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Friday, January 31 2020 Issue #5837
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TWO OF WWE'S MOST POWERFUL EXECUTIVES FIRED

- WWE’s Board of Directors fired the two Co-Presidents, George Barrios and Michelle Wilson, effective immediately, and in the process sent the WWE stocks plunging in a massive free fall. “I would like to thank George and Michelle for their 10+ years of service and contributions to the organization,” said WWE Chairman and CEO Vince McMahon. “I am grateful for all that was accomplished during their tenure, but the Board and I decided a change was necessary as we have different views on how best to achieve our strategic priorities moving forward. Barrios was the Chief Financial Officer for the company while Wilson, one of the most powerful women working for WWE, was the Chief Marketing Officer. Both were given the Co-Presidents titles in 2018 with added responsibilities. Barrios had been employed since 2008 and Wilson since 2009. They are also no longer part of the Board of Directors. Frank A. Riddick III, who has served as a member of WWE’s Board of Directors for more than 11 years, has been named interim Chief Financial Officer, reporting to McMahon. WWE has commenced a search for both a permanent Chief Financial Officer and Chief Revenue Officer. Their dismissal comes a week before WWE announces their Q4 and full year financial results for 2019, signaling more bad news on the horizon. WWE stocks went into a big free fall after trading hours closed, with their value losing almost $14 each share, ending the day 22% down.

FOUR MATCHES ANNOUNCED FOR "SUPER" SMACKDOWN ON FOX TONIGHT

- WWE Smackdown on FOX will roll into Tulsa, Oklahoma tonight at the BOK Center and four matches have so far been announced for the broadcast. The Intercontinental title will be up for grabs as Shinsuke Nakamura will be defending against Braun Strowman. A fatal four-way tag team match will also take place with the winners taking on The New Day in late February in Saudi Arabia. The participants are The Revival, Lucha House Party, Heavy Machinery, and the team of The Miz and John Morrison. A rematch from the Royal Rumble will go down with Sheamus taking on Shorty G and another rematch from last week's Smackdown will pit Roman Reigns and The Usos versus Baron Corbin, Dolph Ziggler, and Robert Roode in a six-man tag team match. Smackdown is being marketed as Super Smackdown tonight since it's happening two days before the Super Bowl on the same network.

NXT RATING

- NXT pulled in 712,000 viewers this week, down 57,000 viewers from last week's episode. With a 0.22 rating in the top 50 cable chart among the 18-49 demographic, the show placed #37 for the night. The difference in viewership this week was of 116,000, up from the 102,000 difference it had last week. (Ratings credit: Showbuzzdaily.com)

FIVE NEW COMPETITORS JOIN NXT UK

- WWE announced that five new individuals have joined the NXT UK roster and are now training at the United Kingdom Performance Center in North London. The five are Pretty Deadly, Levi Muir, Candy Floss and Dani Luna. Pretty Deadly is a tag team comprising of Sam Stoker and Lewis Howley. They have already appeared a couple of times on NXT UK TV. Muir is a powerlifter who transitioned to professional wrestling and has mainly done indies in the UK including PROGRESS. Floss is a 20-year-old who has experience wrestling in Europe and Japan. He has previously appeared on NXT UK TV, wrestling Toni Storm, Kay Lee Ray, and Rhea Ripley. Luna is also an experienced wrestler with runs in several promotions including PROGRESS. She has previously wrestled the likes of Piper Niven, Meiko Satomura, Toni Storm, and others. Starting in February, NXT UK will air on Paramount Network in the United Kingdom every Wednesday at Midnight. It will continue to stream on the WWE Network on Thursday.

DYNAMITE RATING

- Dynamite had another comfortable victory in the weekly Wednesday night war with 828,000 viewers tuning in, down 43,000 viewers from last week's broadcast. The show had a 0.36 rating in the top 50 cable chart among the 18-49 demographic and was good enough for #3 for the night. AEW won all demo ratings except the 50+ age group. (Ratings credit: Showbuzzdaily.com)

BRET HART DIAGNOSED WITH SKIN CANCER, TO UNDERGO PROCEDURE SOON

- Two-time WWE Hall of Famer Bret "Hit Man" Hart announced via post on Facebook that he was diagnosed with skin cancer but got it checked just in time. "Goal for 2020 and beyond: wear more sunscreen! Basal cell carcinoma removal scheduled soon. Another opportunity to remind everyone to look after your health and #getchecked," Bret wrote, along with a photo of his shoulder where the skin cancer is. Basal cell carcinoma grow slowly and most are curable and cause minimal damage when caught and treated early. Thankfully for Bret, this was the case as well. The former champion already had a bout with prostate cancer and underwent surgery in early 2016.


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