Wrestlepalooza Perth 2026 will headline WWE’s return to RAC Arena on Saturday, December 12, with SmackDown and Raw completing three shows across four days. For Australian fans, the useful news extends beyond this year’s schedule: Perth has a place in WWE’s plans through 2028. In its August 27 announcement, WWE confirmed an agreement with the … Read more
WWE Royal Rumble 2027 is officially heading to Arizona, bringing one of WWE’s biggest annual events back to the state for the third time. The Arizona Sports & Events Alliance’s official announcement confirmed the return as part of the organization’s expanding partnership with TKO Group Holdings. That agreement is designed to bring marquee events from … Read more
The four-day WWE merger trial was supposed to begin today, June 8, 2026, inside the Delaware Court of Chancery. Vince McMahon, WWE President Nick Khan, TKO Chief Executive Officer Ari Emanuel, TKO President and Chief Operating Officer Mark Shapiro, WWE Chief Content Officer Paul “Triple H” Levesque and other major figures connected to the creation … Read more
Pro wrestling has always been a business built on smoke, mirrors, and keeping the audience from seeing how the trick is done. But in a scathing, 41-page opinion issued by Delaware Court of Chancery Vice Chancellor J. Travis Laster, the curtain didn’t just get pulled back—it was entirely ripped down. The ruling is a catastrophic, … Read more
The New Day’s WWE departure is not just another name on a release list. It is bigger than that, heavier than that and far more telling about where WWE is under TKO. According to reporting from Fightful Select’s Sean Ross Sapp and Cory Hays of Bodyslam, Kofi Kingston and Xavier Woods mutually decided to part … Read more
Mark Shapiro’s recent comments about WWE creative hit as hard as they did because they did not feel like polished corporate filler. They felt blunt. The TKO President said the company has “complete control” over WWE creative, then defended the celebrity-heavy direction and the broader business-first strategy that has pushed WWE further into crossover culture, … Read more
In a revelation that underscores the growing corporate influence over WWE’s on-screen product, sources close to the situation have indicated that Pat McAfee’s surprise appearance during Friday night’s episode of SmackDown (April 3, 2026) was not born from the WWE Creative writing room but stemmed directly from an executive-level directive issued by TKO Group Holdings … Read more
Today it was announced by TKO Holdings that both Live Event divisions of UFC and WWE will now become one. This merger is being touted as “one of the strongest live events portfolios in all of sports and entertainment.” According to the press release Peter Dropkick who played an important role in the success of … Read more
