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Given our collaborative, trusted relationship and Endeavor’s incredible track record of success growing UFC, we believe WWE is optimally positioned for future growth and success as part of TKO,” said Vince McMahon, Executive Chairman of TKO. “Our focus remains on delivering for our fans across the globe as we take the business to the next level alongside UFC and Endeavor.”\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTKO will begin trading today on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol “TKO,” with Endeavor holding a 51% controlling interest in the new company and existing WWE shareholders holding a 49% interest in the new company, on a fully diluted basis.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs previously announced, TKO is led by:\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAriel Emanuel, Chief Executive Officer, who continues as Chief Executive Officer of Endeavor;\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMark Shapiro, President and Chief Operating Officer, who continues as President and Chief Operating Officer of Endeavor;\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAndrew Schleimer, Chief Financial Officer; and\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSeth Krauss, Chief Legal Officer, who continues as Chief Legal Officer of Endeavor.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDana White is now Chief Executive Officer of UFC and Lawrence Epstein remains Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of UFC. 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Tellem, Executive Chairperson and Chief Media Officer of Eko; and\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCarrie Wheeler, Chief Executive Officer and a board member of Opendoor Technologies Inc.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cdiv class\u003d\"blogger-post-footer\"\u003e\u003cscript expr:src\u003d'\"http://feeds.feedburner.com/~s/Klq?i\u003d\" + data:post.url' type\u003d\"text/javascript\" charset\u003d\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003c/script\u003e\u003c/div\u003e"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https://www.klqwrestling.com/2023/09/endeavor-announces-close-of-ufc-and-wwe_12.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https://www.blogger.com/feeds/7964262/posts/default/271131118064272793"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https://www.blogger.com/feeds/7964262/posts/default/271131118064272793"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https://www.klqwrestling.com/2023/09/endeavor-announces-close-of-ufc-and-wwe_12.html","title":"Endeavor Announces Close of UFC® And WWE® Transaction To Create TKO Group Holdings, A Premium Sports And Entertainment Company"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Kaliqo~"},"uri":{"$t":"https://www.blogger.com/profile/16883827855779815366"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"32","height":"32","src":"//images-blogger-opensocial.googleusercontent.com/gadgets/proxy?url\u003dhttp://1.bp.blogspot.com/_GAU61F_GcXw/Sq5xKvM2cyI/AAAAAAAAALA/SD6S9DAAU3M/S220-s100/allura-logo.jpg\u0026container\u003dblogger\u0026gadget\u003da\u0026rewriteMime\u003dimage/*"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiF0FEf__TVLa0w6FksJdhzApTwJq2Qs3FaMiRI-Bj6V7Lp_8cwxnhj4Fk-pSwsUsS8fUpY-n3_1tqC74rprMTLQ1da39ygOQvEehtlnwci-RB7xLwDChawGL4FuFRxtK-qx1yrgbUIi7EZ7hZVUWXhEy-DjE5qMfyeTXRv6Oj7-_-P9AABfK3iuw/s72-w349-c-h400/F50kmVJXoAA4Zjn.jpeg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7964262.post-5861550032800987919"},"published":{"$t":"2023-09-11T18:51:00.008-04:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2023-09-11T18:56:40.749-04:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Shane McMahon"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"WWE"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Stephanie McMahon"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Endeavor"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Wrestling News"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Linda McMahon"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"TKO Group Holdings"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Wrestling History"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Raw"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"UFC"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Vince McMahon"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Triple H"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"End Of An Era"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003ca href\u003d\"https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXnu0N1GwJUsdypFXlmIt2R3aVi54R__kWgi37DFeYrThQ6GQXOgp0MkTs60fmoQjhHeIn9Y_AlGzurXvBQXeOAyqKJstoGzxdkojLipRUng94MhjzsKGHAoSTObGssX6_QbRdByM29Lka4pNDW1LjaLB7bMuJspRwRVlW0biYBCOL82CvriZdkg/s1200/FsyNcvIaMAAD9C1.0.jpg\" imageanchor\u003d\"1\" style\u003d\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003e\u003cimg border\u003d\"0\" data-original-height\u003d\"800\" data-original-width\u003d\"1200\" height\u003d\"213\" src\u003d\"https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXnu0N1GwJUsdypFXlmIt2R3aVi54R__kWgi37DFeYrThQ6GQXOgp0MkTs60fmoQjhHeIn9Y_AlGzurXvBQXeOAyqKJstoGzxdkojLipRUng94MhjzsKGHAoSTObGssX6_QbRdByM29Lka4pNDW1LjaLB7bMuJspRwRVlW0biYBCOL82CvriZdkg/s320/FsyNcvIaMAAD9C1.0.jpg\" width\u003d\"320\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTonight's WWE Raw will be the last WWE show under the full majority control of Vince McMahon. End of an era.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cdiv class\u003d\"blogger-post-footer\"\u003e\u003cscript expr:src\u003d'\"http://feeds.feedburner.com/~s/Klq?i\u003d\" + data:post.url' type\u003d\"text/javascript\" charset\u003d\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003c/script\u003e\u003c/div\u003e"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https://www.klqwrestling.com/2023/09/end-of-era.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https://www.blogger.com/feeds/7964262/posts/default/5861550032800987919"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https://www.blogger.com/feeds/7964262/posts/default/5861550032800987919"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https://www.klqwrestling.com/2023/09/end-of-era.html","title":"End Of An Era"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Kaliqo~"},"uri":{"$t":"https://www.blogger.com/profile/16883827855779815366"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"32","height":"32","src":"//images-blogger-opensocial.googleusercontent.com/gadgets/proxy?url\u003dhttp://1.bp.blogspot.com/_GAU61F_GcXw/Sq5xKvM2cyI/AAAAAAAAALA/SD6S9DAAU3M/S220-s100/allura-logo.jpg\u0026container\u003dblogger\u0026gadget\u003da\u0026rewriteMime\u003dimage/*"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXnu0N1GwJUsdypFXlmIt2R3aVi54R__kWgi37DFeYrThQ6GQXOgp0MkTs60fmoQjhHeIn9Y_AlGzurXvBQXeOAyqKJstoGzxdkojLipRUng94MhjzsKGHAoSTObGssX6_QbRdByM29Lka4pNDW1LjaLB7bMuJspRwRVlW0biYBCOL82CvriZdkg/s72-c/FsyNcvIaMAAD9C1.0.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7964262.post-5506444764531185401"},"published":{"$t":"2023-08-24T19:46:00.004-04:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2023-08-24T21:18:21.840-04:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"WWE"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Wrestling News"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Bray Wyatt"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Wrestling History"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"WWE Star Bray Wyatt Dead At 36"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003cp\u003eWWE superstar Bray Wyatt, whose real name is Windham Rotunda, has died, WWE Chief Content Officer Paul \"Triple H\" Levesque announced on social media Thursday. Wyatt was 36.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Just received a call from WWE Hall of Famer Mike Rotunda who informed us of the tragic news that our WWE family member for life Windham Rotunda - also known as Bray Wyatt - unexpectedly passed earlier today,\" Levesque wrote on X, the company formerly known as Twitter. \"Our thoughts are with his family and we ask that everyone respect their privacy at this time.\"\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe news of Wyatt’s death was a shocking and devastating revelation as a report surfaced earlier this month that the former champion was nearing a return to the ring after battling a \"life-threatening illness.\"\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEarlier in the year, Wyatt got COVID that exacerbated a heart issue. He suffered a heart attack. Pro wrestlers and fans sent their condolences across social media.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBack in October, Wyatt had made a return to the WWE in one of the most mysterious build-ups the company had done in a while. A white rabbit, mystery QR codes and other messages appeared on WWE programming leading up to Wyatt’s eventual return at Extreme Rules. The hints pointed toward his return about 15 months since he was released in July 2021.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWyatt’s \"Fiend\" character was among the favorite programs that WWE ran in recent years. WWE was able to make the character thrive through the height of the coronavirus pandemic, and he was put into epic feuds with John Cena and Randy Orton.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWyatt’s cult leader character was also well-received when it began in 2013. However, Wyatt was released on July 31, 2021. His release marked the end of a 12-year run at WWE.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAfter his return on the premium live event, Wyatt cut a heartfelt promo thanking fans for welcoming him back and helping him through the tough times after his release.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"I am incredibly grateful. I’m really, really nervous to be here. I never thought this would happen,\" Wyatt said. \"This right here, this is just me OK? This is a version of me I never got to introduce to you guys before. This is just me being me – genuine me – for the first time.\"\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWyatt explained at the time that over the last year, he lost a lot of friends and things in his life.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"I lost my career. I lost my self-confidence. I lost two people who were very, very close to me. I lost my way,\" he said. \"And I got to a point where I thought that everything that I’ve ever done here or otherwise, it was all meaningless. Nothing I’ve ever did has ever mattered to anyone. And I was wrong.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Once I was done feeling sorry for myself, I decided to go out in the world again and see … people everywhere that would say, ‘Thank you Bray, man. When you coming back home?’ And then every once in a while there would be someone I would meet that would be truly remarkable, and you know who you are. But these people they would come to me. They would come to me, and they would say, ‘Bray, I just wanted to thank you, man, because I was in a time of need, and I lost people that were close to me, and I lost my self-confidence, and I felt weak, and I felt vulnerable, and in this weakened state I found your words, Bray. I found your words, and I just wanted to thank you, man. You saved my life, Bray.’\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"The truth is, I don’t think about stuff like that. And the thing about that is, is that I can sit here right now today, and I can look all of you in the eyes, and I can say you were there when I was weak, when I was vulnerable, when I was down, and I just wanted to say, ‘Thank you, you all saved my life.’\"\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWyatt feuded with LA Knight, which culminated in a Pitch Black match at Royal Rumble. He was set to start a program with Bobby Lashley before he reportedly fell ill.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHe was angled for a September return before his unexpected death, according to Fightful Select.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWyatt had two daughters with his ex-wife and a son and daughter with former WWE announcer JoJo Offerman. His father, Mike Rotunda, was known in the WWE as Irwin R. 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His cause of death was not immediately released, but Beal said that Funk \"was in bad health for some time\" and was \"in a nursing home.\"\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFunk's death was also confirmed in a statement by the WWE.\u0026nbsp;\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor Funk, wrestling was a family affair. Growing up in in Amarillo, Texas, his father, Dory Funk, Sr., was a professional wrestler, and he started out as a tag-team wrestler with his brother Dory Funk, Jr., according to his WWE biography.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFunk broke out as a wrestling star in the 1980s when he appeared in a tag team with his brother at WrestleMania 2. He then competed singularly throughout the U.S. and in Japan over the course of his 50-year career, the WWE said.\u0026nbsp;\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHe was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame with his brother in 2009. His final wrestling match was in 2017.\u0026nbsp;\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFunk was also known for his breakout roles in Hollywood films. 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Of course, Nattie reacted to the news via Twitter, noting that \"wrestling is a singles sport that you can't do on your own.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"These kinds of stats paint the picture that I want for my legacy, long after I'm done. Each one of these records was attained while trying my hardest to build a division, not a person. That's what my family has taught me. Wrestling is a singles sport you can't do on your own,\" she tweeted.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe records include — Most WWE matches (female) with 1,514 matches, Most WWE wins in a career (female) with 663 wins, Most WWE PLE appearances (female) with 75 appearances, Most WWE WrestleMania appearances (female) with 8, Most WWE \"Raw\" matches with 174 matches and Most WWE \"SmackDown\" matches with a total of 200.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNatalya's first WWE match, according to Cagematch.net, was a Dark match against Victoria on the November 27, 2007 episode of \"SmackDown.\" Since then Natalya has been a fixture in the WWE Women's roster. She has held the WWE Divas Championship, the \"SmackDown\" Women's Championship, and her most recent title was in 2021 — the WWE Women's Tag Team Championship. Nattie's last televised \"Raw\" match was on the June 5 episode, where she lost to Zoey Starks in a Money In The Bank Qualifying match. On June 30, she faced Rhea Ripley for the WWE Women's Title at a non-televised event.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cdiv class\u003d\"blogger-post-footer\"\u003e\u003cscript expr:src\u003d'\"http://feeds.feedburner.com/~s/Klq?i\u003d\" + data:post.url' type\u003d\"text/javascript\" charset\u003d\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003c/script\u003e\u003c/div\u003e"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https://www.klqwrestling.com/2023/07/natalya-received-six-guinness-world.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https://www.blogger.com/feeds/7964262/posts/default/6537869492947152983"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https://www.blogger.com/feeds/7964262/posts/default/6537869492947152983"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https://www.klqwrestling.com/2023/07/natalya-received-six-guinness-world.html","title":"Natalya Received Six Guinness World Record Certificates"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Kaliqo~"},"uri":{"$t":"https://www.blogger.com/profile/16883827855779815366"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"32","height":"32","src":"//images-blogger-opensocial.googleusercontent.com/gadgets/proxy?url\u003dhttp://1.bp.blogspot.com/_GAU61F_GcXw/Sq5xKvM2cyI/AAAAAAAAALA/SD6S9DAAU3M/S220-s100/allura-logo.jpg\u0026container\u003dblogger\u0026gadget\u003da\u0026rewriteMime\u003dimage/*"}}],"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7964262.post-1449653132778735616"},"published":{"$t":"2023-06-07T16:08:00.004-04:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2023-06-07T16:08:44.706-04:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"WWE"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Wrestling News"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Wrestling History"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"WWE Hall of Famer The Iron Sheik passes away"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"From WWE.com:\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eWWE is saddened to learn that Hossein Khosrow Ali Vaziri, known the world over as WWE Hall of Famer The Iron Sheik, passed away on Wednesday, June 7, at age 81.\u0026nbsp;\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eWith his imposing physique, curled boots and dreaded Camel Cutch finishing hold, The Iron Sheik’s larger-than-life personality and natural gift for inciting crowds across the globe helped him become one of the greatest villains in sports-entertainment history. Yet, over time that awe-inspiring showmanship not only earned the respect of his peers, but the WWE Universe as a whole, making him a beloved figure.The Iron Sheik first excelled in the world of Greco-Roman Wrestling, competing in the Amateur Athletic Union and becoming a gold medalist at 180.5 pounds in 1971.\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u0026nbsp;The Iron Sheik became WWE Champion the day after Christmas in 1983 when he defeated Bob Backlund in Madison Square Garden. The victory was a controversial one, as Backlund's manager Arnold Skaaland threw in the towel when Backlund refused to submit to the Camel Clutch.\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u0026nbsp;After losing the WWE Championship to Hulk Hogan, The Iron Sheik engaged in a heated rivalry with Sgt. Slaughter culminating in their famous Boot Camp Match at Madison Square Garden. Soon after, The Iron Sheik teamed with Russian strongman Nikolai Volkoff. The anti-American pairing went on to win the WWE World Tag Team Championship in 1985 at the first WrestleMania.\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eThe Iron Sheik left WWE in 1988 but reappeared in 1991 by the side of former enemy Sgt. Slaughter as Colonal Mustafa. His last in-ring appearance was at WrestleMania 17, as The Iron Sheik returned for one night only, winning a Gimmick Battle Royal and re-igniting his rivalry with Slaughter in the process.\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eThe Iron Sheik remained a pop culture icon due to his bombastic online persona and appearances on “The Howard Stern Show,” “The Eric Andre Show,” and more.\u003c/div\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv class\u003d\"blogger-post-footer\"\u003e\u003cscript expr:src\u003d'\"http://feeds.feedburner.com/~s/Klq?i\u003d\" + data:post.url' type\u003d\"text/javascript\" charset\u003d\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003c/script\u003e\u003c/div\u003e"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https://www.klqwrestling.com/2023/06/wwe-hall-of-famer-iron-sheik-passes-away.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https://www.blogger.com/feeds/7964262/posts/default/1449653132778735616"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https://www.blogger.com/feeds/7964262/posts/default/1449653132778735616"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https://www.klqwrestling.com/2023/06/wwe-hall-of-famer-iron-sheik-passes-away.html","title":"WWE Hall of Famer The Iron Sheik passes away"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Kaliqo~"},"uri":{"$t":"https://www.blogger.com/profile/16883827855779815366"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"32","height":"32","src":"//images-blogger-opensocial.googleusercontent.com/gadgets/proxy?url\u003dhttp://1.bp.blogspot.com/_GAU61F_GcXw/Sq5xKvM2cyI/AAAAAAAAALA/SD6S9DAAU3M/S220-s100/allura-logo.jpg\u0026container\u003dblogger\u0026gadget\u003da\u0026rewriteMime\u003dimage/*"}}],"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}}]}});