The “blackout” that prohibited all WWE staff from trading company shares since July 22, the day Vince McMahon announced his retirement, was lifted today.
WWE employees are allowed to trade company shares again
Author: Brandon Thurston
Brandon Thurston has written about wrestling business since 2015. He operates and owns Wrestlenomics.
Key takeaways from WWE’s Q2 2022 earnings on Vince McMahon investigation, Stephanie’s comments on potential sale, next-day rights
The WWE board of directors’ investigation into alleged misconduct by former CEO Vince McMahon, former head of talent relations John Laurinaitis, and into the company culture is “substantially complete”.
Analysis: There’s a possible connection between the Trump Foundation and Vince McMahon’s newly-revealed unrecorded payments
Many initially thought the additional money was related to McMahon’s series of alleged pay-offs to women for nondisclosure agreements, but after further research, it seems more likely it’s connected to Donald Trump.
WWE NXT TV ratings for August 9
Wrestlenomics is not affiliated with or licensed by Nielsen. WWE NXT last night on USA Network, was watched by 597,000 viewers on average, including about 170,000 aged 18 to 49, for a 0.13 P18-49 rating. Compared to last week, NXT was down 8% in total viewership. Among viewers 18 to 49, viewership was down 15% … Continue reading WWE NXT TV ratings for August 9
WWE finds two more payments Vince McMahon made that should have been recorded as company expenses
That brings total unrecorded expenses related to McMahon’s NDA payments to $19.6 million.
WWE Raw TV ratings for August 8
Wrestlenomics is not affiliated with or licensed by Nielsen. WWE Raw last night on USA Network, was watched by 1,956,000 viewers on average, including about 700,000 aged 18 to 49, for a 0.54 P18-49 rating. Compared to last week’s exceptionally high numbers, Raw was down 12% in total viewership. Among viewers 18 to 49, viewership … Continue reading WWE Raw TV ratings for August 8