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Going up against super-tough competition in the 2021 Tokyo Olympics, the Fox WWE Friday Night SmackDown still managed to score a solid demo medal on Friday. The ongoing call-outs between returning wrestling warrior John Cena and superstar Roman Reigns continued, highlighting the two-hour program, which was a split…

Time for another Emmy smackdown now that nominations have been announced for this year’s increasingly close contest. Joining me for this sometime agreeable, sometimes heated (wait til you see them gang up on me over my approval of the Best Comedy Series nomination for Emily In Paris) conversation are Variety‘s Michael…

WWE Monday unveiled a new virtual experience called WWE ThunderDome with fans cheering real time on video boards, pyrotechnics and other bells and whistles as the company continues to transition during COVID-19. ThunderDome interactive events will launch from the Amway Center in Orlando this Friday to kick off SummerSl…

Shares in WWE shot up 6% to close at $70.86 after the company late yesterday announced two lucrative new rights deals with Fox and USA Network for SmackDown Live and Monday Night Raw. The company didn’t disclose precise financials, but initial indications of Fox paying about $200 million a year over five years for Smac…

Fox has slated WWE’s SmackDown Live on Friday nights starting in October 2019, kicking off a five-year deal between the broadcast network and the pro wrestling circuit. Beginning October 4, 2019, Fox will air a weekly, two-hour, live event 52 weeks a year. USA Network, meanwhile, which used to air SmackDown, said it…

With Emmy nomination voting opening Monday, it is time for another Emmy Predictions Smackdown between Gold Derby’s Tom O’Neil and me as we tackle the Comedy Series race. The big question is, can Veep, champ for the past two seasons in the category, threepeat? It would seem with the political nature of things, this…

Emmy nomination voting opens Monday, so Gold Derby’s Tom O’Neil and I are engaging in another series of our prediction smackdowns. Starting it off today, we tackle the fiercely competitiveDrama Series category. It’s the most hotly contested in years, with several new series vying for a nom including that very Netflix…

WWE superstars are set to face off in the first live SmackDown at 8 PM on July 19 on USA Network. WWE said today it will hold a draft in which talent will be chosen exclusively for Monday Night Raw or SmackDown. The two pro wrestling brands will air for the first time on back-to-back nights. With 878 original…