– The Wall Street Journal ran an article on WWE’s efforts to building a brand that will continue to grab advertisers’ attention. The article states, “Around two-thirds of WWE’s revenue is tied to TV rights fees, subscriptions and advertising, while the rest comes from selling live events tickets and products” and continues on about how WWE has a TV rights renewal coming in 2019.
– On this week’s Raw, IWGP Heavyweight Champion, Kazuchika Okada, was backstage (which he has done in the past) and took a few photos with some of his friends in WWE. Below, Finn Balor looked to welcome him to the club.
Welcome to the Club @rainmakerXokada pic.twitter.com/hRtKm1oBpV— Finn Bálor (@FinnBalor) July 4, 2017
– Last night’s WWE 205 live main event saw Rich Swann defeat TJP in a match that was praised by fans. The two cruiserweights shook hands and embraced after the match, causing social media chatter on TJP being a heel or babyface. WWE producer Adam Pearce also praised the match with this tweet:
THANK YOU, Phoenix! And what a match between @GottaGetSwann and @MegaTJP! #205Live #SDLive #IndependenceDay
— Adam Pearce (@ScrapDaddyAP) July 5, 2017
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