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Long-term WWE creative plans impacted by COVID-19 and XFL bankruptcy

STAMFORD, Conn. (Heartland Newsfeed) -- New reports reveal that the COVID-19 pandemic and the bankruptcy of the XFL are resulting in significant shifts in the WWE. This would include chairman Vince McMahon's central focus for the company. Fightful reporter Robert DeFelice reveals in his report Friday that Paul Heyman is no longer serving his duties as executive director for the Raw brand. Bruce Prichard is reported to be taking over creative decisions of both flagship brands Raw and Smackdown. Prichard […]

todayJune 12, 2020 4

Entertainment

WWE Hall of Fame ring announcer Howard Finkel dead at 69

WWE Hall of Fame ring announcer Howard Finkel has died at age 69, according to a news release Thursday. Finkel, best known as "The Fink", made his announcing debut in 1977 for the then-World Wide Wrestling Federation. The WWWF would later become the WWF in 1979 and WWE in 2002. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zGpkD2_Dykw Finkel became a full-time ring announcer as WWF's first employee upon establishment in 1980. The distinctive voice of Finkel was instantly recognizable to all. Finkel would introduce the biggest […]

todayApril 16, 2020 3

Business & Lifestyle

Furloughs, pay cuts in WWE leads to talent releases

STAMFORD, Conn. (Heartland Newsfeed) -- Unforeseen economic struggles as a result of the COVID-19 coronavirus epidemic has forced WWE to make some drastic changes Wednesday. WWE announced changes to staffing and compensation packages for executives among other measures, according to a report from Wrestling Observer's Josh Nason. A press release reveals these actions, which include decreasing operational expenses, cutting talent, staffing and consulting costs and delaying the headquarters move from Titan Towers by six months. WWE was identifying headcount reductions, making […]

todayApril 16, 2020 4

AEW News

Adam “Edge” Copeland confirms talks with All Elite Wrestling in WWE documentary

(Heartland Newsfeed) -- WWE Hall of Famer Adam "Edge" Copeland confirms that he was in talks with All Elite Wrestling (AEW) prior to his return. An upcoming WWE Network documentary reveals this discussion. AEW was not specifically under mention, but Copeland did refer to "another company within the industry." He would decide to return to WWE following a generous offer from Vince McMahon and management. Edge: "Another company within the industry contacted me" Transcription of a portion of this documentary […]

todayApril 5, 2020 2

AEW News

COMMENTARY: AEW Dynamite delivers amazing show despite ongoing sports crisis

In a world where sports content has gone dark because of the COVID-19 coronavirus, there are those who soldier on regardless. This was the case Wednesday for All Elite Wrestling's weekly TV broadcast of Dynamite. I tuned in to the empty arena shows that their competitors at WWE produced for Friday Night Smackdown and Monday's Raw. As a result, they were incredibly disappointing, crowd or no crowd. And the kicker: no live wrestling from Dynamite's Wednesday night competition, WWE NXT. […]

todayMarch 20, 2020 2

Editorial

EDITORIAL: Eating crow over WWE Elimination Chamber predictions

(Heartland Newsfeed) -- In the relentless cycle that is the 24-hour news cycle, it's definitely too late for me to write a review for WWE's recent PPV Elimination Chamber. In a preview of the event, as published on Ambush Sports, I made some predictions for the show: Shayna Baszler in the women's Elimination Chamber match Braun Strowman would retain the WWE Intercontinental Championship in a handicap match against Sami Zayn, Cesaro and Shinsuke Nakamura The New Day would win back […]

todayMarch 10, 2020 3

AEW News

Wrestling Recap: February 12, 2020

(Heartland Newsfeed/Ambush Sports) -- Another week in the Wednesday Night Wars between All Elite Wrestling’s Dynamite and WWE’s NXT brand is in the books. So how did both wrestling shows fare this week? AEW Dynamite Dynamite revealed the successful retention of the AEW World Tag Team Championships by Kenny Omega and “Hangman” Adam Page against Frankie Kazarian and Scorpio Sky of So Cal Uncensored in a bout that popped just about as much as their previous match where Omega and […]

todayFebruary 14, 2020 8

AEW News

AEW Dynamite widens 18-49 demo ratings against NXT

(Heartland Newsfeed) -- AEW and NXT showed strong audience increases Wednesday, mostly surrounding the important 18-49 demographic. However, despite a heavy hype of commercials during Monday Night Raw and a push for Charlotte Flair's first appearance on NXT, the gap in favor of AEW continues to widen. AEW Dynamite, which was built around Cody Rhodes taking ten lashes on national television from former friend and current rival Maxwell Jacob Friedman as one of the stipulations made for a future match, […]

todayFebruary 8, 2020 12

AEW News

AEW Dynamite secures third consecutive ratings victory against NXT

PHILADELPHIA (Heartland Newsfeed) -- Fueled by a WWE Smackdown that lost nearly a million viewers during its WWE Draft broadcast and a rained-out ALCS matchup between the New York Yankees and Houston Astros, AEW Dynamite secured its third consecutive ratings victory over WWE's NXT brand in the Wednesday night wars despite viewership declines two weeks in a row. According to Forbes' Alfred Konuwa, Dynamite outdrew NXT with a little over 1 million viewers -- 4,000 fewer viewers from last week's […]

todayOctober 17, 2019 8

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