Below are the just the WWE highlights from the November 7 TKO earnings call, courtesy of F4WOnline.
-This February’s Elimination Chamber event in Australia will bring WWE its largest site fee ever, but didn’t say what the number was.
-Saudi Arabia is a major focus of conversation and optimism for the future of WWE and UFC.
-The WWE NXT deal with The CW represents a 70% AAV (average annual value) increase.
-The SmackDown agreement with NBCUniversal has 40% AAV increase.
-With WWE Raw rights, the company has until October of next year to find the right partner as they do all production in-house. They are very optimistic and will take their time, calling interest “robust.” Thee is a lot of momentum and productive conversations with both linear broadcasters and streamers. They have flexibility on both day and time for Raw. There’s no specific timeline on a deal.
-In some cases, partnerships and sponsorships are being sold and proposed with both UFC and WWE packaged together.
-The announcement of WrestleMania 40 at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia, PA and subsequent ticket sales of 90,000+ for the two-day event, already breaking this year’s WrestleMania 39 record.