WON Preview, August 8, 2016: WWE financial report, MMA rules change, UFC 201

By Dave Meltzer
Published: 4 Aug 2016, 12:05

Wrestling Observer Newsletter

READ IT HERE: August 8, 2016 Wrestling Observer Newsletter: WWE financial report, MMA rules change, UFC 201

A look at the WWE business and how it is changing is the lead story in the new issue of the Wrestling Observer Newsletter. It also has all the regular WWE news including injury updates, how MMA rules may be changing, coverage of UFC 201, The G-1 Climax tournament and a look at two more major shows later this month.

Why WWE made a very small profit for the WrestleMania quarter and why, and how concerned should people be about it, and the difference in profits between last year and this year, the dividend pay out, projections for next quarter and how well the company is doing compared to normal standards, plus a look at the stock market reaction to the WWE’s quarter, all in this issue.

This issue contains updates on what has been reported on the WWE Network numbers and breaking them down a lot farther than WWE did, and a look at how offering WrestleMania for free changed things, how many people really canceled subscriptions and how many of the new people stayed.

Every other major fact of WWE business, including the surprising news of how many free tickets were given out to fill AT&T Stadium for WrestleMania, where WWE money and profits come from, how much WrestleMania really made for the company this year and last year, what kind of expenses there were for the show, how come the WWE network division lost money this quarter, plus looking at house show ticket sales and merchandise figures, European tour business notes, television revenue, licensing revenue, WWE movies and everything else on the current business front, inside the issue.

Finally, hava a look at the ABC proposed MMA rule changes, why rule changes are so slow in being implemented and the political issues going on regarding new rules and why this could be a problem for fighters.

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Two of the biggest stars in Mexico get a secret suspension
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AAA TV building TripleMania
Notes on the beginning of Dragon Gate’s tag team tournament
GHC title change and NOAH jr. tag team tournament news
New Japan runs three hours in U.S. this week
Legend from sumo passes away
Hall of Famer works this past week with a broken arm
Promoter talks about how to handle talent leaving
Update on the Gawker/hulk Hogan situation
Notes on wrestling at the Olympics this year
Updates on Battle of Los Angeles
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Notes on the closing of a regular arena wrestling ran for decades
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TNA star talks about sexual harassment
More on UFC drug testing
Nick Diaz talks terms that hell return under
More on the Brock Lesnar failed drug test
Lots of new UFC fights
What expected medalist in the Olympics is already signed to UFC’s heavyweight division
Mark Hunt’s latest reaction to UFC and its drug testing
Notes on this week’s UFC show
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NBC to broadcast major MMA show
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