Wrestling

National Collegiate Women’s Wrestling Championships Move to Cedar Rapids (SportsTravel) “Cedar Rapids is excited to welcome the top collegiate women’s wrestlers from across the country for the National Championships in 2023, 2024 and 2025,” said Jay Fanta, director of sports tourism with the Cedar Rapids Tourism Office. “The Alliant Energy Powerhouse has hosted several national championship wrestling events in the past and will undoubtedly provide a top-tier experience for the athletes and visitors. We are excited to welcome athletes and share our vibrant community.”

WWE’s WrestleMania Does 2.2B Social Impressions, Outperforms SB LVI (Front Office Sports) WWE’s flagship event created quite a stir on the internet, according to newly released statistics. WrestleMania 38 recorded 2.2 billion social media impressions, 1.1 billion video views, 87 million engagements, and 13.1 million hours of video watch time, per WWE and digital analytics firm Conviva.

WWE and Fanatics ink broad deal covering ecommerce, collectibles and NFTs (SportsPro Insider) World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) has signed a long-term licensing agreement with Fanatics, which covers the sports retail giant’s owned ecommerce, merchandise, trading cards and non-fungible token (NFT) subsidiaries.

Fanatics Launches ‘First-Of-Its-Kind’ Experience With WWE (Front Office Sports) Fanatics is adding WWE to its roster in a long-term deal that will see the latter work with Fanatics Commerce, Fanatics Collectibles, and Candy Digital, the company’s NFT division. 

‘We’ve always been ahead of the curve’: How WWE has established itself as a sports technology pioneer (SportsPro Insider) In 2022, it’s strange if a major entertainment group, broadcaster or sporting property either hasn’t launched a direct-to-consumer (DTC) platform or isn’t considering doing so. But back in 2014, WWE Network was seen as a risk.