NXT LIVE RESULTS – Finn Balor says goodbye, “NXT: Houston” Gallery
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NXT Saturday Events – Big stars & Draft picks in Houston, Home crew in JAX
WWE’s NXT brand has two separate tours this weekend. The big Texas road tour wraps Saturday night in Downtown Houston. Included will be the expected farewells of Finn Balor, Mojo Rawley, and Carmella after being drafted […]
VIP AUDIO 7/28 – WKH – The News: WWE Financials, Network subscriber count, WrestleMania revenue, McMahon conference call on roster split (21 min)
SHOW SUMMARY: In this edition of the Wade Keller Hotline, PWTorch editor Wade Keller reviews the latest WWE Financials from Q2 of 2016 including some interesting WWE Network data worth parsing, WrestleMania live event revenue compared to expenses, […]
7/28 WWE NXT in San Antonio, Tex. Results – Balor & Nakamura vs. Joe & Roode main event, Itami vs. Aries, NXT Tag Title & Women’s Title matches
WWE NXT Live Results July 28, 2016 San Antonio, Tex. (1) Mojo Rawley beat Buddy Murphy. (2) Andrade “Cien” Almas beat Wesley Blake. (3) Bayley & Carmella reunited to beat Daria & Mandy Rose from […]
TNA BFG Playoffs Results – Finals set for next Thursday
TNA continued the “Bound for Glory Playoffs” Thursday night on Impact with semi-final matches. The winner of the tournament receives a TNA Hvt. Title shot at the Bound for Glory PPV this fall… BFG Playoffs Week […]
7/28 TNA Impact Results – McMahon’s Report on BFG Playoffs, Hardy-Hardy, X Title & Tag Title matches, Moose in-ring debut, Rosemary in The Woods; Overall Reax
TNA Impact Wrestling Report July 28, 2016 Taped in Orlando, Fla. at Universal Studios Aired on Pop TV Report by Mike McMahon (@MikeMcMahonPW), PWTorch contributor Impact opened with the new signature video for Impact Wrestling. […]
VIP AUDIO 7/28 – Thursday Livecast – Keller interviews Jim Ross regarding roster split, announcing changes, his One Man Shows, Mid-South, SMW, Benjamin, more (100 min)
SHOW SUMMARY: PWTorch editor Wade Keller talks live with Jim Ross to discuss recent happenings in WWE including an evaluation of the roster split. He also addresses Jerry Lawler’s role being shifted from the main shows on […]
Lucha Underground Season 3 premiere date & number of episodes
By James Caldwell, PWTorch assistant editor Lucha Underground will return for Season 3 on Wednesday, September 7, El Rey Network has announced. The series will continue as an hour-long show at 8:00 p.m. EST on […]
WWE Q2 FINANCIALS – WM32 Quarter Results, latest Network subs, Rising costs, Biz Reports, Tables, Charts, more!
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7/28 WWE Stock Track – How did the market respond to WWE’s financial report?
WWE Stock Track 2016 Week 28 – July 25-29 – Thursday, July 28: Closing Price of $19.75 per share, virtually unchanged. On financial reporting day, WWE spent most of the day below Wednesday’s close of $19.74, but nosed […]
WWE Q2 2016 – How much is WWE spending on original TV & Network content?
By James Caldwell, PWTorch assistant editor WWE announced in their detailed 10-Q quarterly report that the company will continue to invest about $15 million in original TV/Network content each quarter going forward. WWE is determined […]
WWE Q2 2016 – Business Expenses Break Down – legal bill eating into profits, plus increase in Talent Costs
By James Caldwell, PWTorch assistant editor WWE reported record quarterly revenue in the Second Quarter 2016, but costs ate into profits. WWE released a full break down of why corporate and business-related costs increased by […]
WWE Q2 2016 – Full Live Events Revenue & Attendance break down for first-half of 2016 – WrestleMania offsets soft domestic business, plus solid int’l growth
By James Caldwell, PWTorch assistant editor WrestleMania 32 was a monster event for WWE’s Live Event Revenue, helping offset declines in domestic live event attendance. For the first six months of 2016, WWE reported Live […]
WWE Q2 2016 – WWE Network Churn – Inside the Numbers on latest churn & what it indicates
By James Caldwell, PWTorch assistant editor The Churn. It’s the key to WWE’s Network business after reaching the break-even point last year. WWE reported the latest churn figures in their Second Quarter 2016 financial report, […]
WWE Q2 2016 – Is WWE still reporting PPV Revenue?, plus three-year trend
By James Caldwell, PWTorch assistant editor WWE stopped reporting individual PPV buy figures earlier this year, but the company is still collecting PPV Revenue despite the expansion of WWE Network. Within the “WWE Network” business […]
WWE confirms acquisition of new TV Production facility; details on Purchase Price & Cash Deposit
July 28 Update: WWE confirmed Thursday that it has acquired one of the buildings in Stamford, Conn. that was placed up for bid in an auction when a real estate developer filed for bankruptcy. In June, the […]
WWE Q2 2016 Conference Call – McMahon addresses why the Brand Split was re-implemented & credits NXT/Hunter, why China remains big for WWE going forward, Network library, VR
By James Caldwell, PWTorch assistant editor WWE’s Second Quarter 2016 quarterly conference call went much shorter than recent calls that included multiple Network-related questions. This quarter’s call was divided between Network trends, the brand extension […]
WWE Q2 2016 – WWE reveals new stance on outside buyer, like UFC deal
By James Caldwell, PWTorch assistant editor WWE is now open to listening to a pitch on buying the company, WWE management revealed in the latest quarterly conference call on Thursday. During the Q&A portion of […]
WWE Financial Report – First Half of 2016 vs. 2015 comparison – Revenue, Profit, Domestic vs. Int’l
By James Caldwell, PWTorch assistant editor With WrestleMania 31 occurring in First Quarter 2015 and WM32 occurring in Second Quarter 2016, a look at the first six months of both years is the best comparison […]
WWE Q2 2016 – Full Revenue & Profit Break Down – TV, Network, Admin Expenses eating into profits, comparison to WM31
By James Caldwell, PWTorch assistant editor Full Second Quarter 2016 Revenue / Profit Break Down WWE’s WrestleMania 32 event helped produce $199.0 total revenue in the Second Quarter 2016, but it also ate away at […]
HBO renews The Rock’s “Ballers” for Season 3
By James Caldwell, PWTorch assistant editor After being cleared of a lawsuit in Los Angeles court this week, “Ballers” has been renewed for Season 3, airing in 2017. HBO and “The Rock” Dwayne Johnson made the […]
Latest WWE Network Subscriber count released for WrestleMania Quarter, including flat domestic number
By James Caldwell, PWTorch assistant editor WWE reported their latest WWE Network subscriber count as part of the Second Quarter 2016 financial report released Thursday. The total number of paid subscribers at the end of […]
WWE Q2 2016 – WrestleMania 32 Revenue Report & high cost of Live Event
WWE’s WrestleMania 32 event produced $29.4 million in revenue contributing to the Second Quarter 2016 financial results. Last year, WrestleMania 31 contributed $24.9 million to First Quarter 2015 revenue. However, WM32 was so expensive to produce that […]
WWE Q2 2016 – WWE reports Revenue & Earnings for WrestleMania Quarter
By James Caldwell, PWTorch assistant editor WWE reported Second Quarter 2016 revenue of $199.0 million, a record for the company. Concerning last year’s WrestleMania quarter, WWE reported then-record quarterly revenue of $176.2 million in First Quarter […]