標籤: TKO

Kevin Nash weighed in on the ongoing conversation surrounding TKO’s involvement in WWE creative, offering one of the most scathing hot takes you’ll ever hear on the latest episode of the Click This Podcast. Nash’s reasoning is simple: Triple H knows what he’s doing, and the executives above him don’t need to get involved.

“(Paul) Levesque has taken over, and everyone loves the direction that this Levesque guy is taking the new flagship WWE program in the Netflix era,” Nash said. ‘And then lo and behold, just like every other business on earth, the bullshit people on top of that who have no clue except how to get paid more, people higher up the food chain decide to start their business where they don’t need it.’

“We’re going to put this guy in. Let’s put this guy in. How about him in the main event? What if we put this guy in? Why would we put that guy in?’ We’ve got a $500 million deal that involves this guy. While we’re at it, let’s make the field look like NASCAR.”

Nash clarified that his criticism was directed at those above Triple H in the TKO structure. Not Levesque himself.

“It doesn’t take anything away from Paul Levesque, because Paul Levesque still knows what he’s doing. If anyone out there feels like this, maybe thinks this might apply to them, how about leaving the f–king company alone? Get your f–king nose out of creative.”

Triple H took over creative control of WWE in 2022 and received widespread praise for the initial direction of the product under his leadership. However, last month, TKO President and COO Mark Shapiro publicly claimed that TKO has full control over WWE creative. WWE’s recent storylines have had mixed reactions, with fans pointing to TKO’s outside interference in the booking process as a contributing factor.

虽然人们认为将 WWE 和 UFC 合并到一个保护伞下将为两家公司带来更大的增长，但越来越多的证据表明他们的母公司对其产品产生了负面影响。

WWE 和 UFC 之间的交叉程度令人惊讶。这两个品牌的许多粉丝都观看这两种产品。几位摔跤手尝试过综合格斗，不少前 UFC 明星已经跳入职业摔跤。

这就是为什么当这两家全球巨头于 2023 年在 TKO 集团控股旗下合并并上市时，这似乎是一次完美的商业匹配。然而，尽管两家公司在 2026 年再次发布强劲数据，但也有明显迹象表明，TKO 的干预以及母公司试图制定的一些策略正在损害 WWE 和 UFC 的潜力。

在过去的几年里，WWE 粉丝对首席执行官阿里·伊曼纽尔 (Ari Emanuel) 等 TKO 决策者插手公司的创意流程感到越来越沮丧。

伊曼纽尔一直支持董事会成员道恩·“巨石”·约翰逊在 2024 年和 2025 年在 WWE 内容中不一致且令人困惑的出场。据报道，他支持特拉维斯·斯科特在摔角狂热 41 的准备工作中被使用，然后这位说唱歌手突然退出并再也没有出现过。今年，据称他是帕特·迈克菲被推入科迪·罗兹和兰迪·奥顿之间的第一晚摔角狂热主赛事故事情节的推动力。

WrestleMania 42 门票销量仍远远落后于去年的赛事

然而，自 WWE 合并以来最大的挫折是该公司对门票和商品的价格衡量。这在很大程度上是 TKO 的一项举措，它将对今年最大的赛事产生巨大影响。

数周以来一直有报道称本月的《摔角狂热 42》卡牌销售缓慢。好吧，由于该活动将于本周末结束，看起来它的表现将大大低于去年在同一座大楼举行的展会。据 X 账户 Wrestle Tix 称，在拉斯维加斯 Allegiant 体育场举行的赛事第一晚已售出 40,610 张门票，第二晚售出 42,769 张门票。今年，该场馆设有 45,767 个座位。

然而，去年在同一栋大楼中，第一晚售出 58,538 张，第二晚售出 60,103 张。尽管今年的活动有更好的卡，但这是一个巨大的差异。连续第二年在拉斯维加斯举办这一活动似乎是一个糟糕的主意，而且成本也使得这一次对该地区的人们的吸引力大大降低。

UFC 327 的收入是迈阿密之前赛事的一半？

然而，WWE并不是唯一一个受到TKO负面影响的公司。 UFC的粉丝们对赛事的淡化感到恼火，因为促销活动几乎每个周末都有卡牌。此外，公司的人才储备也有所减少。

UFC 缺乏明星影响力的一个主要原因是该公司从按次付费转向与派拉蒙达成 77 亿美元的流媒体协议。 20 年来，他们的商业模式都是建立在 PPV 之上，并为顶级拳手提供购买折扣。由于这不再是一种选择，该公司不愿意为精英明星支付固定费用。

这就是乔恩·琼斯不打算回到公司的原因。康纳·麦格雷戈 (Conor McGregor) 仍未安排 2026 年的比赛，隆达·鲁西 (Ronda Rousey) 的 MMA 比赛将在 Netflix 上回归，而不是在八角笼内进行最有价值的促销活动。

嗯，看起来 UFC 由于 TKO 合并的变化而削弱了产品，这使得佛罗里达州的粉丝失去了花大钱亲自去看一场比赛的兴趣。据 X 帐户 MMA Joey 透露，上周末在迈阿密卡塞亚中心举行的 UFC 327 比赛的门票价格为 650 万美元。

据报道，此次促销活动在同一场地为 UFC 314 赚取了超过 1100 万美元，为 UFC 287 赚取了 1200 万美元，为 UFC 299 赚取了 1400 万美元。因此今年 UFC 327 的回报下降幅度很大。

本周又带来了两个重大证据，证明 TKO 仍然对 WWE 和 UFC 不利。

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CM Punk revealed some unfiltered thoughts about WWE’s parent company on Monday Night Raw. But have those comments landed the world heavyweight champion in trouble?

The second to last WWE Raw before WrestleMania 42 got off to a hot start last night when Punk opened the show to express his thoughts on a few topics. Much of his promo was directed at his opponent on Night 2 of the two-night extravaganza the following weekend.

However, in the end, he surprisingly backed out and went after one-time announcer Pat McAfee. The popular podcaster and ESPN analyst went viral after returning to the company on last week’s SmackDown to criticize the company regarding alleged issues with the product and slow ticket sales for WrestleMania.

Well, this didn’t sit well with one face of the company as Punk attacked McAfee. He then suggested she call her “agent” and ask him to lower the ticket prices. The person he was referring to is the CEO of WWE’s parent company, TKO Group Holdings, who has pushed for McAfee to be added to WWE title storylines and is trying to make him a star in Hollywood.

The comments surprised many and led to speculation that Punk went off script and could be punished by TKO. Well, according to PW Insider Elite, it doesn’t seem possible at the moment, but Punk was speaking for several of his colleagues backstage.

The outlet reported, “We haven’t heard about any fallout from the promo, but we’re also told that what Punk said reflects the frustration backstage among the talent over the past several weeks.” “We have heard from many talents who have expressed frustration over the fact that ticket prices are so high, that there are so many tickets left for the top show of the year, and while there are so many seats available, talents are only being given two comp tickets for the night they are performing.”

Let us tell you that this year’s WrestleMania is being held in the same city Las Vegas like last year. This may affect interest in the arena as well as ticket prices which are as high as ever for the company.

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In a new interview, Ronda Rousey gave important insight into why her surprise comeback fight won’t take place in the company that made her a household name, the UFC.

Earlier this week, Rousey shocked the fight world when she announced plans for a completely unexpected comeback fight against fellow female MMA pioneer Gina Carano. However, what was more unexpected than his return to the cage after a decade away was that it wouldn’t be inside the UFC’s Octagon.

Rousey showed so much potential as a box office star during her tenure in Strikeforce that White was forced to back down from his announcement that he would not have women’s fights in the UFC. It was the right move as the Olympic silver medalist would emerge as one of their biggest stars during her three years with the company.

Furthermore, White and Rousey developed a legitimate friendship based on her success and ease of conversation. So why hasn’t he returned to the fight game inside the Octagon?

Cost-effective TKO strategy keeps Rousey from making UFC comeback fight

In a new interview with Jim Rome, Rousey talked about her friendship with White and mentioned that she actually first came to her last year about the idea of ​​a fight with Carano. According to the former UFC bantamweight champion, the promotion boss was so excited by the idea that he stuttered during their call.

Following White’s conversation with Carano, Rousey claims she requested that he give her a pay-per-view raise for the fight. The CEO had no problem in doing so. However, when it became clear that a bout would need to take place in 2026, it conflicted with their new media rights deal with Paramount+, where the company was no longer doing PPVs.

“They didn’t want to set the precedent of giving me the guaranteed money that I deserve, because once I raise that tide, it raises all boats,” Rousey said. “They just signed a $7.7 billion deal at Paramount, so it’s in their best interest not to take the best fights possible and spend as little money as possible so they can stay [that standard]. Dana is now legally bound to maximize shareholder value. “

So, it looks like Dana White wanted Ronda Rousey’s comeback fight. But TKO Group Holdings, the UFC’s parent company, wants to use a more cost-effective approach, especially after the Paramount+ deal. Giving her the money she wanted would have harmed those plans.

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在一次新的采访中，隆达·鲁西透露了一些关键细节，解释了为什么她令人惊讶的回归比赛不会发生在让她家喻户晓的UFC公司中。

本周早些时候，罗西宣布计划与女子综合格斗先驱吉娜·卡拉诺进行一场完全出人意料的复赛，震惊了拳击界。然而，比阔别十年重返笼子更令人意想不到的是，这不会发生在UFC的八角笼内。

罗西在《Strikeforce》中展现出了作为票房明星的巨大潜力，这使得怀特收回了他在 UFC 中不再举办女子比赛的声明。这是正确的举动，因为这位奥运会银牌得主将在她在公司的三年里成为他最耀眼的明星之一。

此外，怀特和鲁西基于她的成功和易于谈判而建立了合法的友谊。那么为什么她最终没有重返八角笼内的格斗游戏呢？

TKO高性价比策略阻止罗西重返UFC

在吉姆·罗马的一次新采访中，鲁西谈到了她与怀特的友谊，并提到她实际上是去年第一次向他提出与卡拉诺打架的想法。据这位前 UFC 最轻量级冠军称，推广老板对这个想法非常兴奋，以至于他在通话中都结巴了。

在怀特与卡拉诺交谈后，鲁西声称她要求他为她的比赛增加按次付费的积分。首席执行官这样做没有任何问题。然而，当双方明确需要在 2026 年进行一场比赛时，这与他们与派拉蒙+签订的新媒体版权协议发生了冲突，派拉蒙+公司不再提供 PPV 业务。

“他们不想开创先例，给我应得的保证金，因为一旦我掀起浪潮，就会让所有的船都抬起来，”鲁西说。 “他们刚刚与派拉蒙达成了一笔价值 77 亿美元的交易，因此，不进行尽可能最好的战斗并花尽可能少的钱，这样他们就可以保留自己的利益，这符合他们的最大利益。 [that standard]。德纳现在有法律义务实现股东价值最大化。 “

所以，看起来达纳·怀特（Dana White）想要让隆达·鲁西（Ronda Rousey）回归战斗。但 UFC 的母公司 TKO Group Holdings 希望采用更具成本效益的方法，尤其是在与派拉蒙+交易之后。给她她想要的钱会损害这些计划。

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