All-Purpose McMustache/WWE Sale Thread (Future: Endeavor-ed)

[Gecko]

[bob loves the Hurt Syndicate]

Apr 2, 2023 17:47:15 GMT -5 EoE: Workin On My Night Cheese said:

Apr 2, 2023 17:45:53 GMT -5 @vonwagner said:

Just keep UFC shit out of my wrestling, please.

Meanwhile, on MMA boards:

Just keep wrestling shit out of my UFC, please.

[hbkid718]

I don't care who buys it as long as it's not the Saudi Government. I will continue to be a WWE fan & watcher as long as my heart is still beating. What a sigh of relief.

[The Captain]

Apr 2, 2023 17:27:01 GMT -5 El Cokehead del Knife Fight said:

Something that does have me wondering is this though;

Endeavor burnt that bridge with Saudi Arabia following the murder of Kashioggi, can they really go back to business as usual with the KSA if they purchase the WWE? A lot of the stock value in the WWE is taking into account the hundreds of millions a year they take in from the Saudi events.

UFC's been doing events in Saudi Arabia since the pandemic ended. Granted, I'm not sure if they're in direct business with the regime or not. But it does look like a "let's pretend to care for a bit then when the heat dies down, we get right back into bed with them" thing.

[XIII]

Apr 2, 2023 17:47:15 GMT -5 EoE: Workin On My Night Cheese said:

Apr 2, 2023 17:45:53 GMT -5 @vonwagner said:

Just keep UFC shit out of my wrestling, please.

Meanwhile, on MMA boards:

Just keep wrestling shit out of my UFC, please.

I got some news for whoever on the MMA boards posted this.  UFC is just as WWE in their promotion as WWE and their judging is suspect at best. lol

[EoE: Workin On My Night Cheese]

Apr 2, 2023 18:02:50 GMT -5 XIII said:

Apr 2, 2023 17:47:15 GMT -5 EoE: Workin On My Night Cheese said:

Meanwhile, on MMA boards:

I got some news for whoever on the MMA boards posted this.  UFC is just as WWE in their promotion as WWE and their judging is suspect at best. lol

It was just me making a joke, not an actual post being referenced.

[kingoftheindies]

Apr 2, 2023 17:57:15 GMT -5 EoE: Workin On My Night Cheese said:

OK, so let me see if I got all this right, trying to be as neutral as possible:

Endeavor Group is reportedly buying majority stake in WWE to merge it and UFC into a new company under that umbrella, with both companies expected to be run independently from each other. Vince McMahon is apparently going to be executive chairman of this company, outranking even Dana White, but is outranked by the overall Endeavor Group chairman, this Ari Emmanuel bloke. Vince might go back to doing full creative, but that’s not confirmed, there might be budget cuts, but that’s not confirmed, and the Saudi Arabia deal might be in question because Endeavor had pulled UFC out back when the Khashoggi stuff happened, but THAT’s not confirmed. And WWE might eventually go back to charging full rates for PPVs to match what UFC are doing.

That sum things up correctly?

In essence yes. Meltz thinks the ppv changes aren't gonna happen till the Peacock deal is up, SRS says he doesn't think Nick Khan mentioning switching to that model with Peacock was an accident.

Everything is still hypothetical but I'm betting once announced things will move quickly and we will have a lot of answers

[XIII]

Apr 2, 2023 18:03:31 GMT -5 EoE: Workin On My Night Cheese said:

Apr 2, 2023 18:02:50 GMT -5 XIII said:

I got some news for whoever on the MMA boards posted this.  UFC is just as WWE in their promotion as WWE and their judging is suspect at best. lol

It was just me making a joke, not an actual post being referenced.

i'm sure someone somewhere has posted it verbatim lol

[Perd]

I suppose the handsomest rewards, for the most abhorrent of behavior, has always been the way of the world. No one's ever gone broke exploiting the poor and disenfranchised. But it really does feel like the vulgarity has Ben turned all the way up. At almost every turn, you are reminded that, the best way to make money, is to already have money. And if you don’t, everything is set up to best ensure that you never will.

[Deleted]

Oh, boy!

Power Slap is going to get WWE airtime.

[john84]

Apr 2, 2023 18:17:35 GMT -5 @jdogindy said:

Oh, boy!

Power Slap is going to get WWE airtime.

[Gus Richlen: Ruffian]

WWE is selling to Endeavor, CNBC has reported. This would have WWE and UFC under the same umbrella.

The report states that Endeavor would own 51 percent of the company, giving them a majority share, while WWE shareholders would get 49 percent as they start a new publicly traded company.

Fightful has reached out to WWE officially, and haven't heard back, but we've spoken with tons of talent and staff. Thus far, they haven't been briefed, but many were told that the sales process was ongoing and moving along well. There was buzz this week among several in WWE that a deal was being finalized with a Non-Saudi buyer.

WWE had told Fightful that they'd be hosting likely suitors in Los Angeles for WrestleMania, but we've learned the deal was in motion well ahead of that. It was also in motion when Vince McMahon nailed down a two-year employment contract at WWE. When Endeavor acquired UFC in 2016, they looked to retain Dana White in a head role, although he had many more years leading the charge ahead of him than Vince McMahon does. Those close to McMahon claim he was adamant to them that he was returning to oversee either a sale, rights fees negotiations, or possibly even both. WWE creative claims they have not interacted with Vince McMahon since his departure last Summer, or since he forced his way back into the company in December. However, several talent have had concerns he's getting more involved. McMahon was backstage at both Smackdown and WrestleMania this week, giving input. Those we spoke to with knowledge of the situation say that Vince McMahon would have had protections to either keep him around in some capacity, or have a healthy severance clause in the event he were quickly canned.

Fightful spoke to employees from several potential suitors who said that Vince McMahon wanting to remain involved would be a major sticking point and hurdle for a variety of reasons. Among those included the new post-McMahon regime showing that from a creative and business standpoint, they were more than competent in leading the charge.
[6:13 PM]
As of Sunday, plans called for Vince McMahon to remain with WWE as executive chairman, Nick Khan to remain as president of the wrestling side of things, and Ari Emanuel and Mark Shapiro to get involved. Thus far, we haven't heard an update regarding the creative aspects and how Triple H would remain involved. However, we did speak with Endeavor sources who indicated a trust in what they've seen out of him, and a general respect for the work Stephanie McMahon did before leaving.

Endeavor recently acquired Asylum Entertainment Group, a non-scripted production company. WWE has also had numerous talent-driven non-scripted shows. In addition, Endeavor owns the UFC, which has featured the likes of Brock Lesnar, Shayna Baszler, Ronda Rousey, Matt Riddle and others on the WWE roster. One source within Endeavor that we immediately spoke to believe that if an acquisition were to take place, it would provide more mainstream opportunities, and opportunities in general for WWE talent, without fear of losing them to outside projects, as Endeavor is in a healthy position to help provide those opportunities and projects.

Another source in Endeavor was confident that a sale would lead to additional opportunities for talent, with the source pointing out that UFC fighters are allowed to have exclusive content pages such as Onlyfans and Brand Army for additional income. However, an agent that has worked with both UFC and WWE talent was quick to point out that UFC has let top fighters walk over paying them, passing on dream fights, in addition to repeatedly taking steps to eliminate outside advertisements in-cage for fighters. It should be noted that UFC arranges their own outfitting sponsors, though the money varies based on what a fighter could command themselves.

The sale in general has been a major talking point backstage at WrestleMania night two, but talent truly aren't sure what's going on. Nobody from the bottom of the card to the top of the card was given any true indication who a potential buyer would be. Several talent contacted us to say they were ecstatic that it didn't end up sold to a Saudi Arabia led group. We were told that the relationship between WWE and Saudi Arabia was set to continue.

We've been told that we could see some Endeavor-related guests in attendance as soon as tonight's WrestleMania night 2.

DO NOT LET TRIPLE H LOSES HIS POWER, ENDEAVOR, I SWEAR TO f***

[Alice Syndrome]

Vince is the photo for the dictionary definition of Failing Upwards

[XIII]

WE'RE GOING TO SEE DANA WHITE'S BIG BALD HEAD IN A LUXURY BOX TONIGHT: CONFIRMED

[Legion]

There are some definite potential upsides for some talent in this deal, if it happens.

Endeavours talent agency side of things is pretty good/respected and so moving people in to acting/presenting roles open avenues for people easier

[thegatewaydrug]

Apr 2, 2023 18:26:50 GMT -5 Alice Syndrome said:

Vince is the photo for the dictionary definition of Failing Upwards

Isn't that called pulling a "Homer"?

[Deleted]

The good: Hey big financial upside

The bad: EVERYTHING ELSE!

[john84]

Apr 2, 2023 18:27:32 GMT -5 XIII said:

WE'RE GOING TO SEE DANA WHITE'S BIG BALD HEAD IN A LUXURY BOX TONIGHT: CONFIRMED

Wouldn't be surprised.  Hell I wouldn't be surprised if we had a camera shot of him and he was interviewed lol.

[john84]

Apr 2, 2023 18:33:40 GMT -5 @sigmax said:

The good: Hey big financial upside

The bad: EVERYTHING ELSE!

There is another good: It's not the Saudi Government.

[cjb01: Limited Edition Item!]

"We have a great respect and trust for what HHH has done so far" honestly makes me think he's getting fired tomorrow lmfao