Week three of WWE Superstar Sunday on A&E saw its lowest numbers to date, mainly due to The Oscars which dominated the night on ABC.
Starting the night was episode 3 of WWE LFG which did 149,000 viewers, down 60,000 viewers from the previous week. The show had a 0.05 rating in 18-49, up 0.01 from episode two.
WWE Rivals featuring Hulk Hogan vs The Ultimate Warrior followed with 175,000 viewers, down 73,000 from the prior episode. The show had a 0.05 rating in 18-49, up 0.01 from the Piper vs Mr T episode.
WWE’s Greatest Moments took a look at the first decade of Smackdown and pulled in 153,000 viewers, down 79,000 viewers from episode two. The show had a 0.05 rating in 18-49, up 0.01 from the previous week. (Ratings credit: Programming Insider)
HE Turki Alalshikh, together with TKO Group Holdings, Inc., a global leader in sports and entertainment, and Sela, a leading entertainment conglomerate, have today announced a multi-year partnership to establish a new boxing promotion that will provide a premier platform for both leading boxers and prospects in the sport.
Speaking on this significant milestone, HE Turki Alalshikh said: “This landmark partnership between industry powerhouses sets the stage for an unparalleled experience for boxers and fans. Together, we are developing the next generation of talent and delivering world-class events at a time when the sport is primed for further disruption.”
Mark Shapiro, President and Chief Operating Officer, TKO added: “This is a strategic opportunity to reimagine the sport of boxing globally. TKO has the deep expertise, promotional prowess, and longstanding relationships. HE Turki Alalshikh and Sela share our passion and vision for evolving the current model. Together, we can bring the sweet science back to its rightful place in the forefront of the global sports ecosystem.”
TKO will serve as managing partner, providing day-to-day operational expertise, management, and oversight of the promotion, with executive leadership anchored by UFC President and CEO Dana White and WWE President and TKO Board Member Nick Khan.
Sela has played a pivotal role in promoting and delivering some of the biggest international boxing events in recent years, including Terence Crawford vs. Israil Madrimov in Los Angeles, and Anthony Joshua vs. Daniel Dubois at Wembley Stadium, which set a new UK attendance record. A Public Investment Fund (PIF) company, Sela is also the lead sponsor of Newcastle United Football Club and has delivered projects such as Riyadh Winter Wonderland, Formula E, and the Italian Super Cup.
Dr. Rakan Alharthy, Managing Director and CEO of Sela, added: “This partnership between HE Turki Alalshikh, Sela, and TKO will turn the page on a new chapter in boxing history. Together, we will elevate the sport to new heights and redefine the fan experience for a worldwide audience. The promotion will create a sustainable future for boxing and reinforce Sela’s position as a powerhouse in global sports and entertainment.”
The new promotion will feature:
A highly structured system to develop new talent from around the world, including athlete combines and academies.
Access for all boxers to the UFC Performance Institute, the world’s leading combat sports performance training, research, rehabilitation, and nutrition center, featuring locations in Las Vegas, Mexico City, and Shanghai.
TKO’s production, media, and promotional expertise, to deliver both in-arena experiences and top-tier, state-of-the-art broadcasts to fans around the world.
Further details about the new boxing promotion, including fighter signings, fight schedules, venues, and host locations, will be revealed in the coming months.
All Elite Wrestling and Prime Video today announced a multi-year agreement to offer AEW pay-per-view events for purchase to fans across the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom, beginning with AEW Revolution this Sunday, March 9.
The deal represents a significant evolution in the distribution of AEW’s content, making AEW’s cutting-edge pay-per-view events more accessible than ever to fans through Prime Video. This includes all AEW tentpole events, including Revolution, Dynasty, Double or Nothing, All In, Forbidden Door, All Out, WrestleDream, Full Gear, and Worlds End.
“We are thrilled to work with Prime Video to bring all AEW pay-per-view events to their incredible service, marking a major milestone in the continued expansion of AEW’s global reach,” said AEW CEO, GM and Head of Creative Tony Khan. “AEW pay-per-view events are consistently the most exciting professional wrestling events in the world, and fans will now be able to experience that firsthand through Prime Video beginning with AEW Revolution this Sunday, March 9.”
These AEW pay-per-view events join Prime Video’s selection of live sports globally, including Thursday Night Football, NBA, NHL, UEFA Champions League at no added cost on Prime, add-on subscriptions such as FanDuel Sports Network, Max, AppleTV+ and discovery+, as well as a growing portfolio of PPV events, including Premier Boxing Champions.
A new NXT North American champion was crowned last night on NXT with Shawn Spears defeating champ Tony D’Angelo in the main event for his first taste of NXT gold.
This brought to an end D’Angelo’s 147-day reign as champion. He won the title on the October 8 episode of NXT from Oba Femi.
For Spears, it’s his first title win after a long wait in both WWE and AEW. Spears, the man formerly “Perfect 10” Tye Dillinger, rejoined WWE in February 2024 after nearly five years with AEW. He had previously worked for WWE between 2013 and 2019.
Last Saturday’s episode of Collision, going head-to-head with the Elimination Chamber, drew 280,000 viewers, down 141,000 viewers from the prior week. This was the third least-watched episode of Collision so far of 2025. The show had a 0.06 rating in 18-49, down 0.06 from the prior week and placed #15 on the top 50 cable chart for the night. (Ratings credit: Programming Insider)
The Undertaker, Bubba Ray Dudley, and Mickie James will all be appearing on next week’s episode of NXT Roadblock live from The Theatre at Madison Square Garden. Booker T, the fourth coach in the WWE LFG series, will also be there just like he is every week doing commentary.
“#WWERoadblock is a stacked show. @ShawnMichaels – I’ll be at @TheTheaterAtMSG to watch it all go down next week,” The Undertaker wrote on X.
Michaels responded that he had no problem with that because after all, it’s still his yard!
Meanwhile, two more matches were added to the Roadblock show with Roxanne Perez taking on Jordynne Grace and a New York City street fight between Ethan Page and Je’Von Evans.
The Jordynne Grace vs Cora Jade match on NXT last night was stopped by the referee after Jade suffered an injury.
The stoppage came after Grace and Jade got themselves in the corner and Jade immediately told something to the referee. The ref told Grace to back off and threw up the X hand sign which signifies a real injury.
Lilian Garcia, subbing for Mike Rome, then announced Grace as the winner. She was then helped by the ringside physicians.
Speculation was that Jade had another knee injury, but the young NXT star dismissed those claims in a post on X early in the morning writing, “Got rocked for a sec but my knees are all good (decent). Thanks for the concern.”
Jade had nine months out in 2024 after suffering a torn ACL.
TNA Tag Team champions Matt and Jeff Hardy are returning to NXT tonight, one week ahead of their title defense against Fraxiom.
The Hardyz will not be wrestling on tonight’s broadcast but are simply advertised as appearing.
It will be a difficult night for all television shows due to President Trump delivering his “big” speech to the U.S. Congress at 9PM ET. The speech will go head-to-head with NXT’s second hour.
Three matches are scheduled for NXT so far including Kelani Jordan vs Jaida Parker, Sol Ruca and Zaria vs Chelsea Green and Piper Niven, and NXT North American Champion Tony D’Angelo defends his title against Shawn Spears.
WWE and Fanatics are continuing their partnership beyond global e-commerce and merchandise as the two companies have now inked a deal for a new podcast deal.
Originally reported by Variety yesterday, WWE starts the deal with The Raw Recap Show, hosted by Megan Morant and Sam Roberts. The podcast is taped immediately following the conclusion of every Raw and episodes will drop on Tuesdays.
Another podcast will come after every premium live event, also hosted by Morant and Roberts, which will have instant-reactions from the show. The first episode drops after WrestleMania 41.
New episodes of both shows will be available across all podcast platforms and also on the WWE YouTube channel.
Additional podcasts hosted by WWE Superstars and Legends will be announced at a later date. Stephanie McMahon is rumored to have secured a podcast as part of this deal.
The NWA today announced that WWE Superstar Natalya will be participating in this year’s Crockett Cup to be held in May.
In the press release, NWA owner Billy Corgan said they were pleased and proud to have Natalya making her NWA debut and they gave their eternal thanks to WWE for their support.
“It’s real, people. WWE working with @nwa. Thank you to @WWE and @NatbyNature for this tremendous opportunity,” Corgan wrote on X after the announcement.
The Crockett Cup will be held on May 17 at the 2300 Arena in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
This is Natalya’s second booking at a non-WWE event after she was also announced for the GCW Bloodsport XIII event during WrestleMania weekend.
Dave Meltzer of the Wrestling Observer is reporting that WWE champion Cody Rhodes was injured at the Elimination Chamber after he suffered the wrath of The Final Boss, John Cena, and Travis Scott.
Meltzer says that Rhodes has a busted eardrum and a black eye, injuries consistent with Travis Scott’s stiff right hand to the face.
During the post-show press conference, The Rock said that he advised Scott that if he wants to get his hands bloodied, he better make it count, and make it count he did.
“And I whispered to him as he was going out, ‘If you want to get your hands bloodied, make it count, make it count’…and he slapped the shit out of Cody. He slapped the shit outta Cody,” Rock told the press.
Rhodes will be appearing on Smackdown this Friday to address John Cena and what happened on Saturday night.
Participating at the Morgan Stanley Technology, Media & Telecom Conference yesterday, TKO Chief Operating Officer Mark Shapiro said that both WWE and NBCUniversal are “keen” to renew their Peacock deal once it expires in March 2026.
Peacock currently has the rights for all WWE premium live events and what is left of the old WWE Network in the United States. Their five-year deal was valued at just over $1 billion.
Shapiro praised NBCUniversal for being great partners for the company and for making WWE a priority in their growth plan. Shapiro said that thanks to WWE, Peacock has seen new subscribers and also retained a lot of them.
The TKO COO however did not slam the door on potentially moving elsewhere if the business plan and money make sense somewhere else. He said that discussions with NBCUniversal will commence later this year on a potential renewal.
Shapiro said that it might be best for Netflix to own all of WWE programming although he was sure to say he’s not endorsing it, but rather saying it as an idea. Shapiro also put over Netflix and how WWE programming viewership is up since moving there.
Natalya will be making her Bloodsport debut during WrestleMania weekend in Las Vegas after she was announced for the Bloodsport XIII event on Thursday, April 17.
“The Queen of Harts. A member of the legacy filled Hart family. She spent time in the Hart Dungeon learning hoe to crank, rip, and tear wrestlers apart. You could say the she was BORN for this,” Josh Barnett wrote on X. “We [sic] she torture her opponent to the point of submission or will it be her hung from the rack? What will Bloodsport bring out of this veteran wrestler?”
She is currently the only WWE star scheduled for this GCW’s Bloodsport show, although others could be added soon.
Shayna Baszler, Charlie Dempsey, Brutus and Julius Creed, Karmen Petrovic, and Myles Borne all previously fought at Bloodsport events. WWE President Nick Khan was also present at Bloodsport event during last year’s WrestleMania weekend.
Bloodsport XIII will air from the PALMS Casino at 8PM and tickets are available on Ticketmaster.com.
Becky Lynch has responded to CM Punk after Punk name-dropped her last night on Raw, telling her to come for her husband before he puts him in a wheelchair.
Lynch’s name has not been heard on television for a while and while Lynch has signed a new deal with the company, she has yet to appear on TV since her last match at the end of May.
“Catching up on Raw….. I don’t think I’m the one who needs to come get MY man,” Lynch wrote on X, also attaching a photo of Punk and Roxanne Perez wearing matching color schemes for their ring gear on Saturday.
The post on X has seemingly been deleted now.
Punk and Perez often upload photos on social media together along with Cora Jade, with Punk mentoring the two since he returned to the company.
The Elimination Chamber go-home episode of Smackdown drew 1,731,000 viewers, down just 5,000 viewers from the prior week with the in-person appearance of The Rock. The show had a 0.52 rating in 18-49, up 0.01 from the prior week and it is the highest since September 13, 2024. Smackdown was #1 on cable and all of television for the night. (Ratings credit: Programming Insider)
Linda McMahon was confirmed as Secretary of Education yesterday after The Senate voted 51-45 in favor of President Trump’s pick.
McMahon will now oversee the nation’s education department, a department which President Trump has asked McMahon to eventually close down, putting her out of a job.
A statement from McMahon said that she is deeply grateful for the President for his trust in her to serve in his Cabinet.
“I am prepared to lead the Department in this transformational time and embrace the challenge to improve the education system for the more than 100 million children and college students who deserve better,” she wrote.
“President Trump pledged to make American education the best in the world, return education to the states where it belongs, and free American students from the education bureaucracy through school choice. I intend to make good on that promise,” McMahon continued.
This is McMahon’s second time on Trump’s cabinet after she was picked as the Administrator of the Small Business Administration during his first term.
McMahon was sworn in as the 13th Secretary of Education by Jacqueline Clay, the Chief Human Capital Officer at the Department of Education.
A huge main event has been booked for next week’s episode of Monday Night Raw from Madison Square Garden.
Kicking off Raw on Netflix last night was a CM Punk fire promo which was interrupted by Seth Rollins. The two eventually ended up in a massive brawl for one of the most incredible opens of Raw, with Punk being at his very best on the microphone running down John Cena and The Rock.
Punk also mentioned Becky Lynch during his promo, telling her to come get her husband before he puts him in a wheelchair.
Punk and Rollins went one-on-one on the January 6 premiere episode of Raw on Netflix, with Punk coming out victorious on that night.
Punk’s promo already got over 1 million views on YouTube in less than 15 hours.
Iyo Sky shocked Raw viewers last night after she defeated Rhea Ripley to become the new WWE Women’s World champion, securing her spot on the WrestleMania 41 card.
The match, which main evented Raw on Netflix, had Bianca Belair at ringside and she got physical with Ripley at one point, only for referee Jessika Carr to break it off.
Ripley’s mistake was taunting Belair before hitting her Riptide finisher off the top rope, with Sky reversing it with a hurricanrana and then a moonsault for the pinfall victory.
The title change got a huge pop from the crowd, with probably no one expecting that result so close to WrestleMania.
This is her first run with the Women’s World title and is a grand slam champion having won the WWE Women’s and NXT Women’s titles as well as the WWE Women’s Tag Team titles.
The fallout from the epic Elimination Chamber will take place tonight live on Monday Night Raw from Buffalo, New York where over 13,000 fans already have their tickets.
It will be a packed episode on Netflix with three title matches happening as the road to WrestleMania kicks into high gear.
Set for tonight are The War Raiders defending the WWE World Tag Team titles against The Creed Brothers, Lyra Valkyria defending her WWE Women’s Intercontinental title against Ivy Nile, and Rhea Ripley puts her WWE Women’s World title on the line against Iyo Sky.
Plus, women’s Elimination Chamber winner Bianca Belair will appear, along with CM Punk, Seth Rollins, and WWE World Heavyweight Champion Gunther.
On today’s episode of SiriusXM’s The Nikki and Brie Show, Nikki Garcia addressed comments she recently made about getting her body rocked.
Nikki: one person told me like, “Class it up. I’m a mom. Don’t talk about…”
Brie: Someone DM’ed that?
Nikki: Yeah. Don’t talk about getting my body rocked, which first of all, it was very much in conversation form. Just listen to the podcast before reading a headline.
Brie: Well, it was very much conversational. And I also feel like…
Nikki: And guess what? Mom or not, I’m a human. I am a woman and I have an incredible libido that I’m very, very proud of. Thank goodness at 41, I still have that, so yeah. Booyah!
Brie: Booyah! And also, another thing I’ll let all you know, not everyone’s everyone’s flavor. You know what I mean?
Nikki: What?
Brie: Like flavor, like you’re, you know, you’re a little spicy. Not everyone’s gonna eat the spicy ice cream.
Nikki: Right. Totally. Exactly.
Brie: Someone just wants vanilla ice cream. Well, go follow vanilla.
Nikki: Go have fun with vanilla.
Brie: You know what I mean?
Nikki: There you go.
The Nikki & Brie Show hosted by Nikki & Brie Garcia is available anytime on the SiriusXM app. New episodes every Monday and Thursday. Listen to the full episode HERE.
Nikki recently appeared at the Royal Rumble and is rumored to be returning to the company soon.
