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WWE Studios and Thinkfactory Media are tag-teaming on Big Show vs. The World: A Giant Abroad (working title), a new adventure docuseries led by one of the pro wrestling outfit’s biggest stars. Through his extensive world travels with WWE, Big Show has collected a lifetime of unusual stories filled with unexplained…

Former Viceland International chief James Rosenstock is swapping hipsters for Hulk Hogan after becoming Executive Vice President, International for WWE. Rosenstock will be responsible for the management of all international operations at the wrestling group. He will oversee the company's eight regional General…

WWE’s Friday Night SmackDown! has its Fox premiere on Friday, and this show is guaranteed to Rock. Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson said Monday that he will return to his wrasslin’ roots with an appearance on the 20th anniversary program. The pro wrestling juggernaut and Fox Sports are marking the anniversary on October 4…

The destiny of WWE's superstars will be determined during a two-night draft taking place live on Friday Night SmackDown on October 11 at 8 pm ET on the Fox broadcast network and Monday Night Raw on October 14 at 8 pm ET on USA Network. On both nights of the draft, superstars from Raw and SmackDown will appear along…

A year after Fox set a deal to take over broadcasts of its longtime pro wrestling staple, SmackDown, USA Network has gotten back in the ring with the WWE and will air its NXT show on Wednesday nights. On its new network, starting September 18, NXT will air opposite TNT’s All Elite Wrestling showcase, setting up an…

Jeffrey Katzenberg and Meg Whitman’s shortform video platform Quibi is entering the world of women’s wrestling with Fight Like a Girl, an unscripted series toplined by WWE Superstars, from WWE Studios and Critical Content. In each episode, WWE Chief Brand Officer Stephanie McMahon pairs a WWE star with a young woman…

WWE star Ashley Massaro, who won the league’s “Raw Diva Search” TV show in 2005 and later appeared on “Survivor: China,” died Thursday in Suffolk County, New York. She was 39 and the cause of death has not been determined, although police have said it appears not to be criminally related. Responders were called to her…

WarnerMedia, which already airs a healthy amount of sports, with rights to the NBA, NCAA basketball and golf, is adding wrestling to the mix through a new partnership with All Elite Wrestling. The two companies said they are forming the first new wrestling circuit to launch in the past 20 years, with primetime…

During Fox’s upfronts press call, Fox Sports chief Eric Shanks affirmed that the forthcoming gambling service Fox Bet will not put an immediate, casino-style slant on the network’s sports programming. “We’re taking baby steps,” he said. Canada’s The Stars Group and Fox Sports announced a partnership last week, with…

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…

Wrestling legends “Macho Man” Randy Savage, “Rowdy” Roddy Piper, Booker T, Stone Cold Steve Austin and Shawn Michaels will be profiled in five two-hour documentaries under A&E Network’s Biography banner as part of a deal with WWE Studios. The iconic WWE superstars will be profiled with new and archival interviews and…

On Sunday night, John Oliver did not hold back with his takedown of WWE boss Vince McMahon and the working conditions and treatment of the wrestlers in the organization on HBO’s Last Week Tonight. True to professional wrestling form, the WWE wasn’t about to take the hits without retaliating. Deadline received a…