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Ari Emanuel, CEO of TKO Group as well as the soon-to-be-private Endeavor, saw a pay package valued at $64.9 million in 2023 as CE0 of TKO Group, the home of WWE and UFC. TKO is a relatively new company that started trading on the New York Stock Exchange last September. Emanuel’s compensation included…

More of former TKO Group Executive Chairman Vince McMahon’s large stake in the company is changing hands, with Endeavor and TKO agreeing to buy a combined $311.2 million of his stock. In an SEC filing, Endeavor Group said it would buy shares worth about $146.2 million. TKO Group Holdings, which…

UPDATED with call: Endeavor opted not to take questions on a call with analysts after quarterly earnings today, citing a strategic review process announced last fall. CEO Ari Emanuel said the process is ongoing to "maximize value for our shareholders" and the company “will provide an update when…

TKO Group Holdings exec Mark Shapiro said the company is “on the sideline” waiting to see if former Executive Chairman Vince McMahon will sell any more of his massive stock holding in the company. Shapiro, who is president and COO of TKO and holds the same title at its majority owner, Endeavor Group…

Endeavor-controlled ring sports giant TKO Group Holdings reported $614 million in total revenue in the fourth quarter, along with a slight dip in UFC profits. It was the first batch of full quarterly operating results for the WWE and UFC parent company and followed a burst of news in January. Within…

Federal authorities are in contact with women regarding recent sexual assault and sex trafficking allegations against Vince McMahon. This latest news, first reported by the WSJ today, comes after a shocking lawsuit by a former employee last week saw the longtime impresario resign as executive…

Netflix is coming off a big last week. The streamer kicked off its Q4 earnings day last Tuesday by announcing a landmark 10-year deal with TKO Group Holdings for WWE's Monday Night Raw valued at an estimated $5 billion. Hours later, Netflix released strong fourth-quarter results to end 2023 with more than…

WWE is continuing to deal with fallout from sexual-abuse allegations facing its former longtime chief Vince McMahon, with shares in parent TKO Group Holdings slipping Monday as investors weigh the potential downside. Shares in TKO fell 4.4% today on nearly twice their normal trading volume, closing…

UPDATED with sponsorship resumption. Slim Jim has resumed its WWE sponsorship following the exit of Vince McMahon from his executive role at the wrestling outfit’s parent company, the Endeavor-controlled TKO Group Holdings. The Conagra Brands jerky maker, which has been affiliated with pro wrestling…

EXCLUSIVE: Slammed by allegations of rape, defecation, sex trafficking and more, Vince McMahon is out at WWE and UFC parent company TKO Group Holdings. “I stand by my prior statement that Ms. Grant's lawsuit is replete with lies, obscene made-up instances that never occurred, and is a vindictive…

Editor’s note: This post contain extremely sexually explicit details from the lawsuit against WWE founder Vince McMahon. UPDATED, 1:51 PM: Following a harrowing sexual assault and sex-trafficking lawsuit filed Thursday against Vince McMahon and World Wrestling Entertainment by a former WWE staff…

A group of former WWE shareholders has filed a class-action lawsuit alleging that the events leading up to the merger of WWE and Endeavor’s UFC into TKO Group this year resulted in a “sham sales process” designed to keep Vince McMahon in power and minimizing other bidders. The suit, made public…