Tonight’s WWE 205 Live will take place from the Citizens Business Bank Arena in Ontario, California. Streaming live tonight at 10/9 C on WWE Network.
* The Singh Brothers look to prove their might
* Who is Tony Nese’s challenger?
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WWE Course To Be Offered At The Harvard Business School This Fall, Triple H Comments
WWE and the Harvard Business School have announced that a new case study on WWE will be offered this fall as a part of Anita Elberse’s “Business of Entertainment, Media and Sports” course. The course will enroll 180 MBA students in their second year.
Harvard Business School to offer course featuring WWE case study
The prestigious Harvard Business School is offering a case study on WWE as part Anita Elberse’s course “The Business of Entertainment, Media and Sports,” beginning this fall. The course will enroll 180 MBA students in their second year and will also examine other major sports and entertainment brands like The Walt Disney Studios, NBCUniversal, Nike and personalities such as former WWE Champion Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, LeBron James and more.
The course will explore factors that drive sustained success for organizations and individuals in sports and entertainment; understand how companies can diversify beyond their core business to create engagement and value for fans and other stakeholders; and how business can best pursue contracts with star talent.
The course begins in time for the fall semester.
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Source: Wrestling Inc.
WWE RAW Preview 6/17/19
Tonight’s WWE RAW will take place from the Staples Center in Los Angeles, California with the final hype for WWE Stomping Grounds.
* Who will don the stripes for Rollins vs. Corbin at WWE Stomping Grounds?
* Fatal 5-Way Match to determine Samoa Joe’s U.S. Title challenger at WWE Stomping Grounds
* Daniel Bryan is a Wild Card
* Crate expectations for R-Truth
* “Top Guys” once again
* Could a Woman’s Right bring us “Becky No Belts”?
Mike And Maria Kanellis Sign New Multi-Year WWE Contracts
Pro Wrestling Sheet reports that Mike and Maria Kanellis have signed new WWE contracts. Sources say they recently inked multi-year deals and were happy with their final offers.
Maria Kanellis recently made it known that she and her husband were nearing the end of their deals with a tweet on May 27 saying: “Contracts are up in 3 weeks. Just saying…”
Mike and Maria signed with WWE in 2017. They’re currently featured on 205 Live.
Lars Sullivan Currently Dealing With An Injury
Lars Sullivan is currently out of action with an injury, according to F4Wonline.com.
Sullivan was originally scheduled to face Matt Hardy at Tuesday’s WWE SmackDown, but he was pulled due to what was believed to be a minor injury. New information reveals that Sullivan is suffering from a knee injury, and that it’s much worse than originally believed.
There is no word yet on when Lars will be back in action, but they should have a better idea once he undergoes an MRI. F4W notes that it doesn’t look like a small thing.
Lars defeated The Lucha House Party in a 3-on-1 Handicap Match at WWE Super ShowDownlast Friday. He then won the rematch on this Monday’s RAW.
Source: Wrestling Inc.
Backstage Talk On WWE Talents Waiting For Contracts To Expire, Stephanie McMahon’s WWE NXT Meeting
There are said to be a lot of WWE talents who are counting the days until they can get out of their WWE contracts, according to Wrestling Observer Radio.
There have been rumors of WWE talents wanting to leave for months, but Dave Meltzer noted on Wrestling Observer Radio that AEW putting on a successful show with Double Or Nothing has really changed things.
On a related note, WWE Chief Brand Officer Stephanie McMahon was in Orlando this week for a business luncheon. She also visited the WWE Performance Center and Wednesday’s WWE NXT TV tapings at Full Sail University. As seen in the video below, Stephanie held a talent meeting before Wednesday’s tapings, which was described as a pep talk.
Stephanie reportedly pushed how great everything is with the company, and how talents get to be their own brands in the company. Stephanie also pushed social media in a big way. Her presentation included a big screen that showed how Forbes recently listed WWE and WrestleMania as one of the top 10 most powerful brands on social media, among other points.
It was also noted on Wrestling Observer Radio that WWE is trying to convince talents that their careers are over if they leave. Talents have believed this in previous years, but most aren’t buying it these days and a lot of wrestlers who leave are happy that they made the decision. Meltzer noted how it appears as if WWE is trying to convince the fans that it’s WWE or nothing, and that wrestlers are jokes if they aren’t with WWE. Meltzer pointed to the enhancement talents with the YOLO County Tag Team Titles on Tuesday’s SmackDown, which were featured in the angle with Heavy Machinery and SmackDown Tag Team Champions Daniel Bryan & Rowan.
Source: Wrestling Inc.
WWE Working On Feature Films With Netflix, Details On First WWE Studios – Netflix Movie Filming Soon
The first collaboration between WWE Studios and Netflix is scheduled to begin filming this summer, according to PWInsider. The project will shoot in Vancouver, British Columbia from late June through late August.
The movie is titled, The Main Event, and will tell the story of a 10 year old boy who is bullied, but dreams of growing up to become a WWE Superstar. The boy gets to live his dream earlier than expected when he discovers the secret to having super strength in his breakfast cereal, becoming The Spaghetti Kid.
John Cena is referenced in the movie and reportedly has a cameo role late in the film. There are also small roles for Bray Wyatt, The Miz and Sheamus. The movie also features several references to WWE NXT.
WWE Studios has been working with Netflix to develop new, original feature films. The projects will be directed towards family audiences.
There’s no word yet on when WWE will officially announce The Main Event, or their relationship with Netflix.
Source: Wrestling Inc.
WWE SmackDown Live Preview 6/11/19
Tonight’s WWE SmackDown Live will take place from the Golden 1 Center in Sacramento, California with fallout from WWE Super ShowDown.
* The New Day return to clash with Ziggler, Owens & Zayn
* Will Roman Reigns respond to Shane McMahon & Drew McIntyre?
* Will R-Truth hang on to the 24/7 Championship?
* Can Bayley bounce back from tag team defeat on Raw?
NJPW Twitter Account Takes Shot At WWE
The NJPW Global Twitter account threw a shot WWE’s way last night after announcing they are releasing a free match every Monday night. The account wrote, “We know there’s a real shortage of professional wrestling on Monday nights, so every week we make a new match from our archives free to watch!”
Source: Wrestling Inc.
WWE RAW Preview 6/10/19
Tonight’s WWE RAW will take place from the SAP Center in San Jose, California with fallout from WWE Super ShowDown.
* “Brock Party” postponed by Seth Rollins
* Shane McMahon & Drew McIntyre to celebrate “The Best in the World’s” triumph over Roman Reigns at Super ShowDown
* Becky Lynch gets “Nasty” before WWE Stomping Grounds
* Miz TV will welcome The Samoan Submission Machine
* Ryder & Hawkins and The Revival to collide in WrestleMania rematch for Raw Tag Team Titles
* Braun Strowman stands tall in Jeddah
* WWE 24/7 Champion R-Truth on the run
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