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Wrestling Rundown: July 21, 2021

The following is top wrestling news for July 21, 2021: WWE NXT draws 709,000 viewers in Tuesday's show This week's episode of WWE NXT may not be anything special, but overnight viewership figures state otherwise. According to Brandon Thurston at Wrestlenomics, the July 20 episode of NXT drew 709,000 viewers. This is an increase of 4,000 viewers in comparison to the 705,000 tuning in last week. In the important 18-49 key demographic, the show received a 0.2 rating, up from […]

todayJuly 21, 2021 27

Jimmy Uso

Sports

Jimmy Uso arrested in Florida for DUI…again

Marks second DUI offense in Pensacola, Fla. in recent years

PASADENA, Fla. -- WWE star Jimmy Uso has been arrested for DUI once again, only two years after his first offense. Uso -- real name Jonathan Fatu -- was pulled over late Monday night, July 5, by police in Pensacola after running a red light and being clocked going 50 in a 35 MPH zone. In subsequent questioning during the traffic stop, officers did smell alcohol on the breath. At that time, police would request that Uso exit his Dodge […]

todayJuly 7, 2021 3

WWE Vince McMahon

Sports

McMahon visits the WWE Performance Center

But were there other key company figures there?

ORLANDO, Fla. -- It was revealed that World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) chairman and CEO Vince McMahon did indeed make it to the WWE Performance Center in Orlando. A report from Fightful Select Friday reveals that McMahon did make this appearance on Thursday as initially reported, but he wasn't alone in making appearances. PWInsider's Mike Johnson revealed that WWE president and chief revenue officer Nick Khan, executive director of creative Bruce Prichard, and general manager of talent relations John Laurinaitis were […]

todayJuly 2, 2021 24

Entertainment

WWE NXT: Karrion Kross relinquishes the NXT Championship

ORLANDO (UPI) -- Newly crowned NXT Champion Karrion Kross was forced to relinquish the title due to injury on WWE NXT. Kross, who became NXT Champion by defeating Keith Lee Saturday at NXT TakeOver: XXX, said on Wednesday that he separated his shoulder and cannot defend the title. Kross promised to return and make a full recovery. He placed the NXT Championship in the middle of the ring as smoke appeared. Kross' partner Scarlett was also on hand and placed […]

todayAugust 27, 2020 5

AEW News

WWE loses a massive media contract to AEW

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- All Elite Wrestling (AEW) and World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) have been going at it every Wednesday. AEW's Dynamite faces off against WWE's developmental territory in NXT on what appears to be a Wednesday repeat of the Monday Night Wars: USA vs. TNT. Since the debuts of both programs, AEW Dynamite has been dominating the rating wars. Chris Jericho recently took the opportunity to explain the demographics to the viewership, proclaiming himself as the Demo God. So what's […]

todayJuly 26, 2020 23

Business & Lifestyle

Earnings call: No WWE 2K21 game in sight

If you were planning to purchase the upcoming WWE 2K release, don't because it's not coming. WWE 2K21 is off the table, according to remarks made during the World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) earnings call Thursday. An early report was made available on Twitter from talkSPORT's Alex McCarthy. https://twitter.com/AlexM_talkSPORT/status/1253446353818128384 Mike Hickey of Benchmark Company made an inquiry regarding WWE 2K21. WWE 2K20 went to market last fall. Unfortunately, it did not receive a good reception, receiving poor reviews as a result. […]

todayApril 23, 2020 49

Entertainment

WWE Hall of Fame ring announcer Howard Finkel dead at 69

WWE Hall of Fame ring announcer Howard Finkel has died at age 69, according to a news release Thursday. Finkel, best known as "The Fink", made his announcing debut in 1977 for the then-World Wide Wrestling Federation. The WWWF would later become the WWF in 1979 and WWE in 2002. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zGpkD2_Dykw Finkel became a full-time ring announcer as WWF's first employee upon establishment in 1980. The distinctive voice of Finkel was instantly recognizable to all. Finkel would introduce the biggest […]

todayApril 16, 2020 24

Business & Lifestyle

Furloughs, pay cuts in WWE leads to talent releases

STAMFORD, Conn. (Heartland Newsfeed) -- Unforeseen economic struggles as a result of the COVID-19 coronavirus epidemic has forced WWE to make some drastic changes Wednesday. WWE announced changes to staffing and compensation packages for executives among other measures, according to a report from Wrestling Observer's Josh Nason. A press release reveals these actions, which include decreasing operational expenses, cutting talent, staffing and consulting costs and delaying the headquarters move from Titan Towers by six months. WWE was identifying headcount reductions, making […]

todayApril 16, 2020 21

AEW News

Pro wrestling holds up well against World Series, NBA with AEW Dynamite topping NXT

PITTSBURGH/ORLANDO (Heartland Newsfeed) -- Professional wrestling fared well against the MLB World Series and NBA season play Wednesday night, but both AEW Dynamite and WWE NXT experienced overall viewership declines as well. AEW viewership dropped five percent from the live broadcast from Philadelphia, with TNT viewership falling below one million for the first time on the network (963,000). NXT experienced declines for the fifth week in a row by two percent, falling to 698,000. Dynamite finished fourth for the night, […]

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