The pattern of an uptick in Raw viewership leading to an uptick in Smackdown viewership was broken for the most-recent Smackdown episode. WWE Smackdown TV Ratings Tracking – February 11: WWE Smackdown scored a 1.72 rating […]
WWE Raw TV Taping Report February 15, 2016 Anaheim, Calif. Report by Matt Massingham, PWTorch correspondent Raw ended with The Wyatts opposite Kane, Big Show, and Ryback. However, the post-Raw dark segment involved Roman Reigns & […]
In light of WWE working with ESPN through their weekly SportsCenter segment, it seemed inevitable that ESPN personality Michelle Beadle would be involved with WWE again. Beattle, who boycotted WWE nine months ago in May 2015, […]
Former WWE announcer/top executive Jim Ross covered a lot of ground on hot topics in wrestling in his latest blog at jrsbarbq.com. – Ross wrote about how he thinks Titus O’Neil’s 60-day suspension and rumored […]
WWE’s 2015 10-K filing with the SEC included commentary on which companies and industries WWE views as competition. WWE specifically identified “pro and college sports” leagues as competition, as well as other forms of “live, […]
When watching WWE programming, especially three-hour Raws Raw with many of the quality wrestlers sidelined by injury or retirement, there is often a frustrating feeling of the in-ring matches feeling inconsequential or secondary to WWE […]
TORCH TODAY – Monday, February 15, 2016 – After last week’s “special edition” of Raw focused on Daniel Bryan’s retirement, WWE turns back to Fast Lane hype. Except, Brock Lesnar is not advertised, so the focus […]
WWE is looking to build their next “recruiting class” of recognizable independent wrestlers and international talent. Over the weekend, WWE held their latest try-out at the Performance Center in Florida. PWTorch has learned that independent wrestlers […]
TORCH TODAY – Sunday, February 14, 2016 – EVENTS CENTER: WWE wraps their weekend tour Sunday afternoon in Bakersfield, Calif. with A.J. Styles and Chris Jericho on the tour. It’s a 1:00 p.m. show to avoid […]
Kurt Angle, Rey Mysterio, Ken Shamrock, Dan Severn, and Chael Sonnen headline a four-match, four-discipline “fight card” scheduled for PPV in March. A card titled “UR Fight” is scheduled for March 20 in Phoenix featuring […]
WWE Stock Track 2016 Week 6 – February 8-12 – Friday, February 12: The day after Financial Day, WWE closed at $14.65 per share, down two percent from Thursday’s close. The stock fell as low as $14.27 per […]
WWE issued the following press release on Friday… WWE NETWORK ADDS DANIEL BRYAN’S GREATEST MOMENTS COLLECTION WWE Network celebrates the storied career of WWE Superstar Daniel Bryan with the addition of Daniel Bryan’s Greatest Moments to […]
TORCH TODAY – Friday, February 12, 2016 – FRIDAY’S EVENTS & TV CENTER: WWE continues a tour of Germany, while the NXT brand is in Florida. … FIP is on Internet PPV through WWNLive or […]
Update: Bret Hart underwent a surgical procedure on Thursday (February 11) as part of his prostate cancer treatment. The surgery was performed at Rocky View Hospital in Alberta, Canada, where Hart is expected to spend the weekend […]
Week 3 of Lucha Underground on El Rey Network rebounded from a dip in Week 2 to match the season premiere. Lucha Underground Viewership Tracking – February 10: Lucha Underground drew a combined audience of 217,000 […]
Week 2 of Lucha Underground on El Rey Network maintained about 90 percent of the audience from the season premiere. Lucha Underground TV Viewership Tracking – February 3 (Week 2): The total combined audience was […]
– WWE is sending about 30 NXT wrestlers to this year’s Arnold Sports Festival in Columbus, Ohio as part of the “WWE Experience.” Top champions Finn Balor, Bayley, and Dash & Dawson are scheduled. Plus, Samoa […]
After a two-year transformation period, WWE’s core business is now driven primarily by TV Rights Revenue and WWE Network. This follows a period of TV re-negotiations for both domestic and international markets, plus the switch-over from […]
WWE Fourth Quarter 2015 Business Break Down – Total Revenue: $166.2 million, up 18 percent from $140.5 million in Q4-2014. Adjusted Business Profit was $11.1 million, doubling $5.1 million in Q4-2014 during the Network ramp-up phase. […]
One of the interesting subplots to WWE’s Fourth Quarter & year-end 2015 financial report is how individual elements of “WWE Network” is affecting the perception of WWE’s overall business. Investors and analysts seem mixed on how […]
WWE CEO Vince McMahon is not worried about the injury bug affecting WWE’s roster heading into WrestleMania 32. Asked during WWE’s fourth quarter conference call how WWE plans to address the situation to deliver revenue and […]
WWE Fourth Quarter 2015 Conference Call February 11, 2016 Hosts: Vince McMahon & financial executive George Barrios Vince McMahon’s opening remarks – McMahon stressed record annual revenue and WWE becoming the #1 sports channel on […]
During Thursday’s quarterly conference call with investors, WWE CEO Vince McMahon was asked to address the yearly decline in TV ratings for top programming Raw and Smackdown in 2015. McMahon said, “Ours are down, but not as […]
WWE reported Full-Year 2015 revenue of $658.8 million, which WWE said was the highest in company history. Total revenue was up more than $100 million (18 percent) from 2014 annual revenue of $542.6 million. WWE […]
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