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The new, publicly traded company to be created by the planned merger of UFC and WWE will be called TKO Group Holdings, a reference to "technical knockout" in fighting sports. Wrestling also has a “total knock out” move. Sources close to Endeavor confirmed the name. It's not a huge surprise, the…

WWE CEO Nick Khan said Wednesday the company isn’t impacted by the WGA strike that started Tuesday. “Our writers are not members of the guild, so there is no effect on us whatsoever. Of course we are supportive of the writers who are members of the guild and their efforts, and we are hopeful a deal…

Vince McMahon called Monday "a great day" as his iconic company announced plans to sell a controlling stake to Endeavor in a merger with mixed martial arts firm UFC. "Things have to evolve. A family business has to evolve, for all the right reasons. And this is the right business decision, and it's the…

WWE and UFC parent company Endeavor made things official in an SEC filing Monday morning, confirming their merger into a combat sports colossus controlled by Endeavor Group Holdings. Word surfaced Sunday about the combination, capping a months-long effort by WWE to explore a deal. The wrestling…

In a further step toward reclaiming his World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) empire, executive chairman Vince McMahon has filed new documents with the SEC. In the paperwork, McMahon said he will reimburse the publicly traded company $17.4 million for its costs related to a board committee…

Endeavor CEO Ari Emanuel ruled out any major stock deal right how and indicated reluctance to increase debt, both at a time when the UFC's main rival, WWE, is up for sale. "Here's what I would say to you, I don't talk about M&A," he told a Morgan Stanley investor conference when asked about a…

Stephanie McMahon said Tuesday she’s stepping down as co-CEO of WWE, the week after her father Vince announced plans to return as executive chairman to oversee the next round of rights deals and a possible sale. The younger McMahon made the announcement via Twitter. Former longtime CEO Vince McMahon…

WWE today confirmed the return of Vince McMahon to its board and said it's removed three directors to make room for the former CEO and two of his allies. "Today, we announce that the founder of WWE, Vince McMahon, will be returning to the Board," said WWE chair and co-CEO Stephanie McMahon, co-CEO…

Vince McMahon said today he’s taking steps to return to World Wrestling Entertainment as executive chairman to be in position as the company sets a new round of rights deals that he thinks should be in tandem with discussions of strategic alternatives. That would include a sale of the company. The…

World Wrestling Entertainment co-CEO Nick Khan said a special committee of independent directors looking into alleged misconduct by its former chief Vince McMahon has completed its mission and been disbanded. Management is working with the board to implement the committee's recommendations, Khan…

As it continues to navigate new corporate waters in the wake of longtime CEO Vince McMahon’s scandal-shrouded retirement in July, WWE Corp. has promoted two of its top executives. Paul Levesque, known as “Triple H” during his days in the ring, was upped to chief content officer and Frank A. Riddick III is now…

Stephanie McMahon, the daughter of former WWE founder Vince McMahon and now the company’s Co-CEO, began the company’s second-quarter earnings call with a tribute to her father as a “true founder and entrepreneur.” Earlier this summer, she and Nick Khan were named Co-CEOs of the company as a board-initiated…