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WWE Corp., which was put in a figure-four leg lock in 2020 by Covid-19, broke free in the second quarter and beat Wall Street estimates for revenue and earnings per share. Total revenue of $265.6 million gained 19% from a year ago, with the wrestling entity crediting improved monetization and an uptick in live event…

WWE reported first-quarter revenue of $263.5 million, down 9% from the year-ago quarter but ahead of Wall Street estimates as the company starts to wriggle out of Covid-19’s headlock. Earnings per share also more than doubled the consensus expectation from analysts, reaching 51 cents compared with 31 cents a year…

WWE has announced the locations for its upcoming Wrestlemania events, setting eyes on Tampa Bay, Dallas and Los Angeles for 2021-2023. Wrestlemania 37 will be held at the Raymond James Stadium in Tampa Bay, Florida. The two day event, taking place April 10 and April 11, was originally set to take place at the SoFi…

CEO Vince McMahon has basically agreed to sell 15% of his stock in the company he founded, contributing to one analyst's decision to slap a "sell" rating on the shares Wednesday. WWE last year had promised a transformative deal, presumably selling the WWE Network to a large streaming company. The expectation was that…

UPDATE: The WWE is giving not one, but two helpings of WrestleMania this year. For the first time ever, WrestleMania will be held as two-night event which will be hosted by Super Bowl Champion Rob Gronkowski. The event, which will take place on a closed set with only essential personnel, will be streamed April 4 and 5…

The WWE Network’s live feed went dark after Bret “The Hitman” Hart was attacked by a member of the crowd during his WWE Hall of Fame acceptance speech Saturday night, but footage is emerging showing the aftermath of the wild incident at the Barclays Center in New York. The event was part of the weekend surrounding…