• WWE Is Interested In Buying Other Wrestling Companies
WWE’s co-CEO Stephanie McMahon said during the recent Q3 earnings call that mergers & acquisitions are some of the areas of growth for the #1 wrestling company in the world.
At the Wells Fargo TMT Conference, Stephanie was asked about this and she said:
“Just to give some examples of what I meant by that, [an acquisition] has to align with our capabilities, whether that’s smaller wrestling promotions, say, internationally.”
Wrestling Analyst Brandon Thurston further speculated which companies WWE would be interested in acquiring:
“For a quick survey of Japan, Bushiroad owns New Japan Pro Wrestling, the leader there, as well as Stardom, the women’s wrestling promotion, which is probably the fastest-growing company in the region.
Additionally, CyberAgent owns Pro Wrestling NOAH, DDT Pro-Wrestling, and Tokyo Joshi Pro-Wrestling. NOAH would be among the biggest companies in Japan after New Japan’s wide lead.
Dragongate and All Japan Pro Wrestling, I believe are more independently owned. The Japanese companies owned by large parents like Bushiroad and CyberAgent seem to me less likely to be acquired, but then again if one of those conglomerates ended up in cost-cutting mode in a major economic recession, it’s conceivable they, like Sinclair Broadcasting did earlier this year with Ring of Honor, might look to sell their wrestling assets.
In Mexico, the major two companies have long been AAA Lucha Libre Worldwide and CMLL. Both have been family-owned for decades.”
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• ON THIS DAY IN WWF HISTORY (December 3, 2000) – WWF Sunday Night HEAT
On this day in 2000, the World Wrestling Federation aired an episode of their weekly TV show ‘WWF Sunday Night HEAT’.
It was broadcasted from the Target Center in Minneapolis, Minnesota and featured pre-taped matches, interviews & storyline segments on the road to the ‘WWF Armageddon 2000’ PPV.
The card can be found right here:
Test vs. Al Snow
Crash Holly & Molly Holly vs. Ivory & Val Venis
Chaz & D’Lo Brown vs. The Dudley Boyz
