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AFC championship game: Travis Kelce and Patrick Mahomes celebrate their win over the Bengals. Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce sent a message to Cincinnati Mayor Aftab Pureval during the trophy presentation that followed the Bengals’ AFC championship loss Sunday at Arrowhead Stadium. “Hey, I’ve got some wise words for that Cincinnati mayor,” Kelce said. “Know your role and shut your mouth, you jabroni!” Defined by dictionary.com as “a foolish or contemptible person,” World Wrestling… Source link

World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) stock fell on Wednesday after briefly spiking amid a report that Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund (PIF) fund was buying the company. A person familiar with the matter told Yahoo Finance it hasn’t sold itself to Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund or another entity. Early reports on Wednesday, most prominently from DAZN’s Steven Muehlhausen, asserted that a deal to PIF was imminent. The original tweet was deleted. Matt Riddle enters the arena on a… Source link

Dwight Howard already has his sights set on his post-NBA career. Howard, a current free agent who spent the last season with the Los Angeles Lakers, was seen at WWE tryouts in Nashville, Tennessee, this week. He also told reporter Arash Markazi that participating in the WWE is something he wants in his future after he’s done playing basketball. “I think it is something that’s in my future. I love the WWE. I love wrestling,” Howard said. “Hopefully one day in the future, I’ll actually be in the… Source link

Vince McMahon is retiring from WWE. (Photo by Michael N. Todaro/Getty Images) (Warning: This story contains allegations of sexual misconduct.) Long-time WWE chairman and CEO Vince McMahon is retiring from the company. McMahon, 77, and the company released statements announcing the retirement Friday. McMahon kept the announcement short on Twitter, merely saying it was “time for me to retire.” In a statement released by the company, McMahon called it a privilege to entertain the fans for so many… Source link

All Elite Wrestling (AEW) is on a collision course with its rival World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) as the company gets set for a weekend of anticipated shows ‘Rampage’ and ‘Dynamite.’ AEW founder, co-owner, president, and CEO Tony Khan joined Yahoo Finance Live to discuss the evolution of the pro-wrestling industry and what it feels like to go head to head with WWE’s Friday Night SmackDown. “I was surprised when I found out we had head to head competition tonight because it’s kind of a… Source link

World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) is readying to tag in loyal fans back into the viewing experience when it returns to live touring in mid-July. And it looks like they are more than willing to accept that tag.  “Ticket sales are looking great,” WWE Chief Brand Officer Stephanie McMahon told Yahoo Finance Live.  WWE said it will begin a 25-city tour in Texas on July 16. It will mark WWE’s return to live touring — which includes fans in the stadiums — since the COVID-19 pandemic began in… Source link

While neither the WWE nor Peacock are willing to disclose how many new subscribers signed on to the OTT platform in the run-up to WrestleMania 37, Nick Khan on Thursday seemed happy to spill the beans about at least one other aspect of Comcast’s sports-media business. Speaking to analysts during the WWE’s first-quarter earnings call, the president and chief revenue officer of the House that McMahon Built suggested that NBC and the NHL are poised to go their separate ways. In a response to… Source link

As streaming services hoard content in competition for eyeballs, NBCUniversal’s Peacock is coming off the top rope. Peacock will become the exclusive home to WWE Network’s content starting March 18, thanks to a multi-year deal announced Monday. Following the news, WWE announced it expects 2021 adjusted operating income of $270 million to $305 million thanks in part to a Peacock deal reports have tabbed at over $1 billion across five years. WWE is set to report full-year 2020 results on… Source link

Ronda Rousey is a UFC icon who turned her career path toward WWE a few years ago. She’s a well-known superstar with wide appeal, or at least interest. Hence why the federal government wanted her as part of its educational COVID-19 response. Except, the government didn’t do its homework correctly and got her staged WWE antics mixed up with real-life events. Sports stars listed for possible PSA on COVID Rousey was one of the 274 celebrities vetted to be part of a series of public service… Source link