• Dana White Comments On WWE-UFC Merger
As we reported yesterday, Vince McMahon had the following to say about the WWE-UFC merger:
“Given the incredible work that Ari and Endeavor have done to grow the UFC brand – nearly doubling its revenue over the past 7 years – and the immense success we’ve already had in partnering with their team on a number of ventures, I believe that this is without a doubt the best outcome for our shareholders and other stakeholders.
Together, we will be a $21+ billion live sports and entertainment powerhouse with a collective fanbase of more than a billion people and an exciting growth opportunity.
The new company will be well positioned to maximize the value of our combined media rights, enhance sponsorship monetization, develop new forms of content and pursue other strategic mergers and acquisitions to further bolster our strong stable of brands.
I, along with the current WWE management team, look forward to working closely with Ari and the Endeavor and UFC teams to take the businesses to the next level.”
On the other hand, UFC President Dana White issued the following statement:
“This company has been on fire for the last 7 years and now that we will be adding WWE to the portfolio, I am excited to take this to another level.
Vince is a savage in the wrestling space, Ari is a beast at what he does, and then add what we at UFC bring to the table and there is no limit to what this company can accomplish in the next 5 years.”
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• Old School ECW Veteran Celebrates His Birthday
Old School ECW Veteran Ulf Herman (Real name: Ulf Nadrowski) celebrates his 57th birthday today.
The german Wrestler originally made a name for himself in Otto Wanz’s CWA promotion, before he joined Paul Heyman’s Extreme Championship Wrestling in 1998.
In ECW, Ulf became a member of Lance Wright’s faction “The Wright Connection”, but later also joined the more famous stable “The Full Blooded Italians”.
He appeared at big ECW events like ‘A Matter of Respect 1998’, ‘November to Remember 1998’ and ‘House Party 1999’.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY ULF HERMAN!
