WWE shakes up announce teams for RAW and SmackDown as details of FS1 studio show WWE BACKSTAGE emerge
WWE's FS1 studio show will be hosted by Renee Young and Booker T, with a sneak preview on October 15th.
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WWE experiments with lower frame rate on SmackDown for some reason
WWE lowered the frame rate for their ringside cameras in their final episode on USA as they move to Fox next week.
Monday’s WWE Raw broadcast saw multiple match graphics run upside down
This was quite the recurring issue.
ESPN unveils 12 new “This Is SportsCenter” ads, including three (two debuting on digital) with WWE’s Becky Lynch
ESPN's bringing out a new batch of "This Is SportsCenter" ads, and WWE's Becky Lynch is heavily featured.
Fox launches “We’re All Superstars” Wieden+Kennedy WWE ad campaign ahead of Friday Night Smackdown’s October debut
After doing ads for Fox's college football and NFL properties, Wieden+Kennedy has now created an ad series promoting WWE Smackdown's fall move to Fox.
Fox Sports host Rob Stone (briefly) wins WWE 24/7 Championship
Stone is the first non-WWE Superstar to win the 24/7 Championship.
All Elite Wrestling lands Wednesday night slot on TNT for new weekly show; how much of a challenge can they give WWE?
Wednesday nights on TNT seems like a good slot for AEW; that won't conflict with TNT's regular-season NBA broadcasts, and they're not going head-to-head with WWE's cable shows.
Kristine Leahy stunned to learn WWE stars don’t have a union in a since-deleted clip
With WWE moving to Fox in October, it's not really a surprise that this clip was deleted from the Fair Game Twitter feed.
CBS’ Jason La Canfora got fooled by a fake WWE account with just over 200 followers saying Ric Flair died
La Canfora retweeted a fake report from @WWEUmiverse, which only had around 230 followers when he did that.
Fox starts the transition to sports with its new fall lineup
Fox is hoping advertisers will be attracted by its sports-heavy lineup
Raw ratings hit all-time modern low outside football season amidst worries about WWE’s current slide
Raw's 2.16 million viewers Monday were its lowest numbers outside of holidays.
WWE stock drops heavily after missing revenue targets and reporting declines in attendance and network subscriptions
WWE's stock fell over 10 percent Thursday after their Q1 numbers were well below many analysts' estimates.
Pat McAfee got yelled at by Michael Cole for wearing tuxedo shorts and almost walked out before WrestleMania
Vince McMahon eventually weighed in to keep McAfee on the show.
Renee Young was told to not talk as much on commentary, which may be good advice for everyone on WWE commentary
Is this a symptom of WWE being over-produced?
WWE officially parting ways with announcer Jim Ross, who could resurface with a new rival
Ross, 67, said "I still feel I can get the job done doing wrestling play-by-play, and I want to explore that opportunity and possibility." He's been linked to new promotion AEW in some reports.
