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WWE News: WWE’s Audience Drop Gets Negative Mainstream Coverage, WWE Stock Update, Paul Heyman Is Laughing At Seth Rollins
– WWE’s drop in audience compared to last year has received coverage from Variety, who posted an article today ahead of WWE’s second quarter financials announcements on Thursday. They mentioned that when WWE revealed their first quarter financials during a conference call earlier this year, they blamed the ratings drop in the first three months of 2019 on “superstar absences” and said that everyone who was missing was back for the second quarter. However, the audience still went down. The article questions how Vince will explain the drop this time.
It reads: “The company’s TV partners, NBCUniversal and Fox, are also reportedly getting anxious about the state of the WWE.”
It notes that the TV networks will pay $470 million a year combined for RAW and Smackdown starting in October. RAW is down around 20% from last year while Smackdown is down 17%. Variety points to creative as a reason for the issues.
– WWE stock is currently trading at $69.90. It should be noted that it was trading at close to $100 before first quarter financials and then dropped sharply.
– Paul Heyman wrote the following on Twitter:
Heading to @WWE #RAW #RAWReunion #Tampa
OK, bitches, take notes …@TOMFORD suit#TheCharvet Tie #ETON pocket square #CurtisWong watch (you can't see it, but it's bad ass)#YourHumbleFashonista pic.twitter.com/vyZm7Mh0D9
— Paul Heyman (@HeymanHustle) July 22, 2019
Ladies and Gentlemen, my client BRRRRRRRRRRRRRROCK LESNAR is the multi-time and NEEEEEEEEEEEEW reigning defending undisputed @WWE Universal Heavyweight Champion. #WeToldYouSo
Good morning @WWERollins. Please take this very personally.#RAW#RAWReunion pic.twitter.com/8f68IEHqWV
— Paul Heyman (@HeymanHustle) July 22, 2019
Dear @WWERollins,
Just a few notes, on this BEAST-ly morning of the historic @WWE #RAWReunion:
(1) My client, @BrockLesnar is the reigning defending undisputed @WWE Universal Heavyweight Champion
(2) That means you're NOT
(3) We're not laughing with you. We're laughing AT you! pic.twitter.com/bbJvZip7xf— Paul Heyman (@HeymanHustle) July 22, 2019
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