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"The Road to the Winter Classic" by way of Vince McMahon
Years ago, ages ago to the point I can't find a source on the Internet to verify this, World Wrestling Federation (now World Wrestling Entertainment -- or commonly referred to as the WWE) chairman Vince McMahon was supposed to have mused about how he'd be interested in running the NHL -- mixing the...
Is Vince McMahon following in struggling Oprah Winfrey's footsteps with his WWE network?
For an extremely ambitious and innovative sports entertainment entrepreneur, Vince McMahon has certainly been behind the curve in setting up his own network and is rushing to catch up. WWE is already several years behind the NFL, Major League Baseball, the NBA and the NHL, all of whom have had...
Court Bauer claims that Vince McMahon attempted to buy the Universal HD network from NBCUniversal
The biggest news story in professional wrestling in 2012 will almost certainly be the establishment of the WWE Network. It's the biggest risk Vince McMahon has taken since the monumental failure of his American football league the XFL in 2001, which only lasted one season but still lost his...
WWE's third quarter profits held back by flagging film division
For all the talk about how Vince McMahon is no longer the creative genius with a Midas touch for promoting professional wrestling that he once was, he's still got the business smarts to eke out a healthy profit, even at a time when many of WWE's key revenue streams, like house shows, pay-per-views...
WWE's Annual Shareholders Meeting - Hallelujah for The Rock!
WWE had their annual shareholders meeting yesterday. The resounding message was Hallelujah for The Rock who gave something for the McMahons to crow about after a disappointing business close to 2010 at a time when they have to sell their expansionary rebranding plans to a sceptical stockholder...
The New WWE - Not Bigger, Badder, Better, Just With More Focus On The E
The formal rebranding of World Wrestling Entertainment into simply WWE, reported here five days ago by my colleague David Bixenspan, was made official today in a press release by the company about the name change. The renaming isn't merely a superficial whim, but marks an aggressive, ambitious and...
A quick look at WWE's other non-wrestling ventures over the years
In light of the news that WWE will now be financing their WWE Studios films without any outside assistance... - Evel Knievel's jump at Snake River Canyon (1972) [Pre-WWF, but Vincent K. McMahon was a silent partner]: Knievel's previous jumps had been the focus the most successful episodes of...
Obama's Economic Stimulus Plan Works! Former Redskins Adam Archuleta Finds a Job (with UFL)
Does Jennifer Walcott's Dad Own A UFL Team? I'm not sure either, but the UFL draft was held last night and many former "big" name NFL players were drafted, most notably, our beloved Adam Archuleta. Bruce from Baltimore Beatdown must be so proud!!! I don't know the details of the contract, but the...
Elite XC vs. The XFL
In light of the great ratings Elite XC got Saturday night, some have pointed out that the XFL did great at first too before failing. This convenient dismissal of the success of MMA on Network Television does not hold up. Pro Elite did not do incredible numbers or anything, but the show's growth...
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