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World Wrestling Entertainment has named former Etsy CFO Kristina Salen as chief financial officer reporting to chairman-CEO Vince McMahon effective August 3. Salen was Etsy’s first chief financial officer, helping to scale the business leading the online craft marketplace’s IPO in 2017. She was CFO and chief operating…

The saying “Man makes plans, God laughs” has been around for a long time, even popping up in a truncated form on a Public Enemy album. That statement may apply to the sports world this week, as it struggles to get back on its feet after a long layoff caused by the pandemic. This week, more obstacles toward that…

Wrestling stars from several federations, including the WWE, are being accused of sexual misconduct in online forums. The movement, loosely organized under the hashtag #SpeakingOut, has already led to one wrestler having his contract terminated. The WWE announced the release of wrestler Jack Gallagher (real name…

E! has picked up a sixth season of docuseries Total Bellas, which follows the lives of WWE stars Nikki Bella and Brie Bella. The NBCUniversal cable network will launch the next run of the show later this fall. Season 5 of the show, which ends tonight, June 11, featured Nikki and Artem's French engagement and the twins…

World Wrestling Entertainment, which forged an early path in subscription streaming by launching the WWE Network in 2014, has introduced a free version of the service with 15,000 hours of programming. Weekly show Raw Talk will join the streaming lineup following broadcasts of Monday Night Raw. Recent episodes of Raw, F…

Former World Wrestling Entertainment star Shad Gaspard was found dead Wednesday on a Los Angeles beach after going missing in a swimming accident over the weekend, authorities said. He was 39. The Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner’s office confirmed to Deadline that a body discovered along the shoreline near…

A&E is doubling down on its hit police series Live PD and has ordered a live treasure format fronted by Jeff Foxworthy and series searching for WWE memorabilia. The cable network is taking the total number of episodes of Live PD to over 450 with the bumper renewal. The three-hour live show hosted by Dan Abrams, which…

Fox revenue looked a bit like a fairy tale last quarter – a 44% jump in ad sales even with the coronavirus nipping – but the page turns in the current quarter as company executives anticipate local station advertising will fall 50% year-on-year. The fiscal fourth quarter ending in June will see dips in local auto…

World Wrestling Entertainment, which has hit some bumps in the road recently, the latest being COVID-19, beat Wall Street estimates for first-quarter revenue and earnings. Its shares climbed more than 10% on the news. Net income for the period came in at $26.2 million, or 31 cents a share, while revenue of $291…

World Wrestling Entertainment may have gotten a win this week when the state of Florida deemed its matches in Orlando “essential services,” but the company said Wednesday it is implementing a range of COVID-19 cutbacks. A combination of employee furloughs and pay cuts for board members and executives are expected to…

UPDATED, 12:29 PM: XFL, the pro football league relaunched this year by WWE’s Vince McMahon, has filed for bankruptcy protection. The move comes three days after the league suspended operations and laid off its staff. BREAKING: XFL files for bankruptcy. N bankruptcy filing reveals that WWE actually does own part of…

The WWE has confirmed the first COVID-19 case among its ranks. According to Pro Wrestling Sheet, which broke the story, the infected individual is an on-camera talent, but not a wrestler. The publication said the person is believed to have contracted the virus after going out to dinner with friends who work in the…