross) – a buy recommendation
Tuesday, April 19th, 2016We’re approaching the 40 year anniversary of the infamous Ali vs. Inoki fight at Budokan that forever changed the combat sports landscape. Author Josh Gross tackled an incredibly challenging topic with great vigor.
How Ronda Rousey symbolizes the UFC’s tumultuous relationship with WWE
Sunday, March 29th, 2015Ronda Rousey’s appearance at Wrestlemania 2015 melted the Internet down on Sunday night. It’s the perfect symbol for what has become a tense but mutually beneficial relationship between UFC & WWE.
What Brock Lesnar could have been for UFC in 2015 & what he will be for WWE now
Sunday, March 29th, 2015We know Brock Lesnar will be sticking around with WWE after deciding not to return to UFC. The question: how did he manage to build up so much leverage?
How quickly will WWE return to PPV? What does it mean for UFC?
Wednesday, May 21st, 2014The WWE is struggling to deal with the fallout from angry stockholders about disappointing numbers from their new TV deal with NBC Universal & WWE Network subscriptions. How soon will WWE return to traditional PPV?
WWE Network has nearly 700,000 enrolled. So, PPV as we used to know it is dead… right?
Monday, April 7th, 2014A lot of the biggest proponents of both the WWE Network and UFC’s Fight Pass site are ready to proclaim the death of PPV. However, there’s way too many business interests to prevent this from happening any time soon.
Famous ring announcer & fixer for Giant Baba & Mitsuharu Misawa, Ryu Nakata, dead at age 51
Tuesday, February 18th, 2014One of the most important historical figures in the modern Japanese fight scene, Ryu Nakata, died at the age 51 from a heart attack.
Only one match of note signed for any Japanese NYE show…
Sunday, December 2nd, 2012Only one notable fight has been signed for a New Year’s Eve show — and it’s not for the Saitama Super Arena show promoted by GLORY.
Book review – Shooters: The Toughest Men in Professional Wrestling
Monday, July 2nd, 2012Jonathan Snowden (via ECW Press) has written quite a book about the toughest men in professional wrestling history. At around 300 pages, it’s got a lot to offer.
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