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Cryptocurrency News via Media Man and FxPro

June 14, 2024

Crypto Bears in charge

Market picture

Crypto market capitalisation fell 0.5% to $2.44 trillion as Thursday's growth attempt failed to gain traction due to a new wave of dollar strength. Risk demand is gradually diminishing, forming a sequence of declining intraday highs. However, horizontal support remains in the 2.42 trillion area, where the market also stabilised from May 17th to 20th.

Bitcoin has pulled back below $67K, losing 0.7% in 24 hours. It continues to test the strength of the 50-day moving average, but it doesn't find enough reason to dive lower. Such persistent testing of the lows sets the bears up for quick success with their next target at $60K.

Litecoin is trying to cling to the 200-day moving average near $79.4. There has been support around $75 since March, which has been actively playing the role of resistance from November to January. A failure below promises to be a significant trend reversal signal, with next supports near $67 and $60.

News background

JPMorgan questioned the sustainability of the inflow of funds into spot bitcoin-ETFs. According to the bank's experts, "the high rate of BTC both in relation to the cost of its mining and to the price of gold" may lead to a slowdown in investment growth.

According to on-chain analyst Ali Martinez, the reduced profitability of bitcoin mining due to the April halving has triggered a "wave of capitulation" by miners. Thus, it has simply not been profitable for most miners to mine Bitcoin lately.

Terraform Labs and its co-founder Do Kwon will pay the SEC $4.47bn after settling the ecosystem collapse. 

Terraform Labs will cease operations and hand over management of the network to the community.

MicroStrategy will place $500 million in eight-year convertible unsecured notes to "acquire additional bitcoins and fund general corporate purposes."

The Block estimated that funds distributed through airdrops have exceeded $4bn since the beginning of the year. The top three largest airdrops were Jupiter, StarkNet, and Notcoin. Based on the number of tokens issued and average quotes in the following months, each project distributed about $1 bn. Airdrops from Wormhole, Ether follow them http://Friend.Tech, and Wen.

Australian authorities have banned the use of cryptocurrencies for online casino gambling. Companies that do not comply with the rules face fines of more than A$230K.

Crown Resorts And UFC Launch First Of Its Kind Partnership In Australia

June 6, 2024

Crown Resorts  to become UFC’s @UFC Event Experiences & Entertainment Partner and “Official UFC Fan Hotel” in Australia

UFC, the world’s premier mixed martial arts promotion and part of TKO Group Holdings (NYSE: TKO), today announced Crown Resorts as the “Official UFC Fan Hotel” and the “Official Event Experiences and Entertainment Partner of UFC” in Australia.

Making the announcement today at Crown Melbourne was No.1 UFC featherweight contender and former champion, Alexander Volkanovski; Peter Kloczko, Vice President Australia and New Zealand, UFC; and Crown Resorts CEO, Ciarán Carruthers.

A first-of-its-kind partnership for UFC in Australia, Crown’s resorts in Melbourne, Sydney, and Perth will deliver an exciting program of unique experiences mixing Crown’s diverse on-site offerings with UFC’s year-round calendar. Crown will also play a major role hosting fan activity during UFC event weeks in Australia.

UFC’s economic impact in Australia to date has been significant. UFC 284: MAKHACHEV vs. VOLKANOVSKI in Perth last February featured a sold-out RAC Arena with 14,124 fans in attendance, 63% of which came from outside Western Australia, and generated a $A42.8 million economic impact for the city and surrounding region.   The event provided global exposure for Perth and WA, with 44 billion media impressions valued at over $A1 billion. UFC 243: WHITTAKER vs. ADESANYA in Melbourne in 2019 attracted 57,127 fans and generated a $A109.1 million economic impact for the region.

With multi-year deals in place between UFC and the NSW and WA Governments that guarantee multiple blockbuster events in Australia, Crown's partnership with UFC underpins its strategy to help bolster Australia's tourism resurgence by supporting major events that significantly contribute to local economies and attract global audiences.

Perfectly timed with UFC’s return to Perth for UFC 305 at RAC Arena on Sunday, August 18, Crown will be launching exclusive offers and a range of on-site deals to enhance the experience for travelling and local fans.

During UFC’s live events in Australia, Crown will also have a highly visible brand presence in the world-famous Octagon and will be integrated into pay-per-view event broadcasts. The partnership will also feature UFC athlete and talent ambassadors, access to premium UFC event ticketing, hospitality and experiences for VIP and Crown Rewards members, as well as promotion across digital and social media.

“We could not be more excited to partner with Crown Resorts and bring the absolute best of the best to our fans,” said Nick Smith, Vice President, Head of International Business Development, Global Partnerships, UFC & WWE – TKO.

“UFC is a world leader when it comes to premium live events and our content offerings. Similarly, Crown’s three Australian resorts and their commitment to the guest experience is second to none – it’s a perfect pairing. We look forward to building on this partnership for years to come,” added Smith.

Crown Resorts CEO, Ciarán Carruthers, emphasised that the partnership with UFC marks a significant collaboration, providing Crown guests and members with exclusive, unforgettable UFC experiences that are unavailable elsewhere.

“By teaming up with UFC, Crown is affirming its commitment to offering dynamic experiences that engage global audiences. This partnership represents Crown's dedication to energising communities and driving Australia's tourism resurgence; drawing guests to our cities and to our Crown properties that are renowned as the very best in entertainment, dining and accommodation,” Mr Carruthers said.

Fans can also enjoy all Crown has to offer as the group now boasts the title of Official UFC Watch Party and After Party venues.

Stay tuned for more announcements as UFC builds out the highly anticipated UFC 305 Fight Week Schedule. Fans can register their interest and keep up to date at UFC.com/Perth and book all their accommodation needs with Crown Resorts.

(Source: UFC)

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Cryptocurrency News via Media Man and FxPro

June 14, 2024

Crypto Bears in charge

Market picture

Crypto market capitalisation fell 0.5% to $2.44 trillion as Thursday's growth attempt failed to gain traction due to a new wave of dollar strength. Risk demand is gradually diminishing, forming a sequence of declining intraday highs. However, horizontal support remains in the 2.42 trillion area, where the market also stabilised from May 17th to 20th.

Bitcoin has pulled back below $67K, losing 0.7% in 24 hours. It continues to test the strength of the 50-day moving average, but it doesn't find enough reason to dive lower. Such persistent testing of the lows sets the bears up for quick success with their next target at $60K.

Litecoin is trying to cling to the 200-day moving average near $79.4. There has been support around $75 since March, which has been actively playing the role of resistance from November to January. A failure below promises to be a significant trend reversal signal, with next supports near $67 and $60.

News background

JPMorgan questioned the sustainability of the inflow of funds into spot bitcoin-ETFs. According to the bank's experts, "the high rate of BTC both in relation to the cost of its mining and to the price of gold" may lead to a slowdown in investment growth.

According to on-chain analyst Ali Martinez, the reduced profitability of bitcoin mining due to the April halving has triggered a "wave of capitulation" by miners. Thus, it has simply not been profitable for most miners to mine Bitcoin lately.

Terraform Labs and its co-founder Do Kwon will pay the SEC $4.47bn after settling the ecosystem collapse. 

Terraform Labs will cease operations and hand over management of the network to the community.

MicroStrategy will place $500 million in eight-year convertible unsecured notes to "acquire additional bitcoins and fund general corporate purposes."

The Block estimated that funds distributed through airdrops have exceeded $4bn since the beginning of the year. The top three largest airdrops were Jupiter, StarkNet, and Notcoin. Based on the number of tokens issued and average quotes in the following months, each project distributed about $1 bn. Airdrops from Wormhole, Ether follow them http://Friend.Tech, and Wen.

Australian authorities have banned the use of cryptocurrencies for online casino gambling. Companies that do not comply with the rules face fines of more than A$230K.

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Las Vegas  

June 14, 2024

World Series Of Poker 

Poker superstar in contention for 11th career WSOP victory

Nevada (Las Vegas) - Phil Ivey is in contention for his 11th career World Series of Poker victory. But the poker superstar has two formidable opponents standing in his way. After playing deep into the morning Thursday, action in the star-studded $10,000 buy-in Limit 2-7 Triple Draw Championship Six-Handed event is set to resume at 4 p.m. this afternoon at Horseshoe Las Vegas. The final table will be streamed on PokerGO’s YouTube channel. Ivey is third in chips, trailing Danny Wong and six-time WSOP winner Jason Mercier. The final three players own a combined 17 bracelets, which are awarded for WSOP victories.

Donald Trump talks bitcoin mining and policy at Mar-a-Lago

June 13, 2024

Donald Trump met with leading bitcoin mining executives at the former president's Mar-a-Lago residence Tuesday, engaging with them on related policy issues.

Why it matters: It's the latest development in the presumptive Republican presidential nominee's newfound embrace of the cryptocurrency industry, as he continues to force it into the 2024 election conversation.

Behind the scenes: The mining industry's "Power 30" was in the room, nine to 11 executives from firms collectively representing 30% of the total computing power on the Bitcoin network, according to Jayson Browder, a senior vice president at Marathon Digital, one of the largest publicly-traded mining firms in the U.S.

Executives from Riot Platforms, Terawulf, CleanSpark, Core Scientific, Arkon Energy, Cholla Energy and Exacore were among those in attendance, CNBC reported.

Trump held an Auradine ASIC chip in his hand and was pleased: "He was like, 'Made in America.' Great," Browder said, describing the event for Axios.

Zoom in: Browder described Trump as prepared and informed.

Trump brought up the U.S. Department of Energy's attempt to mandate energy surveys on crypto miners and how crypto prevailed over the Biden administration when one company sued, and won. (The EIA has since decided to temporarily suspend it.)

He also brought up the 30% excise tax the Biden administration proposed for bitcoin miners — based in part to address environmental concerns — in the 2025 budget, Browder said.

Trump spoke of the U.S-China power competition, artificial intelligence, and his desire for the U.S. to be the clear winner in that respect.

Between the lines: "I know what they've been doing to you guys," is the gist of what Trump was trying to convey, according to Browder.

"He understood how bitcoin mining would support these things like AI."

Friction point: The Power 30 impressed upon Trump in the meeting that what they wanted was to be treated fairly, Browder said — something they feel they haven't experienced with the current administration.

Browder said he couldn't speak for the group as to whether they would stand behind Trump in the election, but said that Marathon would engage in the same way with the Biden campaign and the Democratic National Convention if they were "open and willing."

Browder says the group has sought meetings with the Biden administration, but has so far been unsuccessful. (AXIOS)

Full coverage and report via subscription to AXIOS.

https://axios.com/2024/06/13/donald-trump-bitcoin-mining-mar-a-lago

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What Is Online Publishing?

If you’re reading this, chances are you’re familiar with at least some basic forms of online publishing. But what is online publishing, exactly?

In the most general sense, online publishing simply refers to any kind of content that’s published and distributed on the internet. This could include anything from blog posts and articles to video content creation and infographics.

But while the definition of online publishing is fairly straightforward, there’s a lot more to it than meets the eye (like: what digital publishing platforms to use). In this complete guide, we’ll take a closer look at everything you need to know about online publishing.

By the end of this article, you should have a firm understanding of what online publishing is and how it can be used to reach your target audience. So let’s get started!

Benefits Of Online Publishing

There are many benefits of online publishing, including:

Reach a global audience: Digital publications will find that they can reach readers all over the world with just a few clicks.

Cost-effective: There are no printing or distribution costs associated with online publishing, so it can be a very cost-effective way to get your work out there.

Immediate feedback: Readers can leave comments and feedback on your work almost immediately, which can be extremely valuable for getting constructive criticism and improving future work.

Increased visibility: E-publishing can help increase the visibility of your work, which can lead to more readers and followers. Folks can find you easily with a wifi connection, even using their smartphone, laptops, or e-reader to access your published content.

Greater control: With online publishing, you have complete control over how your work is presented and distributed, so you can make sure it reaches the right audience.

Monetization: There are plenty of ways to monetize your content, like serving ads on your page to readers, subscriptions-based business models, affiliate marketing links, or sponsored content.

Types Of Content For Online Publishing

There are many different types of content that can be published online, from blog posts and articles to eBooks and audio files. The best way to determine what type of content will work best for your online publication is to consider your audience and what they are looking for. Here are some popular types of content for online publishing:

Blog Posts: Blog posts are a great way to share your thoughts and ideas with the world. They can be about any topic you like, and you can easily incorporate images, videos, and links into your post to make it more engaging.

Articles: Articles are similar to blog posts, but they tend to be more informative in nature. If you have expertise on a particular subject, writing articles can be a great way to share your knowledge with others.

Digital Magazines: Digital or online magazines generally follow the format you would expect from a traditional, in-print magazine…only, they are entirely online. An example would be The Ecclesiestical Review, an arts and culture magazine.

eBooks: eBooks are a great way to share longer pieces of writing with your audience. They can be downloaded and read on various devices, increasing functionality and convenience for busy people who want to learn more about a certain topic.

Audio Files: Audio files are another popular type of content for online publishing. You can create podcasts or simply record yourself talking about a particular subject. This is a great option for people who prefer to listen to information instead of reading it.

Interactive Content: This may include something simple like the ability to “zoom in/out” on a product photo but it can also go more in-depth with multimedia elements. Think: reader instigated animations, parallax scrolling, or embedded tutorials/wizards.

Examples Of Online Publishing

There are a number of different ways that you can publish online, and the method that you choose will depend on your specific goals and needs. Here are some common examples of online publishing:

Blogs: A blog is a personal website or web diary where you can share your thoughts and ideas with the world. You can set up a blog for free using platforms like WordPress or Blogger.

Podcasts: A podcast is audio content usually published on third-party platforms like Spotify or Apple Podcasts. Podcasts are great because they can be collaborative; you can invite guests and experts to join you in discussions.

Social media: Social media platforms like Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram are great ways to share your content with a large audience. You can use social media to promote your blog posts, articles, or other forms of content.

E-commerce: If you sell products or services online, then you’re already engaged in e-commerce publishing for retailers. This type of publishing involves creating product pages, catalogs, descriptions, and other forms of content that help promote and sell your products or services.

Press releases: Press releases are short announcements that are often used to promote events or product launches. They can be published on your website or distributed to news outlets and other websites in an effort to generate publicity for your business.

Apps: You may decide to design and promote your own mobile app, whatever that might look like for your unique product/service. The app then becomes your published content and you would manage and promote it accordingly.

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WWE Premium Live Events (2024)

The List

King and Queen of the Ring 

May 25, 2024

Venue: Jeddah Superdome

City: Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

WWE NXT Battleground

June 9, 2024

Venue: UFC Apex

City: Las Vegas, Nevada

WWE Clash at the Castle 

June 15, 2024

Venue: OVO Hydro

City: Glasgow, Scotland

WWE Money in the Bank 

July 6, 2024

Venue: Scotiabank Arena

City: Toronto, Ontario, Canada

WWE NXT Heatwave

July 7, 2024

Venue: Scotiabank Arena

City: Toronto, Ontario, Canada

WWE SummerSlam 

August 3, 2024

Venue: Cleveland Browns Stadium

City: Cleveland, Ohio

WWE Bash in Berlin 

August 31, 2024

Venue: Mercedes-Benz Arena

City: Berlin, Germany

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All Elite Wrestling 

AEW Dynamite

June 12, 2024

Wells Fargo Center 

 

Des Moines, Iowa

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AEW Dynamite: A Night of High Stakes and Entertainment

AEW Dynamite is set to air live from the Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines, Iowa, featuring a packed lineup of matches and segments. The event includes a title defense by AEW International Champion Will Ospreay against Rey Fenix, a TBS Championship match with Mercedes Varnado defending against Zeuxis, and a TNT Title Qualifier match featuring Dustin Rhodes versus Jack Perry. Additionally, there will be a Trios match involving Orange Cassidy, Adam Cole, and Kyle O'Reilly against Konosuke Takeshita, Kyle Fletcher, and Roderick Strong. The show also promises appearances by various AEW stars and a segment titled 'TV Time With The Learning Tree' featuring Chris Jericho and Private Party.

Bonus

Highlights from this week's Collision! | 06/08/24, AEW Collision

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Media Man: Thumbs up. Great to see the return of Dustin Rhodes. Australia's Kyle Fletcher is amazing. Tipped to be a future world champ. Chris Jericho and his Learning Tree fuels the haters. Heat and emotional investment matters in this game. Technical wrestling, drama and more. AEW stock on the rise heading into Forbidden Door.

Furiousa: A Max Mad Saga

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Furiosa Star Issues Statement Reminding People The Movie Is “Fiction” After Angry DMs

Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga star Nathan Jones shares a statement reminding people of the movie's fictitious nature following harassing direct messages. Serving as a prequel to 2015's Mad Max: Fury Road, the latest installment in director George Miller's apocalyptic franchise chronicles the origins of Charlize Theron's Furiosa, played this time by Anya Taylor-Joy. The Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga cast includes a number of actors from the 2015 film, including Jones as Rictus Erectus, the youngest son of Immortan Joe.

Jones has now taken to Facebook to share a new message reminding audiences that Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga is, in fact, a fictional story. The actor claims to have received some private messages from viewers about the film regarding one uncomfortable scene his character has with a young Furiosa. 

Nathan Jones post:

"I've noticed a few queries and private messages about my role in Mad Max: Furiosa," Jones writes, "Particularly regarding a scene with young Furiosa. This is a very sensitive subject, and I want to emphasize that it involves a fictional character." He continues: "The details can be uncomfortable, and as an actor, my job is to portray a character based on the direction and script provided to me. I appreciate your understanding and support in recognizing the distinction between fiction and reality. Thank you."

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'Mad Max' creator George Miller insight

"Even though this is set in a post-apocalyptic future, the behavior goes back to the Dark Ages or medieval times," the 79-year-old advised during a recent Zoom press conference. "It goes back to raw, elemental behavior."

Miller began the series in 1979, with former cop Max Rockatansky (Mel Gibson) wandering the wasteland after marauders murdered his family. Furiosa is the origin story of the character whom Max (now Tom Hardy) encountered in 2015's Mad Max: Fury Road.

Furiosa demonstrates how young Furiosa (Alyla Brown) was taken from her home in the only remaining lush oasis of vegetation. Growing up with her captor, Dementus (Chris Hemsworth), the adult Furiosa (Anya Taylor-Joy) reluctantly allies herself with Dementus' rival, Immortan Joe (Lachy Hulme).

"Conflict, as you know, is the staple of all drama from the earliest times, in all storytelling tradition," Miller said. "When you get rising conflict in stories, it reveals some essence about the characters and the world."

Miller said he is interested in why human beings have always told stories. His medium happens to be cinema, but Miller noted storytelling dates to ancient mythology and religious texts.

"The medium always changes, but story is fundamental to who we are as human beings," he said. "We are hardwired for it. It's the way our brains work, both individually and collectively."

In Furiosa, Dementus and Immortan Joe go to war with each other, each commanding an army of followers. Meanwhile, Furiosa focuses on her survival and escape.

That can mean getting involved in the warlords' conflict. For example, Furiosa joins a supply run so she can learn to drive one of Immortan Joe's tankers.

Like the Mad Max films, Furiosa includes many car chases and explosive battles. However, Miller said, the themes of corrupt power and survival make the films last in viewers' minds.

"You tell the stories to people and they make of it what they will," Miller said. "Wherever you are in time and space, you're responding to things in the story that have meaning to you."

Videos

FURIOSA : A MAD MAX SAGA | OFFICIAL TRAILER #2

https://youtube.com/watch?v=FVswuip0-co&t=2s&ab_channel=WarnerBros.Pictures

FURIOSA : A MAD MAX SAGA | Sneak Peek “Chapters” Trailer

https://youtube.com/watch?v=LYV3001u574&t=17s&ab_channel=WarnerBros.Pictures

FURIOSA: A MAD MAX SAGA | Dangerously Demented Featurette

https://youtube.com/watch?v=3vxp4KTATAQ&ab_channel=WarnerBros.Pictures

FURIOSA : A MAD MAX SAGA | Becoming Furiosa Featurette

https://youtube.com/watch?v=WWVI7it8SCQ&ab_channel=WarnerBros.Pictures

FURIOSA : A MAD MAX SAGA | Motorbike Messiah Featurette

https://youtube.com/watch?v=InbHWO8FnBI&t=11s&ab_channel=WarnerBros.Pictures

Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga:

She will return with a vengeance. Furiosa : A Mad Max Saga - Only in theaters May 24.

Anya Taylor-Joy and Chris Hemsworth star in Academy Award-winning mastermind George Miller’s “Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga,” the much-anticipated return to the iconic dystopian world he created more than 30 years ago with the seminal “Mad Max” films.

Miller now turns the page again with an all-new original, standalone action adventure that will reveal the origins of the powerhouse character from the multiple Oscar-winning global smash “Mad Max: Fury Road.”

The new feature from Warner Bros. Pictures and Village Roadshow Pictures is produced by Miller and his longtime partner, Oscar-nominated producer Doug Mitchell (“Mad Max: Fury Road,” “Babe”), under their Australian-based Kennedy Miller Mitchell banner. As the world fell, young Furiosa is snatched from the Green Place of Many Mothers and falls into the hands of a great Biker Horde led by the Warlord Dementus.

Sweeping through the Wasteland, they come across the Citadel presided over by The Immortan Joe. While the two Tyrants war for dominance, Furiosa must survive many trials as she puts together the means to find her way home. Taylor-Joy stars in the title role, and along with Hemsworth, the film also stars Alyla Browne and Tom Burke. Miller penned the script with “Mad Max: Fury Road” co-writer Nico Lathouris.

Miller’s behind-the-scenes creative team includes first assistant director PJ Voeten and second unit director and stunt coordinator Guy Norris, director of photography Simon Duggan (“Hacksaw Ridge,” “The Great Gatsby”), composer Tom Holkenborg, sound designer Robert Mackenzie, editor Eliot Knapman, visual effects supervisor Andrew Jackson and colorist Eric Whipp.

The team also includes other longtime collaborators: production designer Colin Gibson, editor Margaret Sixel, sound mixer Ben Osmo, costume designer Jenny Beavan and makeup designer Lesley Vanderwalt, each of whom won an Oscar for their work on “Mad Max: Fury Road.”

Warner Bros. Pictures Presents, in Association with Village Roadshow Pictures, A Kennedy Miller Mitchell Production, A George Miller Film, “Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga.”

The film will be distributed worldwide by Warner Bros. Pictures, in theaters only nationwide on May 24, 2024 and internationally beginning on 22 May, 2024. (Credit: Warner Bros. Pictures)

Crown Resorts And UFC Launch First Of Its Kind Partnership In Australia

June 6, 2024

Crown Resorts @CrownResorts  to become UFC’s @UFC Event Experiences & Entertainment Partner and “Official UFC Fan Hotel” in Australia

UFC, the world’s premier mixed martial arts promotion and part of TKO Group Holdings (NYSE: TKO), today announced Crown Resorts as the “Official UFC Fan Hotel” and the “Official Event Experiences and Entertainment Partner of UFC” in Australia.

Making the announcement today at Crown Melbourne was No.1 UFC featherweight contender and former champion, Alexander Volkanovski; Peter Kloczko, Vice President Australia and New Zealand, UFC; and Crown Resorts CEO, Ciarán Carruthers.

A first-of-its-kind partnership for UFC in Australia, Crown’s resorts in Melbourne, Sydney, and Perth will deliver an exciting program of unique experiences mixing Crown’s diverse on-site offerings with UFC’s year-round calendar. Crown will also play a major role hosting fan activity during UFC event weeks in Australia.

UFC’s economic impact in Australia to date has been significant. UFC 284: MAKHACHEV vs. VOLKANOVSKI in Perth last February featured a sold-out RAC Arena with 14,124 fans in attendance, 63% of which came from outside Western Australia, and generated a $A42.8 million economic impact for the city and surrounding region.   The event provided global exposure for Perth and WA, with 44 billion media impressions valued at over $A1 billion. UFC 243: WHITTAKER vs. ADESANYA in Melbourne in 2019 attracted 57,127 fans and generated a $A109.1 million economic impact for the region.

With multi-year deals in place between UFC and the NSW and WA Governments that guarantee multiple blockbuster events in Australia, Crown's partnership with UFC underpins its strategy to help bolster Australia's tourism resurgence by supporting major events that significantly contribute to local economies and attract global audiences.

Perfectly timed with UFC’s return to Perth for UFC 305 at RAC Arena on Sunday, August 18, Crown will be launching exclusive offers and a range of on-site deals to enhance the experience for travelling and local fans.

During UFC’s live events in Australia, Crown will also have a highly visible brand presence in the world-famous Octagon and will be integrated into pay-per-view event broadcasts. The partnership will also feature UFC athlete and talent ambassadors, access to premium UFC event ticketing, hospitality and experiences for VIP and Crown Rewards members, as well as promotion across digital and social media.

“We could not be more excited to partner with Crown Resorts and bring the absolute best of the best to our fans,” said Nick Smith, Vice President, Head of International Business Development, Global Partnerships, UFC & WWE – TKO.

“UFC is a world leader when it comes to premium live events and our content offerings. Similarly, Crown’s three Australian resorts and their commitment to the guest experience is second to none – it’s a perfect pairing. We look forward to building on this partnership for years to come,” added Smith.

Crown Resorts CEO, Ciarán Carruthers, emphasised that the partnership with UFC marks a significant collaboration, providing Crown guests and members with exclusive, unforgettable UFC experiences that are unavailable elsewhere.

“By teaming up with UFC, Crown is affirming its commitment to offering dynamic experiences that engage global audiences. This partnership represents Crown's dedication to energising communities and driving Australia's tourism resurgence; drawing guests to our cities and to our Crown properties that are renowned as the very best in entertainment, dining and accommodation,” Mr Carruthers said.

Fans can also enjoy all Crown has to offer as the group now boasts the title of Official UFC Watch Party and After Party venues.

Stay tuned for more announcements as UFC builds out the highly anticipated UFC 305 Fight Week Schedule. Fans can register their interest and keep up to date at UFC.com/Perth and book all their accommodation needs with Crown Resorts.

(Source: UFC)

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Pro Wrestling

All Elite Wrestling

AEW  Double or Nothing 2024

May 26, 2024

MGM Grand Garden Arena 

Las Vegas, NV

4:00pm

Adam Copeland vs Malakai Black

Anarchy in the Arena match

Swerve Strickland vs Christian Cage

Roderick Strong vs Will Ospreay

Nightingale vs Moné 

and more

Keep checking the official AEW YouTube channel to catch up on the lead in matches and story developments!

http://youtube.com/AEW

Streaming Business

Netflix Profits Up; Combat Sports additions and WWE 

@WWE

 Addition Next Year Will Further Lift And Slam Some Competion; Media Vet

Netflix 

@netflix

 as boasted a $2.3 billion profit since introducing their one household policy.

The on-demand streaming service introduced the policy last year to prevent users stretching account access across a number of households, and from sharing with friends and family not paying for their own accounts.

“March 2023, they had 233 million subscribers around the world,” Mr Greenwood of Sky News Australia said.

“Now they have a whole bunch more.

“The profit of Netflix has jumped by 89 per cent to 2.3 billion dollars off the back of this.

“The suggestion that Netflix was never, ever going to make a dollar off of this; well that has gone in the shade, they are right now making plenty of money.”

Media Man: At present Netflix looks pretty unstoppable. The combat sports and pro wrestling additions we've been requesting from Netflix powers that be for a few years now are coming up. Netflix management and supporters are feeling pretty bullish at present and rightly so. Netflix is punching and suplexing their own ticket to the bank and top of hot stocks. Netflix 10, naysayers Nill. Winning.

Media Man 'Netflix Pick Of The Week' (via Netflix YouTube channel): McGregor Forever

McGregor Forever | Official Trailer | Netflix

https://youtube.com/watch?v=QwHM63RIHbQ&t=5s&ab_channel=Netflix

McGregor Forever charts superstar MMA fighter, Conor McGregor’s epic journey back to the top of the UFC ladder. This 4-part documentary series is an all-access look at this controversial superstar, along with the deeper history of what brought him to this point. (Credit: Netflix)

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Combat Sports

UFC Returns To Vegas 

UFC Vegas 93: Alex Perez vs. Tatsuro Taira 

Saturday, June 15, 2024 

Apex. Las Vegas

Main card

Flyweight: Alex Perez (+150) vs. Tatsuro Taira (-185)  

Middleweight: Antonio Trocoli (+625) vs. Ikram Aliserov (-1000)

Featherweight: Timmy Cuamba (-200) vs. Lucas Almeida (+165) 

Bantamweight: Douglas Silva de Andrade (+105) vs. Miles Johns (-125)  

Flyweight: Asu Almabayev (-500) vs. Jose Johnson (+375)  

Prelims  

Bantamweight: Brady Hiestand (+150) vs. Garrett Armfield (-185)  

Flyweight: Tagir Ulanbekov (-225) vs. Joshua Van (+180)  

Flyweight: Jimmy Flick (+340) vs. Nate Maness (-450) 

Welterweight: Josh Quinlan (-125) vs. Adam Fugitt (+105)  

Women's flyweight: Carli Judice (+155) vs. Gabriella Fernandes (-190)  

Featherweight: Jeka Saragih (-300) vs. Westin Wilson (+240)  

Women's strawweight: Josefine Knutsson (-225) vs. Julia Polastri (+185) 

Featherweight: Shayilan Nuerdanbieke (+150) vs. Melquizael Costa (-185)  

News  

UFC 303: Conor McGregor vs. Michael Chandler  Saturday, June 29, 2024  

T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada

Main card  

Lightweight: Conor McGregor (-105) vs. Michael Chandler (-115)  

Light heavyweight: Jamahal Hill vs. Carlos Ulberg  

Women's bantamweight: Mayra Bueno Silva vs. Macy Chiasson  

Middleweight: Joe Pyfer vs. Marc-Andre Barriault 

Welterweight: Ian Machado Garry vs. Michael Page  

Prelims 

Featherweight: Cub Swanson vs. Andre Fili  Bantamweight: Ricky Simon vs. Vinicius Oliveira  

Featherweight: Charles Jourdain vs. Jean Silva  

Bantamweight: Payton Talbott vs. Yanis Ghemmouri  

Prelims  Women's strawweight: Michelle Waterson-Gomez vs. Gillian Robertson 

Heavyweight: Andrei Arlovski vs. Martin Buday  

Flyweight: Rei Tsuruya vs. Carlos Hernandez  

*more details to become available as fight dates become closer  

Las Vegas: News, Pop Culture and Sports Business In Vegas Baby!

Media Man Vegas Special; Past, Present and Future

Vegas Combat Sports On A Roll; Sports Biz Brings Big Greenbacks And Massive Pop Culture And News Headlines

Sin City Makeover Of Sorts Thanks To WWE, UFC and Friends

This week at UFC Apex and next year with Wrestlemania

Nevada (Las Vegas) - In 1993, Shawn Michaels retained his Intercontinental Championship in the opening match of Wrestlemania IX, held at Caesars Palace in the former outdoor arena that had been home to several historic boxing matches… In 2024, WWF has become WWE and it may be more popular than ever. 

Wrestlemania is now a two-night mega-card and its 40th edition, held in April in Philadelphia, drew 145,298 fans and millions of livestream viewers. And it’s set to return to Las Vegas next year, April 19-20 at Allegiant Stadium.

News

High-end gaming continues to outpace lower tiers in Las Vegas

Las Vegas Strip executives say high-end gaming continues to outpace the lower tiers and the spread could widen even more for some operators, according to Carlo Santarelli, an analyst with Deutsche Bank, in a note to investors after holding meetings last week with C-level management in Las Vegas. While high-end gaming comparisons remain relatively easy in the second quarter, operators noted that trends remain firm and Santarelli said Deutsche Bank doesn’t believe hold has played a role to date for most.

News

Italian fashion brand to open store in Fontainebleau

A new luxury retailer is coming to Fontainebleau hotel-casino. Italian fashion brand Vittorio Borghese is planning to open a 1,100-square-foot store on the Las Vegas Strip hotel’s second floor. The hotel didn’t say when the store would open its doors. The store, which was designed by Laboratorio di Architettura e Design, will offer a selection of bespoke suits, tailored shirts and other contemporary casual wear and accessories for men. The store also will sell Andrea Ventura Firenze footwear, Valstar Milano outerwear, Smedley handcrafted knitwear and accessories by Andrea D’Amico Bologna.

News

Red Rock Resorts operates 3K valley hotel rooms

The Station Casinos brand has been associated with the Las Vegas locals gaming market since businessman Frank Fertitta Jr. purchased a 10 percent stake in the Bingo Palace, which later became Palace Station, in the late 1970s. Red Rock Resorts, the parent company of the Station Casinos brand, has more than 3,000 hotel rooms, about 2 percent of the region’s hotel room inventory. Seven operating hotel-casino properties and seven gaming-only taverns make up the company’s Las Vegas-area portfolio.

News

A’s ballpark plan still being developed 1 year after Senate Bill 1

Progress continues to be made on the Oakland Athletics’ plan to build a $1.5 billion ballpark in Las Vegas since Senate Bill 1 was signed into law a year ago, but steps remain before shovels hit the ground on the Strip. Not the least of which being exactly where it will be built — and how it will be paid for. SB1 was signed into law June 15, 2023, by Gov. Joe Lombardo after a special session of the Nevada Legislature, earmarks up to $380 million in public funding for the A’s ballpark.

News

Pro Wrestling at Apex

NXT Battleground - June 9, 2024

Kelani Jordan Wins WWE NXT Women’s Championship - 

Ladder Match - NXT Women’s North American Title

Nathan Frazer and Axiom def Karl Anderson And Luke Gallows - NXT Tag Team Titles

Lola Vice def Shayna Baszler - NXT Underground

Oba Femi def Wes Lee and Joe Coffey - NXT North American Title

Roxanne Perez def Jordynne Grace - NXT Women’s Championship

Trick Williams def Ethan Page - NXT Title

News

UFC Returns To Vegas

UFC Vegas 93: Alex Perez vs. Tatsuro Taira

Saturday, June 15, 2024 - Apex. Las Vegas

Main card

Flyweight: Alex Perez (+150) vs. Tatsuro Taira (-185)

Middleweight: Antonio Trocoli (+625) vs. Ikram Aliserov (-1000)

Featherweight: Timmy Cuamba (-200) vs. Lucas Almeida (+165)

Bantamweight: Douglas Silva de Andrade (+105) vs. Miles Johns (-125)

Flyweight: Asu Almabayev (-500) vs. Jose Johnson (+375)

Prelims

Bantamweight: Brady Hiestand (+150) vs. Garrett Armfield (-185)

Flyweight: Tagir Ulanbekov (-225) vs. Joshua Van (+180)

Flyweight: Jimmy Flick (+340) vs. Nate Maness (-450)

Welterweight: Josh Quinlan (-125) vs. Adam Fugitt (+105)

Women's flyweight: Carli Judice (+155) vs. Gabriella Fernandes (-190)

Featherweight: Jeka Saragih (-300) vs. Westin Wilson (+240)

Women's strawweight: Josefine Knutsson (-225) vs. Julia Polastri (+185)

Featherweight: Shayilan Nuerdanbieke (+150) vs. Melquizael Costa (-185)

News

UFC 303: Conor McGregor vs. Michael Chandler

Saturday, June 29, 2024

T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada

Main card

Lightweight: Conor McGregor (-105) vs. Michael Chandler (-115)

Light heavyweight: Jamahal Hill vs. Carlos Ulberg

Women's bantamweight: Mayra Bueno Silva vs. Macy Chiasson

Middleweight: Joe Pyfer vs. Marc-Andre Barriault

Welterweight: Ian Machado Garry vs. Michael Page

Prelims

Featherweight: Cub Swanson vs. Andre Fili

Bantamweight: Ricky Simon vs. Vinicius Oliveira

Featherweight: Charles Jourdain vs. Jean Silva

Bantamweight: Payton Talbott vs. Yanis Ghemmouri

Prelims

Women's strawweight: Michelle Waterson-Gomez vs. Gillian Robertson

Heavyweight: Andrei Arlovski vs. Martin Buday

Flyweight: Rei Tsuruya vs. Carlos Hernandez

*more details to become available as fight dates become closer

Media Man Int

Vegas News (Media Man Int) *in development

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Las Vegas (Media Man Int) *in development

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Pro Wrestler vs MMA Dream Matches

WWE vs UFC 

 

Fantasy Booking/Match Making

Logan Paul vs Conor McGregor 

Montez Ford vs Izzy

Brutus Creed vs Sean Strickland

Bobby Lashley vs Michael Chandler 

Tama Tonga vs Tai Tuivasa 

Karrion Kross vs Robert Whittaker 

Baron Corbin vs Volk

Tony D'Angelo vs Steve Erceg

Shayna Baszler vs Holly Holm

Lola Vice vs Amanda Nunes 

Media Man Int

MMA vs Wrestling Dream Matches (Media Man Int)

http://mediamanint.com/articles/mma_wrestling2.html

MMA  

UFC @UFC 302  

Newark, New Jersey

Prudential Centre

UFC 302 – Main Card (Pay-Per-View)

Islam Makhachev def Dustin Poirier – UFC lightweight title via submission (choke)

Sean Strickland def Paulo Costa (middleweight) via split decision

Kevin Holland def Michał Oleksiejczuk (middleweight) via technical submission (armbar)

Niko Price def Alex Morono (welterweight) via unanimous decision

Randy Brown def Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos (welterweight) via unanimous decision

UFC 302 – Prelims

Roman Kopylov def Cesar Almeida (middleweight) via split decision

Jailton Almeida def Alexander Romanov (heavyweight) via submission (rear-naked choke)

Grant Dawson def Joe Solecki (lightweight) via unanimous decision

Jake Matthews (AUS) def Philip Rowe (welterweight) via unanimous decision

Highlights and moments via the official UFC YouTube channel

www.youtube.com/ufc

Press Conference via official UFC YouTube channel

www.youtube.com/@ufc/streams

and

UFC Official Website

www.ufc.com

www.ufc.com/event/ufc-302

https://www.ufc.com/news/main-card-results-highlights-winner-interviews-ufc-302-makhachev-vs-poirier

and Elon Musk owned X platform.

Media Man: Top notch card. Much respect to all warriors.

Media Man Int

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TKO Group Holdings, Inc. (TKO) Q1 2024 Earnings Call Transcript

May 11, 2024 5:29 PM ET

TKO Group Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:TKO) Q1 2024 Earnings Conference Call May 8, 2024 5:00 PM ET

Company Participants

Seth Zaslow - Head of Investor Relations

Ariel Emanuel - Executive Chair and Chief Executive Officer

Mark Shapiro - President and Chief Operating Officer

Andrew Schleimer - Chief Financial Officer

Conference Call Participants

Ben Swinburne - Morgan Stanley

Brandon Ross - LightShed Partners

Robert Fishman - MoffettNathanson

Eric Handler - Roth MKM

Stephen Laszczyk - Goldman Sachs

Ryan Gravett - UBS

Operator

Good afternoon. Thank you for attending today’s First Quarter TKO 2024 Earnings Call. My name is Tamia, and I will be your moderator for today’s call. All lines will be muted during the presentation portion of the call with an opportunity for questions-and-answers at the end. [Operator Instructions].

I would now like to pass the conference over to your host, Seth Zaslow, Head of Investor Relations. You may proceed.

Seth Zaslow

Good afternoon and welcome to TKO’s first quarter 2024 earnings call. A short while ago, we issued a press release, which you can view on our Investor Relations website. A recording of this call will also be available via our website for at least 30 days.

Joining me on today’s call are Ari Emanuel, TKO’s Executive Chair and Chief Executive Officer, Mark Shapiro, our President and COO and Andrew Schleimer, our CFO.

After our prepared remarks from Ari and Andrew, we’ll open the call for questions. The purpose of this call is to provide you with the information regarding our first quarter 2024 performance. I want to remind everyone that the information discussed will include forward-looking statements and or projections that involve risks, uncertainties and assumptions. Please see our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission for further detail.

If these risks or uncertainties were to materialize or any assumptions prove incorrect, our results may differ materially from those expressed or implied on this call. Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date they are made and we undertake no obligation to update them in light of new information or future events except as legally required.

Our commentary today will also include non-GAAP financial measures, which we believe provide an additional tool for investors to use in evaluating ongoing operating results and trends. These measures should not be considered in isolation from or as a substitute for financial information prepared in accordance with GAAP. Reconciliations between GAAP and non-GAAP metrics can be found in our press release issued today as well as the information posted on our IR website.

With that, I’ll now turn the call over to Ari.

Ariel Emanuel

Thanks Seth. TKO is off to a solid start in 2024 with strong performance across both UFC and WWE. Coming off a record 2023 for both businesses in terms of revenue and profitability, we’ve continued to deliver through the first quarter. We had record attendance and gates across our live events portfolio in the quarter.

We secured a landmark global deal for WWE with Netflix and renewed UFC rights in multiple international markets. We landed groundbreaking brand partnerships, including a first ever in ring sponsor for WWE.

We settled all claims in the UFC antitrust lawsuits, bringing that matter to a close without introducing any further changes to our existing business operations.

In April, WrestleMania 40 drew its largest ever viewership and set a WWE gate record with a 145,000 fans over two days at Philadelphia’s Lincoln Financial Field. In the following weekend, UFC 300 became one of the highest grossing events in UFC history.

Based on Q1 performance and business momentum, today we are raising our full year guidance for revenue and adjusted EBITDA. Andrew will share more detail on our financial shortly, but first I will touch on recent highlights that underscore our conviction.

First, as our record setting events demonstrate, the experience economy is alive and well, especially for premium content and experiences like ours.

For UFC, during Q1, we sold out all five events with live audiences, setting numerous arena gate records. These included UFC 297 in Toronto, UFC’s highest grossing arena event in Canada, UFC 298 in Anaheim, the highest grossing MMA event ever in California, and UFC 299 in Miami, setting the arena record and ranking among the highest grossing UFC events of all time.

UFC also returned to Mexico City with a fight night that became our highest grossing event in the country and coincided with the launch of our performance institute there. The Mexico City facility, our third performance institute worldwide, will accelerate our efforts to develop and support MMA athletes across Latin America, an important growth market and source of some of UFC’s top talent.

We’re equally excited about several big upcoming fights, including Conor McGregor highly anticipated return to the octagon at UFC 303 on June 29th and UFC’s planned debut at the Las Vegas Sphere this September.

Turning to WWE, premium live events in the quarter, Royal Rumble and Elimination Chamber delivered record gross revenue and viewership. Royal Rumble broke the all-time attendance record for Tropicana Field in Saint Petersburg, Florida. An elimination chamber in Perth, Australia brought out more than 52,000 fans to mark WWE’s first Australia event since 2018 as part of an agreement with Tourism Western Australia.

Throughout the quarter, WWE’s events also benefited from momentum leading up to WrestleMania with 17 consecutive sellouts for televised events. This sellout streak is the longest for televised events in WWE history. In total, WWE events in Q1 set 54 individual market records for both gross and paid tickets across all event types.

These attendance records speak to the broader economic benefits we bring to host cities and we are focused on partnering with local governments and maximizing revenue opportunities from site fees.

As one recent example, during the quarter, Tourism Western Australia entered a multi-year partnership for UFC to return to Perth with at least two events including the UFC 305 pay per view in August and one additional Fight Night in subsequent years. These initiatives all follow WWE’s own successful partnership with the Western Australian government.

Next, we are well positioned to continue growing our brand partnerships. At the beginning of the year, we merged the global partnership teams of UFC and WWE to go-to-market in a unified way and enable more brands to engage with our fans.

Right out of the gates, our team has delivered significant wins, expanding both businesses’ brand relationships across new categories, territories, and assets. UFC’s record setting partnership with Anheuser-Busch is off to a successful start, and we’ve added multiple first-time partners across the beverage, health and beauty, vocational training, health care, and medical equipment categories.

For WWE, we announced a first ever brand partner to appear center mat premium live events as well as multiple premium brands, including Wheatley Vodka, Amazon Studios, and Coca Cola. All told, we’re encouraged by this fast start and remain confident in our ability to grow global partnerships revenue, particularly on the WWE side as our team has done for UFC.

Finally, our premium sports and entertainment content remains in demand. This is clearly demonstrated by the global $5 billion plus Netflix deal WWE announced early in the quarter. We’re incredibly excited about the potential we see with Netflix and for our fans around the world.

Well ahead of the 2025 launch, the partnership is already getting off to a promising start. WrestleMania 40 streamed live on Netflix in New Zealand last month through a onetime arrangement. Despite no marketing push, WWE fans tuned in in full force, propelling the event to the number one spot in Netflix’s local programming lineup over a four-day span. In addition to Netflix, we remain focused on our upcoming media renewals.

During the quarter, we secured a short-term agreement with USA Network to extend RAW through the fourth quarter of 2024. We also continue to secure rights agreements and renewals for UFC and international territories at healthy average annual increases.

In closing, across each of our lines of business, we believe TKO is well positioned to capitalize on its strengths to drive continued growth and profitability. We remain focused on generating cost and revenue synergies, executing our strategy and delivering sustainable long-term value for shareholders.

With that, I’ll turn the call over to Andrew.

Andrew Schleimer

Good afternoon. I’ll start with an update on integration and then shift to our financial results before discussing our capital structure and outlook for the remainder of 2024.

As Ari highlighted, we continue to make significant progress with the integration of our businesses. Both are delivering strong results and are well positioned for continued success. We remain focused on realizing the revenue and cost synergies that underpin the strategic and financial rationale for the transaction.

In addition to the major wins that Ari discussed, this past weekend we announced that Las Vegas will host WrestleMania 41 at Allegiant Stadium in April 25 in partnership with the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority. As we’ve stressed, site fees are a key area of focus for us and this event includes a meaningful payment as well as other cash and non-cash incentives.

Further to our plans to integrate our operations, last month we announced that NXT Battleground, one of our NXT PLEs, will be staged at UFC Apex on June 9th. This marks the first ever WWE event to be hosted at UFC state of the art event and production facility.

In partnership with On Location, we’ll offer fans premium experience packages for this event. On the cost side, we continue to make progress as we look to further optimize our cost structure. We’re firmly on track to achieve the upper end of the previously communicated range of $50 million to $100 million in annualized net savings this year.

As we discussed on our last earnings call, we’re now primarily focused on seeking deeper business integration that will yield efficiencies across our business.

Before I turn to our financial results, I want to take a moment to discuss the agreement that we reached in March to settle all claims asserted in both UFC antitrust lawsuits. We’re pleased to have this matter resolved without introducing any further changes to UFC’s existing business operations. The long form settlement agreement is expected to be filed shortly with the court for approval.

As previously disclosed, the aggregate settlement is $335 million. We recorded a charge for this full amount in the first quarter, which will be paid in three installments, $100 million this quarter, $100 million in Q4 and the final $135 million in the Q2 of 2025. The settlement is anticipated to be deductible for tax purposes as and when paid.

As a result, we expect our tax distributions to members as required under our Up Fee structure to be meaningfully reduced such that we won’t realize an adverse dollar for dollar impact to cash on hand.

Turning now to our financial results. First quarter 2024 reported results include three months of activity for both UFC and WWE. WWE activity is not included in the reported results for the first quarter of 2023.

To assist with comparability, we presented supplemental financial information in our press release and IR website that includes WWE activity and the portion of the WWE related to the corporate group for the first quarter of ‘23, as well as each quarterly period from January 1, ‘22 through September 11, ‘23.

For the first quarter of ‘24, TKO generated revenue of $630 million. Net loss was $250 million driven by the $335 million charge related to our legal settlement. Adjusted EBITDA was $282 million and our adjusted EBITDA margin was 45%.

Including WWE activity for January 1st through March 31, ‘23, combined revenue for the first quarter of 2023 was $604 million, combined adjusted EBITDA was $257 million and our combined adjusted EBITDA margin was 42%. Inclusive of these amounts, revenue increased 4%, adjusted EBITDA increased 10% and adjusted EBITDA margin increased 3 percentage points.

Now I’ll walk you through our segments. Our UFC segment generated revenue of $313 million in the quarter, an increase of 2% or $6 million. Adjusted EBITDA was $195 million an increase of 5% or $9 million. UFC’s adjusted EBITDA margin was 62%, up from 61% in the prior year period.

Revenue growth was led by partnerships as sponsorship revenue increased 28% to $49 million. The increase was driven by new partners including Anheuser-Busch, which launched in January, as well as increases in fees from renewals.

Live Events revenue increased 12% to $35 million, despite one less numbered event, three in Q1 as compared to four in the prior year, ticket sales increased as a result of the mix of event territories and venues. UFC had 11 total events, including five events with live audiences in the first quarter of this year as compared to 10 total events, including six with live audiences in the prior year.

Media rights and content revenue decreased 4% to $215 million. The decrease was primarily driven by one less numbered event, which carries a higher allocation of fixed media revenue. This impact more than offset the benefit of two additional fight nights in the quarter.

Adjusted EBITDA reflected the increase in revenue and a decrease in expenses. The decrease in expenses reflected lower direct operating costs, primarily due to a decrease in production, marketing and athlete costs, as well as a decline in direct cost of revenue due to one fewer numbered event.

SG&A decreased, primarily driven by lower travel expenses from one less numbered event and one less international event versus the prior year.

Turning to WWE. Our WWE segment generated revenue of $317 million in the quarter. Adjusted EBITDA was $140 million and adjusted EBITDA margin was 44%. The following commentary on the first quarter includes comparisons to activity for the period from January 1st through March 31, 2023.

In the first quarter of ‘23, revenue was $298 million, adjusted EBITDA was $117 million and adjusted EBITDA margin was 39%. Revenue increased 6% or $19 million, adjusted EBITDA increased 20% or $23 million and adjusted EBITDA margin increased 5 percentage points. Revenue growth was led by continued strong performance for Live Events.

Live Events revenue increased 58% to $50 million. The increase was primarily related to an increase in ticket sales and site fees, including a meaningful payment for Elimination Chamber in Perth, Australia, our largest for an international territory outside of the Middle East.

Media rights and content revenue increased 5% to $221 million. The increase was principally related the contractual escalation of media rights fees for our flagship weekly programming, RAW and SmackDown, as well as Premium Live Events. Sponsorship revenue decreased $3 million to $14 million primarily due to timing and the mix of events.

As expected, consumer products revenue declined $8 million to $32 million. The decrease was primarily due to the absence of revenue recorded in the first quarter of ‘23 related to the early termination of an agreement for licensed collectibles, as well as the previously disclosed accounting related to the transition of our Venue merchandise business to Fanatics in May of ‘23.

Adjusted EBITDA reflected the increase in revenue and a decrease in expenses. The decrease in expenses reflected lower personnel costs and other direct costs related to our planned cost reduction initiatives implemented following the formation of TKO, partially offset by an increase in production costs as well as travel and entertainment.

Turning to corporate. Corporate reflects the general and administrative operations supporting both of our segments, including finance, legal, HR and the executive team. Corporate also includes the fees paid by TKO to Endeavor under its services agreement. Corporate expenses were $53 million for the first quarter of 2024. On a combined basis, corporate expenses were $47 million for the first quarter of ‘23.

The increase was primarily due to higher personnel costs, including executive compensation and other G&A expenses, including public company costs following the formation of TKO in September of last year. As a reminder, in mid-March, WWE began paying a services fee to Endeavor in addition to the fee being paid by UFC.

Now moving on to our capital structure. We define free cash flow as net cash provided by operating activities less capital expenditures. Free cash flow excludes the majority of the mandatory tax distributions to our owners but does include the portion of cash taxes paid by TKO PubCo. For the quarter, we generated $28 million of free cash flow. This includes $32 million of capital expenditures, approximately $20 million of which related to WWE’s new headquarters.

We expect a similar level of spending in the second quarter on the new HQ, but nothing meaningful beyond that as the project has reached completion.

First quarter free cash flow was also impacted by various normal course working capital items, specifically the timing of annual bonus payments, as well as customer collections and payments related to events such as WrestleMania and UFC 300 that occurred in early April.

We ended the quarter with $2.752 billion in debt and $246 million in cash and cash equivalents. As we previously discussed, we expect to have significant financial capacity over time as we grow adjusted EBITDA and generate cash. As such, we’ll continue to consider a wide spectrum of opportunities to increase shareholder value, including organic investment of positive ROI, reducing our net debt position, returning capital to shareholders in the form of share repurchases and or dividends and M&A should a unique and compelling opportunity present itself.

In April, we repurchased approximately 1.9 million shares for 165 million. Since the formation of TKO in September of ‘23, we’ve repurchased a total of approximately 3.2 million shares for $265 million.

As publicly reported, we also looked at MotoGP. This was an asset that we saw would complement our existing portfolio and create long term value for shareholders under our operational control. Going forward, we expect to explore opportunities to increase value and enhance our growth profile through M&A, but intend to do so in a selective and disciplined manner.

Now turning to our outlook. As noted in our press release, we raised our full year 2024 guidance for revenue and adjusted EBITDA. We are now targeting revenue of $2.61 billion to $2.685 billion and adjusted EBITDA of $1.185 billion to $1.205 billion. The $35 million increase at the midpoint of both revenue and adjusted EBITDA is related primarily to, number one, strong operating performance on a year-to-date basis, primarily driven by continued strength in live events at both of our businesses and number two, our agreement with USA Network for the domestic rights to RAW for the fourth quarter of this year.

As a result, our guidance now includes $25 million of revenue and adjusted EBITDA in the fourth quarter. As we discussed on our last call, given the quarterly fluctuations related to the timing of events and content deliveries, among other items, we do not intend to provide quarterly guidance and believe our results are best evaluated on a full year basis.

That said, as we look to the second quarter of 2024, we wanted to highlight a few notable items. Given the timing of our event calendar, we expect the second quarter to be our highest revenue and adjusted EBITDA quarter of the year in terms of absolute dollars.

At UFC, the current calendar includes four numbered events compared to three in the prior year period. In addition, we expect seven events with live audiences compared to five in the second quarter of ‘23. One of the incremental fight nights is scheduled to take place in Saudi Arabia and will include a meaningful site fee.

At WWE, results will reflect the impact of WrestleMania 40, as well as King and Queen of the Ring on May 25th in Jeddah.

At Corporate, as I mentioned a moment ago, our results will include WWE services fee to Endeavor for a full three months as well as UFC, which will continue to be paid.

In terms of free cash flow conversion from adjusted EBITDA, we updated our target for the year to reflect the impact of $200 million of settlement payments, which were included in operating cash flow, partially offset by the outperformance of the business in Q1 and the benefit of the RAW agreement in Q4. As a result, we now expect full year 2024 free cash flow conversion in excess of 40% of our adjusted EBITDA target range.

In conclusion, we generated strong first quarter results that reflected continued strength at both of our businesses. We are extremely excited about the road ahead and our prospects for 2024 and beyond.

With that, I’ll turn it back to Seth.

Seth Zaslow

Thanks. Operator, Mark and Andrew are ready to field questions. As an fyi for those on the call, Ari is not joining Q&A today.

Question-and-Answer Session

Operator

Thank you. We will now begin the question-and-answer session. [Operator Instructions]. The first question comes from Ben Swinburne with Morgan Stanley. You may proceed.

Ben Swinburne

Thanks. Good afternoon, guys. I guess for Mark, I got to ask you about the NBA news. I guess it’s not official yet, but there’s been a lot of press on it. It’s certainly making, I think everyone feel better about the sports market in general and your renewal opportunities coming up. How do you look at the NBA deal in the context of what TKO has ahead of itself, particularly given ESPN is obviously part of that process?

And then Andrew, I just want to make sure I understood your comment on the dollar-for-dollar impact or no impact from the settlement. Are you saying that basically the cash tax benefits essentially fund the settlements over the course of this year next year? Just want to make sure I totally got that. Thank you, guys. Appreciate the help.

Mark Shapiro

Andrew will kick it off.

Andrew Schleimer

Let me take the second one first, Ben. But in terms of my commentary, the $200 million of payments that we will be making in calendar ‘24 are deductible for tax purposes such that it will have a benefit when we’re calculating our cash tax distributions to members and it will reduce the amount that we would otherwise have to pay to members.

So, the $200 million out actually will be less of an impact on our overall cash on hand given its positive impact to cash tax liability to members given the up-fee structure.

Ben Swinburne

Got it.

Mark Shapiro

And then on your first question, Ben, I mean, frankly I would tell you that going back to the days of running programming at ESPN and keep in mind I left it almost 19 years ago in 2005, I’ve been hearing about the decline in the value of sports rights. We’re going to be hitting a ceiling, we’re getting close, folks are getting nervous, they’re pricing it in and obviously in doing the RAW renewals and the SmackDown renewals with Nikon and Ari, we had a lot of pushback on that.

And frankly, everywhere you look it says otherwise. The NCA deal was a strong deal for all the rights including the women’s sports. The NASCAR deal was a strong deal. The SmackDown deal moving to NBC is a strong deal. Netflix never getting into sports and now RAW is there with Sports Entertainment is a strong deal. In the NBA, everyone laughed when Adam said he could get 3x or if they didn’t laugh, they doubted it. And I think when this is all said and done, he’s going to be close to 3x.

And that’s what happens when you have four bidders at the table at a minimum and you have a premium sports property like the NBA. We look at UFC as a premium sports product with great growth ahead of it. We feel good about the potential package that we’ll end up with and we see the demand for live sports is outstripping the supply of premium sports content. And the great thing about UFC, let’s not forget, it’s not just a volume product. In fact, it’s not really a volume product. It’s a premium volume product, sort of like the NFL used to be before Thursday Night Football. It was frankly Sunday and Monday nights.

It was driven by scarcity and I think UFC benefits the same way. We’re also both at once a subscriber acquisition tool and a churn antidote. We’re attractive to digital and linear and we’re year-round. So going back to the initial point, I mean we feel good about where we are. We’re live, we’re urgent, we’re a shared experience and we’re optimistic at the potential package we will end up with.

Ben Swinburne

Thanks a lot.

Mark Shapiro

Thank you.

Operator

Thank you. The next question comes from Brandon Ross with LightShed Partners. You may proceed.

Brandon Ross

Hi, guys. Thanks for taking the questions. Andrew, in the prepared, you brought up your bid for MotoGP, which was reportedly even higher than Formula 1. It leads to the question, I guess, about how you see the future of TKO.

Specifically, how strong is the desire to expand outside of UFC and WWE through acquisitions? And do you see a quantity of opportunities out there or was this acquisition attempt closer to a one off? And then in addition to expanding through acquisition, are there other sports where you see an opportunity to build organically out of what you have?

Mark Shapiro

Brandon, it’s Mark. Let me take that. First of all, really dating back to just the Endeavor days, MotoGP is something that Dorna overall is something that Ari and I were really interested in and we have kind of danced with them for a couple of years. I’ll remind you that the media division at IMG does distribution of the Dorna MotoGP product around the world.

So, we’re very familiar with it. We’re familiar with the investors as well because some of them have been or are in our stack at Endeavor as a public company. And frankly MotoGP kind of lines up with WWE and UFC, right? Same kind of multiple growth levers, year-round sport for the most part, driven by sponsorship, ticketing, premium hospitality, site fees. It’s kind of what we do, and it doesn’t really have a strong following in the U.S. So, we thought there was something there for us. But look, we knew Liberty was in there. We knew it made a lot of sense for F1 and why they would want it, potentially why MotoGP, the Formula 1 of motorcycles would want to be with them.

And so, we kind of danced around the hoop in a very non-binding way and ultimately, they made the decision as we suspected to go with Liberty. I would tell you that look, you see in our financial results today, they’re strong for Q1 and we raised our annual guidance in revenue and adjusted EBITDA. We have a healthy adjusted EBITDA margin at 45% consolidated for the quarter. We have strong free cash flow conversion for the year in excess of 40%, likely well in excess of 50% in 2025.

WWE, UFC, overall TKO is a low CapEx business, and this is all a long way of saying we expect to generate significant levels of free cash annually. We expect to have significant and increasing financial capacity as a result of that and we intend to be thoughtful and opportunistic in our deployment of capital all through a lens of maximizing shareholder value.

So those potential uses could include organic investments in high ROI projects, reducing our net debt position which is something we look at all the time with Andrew and the board, return of capital to shareholders through share repurchases or dividends which I know a lot of folks on this call are anxious to hear more about. And to your last point, attractive M&A opportunities that are strictly confined to premium sports content and live events.

There’s no genre in the content universe that is hotter than sports and I say that being the president of two companies here, one being Endeavor, which is all about Hollywood music. Sports experiences in all its forms are in high demand. But make no mistake, whatever we look at, whatever we dance with, whatever we ultimately chase, we will be disciplined. It will have to be an accretive deal. And finally, it must have significant long term growth opportunities with multiple levers of growth in the way that UFC and WWE have them in spades.

Brandon Ross

Great. And then very quickly, over the past couple of days, there have been some press reports in quotes out of Saudi, about you expanding your relationship there. I guess for both UFC and WWE, anything you could tell us about what you think the opportunity is there and how many events you could stage across WWE and UFC? And would these be in addition to your current premium events or replace them?

Mark Shapiro

Thanks. Thank you, Brandon. What I would say there is, let’s remember we have a strong and healthy relationship with the Kingdom through WWE and doing two annual events a year. And I’ll just remind folks for the avoidance of doubt. Those deals were primarily and highly tied to Vince McMahon. And there was a lot of speculation with Vince being gone, would that impact the relationship in a negative way. Would they be looking to get out of it? And I would say proudly that Nick Khan in particular has developed and sustained, cultivated, nurtured a very, very strong relationship and a handoff from Vince.

And they have a lot of trust in each other, they have a lot of faith, we’ve been delivering on those events and potentially we could look to do more events. But nothing is planned beyond those two events at this time and we will continue to look at eventizing or festivalizing those WWE events more than we already do.

From a UFC perspective, frankly Dana was willing to give this a try for our first event which is in June and didn’t really want to commit to much more until we got out of the gates on that first event, which I thought was ironically a great story for us because everybody assumed their investment in PFL would mean live for UFC and I think you know what that means. And it’s quite the contrary. Dana’s developed a great relationship as well and in tandem with Nick and so much so that we were willing to and they were willing to commit to another event next year.

So right now, no more plans than the one event per year and frankly it’s just this year and next year, there’s nothing more beyond that. But as you can see with our Sphere event that we announced for September, they’re going to invest in sponsorship of that event.

And by the way just over on the Endeavor side and this is not an Endeavor call whatsoever, but we have a lot of history with them in tennis and PIF investing in our tennis events. So, relationships good across the board, good C suite relationships, getting out of the gate, feeling each other out, good experiences and we plan to build on that if it continues as such. Andrew?

Andrew Schleimer

The only thing I’d note Brandon is in terms of calendar we’ve never really discussed specifically whether or not this would be an increase in output or one of our existing events. But what we can say is it does carry a meaningful site fee in 2025, the additional event in Saudi Arabia.

So, stay tuned as we get deeper into the year and start talking about ‘25, but we’re likely I mean, I’m not going to comment on incremental output while those opportunities obviously do present themselves and are available to us.

Mark Shapiro

And it goes without saying DCT in Abu Dhabi is a strong and experienced and great track record partner of UFC. We’ve talked about expanding that relationship in a multitude of ways. Obviously, we do events there on an annual basis. We’re committed long-term. We have a partnership to expand UFC events in the Middle East with them. So, they’re a part of anything we do with Saudi Arabia or anybody else.

We’ve talked about potentially launching one of our performance institutes there. So, everything we do in the Middle East, we do it in conjunction and in tandem and in strong communication with our friends at DCT.

Brandon Ross

Thank you.

Mark Shapiro

Thank you.

Operator

Thank you. The next question comes from Robert Fishman with MoffettNathanson. You may proceed.

Robert Fishman

Hi, good afternoon. Two questions for you guys, actually both on media rights. So different angle, but with college football playoffs locked into their exclusive ESPN deal and all the ongoing NBA negotiations with multiple partners, I’m curious, do you have a strong preference to keep your future rights exclusive to one partner or are you open to bringing in multiple partners like NASCAR ended up doing?

And then second question, with ESPN set to be included in the Disney plus as a tile, can you share if Disney has the existing rights to include UFC matches or would that lead to a separate negotiation for those rights? Thanks very much.

Mark Shapiro

Thanks Robert. On the second one, yes, they have the rights in our current deal to include the UFC events. As far as multiple partners, one partner, we’ll see what happens when we get there. Our window opens up in mid-January. It’s a three-month window with UFC and the Walt Disney Company. They’re a great partner. They are the best marketing machine in the business, and they are the number one premier automatic destination for sports fans everywhere, certainly in the U.S. That is the first stop shop, that is the go to when it comes to looking for sports events.

So, we’re not looking to get away from them. We’re not looking to reduce our commitments. But at the same time we have a window. We’ll listen. We’ll talk. And we’ll do what’s in the best interest of the UFC going forward.

Operator

The next question comes from Eric Handler with Roth MKM. You may proceed.

Eric Handler

Good afternoon. Thanks for the question. Two questions. First, with regards to WrestleMania, I wondered if you could talk a little about the sponsorships. It looked like volume was up considerably year-over-year in terms of the number of sponsored matches. But can you talk about not just volume of sponsorship increases, but maybe how pricing went this year too?

Mark Shapiro

Yes, I mean look we don’t, Eric, get into specifics on the pricing and or guide specifically to a global partnership’s or sponsorship number. But what I can tell you is it was clearly a strong WrestleMania for us in Philadelphia by every metric and measure. And I think we had a terrific release on that the team put together from ticket sales, our ticket yields, our sponsorships both in volume and pricing, which were both north, overall attendance, viewership, social hits, great I mean the biggest viewed event in [peacock] (ph) history.

Just really extraordinary across the board. I know NBC, Comcast were really happy with the results. Obviously, we’ve announced that Vegas is going to be next year. So, WrestleMania just continues to expand in every way. And frankly it is the jewel when it comes to WWE with regard to sponsorship. I mean we continue to view sponsorship, our Global Partnerships Group as a major long-term growth lever for both of our leagues, UFC and WWE.

We have one best-in-class unified team now led by Grant Norris and [Luke Asqueballos] (ph) who are doing extraordinary job and well on their way to hitting their numbers this year. And our strategy continues to be a reliance and focus on expanding our core partnerships and closing new categories with strong consumer and fan crossover for both brands.

The Budweiser deal is off the charts. We talked about that in the opening comments. That’s a long-term partnership on the UFC and we see opportunities potentially to expand that whether it’s UFC or maybe into WWE long-term. And of course, our Prime Hydration deal was our first deal of having an in ring sponsor for the WWE right in the center of the mat.

So, a great story there. And finally, I would just add, we’re doing a better job of selling with NBC and ESPN. They are going to market, selling cross platform, cross channel and we’re doing it as a partnership.

So, we’re out there with official sponsorships and partnerships and in store partners, if you will, from a marketing and activation perspective. We’re packaging in media dollars and vice versa on their front. And that’s going to be not only a good story for us, but a good story for our partners and that will be -- that will work to our benefit long-term if our partners are happy.

Eric Handler

Okay, that’s helpful. And then secondly, as I try to understand the UFC business a little better, given how strong demand is for events, why not take some of those events at UFC Apex, which there are a good number of and take them to markets with larger arenas?

Andrew Schleimer

Yes. So I think what you’ve seen is since we have worked our way out of COVID, we have held a significant amount of events outside of UFC Apex and those that we do hold on our campus there in Las Vegas, those numbers have gone down meaningfully. That being said, bringing events on the road is as much about growing our fan base as it is generating income, but it’s also about ensuring that we maintain certain margins and profitability profile. And there’s a cost benefit analysis for us that we view opportunity cost of doing events domestically, internationally and holding them at Apex.

And what we do in any budget cycle is I’m sure you could appreciate is term in the right mix, not just to generate top line revenue, but to ensure profitability. And those Apex events do carry the lowest cost structure for us to hold them in our home turf in Las Vegas.

So, I don’t think we found the perfect mix yet, but rest assured that we’re looking at the numbers and working to do so.

Mark Shapiro

And Eric, if we’re going to air on one side, we’re going to air on the side of going on the road. Dana White built the UFC, Lawrence Epstein and the Fertitas of getting out city to city, region to region, DMA to DMA and touching the consumer, right. Introducing a new sport to a global fan base.

And being there, there’s no substitute for that. So, we are in the apex in front of a couple of 100 people. It’s just not the same experience and we’re not getting that touch. And we get that feedback. When we go to a city like Nashville, when we go to a city like Columbus, we hear about it. Long time since you’ve been here, there’s a reason why the sell-out is here and you’re getting the ticket yields that you’re getting.

So, we take that very seriously. If we’re going to on the side of on the road or kind of under our own tent in Vegas, it’s going to be on the road.

Eric Handler

Thank you.

Mark Shapiro

Thank you.

Operator

Thank you. The following question comes from Stephen Laszczyk with Goldman Sachs. You may proceed.

Stephen Laszczyk

Hey. Great. Good afternoon. Maybe for Mark on live events. You called out the strength in the quarter. Curious going forward, if you were thinking about size and the opportunity, and growth for that business, between pricing attendance, site fees, where you see the most opportunity for growth through the balance of the year?

And then a follow-up for Andrew, just to clarify on the free cash flow guidance, net of the settlement and the tax benefit, was there a change to underlying free cash flow for the year? Thank you.

Andrew Schleimer

Yes. So, on the second one, we changed our guidance from in excess of 50% to in excess of 40% solely due to the fact that the $200 million of cash payments that we’ll make do hit operating cash flow and our free cash flow metric reconciles to the closest GAAP metric which starts with operating cash flow. So, it’s solely to reflect the impact of those payments.

Mark Shapiro

And Steven, are you good on that?

Stephen Laszczyk

Yes. That was great. Thank you.

Mark Shapiro

Okay. And then on just your second I think we do have one more question. Look, I would just tell you because it kind of tees me up to if you would my when Ari and I look at the overall TKO business the way we think about the final thoughts if you will.

I mean look this quarter has just been gangbusters for us. We want to sustain this momentum. You are 100% right in this kind of post COVID world. We are still in a major event in experienced economy. It’s hot and it’s a strong reason, not to mention the competition of the brands and of course the writing, that we had such a strong Q1 beat and are effectively putting out our raise for the year.

Our business is brisk across the board. We’re seeing strength in the live events at both properties. Our ticket yields are up. To your point on-site fees, frankly they’re becoming the norm. When we take the show on the road, we’re going to need subsidies and or cash in order to bring our events to your city. And beyond that, the cities where we’re already getting site fees. So, we’re coming back for year two. We’re seeing those site fees increase. So, demand is high and the dollars that cities are willing to pay for our business is increasing with every phone call we have.

Our global partnerships are on track as we’ve discussed. The timing and the magnitude of our net cost synergies are at the upper end of our guidance, arguably slightly north of the guide is where I think we’re going to end up, slightly north. We’ve got the UFC antitrust lawsuit settled.

And going to your point on the events, just take a look at what we have in front of us. Conor McGregor in June at UFC 303, The Sphere in September, UFC 306, although that will be an expensive event to put on, just for the record. That’s not a normal event. The Sphere is the Sphere and it wasn’t necessarily built for UFC events. And it will be a one and done, we will do a one and done. That is what Dana White has told us and he’s going to make it extra special.

We’ve got Madison Square Garden in the fall, which we haven’t announced yet in terms of the detail specifics and dates. And as I mentioned, we’ve got WrestleMania and Vegas next year, which will be a powerhouse.

We got the extension of the UFC Saudi deal in 2025. And oh, by the way, where it looked like we had a stub period for the WWE at the end of this year. And no reason really to get a rights fee from anybody, we were able due to a strong partnership to get NBC and Comcast to pay us $25 million for that stub period. So, all things are cooking here.

Stephen Laszczyk

Thanks, Mark. Thanks, Andrew.

Mark Shapiro

Thank you.

Seth Zaslow

Operator, let’s take one last question please.

Operator

I believe the final question comes from Ryan Gravett with UBS. You may proceed.

Ryan Gravett

Great. Thank you. Just for Andrew, you mentioned that the business you think the business can operate at up to three times leverage. I guess what will give you confidence in operating towards the higher end of that range? Is it more macro or interest rate related or maybe the company getting through the next rounds of the media rights renewals versus maybe leaving some room for M&A, if an opportunity comes across?

Andrew Schleimer

I think it’s much more simple. As we’ve articulated and demonstrated through performance and our plan, this is just a company that generates a meaningful amount of free cash flow that will continue to grow top line and accrete margins given the financial profile and the contracted significant amount of contracted revenue here and our sort of bullish nature on the next round of media rights renewals for our key properties, we believe that’s a reasonable and very manageable range even to the upper end.

So, the financial profile of this business and really the key underpinning to the investment thesis of this transaction is what really underpins our comfort in those numbers.

Ryan Gravett

Got it. Thanks.

Mark Shapiro

Thanks, Ryan. All right. Well, thank you, everyone, for joining us on the call today. Operator, you can conclude the call.

Operator

This concludes the first quarter TKO 2024 earnings call. Thank you for your participation. You may now disconnect your line.

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 Business Details On WrestleMania 41, Las Vegas

Much of the wrestling and entertainment world has now heard under the watercooler - WrestleMania is heading to Vegas, aka "Sin City".

Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority (LVCVA) approved a substantial $5 million payment to TKO's WWE to sponsor the event, 8 News Now reported.

Lisa Motley, VP of sports and special events for the LVCVA was optimistic about the show's prospects and return on investment.

“The dates of the event will occur over Easter weekend, which is a typically slow time for Las Vegas... We anticipate more than 180,000 WrestleMania fans will occupy 144,000 incremental room nights over that time period.”

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Las Vegas to host WrestleMania 41 on Saturday, April 19 and Sunday, April 20  STAMFORD, Conn., May 4, 2024 –

WWE®, part of TKO Group Holdings (NYSE: TKO), in conjunction with the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority, today announced that Las Vegas will host WrestleMania 41 at Allegiant Stadium on Saturday, April 19 and Sunday, April 20, 2025.  

“Las Vegas is the Sports and Entertainment Capital of the World. Allegiant Stadium has proven to be even greater than the A+ venue Las Vegas guaranteed it would be,” said Nick Khan, WWE President. “We look forward to bringing WWE’s biggest event, WrestleMania, to Las Vegas and Allegiant Stadium so we can collectively make WrestleMania 41 on April 19 & 20, 2025, the most successful WWE event of all time.” 

“Bringing the iconic global brands of WWE and Las Vegas together will create what is sure to be an unforgettable event and weekend,” said Steve Hill, Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority President & CEO. “As the Sports and Entertainment Capital of the World, hosting WrestleMania 41 is the perfect addition to our events calendar, and we can’t wait to welcome the WWE Universe to Las Vegas in 2025.”  Over the last four decades, WrestleMania has evolved from a made-for-television spectacle to a cultural phenomenon complete with stadium and arena events, fan festivities and premium experiences. In addition to the two-night stadium event, WWE will bring Raw, SmackDown, NXT Stand & Deliver, WWE World and the 2025 WWE Hall of Fame ceremony to Las Vegas, as well as a variety of community outreach events designed to give back to the local region.  This past April, WrestleMania XL became the most-successful and highest-grossing event in company history, breaking the previous gate record set by WrestleMania 39 by 78 percent, with 145,298 in attendance over two nights at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia. 

WrestleMania delivers more than $200 million in economic impact for host cities.  Additionally, official WrestleMania 41 Priority Passes will soon be available through exclusive partner On Location, offering fans premium seating, hospitality events with Superstar appearances, exclusive photo opportunities, and more. Starting today, fans can place a deposit to secure access ahead of the general public. To learn more about WrestleMania 41 Priority Passes or to place a deposit, please visit https://onlocationexp.com/wm41                         

 

Additional ticket details and event information will be announced in the coming months. To learn more about registering for pre-sale opportunities, please visit: https://wwe.com/wm41-presale-registration

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WWE® is an integrated media organization and the recognized global leader in sports entertainment. The company consists of a portfolio of businesses that create and deliver original content 52 weeks a year to a global audience. WWE is committed to family-friendly entertainment on its television programming, premium live events, digital media, and publishing platforms. WWE’s TV-PG programming can be seen in more than 1 billion households worldwide in 25 languages through world-class distribution partners including NBCUniversal, FOX Sports, TNT Sports, Sony India and Rogers. The award-winning WWE Network includes all premium live events, scheduled programming and a massive video-on-demand library and is currently available in approximately 165 countries. In the United States, NBCUniversal’s streaming service, Peacock, is the exclusive home to WWE Network. WWE is part of TKO Group Holdings (NYSE: TKO). Additional information on WWE can be found at http://wwe.com and http://corporate.wwe.com 

ABOUT THE LVCVA                                                                   

The Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority (LVCVA) is charged with positioning Southern Nevada as the undisputed global destination for leisure and business travel and operates the 4.6 million square-foot Las Vegas Convention Center (LVCC). With nearly 155,000 hotel rooms and more than 15 million square feet of meeting and exhibit space in Las Vegas, the LVCVA's mission centers on attracting visitors to the area. The LVCVA also owns the Vegas Loop at Las Vegas Convention Center, designed, and operated by The Boring Company, and also owns the Las Vegas Monorail, an elevated 3.9-mile system with seven stops throughout the resort corridor. 

For more information, go to http://lvcva.com, http://visitlasvegas.com or  http://vegasmeansbusiness.com                                

 

ABOUT ALLEGIANT STADIUM                                     

 

Located adjacent to the world-famous Las Vegas Strip and home to the Las Vegas Raiders, Allegiant Stadium is an award-winning global events destination. A state-of-the-art, multipurpose venue with a capacity of 65,000, Allegiant Stadium has hosted world-class music artists such as Garth Brooks, The Rolling Stones, Guns N’ Roses, Taylor Swift, and BTS with more legendary concerts to come. The fully enclosed stadium is also home to the UNLV Rebels football team and has hosted premier sporting events such as the CONCACAF Gold Cup Final, Pac-12 Championship Game, Las Vegas Bowl, and WWE SummerSlam. The venue also hosted Super Bowl LVIII in 2024, along with the NFL Pro Bowl in 2022 and 2023. Allegiant Stadium is committed to giving back to the community through numerous diversity, inclusion, and community outreach initiatives. In addition, Allegiant Stadium is proud to be both LEED Gold certified and powered by 100% Nevada-sourced renewable energy and is dedicated to implementing sustainable practices and programs. 

For more information on Allegiant Stadium, visit  http://allegiantstadium.com or follow us at 

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UFC Top Brass Green Light To Suitable UFC - WWE Crossover Fights

Fans Tipped To Get More Legit Dream Matches And Angles, Promos, Call Outs etc

Dana White No Longer Getting *ucked Over

Dana White says he's 'absolutely' open to UFC fighters competing in TKO's WWE, now that Vince McMahon isn't "ucking"  him for no reason

"Well, I didn't know that, but yeah, I would do anything for Derrick Lewis. I really like Derrick Lewis a lot, so. Listen some of the some of the fighters who fight here have always dreamed about doing a WWE match or whatever it is. I don't have a problem with that. I mean, I didn't have a problem with that when Vince was consistently *ucking me for no reason and now that that's not the case anymore I obviously would absolutely do it."

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Triple H on The Rock’s Return to WWE, Jake Paul vs Mike Tyson, $5B Netflix Deal - IMPAULSIVE 413 (April 6, 2024) 

https://youtube.com/watch?v=ZDbhQ9BZ4IA&t=3133s

*from 52 minute mark  "Send me. Send me" LP  "Yeah, you might do alright" Triple H  "I wrestled. I wrestle now. I would do it. I would totally do it, for the right dance partner"... LP  Flashback On Logan Paul - June 2023  “I’ll be honest, I pitched it,” Paul said on his podcast. “I pitched it internally, I pitched it to the [executives] that be, if Elon Musk and [Mark] Zuckerberg fight, I will do my UFC debut on the undercard. I’ll fight for free, for charity.”  Impaulsive Podcast  Logan Paul Announces UFC Debut On Elon VS Zuck Undercard, KSI v. Tommy Fury, MrBeast Is Thirsty: 385 https://youtube.com/watch?v=oxr_qcwdxBI

and...  

Brutus Creed via Fightful - Feb 2024  “Maybe once or twice,” Brutus noted. “I don’t know if I could do a whole living of taking a pounding on my face in the UFC. I’ll do a one-off or so.”

and  

Montez Ford to WWE's Nick Khan: "I'll be that guy"  “I don’t think people know, but yes, I was in the military, and I was also a brown, almost a black belt in the military as well, now not only do I have hand-to-hand combat experience, but I got life experience … I even told Nick Khan, I said, ‘Hey, I know you’re doing all these crossovers, but if you need somebody to do another crossover and step to the Octagon, I’ll be that guy.'” Montez Ford 

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Boxing Media Hypes "Fight Of The Century" Tyson Fury vs Oleksandr Usyk

Matchroom Boxing Official YouTube

"Skinny? I'm 19 Odd Stone!" - Tyson Fury On Weight Claims & Usyk Clash

https://youtube.com/watch?v=qkC0QH2woac&ab_channel=MatchroomBoxing

DAZN Official YouTube

TYSON FURY VS. OLEKSANDR USYK GRAND ARRIVALS LIVESTREAM (RIYADH SEASON)

https://youtube.com/watch?v=LiNSjr-eUjE&ab_channel=DAZNBoxing

Frank Warren's Queensberry Promotions Official YouTube

"I'm definitely turned on for this!" Tyson Fury vows to smash “ugly gap-teethed rabbit dosser” Usyk

https://youtube.com/watch?v=Fr_wVZy_5H8&ab_channel=FrankWarren%27sQueensberryPromotions

Fury vs Usyk Grand Arrivals LIVE | Historic UNDISPUTED Fight Week Starts HERE! #RiyadhSeason

https://youtube.com/watch?v=IHTbdh731Zs&ab_channel=FrankWarren%27sQueensberryPromotions

Top Rank Boxing Official YouTube

Inside A Tyson Fury Workout + Fury Calls Usyk The Toughest Fighter Ever | REAL TIME EP. 2

https://youtube.com/watch?v=RWL34XyOyFY&ab_channel=TopRankBoxing

The Aftermath From the Head butt Scuffle Between Team Fury & Team Usyk | REAL TIME EP. 1

https://youtube.com/watch?v=Fpun09Qu3Ms&ab_channel=TopRankBoxing

14 May 2024

#furyusyk #boxing #highlights

Top Rank Real Time is back for the undisputed heavyweight championship fight of the world between Tyson Fury and Oleksandr Usyk. On this episode, we go behind the scenes of the crazy head butting incident between #furyusyk and then check out media day with both fighters. 

#boxing #highlights  

 Boxing’s two heavyweight world champions will finally meet to crown the one and only undisputed champion of the world.   The undisputed heavyweight showdown between WBC/lineal champion Tyson Fury and WBO/IBF/WBA ruler Oleksandr Usyk — Saturday, May 18, at Kingdom Arena in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia — will stream LIVE on Top Rank on ESPN+ PPV starting at 12 p.m. ET/9 a.m. PT.   Fury-Usyk is the most significant heavyweight battle of the millennium, as the winner will become the division’s first undisputed champion since Lennox Lewis claimed the throne in 1999. (Credit: Top Ranking Boxing)

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البث المباشر لوصول ملاكمين #RingOfFire |Live stream of   

the arrival of boxers RingOfFire

https://youtube.com/watch?v=R-v0Dqq5cKY&ab_channel=TurkiAlalshikh

DAZN Official YouTube

Tyson Fury vs. Oleksandr Usyk: Grand Arrivals Highlights

https://youtube.com/watch?v=lWFlv9Y7tsM&ab_channel=DAZNBoxing

Boxing News

"Hey my friend. Don't be afraid. I will not leave you alone." Oleksandr Usyk message to Tyson Fury  

"What does that even mean? Don't be afraid I won't leave you alone" Tyson Fury  

News

"Ring Of Fire" 

Kingdom Arena Riyadh, Saudi Arabia 

May 18, 2024 

Broadcast: Pay-Per-View via DAZN  

Pop Culture/Sports News  

New Hope Club Produce Song For One Of The Biggest Boxing Matches In History  Can’t Lose This Fight - Tyson Fury Vs Oleksandr Usyk (Official Video) https://youtube.com/watch?v=DJ3qsrZq_iU

The trio said of the song, “If you had told us that three lads from small towns in England would be writing a song for the biggest fight in boxing history, we wouldn't have believed you. It's amazing to play a small role in such a major sporting event, especially with our national hero. We hope it hypes you up for the fight and looking forward to seeing what happens come May 18 in Riyadh.”    

Websites 

New Hope Club Official Website https://newhopeclub.com https://newhopeclub.komi.io

Ring Of Fire (Visit Saudi Official Website) https://visitsaudi.com/en/events/ring-of-fire

Ring Of Fire Official Website (new) 

https://ringoffire.co 

Fury vs Usyk (Wikipedia)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tyson_Fury_vs_Oleksandr_Usyk

Media Man: May the best man win!

Here’s What Went Down at the Jake Paul vs. Mike Tyson Press Conference

BY AMANDA RICHARDS AND ROXANNE FEQUIERE

MAY 14, 2024

Ahead of their July 20 bout, the pair met face-to-face at the Apollo Theater in New York City on May 13.

https://netflix.com/tudum/articles/jake-paul-vs-mike-tyson-live-release-date-news

A ringside seat (on your couch) awaits. For the first time ever, Netflix and Most Valuable Promotions (MVP) are teaming up for a heavyweight boxing mega-event headlined by the Problem Child, Jake “El Gallo de Dorado” Paul (9-1, 6 KOs), versus the Baddest Man on the Planet, Mike Tyson (50-6, 44 KOs). The Jake Paul vs. Mike Tyson match will stream live on Netflix on July 20 from the AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, home of the NFL’s Dallas Cowboys. 

https://netflix.com/au/title/81764952?src=tudum&trackId=259776131&trkId=259776131

And, in the co-main event, undisputed super lightweight world champion Katie Taylor (23-1, 6 KOs) will step back in the ring against boxing trailblazer and unified featherweight champion Amanda “The Real Deal” Serrano (46-2-1, 30 KOs). You can learn more about the highly anticipated Amanda Serrano vs. Katie Taylor rematch here.

https://netflix.com/tudum/articles/amanda-serrano-katie-taylor-rematch-paul-tyson-live-date-news

Paul, Tyson, Taylor, and Serrano met face-to-face on May 13 at the iconic Apollo Theater in New York City to discuss the upcoming fight in an event hosted by renowned boxing journalist Ariel Helwani.

“Mike wanted this to be a pro fight,” Paul said during the press conference. “He wants the war. I respect him for stepping up and try to put an end to me.”

Tyson was praising of Paul’s character, but didn’t mince words when it came to the July 20 bout.

“I really like Jake a lot,” Tyson told the crowd, “But once he’s in the ring he has to fight like his life depends on it — because it will.”

Also during the conference, unified featherweigh champion Serrano spoke to the challenge of ascending three divisions to fight Taylor in a lightweight rematch, which requires her to gain about 14 pounds.

“Greatness requires sacrifice,” Serrano said. “I’m sacrificing my body to go up three divisions. My power is going to come with me.”

Taylor spoke to the rematch as well, noting that she has no plans to carry on the Serrano vs. Taylor rivalry after July 20. Their infamous 2022 bout at Madison Square Garden ended in a narrow split decision in Taylor’s favor, earning both athletes  Sports Illustrated’s Fight of the Year and The Ring’s Event of the Year for 2022 honors.

“I go into every fight planning to win,” Taylor said when asked if she was planning to put the rivalry to bed. “I beat her her first time and I plan on beating her the second time.  The trilogy is not on my mind right now.” (Credit: Netflix)

Netflix and MVP Present: Paul vs. Tyson & Taylor vs. Serrano Press Tour - Part I

https://youtube.com/watch?v=Mzhw0QdeFxk

Videos

Netflix and MVP Present: Paul vs. Tyson & Taylor vs. Serrano Press Tour - Part I

https://youtube.com/watch?v=Mzhw0QdeFxk&t=263s

Join us LIVE from the Apollo Theater in Harlem, New York where Jake Paul, Mike Tyson, Katie Taylor, and Amanda Serrano will all be face to face for the FIRST time ahead of their fights on Saturday, July 20th in Arlington, TX. Live stream will begin at 5:30pm ET. (Credit: Netflix)

"This stands to be the most wanted combat sports event in modern history" M.C  "It  all goes down July 20. Saturday, July 20th at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas. Of course the home of the Dallas Cowboys".. MC  "Let's *ucking go" Mike Tyson  "There it is" M.C  "Why this intrigued you. Why you ultimately said yes to a fight against Jake Pau"?  "Well it was a no brainer. It was just he was a new and upcoming guy on the scene, and I like shaking the sports world to its core and I'm doing it now"... Mike Tyson

Netflix and MVP Present: Paul vs. Tyson & Taylor vs. Serrano Press Tour - Part II

https://youtube.com/watch?v=yubKQUtNEJY

THE FINAL FACEOFF BEFORE FIGHT WEEK‼️ Join us LIVE from Arlington, TX where Jake Paul, Mike Tyson, Katie Taylor, and Amanda Serrano will all be face to face for the LAST time until fight week ahead of their fights on Saturday, July 20th at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, TX. (Credit: Netflix)

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SEO means Search Engine Optimization and is the process used to optimize a website's technical configuration, content relevance and link popularity so its pages can become easily findable, more relevant and popular towards user search queries, and as a consequence, search engines rank them better.

Search engines recommend SEO efforts that benefit both the user search experience and page’s ranking, by featuring content that fulfills user search needs. This includes the use of relevant keywords in titles, meta descriptions, and headlines (H1), featuring descriptive URLs with keywords rather than strings of numbers, and schema markup to specify the page's content meaning, among other SEO best practices.

Search engines help people find what they’re looking for online. Whether researching a product, looking for a restaurant, or booking a vacation, search engines are a common starting point when you need information. For business owners, they offer a valuable opportunity to direct relevant traffic to your website.

Search engine optimization (SEO) is the practice of orienting your website to rank higher on a search engine results page (SERP) so that you receive more traffic. The aim is typically to rank on the first page of Google results for search terms that mean the most to your target audience. So, SEO is as much about understanding the wants and needs of your audience as it is about the technical nature of how to configure your website.

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Boxing Media Hypes "Fight Of The Century" Tyson Fury vs Oleksandr Usyk

Matchroom Boxing Official YouTube

"Skinny? I'm 19 Odd Stone!" - Tyson Fury On Weight Claims & Usyk Clash

https://youtube.com/watch?v=qkC0QH2woac&ab_channel=MatchroomBoxing

DAZN Official YouTube

TYSON FURY VS. OLEKSANDR USYK GRAND ARRIVALS LIVESTREAM (RIYADH SEASON)

https://youtube.com/watch?v=LiNSjr-eUjE&ab_channel=DAZNBoxing

Frank Warren's Queensberry Promotions Official YouTube

"I'm definitely turned on for this!" Tyson Fury vows to smash “ugly gap-teethed rabbit dosser” Usyk

https://youtube.com/watch?v=Fr_wVZy_5H8&ab_channel=FrankWarren%27sQueensberryPromotions

Fury vs Usyk Grand Arrivals LIVE | Historic UNDISPUTED Fight Week Starts HERE! #RiyadhSeason

https://youtube.com/watch?v=IHTbdh731Zs&ab_channel=FrankWarren%27sQueensberryPromotions

Top Rank Boxing Official YouTube

Inside A Tyson Fury Workout + Fury Calls Usyk The Toughest Fighter Ever | REAL TIME EP. 2

https://youtube.com/watch?v=RWL34XyOyFY&ab_channel=TopRankBoxing

The Aftermath From the Head butt Scuffle Between Team Fury & Team Usyk | REAL TIME EP. 1

https://youtube.com/watch?v=Fpun09Qu3Ms&ab_channel=TopRankBoxing

14 May 2024

#furyusyk #boxing #highlights

Top Rank Real Time is back for the undisputed heavyweight championship fight of the world between Tyson Fury and Oleksandr Usyk. On this episode, we go behind the scenes of the crazy head butting incident between #furyusyk and then check out media day with both fighters. 

#boxing #highlights  

 Boxing’s two heavyweight world champions will finally meet to crown the one and only undisputed champion of the world.   The undisputed heavyweight showdown between WBC/lineal champion Tyson Fury and WBO/IBF/WBA ruler Oleksandr Usyk — Saturday, May 18, at Kingdom Arena in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia — will stream LIVE on Top Rank on ESPN+ PPV starting at 12 p.m. ET/9 a.m. PT.   Fury-Usyk is the most significant heavyweight battle of the millennium, as the winner will become the division’s first undisputed champion since Lennox Lewis claimed the throne in 1999. (Credit: Top Ranking Boxing)

Turki Alalshikh  Official Youtube

البث المباشر لوصول ملاكمين #RingOfFire |Live stream of   

the arrival of boxers RingOfFire

https://youtube.com/watch?v=R-v0Dqq5cKY&ab_channel=TurkiAlalshikh

DAZN Official YouTube

Tyson Fury vs. Oleksandr Usyk: Grand Arrivals Highlights

https://youtube.com/watch?v=lWFlv9Y7tsM&ab_channel=DAZNBoxing

Boxing News

"Hey my friend. Don't be afraid. I will not leave you alone." Oleksandr Usyk message to Tyson Fury  

"What does that even mean? Don't be afraid I won't leave you alone" Tyson Fury  

News

"Ring Of Fire" 

Kingdom Arena Riyadh, Saudi Arabia 

May 18, 2024 

Broadcast: Pay-Per-View via DAZN  

Pop Culture/Sports News  

New Hope Club Produce Song For One Of The Biggest Boxing Matches In History  Can’t Lose This Fight - Tyson Fury Vs Oleksandr Usyk (Official Video) https://youtube.com/watch?v=DJ3qsrZq_iU

The trio said of the song, “If you had told us that three lads from small towns in England would be writing a song for the biggest fight in boxing history, we wouldn't have believed you. It's amazing to play a small role in such a major sporting event, especially with our national hero. We hope it hypes you up for the fight and looking forward to seeing what happens come May 18 in Riyadh.”    

Websites 

New Hope Club Official Website https://newhopeclub.com https://newhopeclub.komi.io

Ring Of Fire (Visit Saudi Official Website) https://visitsaudi.com/en/events/ring-of-fire

Ring Of Fire Official Website (new) 

https://ringoffire.co 

Fury vs Usyk (Wikipedia)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tyson_Fury_vs_Oleksandr_Usyk

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Cody Rhodes and Logan Paul to make Champion vs Champion Match official a good old contract signing!

King of the Ring Tournament:

Randy Orton vs Carmelo Hayes

Tama Tonga vs LA Knight

Queen of the Ring Tournament:

Tiffany Stratton vs Bianca Belair - Time to shine for Tiff

Jade Cargill vs Nia Jax - Florida, USA vs American, Samoan - Aussie. Cargill's got somewhat the hometown advantage here. Battle of powerhouses. Irresistible Force!

Wrestling Faction Warfare. You'll see! No spoilers!

Get a taste of what's in store via the award winning WWE YouTube channel

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and also more details via Elon Musk owned X!

Nearing time to join Michael Cole and Pat McAfee at ringside. Those tables and chairs have more than one purpose hey!

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May 16, 2024

The crypto market is ready to grow further

Market picture

The crypto market cooled off on Thursday afternoon, but on Friday morning, buyers stepped up again, bringing capitalisation back to levels from the day before at $2.39 trillion. Strong growth was followed by rapid profit-taking, which is a necessary part of healthy growth, suggesting a high chance of continued gains in the coming days.

Bitcoin was pulling back towards $65K on Thursday but is already trying to regain its footing above $66K on Friday morning. If cryptocurrencies get support from the global risk appetite on Friday, Bitcoin could exceed $70K over the weekend. A test of the $71K-$74K highs area, in our view, could happen as early as early next week, triggering a new episode of FOMO.

Solana has been revived, adding over 10% in less than three days. On Thursday, the coin managed to break out of the $125-155 consolidation range. The day before, it consolidated above the 50-day moving average. Potentially, this opens the way to $200, and this is a case where altcoins are moving better than Bitcoin.

News background

Millennium Management, a hedge fund, owned $1.94bn worth of spot bitcoin-ETFs at the end of the first quarter of 2024, which corresponds to 3% of its assets under management, according to the company report.

In the first quarter, 937 companies invested $11bn in bitcoin-ETFs, K33 calculated based on summary reporting information to the SEC. On 15 May, net inflows into spot bitcoin-ETFs rose to $303 million. The positive trend continued for the third day in a row.

According to Bloomberg, there is almost zero probability that the US SEC will approve spot Ethereum-ETFs. Ethereum's exchange rate against Bitcoin has fallen to a three-year low.

According to the FT, the world's largest financial derivatives exchange, CME Group, plans to launch spot trading in Bitcoin in addition to its existing futures product. The exchange would then become another channel for Wall Street companies to trade Bitcoin in addition to ETFs.

Tether, the company that issues USDT, has partnered with The Open Network and the Oobit service to "create a seamless cross-chain payments solution." This could expand the use of crypto assets as a means of payment for people without access to banking services.

Major cryptocurrency exchanges Binance, Bybit, and OKX all listed the NOT token of gaming Web3 project Notcoin on 16 May. The coin will also be added to Telegram's built-in crypto wallet, Wallet. The project attracted users' attention due to the announced coin distribution.

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UFC Vegas 92

UFC Fight Night: Barboza vs Murphy (also known as UFC Fight Night 241 and UFC on ESPN+ 99)

May 18, 2024

UFC Apex

Enterprise, Nevada

Videos via the official UFC YouTube channel

UFC Vegas 92: Fighter Faceoffs

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QgW57uiafWQ&ab_channel=UFC

Barboza vs Murphy - There’s a New Dog in Town | UFC Vegas 92

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XSHm3AmNw-4&ab_channel=UFC

"I'm get a nickname The Miracle, because it's miraculous why I'm still here"

"When I was 21 years old a car pulled up and I ended up"...

UFC Vegas 92 : Post-Fight Press Conference

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3mztfHgzppM&ab_channel=UFC

Main Card

Edson Barboza vs Lerone Murphy

Kalinn Williams vs Carlston Harris

Themba Gorimbo vs Ramiz Brahimaj

Adrian Yanez vs Vinicius Salvador

Angela Hill vs Luana Pinheiro

UFC Vegas 92 Prelims

Abus Magomedov vs Warlley Alves

Oumar Sy vs Tuco Tokkos

Victor Martinez vs Tom Nolan

Melissa Gatto vs Tamires Vidal

Piera Rodriguez vs Ariane Carnelossi

Vanessa Demopoulos vs Emily Ducote

Heili Alateng vs Kleydson Rodrigues

Grok:

UFC Vegas 92: McGregor's Return and Betting Buzz

UFC Vegas 92 is generating significant buzz within the MMA community, with a variety of expert and fan predictions circulating for the event. Notable fights include Edson Barboza vs. Lerone Murphy, Angela Hill vs. Carlston Harris, and Emily Ducote/Abus Magomedov. Conor McGregor's impressive sparring footage has sparked discussions about his potential return. The Road To UFC Shanghai Episodes 1 & 2 are also drawing attention, with MMA Hedge Funds hinting at potential betting opportunities. The community is actively engaging in discussions and sharing insights, making UFC Vegas 92 a highly anticipated event in the MMA world.

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Alien: Romulus trailer released by 20th Century Studios

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Overview of Google crawlers and fetchers (user agents)

Via Google Search Central

Google uses crawlers and fetchers to perform actions for its products, either automatically or triggered by user request.

"Crawler" (sometimes also called a "robot" or "spider") is a generic term for any program that is used to automatically discover and scan websites by following links from one web page to another. Google's main crawler used for Google Search is called Googlebot.

Fetchers, like a browser, are tools that request a single URL when prompted by a user.

The following tables show the Google crawlers and fetchers used by various products and services, how you may see in your referrer logs, and how to specify them in robots.txt. The lists are not exhaustive, they only cover the most common requestors that may show up in log files.

The user agent token is used in the User-agent: line in robots.txt to match a crawler type when writing crawl rules for your site. Some crawlers have more than one token, as shown in the table; you need to match only one crawler token for a rule to apply. This list is not complete, but covers most crawlers you might see on your website.

The full user agent string is a full description of the crawler, and appears in the HTTP request and your web logs (Credit: Google)

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May 20, 2024

Alphabet's Google has preemptively paid damages to the U.S. government, an unusual move aimed at avoiding a jury trial in the Justice Department's antitrust lawsuit over its digital advertising business.

Google disclosed, opens new tab the payment, but not the amount, in a court filing last week that said the case should be heard and decided by a judge directly. Without a monetary damages claim, Google argued, the government has no right to a jury trial.

The Justice Department, which has not said if it will accept the payment, declined to comment on the filing. 

Google asserted that its check, which it said covered its alleged overcharges for online ads, allows it to sidestep a jury trial whether or not the government takes it.

The Justice Department filed the case last year with Virginia and other states, alleging Google was stifling competition for advertising technology. The government has said Google should be forced to sell its ad manager suite.

Google, which has denied the allegations, said in a statement that the Justice Department “manufactured a damages claim at the last minute in an attempt to secure a jury trial.” Without disclosing the size of its payment, Google said that after months of discovery, the Justice Department could only point to estimated damages of less than $1 million.

The company said the government has said the case is “highly technical” and “outside the everyday knowledge of most prospective jurors.”

The Justice Department will have a chance to respond to Google's arguments before a judge considers the question at a hearing scheduled for June 21 in Alexandria, Virginia, federal court. The trial is set for September, currently before a jury.

Stanford Law School's Mark Lemley told media he was skeptical Google’s gambit would prevail. He said a jury could ultimately decide higher damages than whatever Google put forward.

“Antitrust cases regularly go to juries. I think it is a sign that Google is worried about what a jury will do,” Lemley said.

Another legal scholar, Herbert Hovenkamp of the University of Pennsylvania’s law school, called Google's move "smart" in a post on X. “Juries are bad at deciding technical cases, and further they do not have the authority to order a breakup,” he wrote.

The U.S. Supreme Court ruled in a 2016 case that an offer for “complete relief” did not wipe out a class-action claim. But Google argued its payment is different, because it submitted an actual check and not merely an offer.

Google has faced two antitrust trials in recent months, but only one involved a jury.

In that case, a jury in San Francisco ruled for “Fortnite” maker Epic Games that Google illegally barred competing Android app stores and forced developers to use its payment system for in-app transactions.

In the other case, a Washington, D.C. federal judge is weighing allegations that Google has unlawfully stifled competition for web search. The court heard closing arguments this month but has not ruled.

The case is United States v. Google LLC, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, No. 1:23-cv-00108.

For U.S.: Julia Tarver Wood and Aaron Teitelbaum of the Department of Justice

For Google: Eric Mahr and Andrew Ewalt of Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer; Kannon Shanmugam and Karen Dunn of Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison; and Daniel Bitton and Bradley Justus of Axinn, Veltrop & Harkrider.

(Wires)

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May 20, 2024  

Greensboro, North Carolina

Media Man: Storylines, plots, twists and turns, relationship dynamic changes afoot as talent yearns to be King and Queen of their own domain

Raw’s wildest moments: Raw highlights, May 20, 2024

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2FX_iMT_Z1A&ab_channel=WWE

"Otis looking to do the right thing tonight" Michael Cole

"You're done good Otis" Pat McAfee

"Dam it Otis. Why did you do that" MC

"Stockholm sydrome on Monday Night Raw" PM

Bron Breakker sends Kale Dixon to the hospital: Raw highlights, May 20, 2024

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wIOrWEe6ZT4&ab_channel=WWE

"Bron Breakker with the explosiveness. Just about ran through Kale Dixon" Michael Cole

"And he has the power to break a dude in half" Pat McAfee

Otis helps Chad Gable defeat Sami Zayn: Raw highlights, May 20, 2024

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yrePZY7ZLzY&t=5s&ab_channel=WWE

Otis apologizes to Sami Zayn: Raw highlights, May 20, 2024

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ORpTW-5emME&t=2s&ab_channel=WWE

Karrion Kross unnerves Xavier Woods: Raw highlights, May 20, 2024

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wtt3_dyrfAY&ab_channel=WWE

"Alright, alright, Mr Woods, I think you're good to go" Medical

"That's what I'm talking about" Kofi Kingston

"Hey, now we can get back to what we been doing in this tag division bro" KK

"So what's the verdict?  Are you cleared?  Good. Listen, I just wanted to lend you my support. You've been through a very very rough stretch and I just wanted to remind you that there's always more time to turn things around" Karrion Kross

FULL MATCH: Jey Uso vs. Gunther – 2024 King of the Ring Semifinal: Raw, May 20, 2024

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jZsud55N96A&ab_channel=WWE

Gunther's reign is inevitable: Raw exclusive, May 20, 2024

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kWhFYaPF6zo&ab_channel=WWE

Damian Priest tells Carlito that protection comes at a cost: Raw highlights, May 20, 2024

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fKt6ovspA5Y&t=4s&ab_channel=WWE

Liv Morgan vows to defeat Becky Lynch at King and Queen of the Ring: Raw highlights, May 20, 2024

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_afTRUq6b_Q&t=7s&ab_channel=WWE

Shayna Baszler and Zoey Stark become No. 1 Contenders: Raw highlights, May 20, 2024

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u9epcpQQwto&t=3s&ab_channel=WWE

Baszler and Stark say interaction with Sonya Deville is clickbait: Raw exclusive, May 20, 2024

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RXJPiBix4gA&ab_channel=WWE

Lyra Valkyria stuns IYO SKY to advance to Queen of the Ring Final: Raw highlights, May 20, 2024

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jYx3fzIaGXo&t=6s&ab_channel=WWE

Braun Strowman helps Awesome Truth against Judgment Day: Raw highlights, May 20, 2024

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yqu_fHCoUF0&t=3s&ab_channel=WWE

Braun Strowman accepts JD McDonagh's challenge: Raw Talk, May 20, 2024

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ukZk2YLoLR4&ab_channel=WWE

Drew McIntyre suggests Damian Priest is spreading himself too thin: Raw highlights, May 20, 2024

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GG10Ex-uLsk&t=5s&ab_channel=WWE

"Probally wondering what I'm doing here. I'm wondering what I'm doing here too. See Adam Pearce and his infinite wisdom decided not to use one of his biggest stars here on Raw tonight... Drew McIntyre

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May 20, 2024

Karrion Kross unnerves Xavier Woods: Raw highlights, May 20, 2024

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wtt3_dyrfAY&ab_channel=WWE

"Alright, alright Mr Woods. I think you're good to go" Medical

"That's what I'm talking about" Kofi Kingston

"Hey, now we can get back to what we've been doing in this tag division" Kofi Kingston

"So, what's the verdict? Are you cleared? Good. Listen, I just wanted to lend you my support. You've been through a very very rough stretch and I just wanted to remind you that there's always more time to turn things around" Karrion Kross @realKILLERkross 

Media Man: Interesting and intriguing conversation between Xavier Woods and Karrion Kross. Kofi Kingston may have left the medical room too soon! Mr Karrion Kross and Scarlett drop by with a goodwill check up on Mr Woods! Good health to Mr Woods .God speed! What's Kross's real motives here? Does Kross have any vested interest? Many questions present. Cure or curse? Don't blink or you may miss some upcoming divine intervention, or something! Kross doesn't quite strike us as a Dr Patch Adams or Dr Feelgood type. Danger may be lurking in that neck of the woods!

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FURIOSA: A MAD MAX SAGA | Sneak Peek “Chapters” Trailer

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LYV3001u574&t=14s&ab_channel=WarnerBros.Pictures

The origin story of renegade warrior Furiosa before her encounter and teamup with Mad Max.  (Credit: Warner Bros. @wbpictures )

As the world fell, young Furiosa is snatched from the Green Place of Many Mothers and falls into the hands of a great Biker Horde led by the Warlord Dementus. 

Sweeping through the Wasteland they come across the Citadel presided over by The Immortan Joe. While the two Tyrants war for dominance, Furiosa must survive many trials as she puts together the means to find her way home. (Credit: Warner Bros)

A chronicle fueled by vengeance.

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Cryptocurrency News via Media Man and FxPro

May 23, 2024

Bitcoin prepares for $100K hike

Market picture

The crypto market is quiet, hovering around a total capitalisation of $2.6 trillion for the third day. Bitcoin has so far failed to gain a foothold above $70K, and this is curbing the enthusiasm. It is losing 0.3% in 24 hours against Ethereum's 0.6% rise.

The top altcoins have comparatively subdued and varied dynamics, with fluctuations between -2% for Dogecoin, -1.5% for Solana and a 1.5% rise for Toncoin.

Technically, Bitcoin remains near the upper boundary of the descending range. The round level of $70K is also quite important for the young crypto market. Going higher would break two barriers at once. Short-term growth momentum could quickly take the price to the highs at $73.5K. A more distant and important target could be in the $95K-$100K area, where the lower boundary is the 161.8% level of the January-March rise and the upper boundary is an important round level.

News background

US SEC staff told trading platforms that the agency is "leaning towards" approving a spot Ethereum-ETF. This is reported by Barron's, citing anonymous sources. The SEC has requested comments on the applications, and if submitted in time, could lead to approval as early as this week, the piece said.

At least five management companies have sent updated documents to the SEC, Bloomberg notes. Spot ETH-ETFs from VanEck and Franklin Templeton under the tickers ETHV and EZET have appeared on the US National Settlement Depository (DTCC) asset list.

The resumption of the SEC's dialogue with companies is an important step that may indicate a U-turn in the regulator's policy, according to Bloomberg. At the same time, some experts saw political overtones in the regulator's actions.

If the spot Ethereum-ETFs are approved, Matrixport believes cryptocurrency Solana (SOL) could be the next contender to launch exchange-traded funds.

Decentralised exchange Uniswap called on the SEC to reconsider its decision to file the lawsuit, citing the agency's actions as unreasonable and the legal argument as weak. Uniswap said it is prepared for a legal fight with the regulator.

SEC head Gary Gensler said that the bill proposed for approval by the House of Representatives on the structure of the U.S. cryptocurrency market excludes the definition of digital assets as securities, which poses a danger to investors.

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Pro Wrestling 

WWE @WWE SmackDown  

May 24, 2024

Jeddah Super Dome 

Jeddah, Saudi Arabia 

Tama Tonga vs Randy Orton  

FULL MATCH: Randy Orton vs. Tama Tonga – King of the Ring Semifinals: SmackDown, May 24, 2024 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k_lNYSg7DPw&t=5s&ab_channel=WWE

"You can feel that. The Jeddah Super Dome is rumbling right now, because The Viper is coiled" Corey Graves

"Orton stalking a fallen Tama Tonga" CG

"Big right hand for Sola, Tonga from behind, shoulders down.. Tonga's gunna steal it, no" CG

"Almost with the distraction..oh, there it is" Wade Barrett

"RKO" CG

Fans: "1, 2, 3"

"And The Apex Predator takes one more giant step towards the throne" GC

Video highlights via YouTube and X

Paul Heyman warns Solo Sikoa: “You’re recruiting dangerous people”: SmackDown, May 24, 2024 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v8q7QDBP8Qs&t=5s&ab_channel=WWE

"But Wade, I have never seen Paul Heyman look as nervous as he does right now" Corey Graves

"Paul Heyman is basically The Bloodlines' answer to Manchester United's Erik ten Hag. Still got a job but for how much longer..as we said,. Heyman is on thin ice ever since the interim leader Solo Sikoa took over" Wade Barrett

"Solo looking to acquire more power on the behalf of The Bloodline" CG

"Tama Tonga.. perhaps more hyena than he is human" CG  Broadcast via FOX  

Moments and highlights via the WWE official YouTube channel  

http://youtube.com/wwe 

Best SmackDown moments: SmackDown highlights, May 24, 2024

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UPbaJDeQAa4&ab_channel=WWE

and via the Elon Musk owned X platform

#Smackdown #prowrestling #wrestling #RandyOrton #KingOrton #SoloSikoa #PaulHeyman #TheBloodline #savage #savages #WWKingAndQueen #KingOfTheRing #YouTube #Video #popculture #Fox #broadcast #trend #trends #trending #buzz #TV #media #Jeddah #JeddahSuperDome #SaudiArabia 

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Pro Wrestling

WWE @WWE SmackDown

May 24, 2024

Jeddah Super Dome

Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

Best SmackDown moments: SmackDown highlights, May 24, 2024

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UPbaJDeQAa4&ab_channel=WWE

"Oh my God" Corey Graves

"Belair simply collapsed" Wade Barrett

"Jax smells blood in the water.. in the finals of the Queen Of The Ring" CG

"Wade, correct me I am mistaken, but we were expecting, LA Knight, no" CG

"Well that's what my sheet said. I'm not complaining about Carmelo Hayes however. I'll accept that. This is one of the greatest trash talkers in the game" WB

"Hey Austin, Grayson. Look, thank you guys so much for the introduction. I had to stop you because you it sounded like you guys were describing me" Carmelo Hayes

Tama Tonga vs Randy Orton

FULL MATCH: Randy Orton vs. Tama Tonga – King of the Ring Semifinals: SmackDown, May 24, 2024

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k_lNYSg7DPw&t=5s&ab_channel=WWE

Paul Heyman warns Solo Sikoa: “You’re recruiting dangerous people”: SmackDown, May 24, 2024

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v8q7QDBP8Qs&t=5s&ab_channel=WWE

"But Wade, I have never seen Paul Heyman look as nervous as he does right now" Corey Graves

Gunther knows how to beat Randy Orton to become King: SmackDown exclusive, May 24, 2024

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gKZwh2fYsrs&t=3s&ab_channel=WWE

Cody Rhodes humiliates Logan Paul with brass knuckles search: SmackDown highlights, May 24, 2024

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3BA-fLgwCT8&t=2s&ab_channel=WWE

Carmelo Hayes brings chaos to “The Grayson Waller Effect” with LA Knight: SmackDown, May 24, 2024

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ad4y_DsWRCI&ab_channel=WWE

LA Knight & The Street Profits vs. A-Town Down Under & Carmelo Hayes: SmackDown, May 24, 2024

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rJsB4JTYOMY&t=6s&ab_channel=WWE

Bianca Belair vs. Nia Jax – Queen of the Ring Semifinals: SmackDown highlights, May 24, 2024

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=axW3OyRXTfA&ab_channel=WWE

Bayley vs. Chelsea Green: SmackDown highlights, May 24, 2024

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J1c7E6GUrHo&t=3s&ab_channel=WWE

Piper Niven hits Bayley with a post-match attack: SmackDown highlights, May 24, 2024

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g-so_PcnuYY&t=3s&ab_channel=WWE

Lyra Valkyria wants to face the best to become Queen: SmackDown exclusive, May 24, 2024

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UaDavg2ZmvY&t=8s&ab_channel=WWE

More footage being added to the official WWE YouTube channel

www.youtube.com/wwe

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Pro Wrestling

AEW @AEW

Triple Main Event from Where it All Started | AEW Countdown to Double or Nothing, LIVE on PPV

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pH1dAh7mpu4&ab_channel=AllEliteWrestling

"Us and a class of our friends. Disrupted the very way that professional wrestling functioned".. Young Bucks aka EVPs

"Goal was to put 10,000 people in a building and by god we did it"

"We call ourselves The Elite"

Prepare via AEW Double Or Nothing via the official AEW YouTube channel

www.youtube.com/AEW

The BUY IN: AEW Double or Nothing Pre Show - LIVE Sunday, May 26 6:30pm ET / 3:30pm PT

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Y1MhgGTx5s&ab_channel=AllEliteWrestling

and via updates on Elon Musk owned platform X

Double Or Nothing is available worldwide via Pay-Per-View!

Media Man: The story of AEW is significant to say the least. AEW is likely the biggest disruption to the global pro wrestling industry in a couple of decades. The rest is history"!

#AEWDON #AllIn #AEWAllIn #PPV #YoungBucks #EVPS #TheElite #Elite #prowrestling #wrestling #wrestlingpromotion #wrestlingpromoter #PayPerView #broadcast #YouTube #Video #disrupt #disruptor #entertainment #popculture #trend #trends #trending #buzz #media 

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Pro Wrestling

WWE @WWE

Logan Paul delivers a massive frog splash through table: King and Queen of the Ring 2024 highlights

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3vxgICBuIA0&ab_channel=WWE

Michael Cole calls Logan Paul a loser!: King and Queen of the Ring 2024 highlights

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ze4eyLJS-0&ab_channel=WWE

Cody Rhodes vs. Logan Paul: King and Queen of the Ring Hype Package

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QT8wTQ45gsI&t=4s&ab_channel=WWE

Media Man: Excellent feud and main event that over delivered. Every hero needs a villain!

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Pro Wrestling

All Elite Wrestling @AEW 

AEW Descends on the Vegas Strip for Double or Nothing Weekend | AEW Control Center: Vegas, 5/24/24

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EUH-zm158QM&ab_channel=AllEliteWrestling

"The wait is almost over. Double Or Nothing weekend is finally here" Tony Schiavone

Cryptocurrency - Political News

Donald Trump crypto token surges 24 hours after donation appeal

His 2024 election campaign is now accepting crypto donations in bitcoin, ether, and Dogecoin.

On Tuesday, former president Donald Trump announced that his campaign was accepting cryptocurrency in a bid to undermine “socialistic government control” and mobilize a so-called "crypto army." In just 24 hours, the price of the $TRUMP token surged by 14%, according to data from Nansen.

"Saving our nation from Biden’s failures requires your support," Trump's campaign donation page said. "As Biden piles regulations and red tape on all of us, President Trump stands ready to embrace new technologies that will Make America Great Again."

“We will build a crypto army moving the campaign to victory on November 5th,” the Trump campaign added.

The campaign accepts donations in popular digital assets like bitcoin, Dogecoin, and ether.

The pre-selected crypto donation amounts vary from $20.24 to $4547, though the campaign also permits donations in odd denominations of $45 and $47. This is a nod to Trump serving as the 45th president, as well as his current quest to take the 47th presidency.

Despite the fact that Trump collected more donations than incumbent president Joe Biden last month, his campaign is struggling to raise more funds than the Biden campaign. The introduction of a crypto option is widely seen as an effort to reinvigorate lackluster campaign donations, as Trump faces an ongoing criminal trial in Manhattan.

As the campaign continues its donation entreaties, it has taken a particular interest in volleying attacks against Massachusetts senator Elizabeth Warren, a prominent critic of the digital assets industry.

“Biden surrogate Elizabeth Warren said in an attack on cryptocurrency that she was building an ‘anti-crypto army’ to restrict Americans’ right to make their own financial choices," the Trump campaign said.

"As our president, Donald J. Trump has reduced regulations and championed innovation in financial technology, while Democrats, like Biden and his official surrogate Elizabeth Warren, continue to believe only government has the answers to how our nation leads the world." (Wires)

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Property News: NSW, Australia

He sold his studio to Netflix for $700m. Then he went on a $120m property spree

May 24, 2024

Film animation pioneer Zareh Nalbandian has parlayed the windfall from the sale of his Animal Logic animation studio to Netflix into a $120 million property portfolio, the crowning jewel of which is a recently purchased $12 million luxury Byron Bay hinterland property.

Settlement reveals there was no mortgage required for Nalbandian and his wife Ping to settle on the house known as Nox, which has set a suburb record for the Talofa hinterland.

Full article via subscription to The Sydney Morning Herald @smh 

https://www.smh.com.au/property/news/he-sold-his-studio-to-netflix-for-700m-then-he-went-on-a-120m-property-spree-20240523-p5jfxr.html

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Netflix News

Leave The World Behind | Official Trailer | Netflix

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cMVBi_e8o-Y&ab_channel=Netflix

When an idyllic getaway suddenly erupts into chaos, trust unravels fast. Leave The World Behind, starring Julia Roberts, Mahershala Ali, Ethan Hawke, Myha’la and Kevin Bacon comes to Netflix on December 8. (Credit: Netflix) @netflix 

https://netflix.com/leavetheworldbehind 

About Netflix: Netflix is one of the world's leading entertainment services with over 247 million paid memberships in over 190 countries enjoying TV series, films and games across a wide variety of genres and languages. Members can play, pause and resume watching as much as they want, anytime, anywhere, and can change their plans at any time.  

A family's getaway to a luxurious rental home takes an ominous turn when a cyberattack knocks out their devices — and two strangers appear at their door.

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Movie News

'Mad Max' creator George Miller insight

"Even though this is set in a post-apocalyptic future, the behavior goes back to the Dark Ages or medieval times," the 79-year-old advised during a recent Zoom press conference. "It goes back to raw, elemental behavior."

Miller began the series in 1979, with former cop Max Rockatansky (Mel Gibson) wandering the wasteland after marauders murdered his family. Furiosa is the origin story of the character whom Max (now Tom Hardy) encountered in 2015's Mad Max: Fury Road.

Furiosa demonstrates how young Furiosa (Alyla Brown) was taken from her home in the only remaining lush oasis of vegetation. Growing up with her captor, Dementus (Chris Hemsworth), the adult Furiosa (Anya Taylor-Joy) reluctantly allies herself with Dementus' rival, Immortan Joe (Lachy Hulme).

"Conflict, as you know, is the staple of all drama from the earliest times, in all storytelling tradition," Miller said. "When you get rising conflict in stories, it reveals some essence about the characters and the world."

Miller said he is interested in why human beings have always told stories. His medium happens to be cinema, but Miller noted storytelling dates to ancient mythology and religious texts.

"The medium always changes, but story is fundamental to who we are as human beings," he said. "We are hardwired for it. It's the way our brains work, both individually and collectively."

In Furiosa, Dementus and Immortan Joe go to war with each other, each commanding an army of followers. Meanwhile, Furiosa focuses on her survival and escape.

That can mean getting involved in the warlords' conflict. For example, Furiosa joins a supply run so she can learn to drive one of Immortan Joe's tankers.

Like the Mad Max films, Furiosa includes many car chases and explosive battles. However, Miller said, the themes of corrupt power and survival make the films last in viewers' minds.

"You tell the stories to people and they make of it what they will," Miller said. "Wherever you are in time and space, you're responding to things in the story that have meaning to you."

Videos

FURIOSA : A MAD MAX SAGA | OFFICIAL TRAILER #2

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FVswuip0-co&t=2s&ab_channel=WarnerBros.Pictures

FURIOSA : A MAD MAX SAGA | Sneak Peek “Chapters” Trailer

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LYV3001u574&t=17s&ab_channel=WarnerBros.Pictures

FURIOSA: A MAD MAX SAGA | Dangerously Demented Featurette

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3vxp4KTATAQ&ab_channel=WarnerBros.Pictures

FURIOSA : A MAD MAX SAGA | Becoming Furiosa Featurette

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WWVI7it8SCQ&ab_channel=WarnerBros.Pictures

FURIOSA : A MAD MAX SAGA | Motorbike Messiah Featurette

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=InbHWO8FnBI&t=11s&ab_channel=WarnerBros.Pictures

Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga:

She will return with a vengeance. Furiosa : A Mad Max Saga - Only in theaters May 24.  

Anya Taylor-Joy and Chris Hemsworth star in Academy Award-winning mastermind George Miller’s “Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga,” the much-anticipated return to the iconic dystopian world he created more than 30 years ago with the seminal “Mad Max” films. 

Miller now turns the page again with an all-new original, standalone action adventure that will reveal the origins of the powerhouse character from the multiple Oscar-winning global smash “Mad Max: Fury Road.” 

The new feature from Warner Bros. Pictures and Village Roadshow Pictures is produced by Miller and his longtime partner, Oscar-nominated producer Doug Mitchell (“Mad Max: Fury Road,” “Babe”), under their Australian-based Kennedy Miller Mitchell banner.  As the world fell, young Furiosa is snatched from the Green Place of Many Mothers and falls into the hands of a great Biker Horde led by the Warlord Dementus.  

Sweeping through the Wasteland, they come across the Citadel presided over by The Immortan Joe.  While the two Tyrants war for dominance, Furiosa must survive many trials as she puts together the means to find her way home. Taylor-Joy stars in the title role, and along with Hemsworth, the film also stars Alyla Browne and Tom Burke.  Miller penned the script with “Mad Max: Fury Road” co-writer Nico Lathouris.  

Miller’s behind-the-scenes creative team includes first assistant director PJ Voeten and second unit director and stunt coordinator Guy Norris, director of photography Simon Duggan (“Hacksaw Ridge,” “The Great Gatsby”), composer Tom Holkenborg, sound designer Robert Mackenzie, editor Eliot Knapman, visual effects supervisor Andrew Jackson and colorist Eric Whipp. 

The team also includes other longtime collaborators: production designer Colin Gibson, editor Margaret Sixel, sound mixer Ben Osmo, costume designer Jenny Beavan and makeup designer Lesley Vanderwalt, each of whom won an Oscar for their work on “Mad Max: Fury Road.” 

Warner Bros. Pictures Presents, in Association with Village Roadshow Pictures, A Kennedy Miller Mitchell Production, A George Miller Film, “Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga.”  

The film will be distributed worldwide by Warner Bros. Pictures, in theaters only nationwide on May 24, 2024 and internationally beginning on 22 May, 2024. (Credit: Warner Bros. Pictures @wbpictures )

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Pro Wrestling

AEW @AEW Double Or Nothing

MGM Grand Garden Arena @MGMGrandGarden 

Las Vegas, Nevada

May 26, 2024

"Get the hell in here. I need all the camera angles" MJF

"She is the CEO" Ring Announcer. Fans boo

"It's been a great night for the Don Callis Family in the complete totality of everything" Don Callis

"It's Gangrel" Tony Schiavone. "Speaking of vampires"!

"Never invite a vampire into your house" Nigel McGuiness

"Copeland knows his intention but Malakai doesn't" Nigel McGuiness

"Death Rider from Moxley" Tony Schiavone

"Big Bill is down and out from the table" Tony Schiavone

"Who is this masked man" Excalibur

"That's not a mask that I recognize"

"Bryan Keith"

"And still, Chris Jericho"

"And new, Mercedes Mone"

Heartbreak after heartbreak for Willow Nightingale" Excalibur

Media Man: Strong thumbs up for AEW Double Or Nothing

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May 27, 2024  

Enmarket Arena @enmarketarena

Savannah, Georgia 

Newsflash

RAW GM Adam Pearce advised its A Rematch Tonight between new champion Liv Morgan vs Becky Lynch, in a steel cage!

Video

Full King and Queen of the Ring Results and Highlights: WWE Now, May 25, 2024

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=czC8OYINBCs&ab_channel=WWE

WWE Women’s World Tiitle. Will Dirty Dom show up?

How about Judgement Day members? Trouble brewing in Paradise.

Braun Strowman vs JD McDonagh (from Judgement Day?) On thin ice these days?  

Gunther aka King Gunther to appear! Will Randy Orton have anything to say about their match?  

WWE Raw announcers Michael Cole and Corey Graves are known to stir the pot in their commentary and Jeddah's King And Queen Of The Ring mega event comes with considerable fallout and amo! 

Superstars have been forewarned and know their are in the firing line. Tables, chairs and mic drops are just some of the antics than can be expected by the men and women not to be messed with.

Be on the lookout for QR codes! The fans are in for a treat. 

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Pro Wrestling  

WWE @WWE RAW   

May 27, 2024  

Enmarket Arena @enmarketarena

Savannah, Georgia 

Newsflash

RAW GM Adam Pearce advised its A Rematch Tonight between new champion Liv Morgan vs Becky Lynch, in a steel cage!

Video

Full King and Queen of the Ring Results and Highlights: WWE Now, May 25, 2024

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=czC8OYINBCs&ab_channel=WWE

WWE Women’s World Tiitle. Will Dirty Dom show up?

How about Judgement Day members? Trouble brewing in Paradise.

Braun Strowman vs JD McDonagh (from Judgement Day?) On thin ice these days?  

Gunther aka King Gunther to appear! Will Randy Orton have anything to say about their match?  

WWE Raw announcers Michael Cole and Corey Graves are known to stir the pot in their commentary and Jeddah's King And Queen Of The Ring mega event comes with considerable fallout and amo! 

Superstars have been forewarned and know their are in the firing line. Tables, chairs and mic drops are just some of the antics than can be expected by the men and women not to be messed with.

Be on the lookout for QR codes! The fans are in for a treat. 

Help prepare for Raw Is War via the official WWE YouTube channel 

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and via Elon Musk owned platform, X ... marks the spot. 

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WWE @WWE RAW 

May 27, 2024 

Enmarket Arena

Savannah, Georgia   

Media Man: Hot show. Massive thumbs up.  

WWE Raw announcers Michael Cole and Corey Graves stir the pot

Judgement Day Chaos, Dirty Dom In Deep *hit

Liv Morgan def Becky Lynch in a steel cage; Victory kiss to Dom

Karrion Kross and Final Testament Mind Games For New Day, X Marks The Spot On X Woods and Kofi Kingston; Kross Ramping Up To Title Shot? Compelling KK promos! Karrion Turns Page On A New Day, Ice Cream Vibes!

Strowman Limps To Victory

QR codes! Is It Him?

Champ Damian Priest To Face Drew McIntyre at Clash At The Castle

Alpha Academy: Students Continue To Rebal Against Master Gable

Bron  Breakker Breaking Wrestlers, Rules And More

Raw’s most shocking moments: Raw highlights, May 27, 2024

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FULL MATCH: Liv Morgan vs. Becky Lynch – Women’s World Title Steel Cage Match: Raw, May 27, 2024

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ilSyLJ72pMY&ab_channel=CordCuttersNews

Liv Morgan KISSES "Dirty" Dominik Mysterio!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hjqxL8I21w0&ab_channel=WWE

Karrion Kross tries to sway Xavier Woods: Raw highlights, May 27, 2024

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Who became King and Queen of the Ring?: Raw highlights, May 27, 2024

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Damian Priest confronts Gunther: Raw highlights, May 27, 2024

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qqjGHE4vyOM&t=40s&ab_channel=WWE

Drew McIntyre and Damian Priest get into hostilities: Raw highlights, May 27, 2024

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0q_il5Fma7c&t=3s&ab_channel=WWE

Braun Strowman shakes off JD McDonagh, Carlito and Finn Bálor: Raw highlights, May 26, 2024

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Rey Mysterio vs. Carlito: Raw highlights, May 27, 2024

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Lyra Valkyria takes down Kairi Sane: Raw highlights, May 27, 2024

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WWE honors the U.S. Armed Forces who fought for freedom on Memorial Day

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The Savannah Bananas had a blast at Raw!: Raw exclusive, May 27, 2024

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GeqQ8V4ybuQ&t=3s&ab_channel=WWE

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Streaming Entertainment: Australia

Streaming Adverts Hitting Aussies

Prime Video to introduce advertisements on streaming service in Australia

Get Ads Or Pay Another $3 A Month From July 2

“Meaningfully fewer ads than linear TV and other streaming TV providers”; Aussie Viewers Not So Trusing Of "The Big A"; Digital Tricks?

Move May Be Good News For Netflix and Fox Owned Tubi TV - free with adverts!

Set To "Curn" Customers Away To Other Services; Loss Of Trust For Many

Further, the company said it would aim to have “meaningfully fewer ads than linear TV and other streaming TV providers.”

Prime Video joins the likes of Netflix ($6.99 with ads, $16.99 without ads) and Binge ($10 with ads, $18 without ads) to introduce advertising on Australian services.

Elsewhere, Paramount+ is launching its ad-tier locally in June, while Disney+ is rumoured to be rolling ads out some time this year.

In February, Amazon CEO Andy Jassy said Prime Video was forging toward becoming a “large and profitable business” in its own right, with advertising revenue jumping 27 per cent to $US14.6 billion in the fourth quarter of 2023.

“As we made dramatic year-over-year gains in ad sales, we have increasing conviction that Prime Video can be a large and profitable business on its own and will continue to invest in compelling exclusive content for Prime members,” Mr Jassy said at the time.

Australian and global streaming industry wars continue!

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EXCLUSIVE! Post Double or Nothing words from Ospreay, Bang Bang Gang & More! | AEW Double or Nothing

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jCXRA-iM6ps&ab_channel=AllEliteWrestling

"This is ah a big day for me. Leaving Japan and my home country of England"... Will Ospreay

MJF returns to AEW at Double or Nothing | Order the replay NOW

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z6eCOySY0zA&t=4s&ab_channel=AllEliteWrestling

Fans: "MJF, MJF, MJF"

This week's AEW Rampage highlights! | 5/24/24, AEW Rampage

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QO_HNtkPKcA&t=3s&ab_channel=AllEliteWrestling

"Should be a great opening match" Tony Schiavone

Media Man: Strong thumbs up. Business picking up!

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Pro Wrestling

All Elite Wrestling @AEW 

Video  Highlights

EXCLUSIVE! Post Double or Nothing words from Ospreay, Bang Bang Gang & More! | AEW Double or Nothing

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jCXRA-iM6ps&ab_channel=AllEliteWrestling

"This is ah a big day for me. Leaving Japan and my home country of England"... Will Ospreay

MJF returns to AEW at Double or Nothing | Order the replay NOW

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z6eCOySY0zA&t=4s&ab_channel=AllEliteWrestling

Fans: "MJF, MJF, MJF"

This week's AEW Rampage highlights! | 5/24/24, AEW Rampage

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QO_HNtkPKcA&t=3s&ab_channel=AllEliteWrestling

"Should be a great opening match" Tony Schiavone

Media Man: Strong thumbs up. Business picking up!

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Pro Wrestling

Chris Jericho Talks AEW Growth, Wrestling Future, Becky Lynch Rumors! via TMZ Sports @TMZ_Sports 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tT4g8LN736s&ab_channel=TMZSports

Chris Jericho's been with AEW since day one, and five years later, the promotion's rolling, and the wrestling legend's still kickin' ass ... so, when the FTW Champ stopped by the TMZ offices, we asked about the swirling Becky Lynch rumors -- could "The Man" be All Elite?!  53-year-old Jericho, in Los Angeles for Dynamite, sat down with Babcock Tuesday morning ... where the guys discussed everything from Chris' start in pro wrestling, his big move to All Elite Wrestling -- where he just retained his FTW belt at Double or Nothing -- how much longer he wants to compete, and Tony Khan's efforts to continue to build their brand, and much more.  Regarding Lynch, there's been a ton of speculation about Becky's future after she lost her WWE Women's World Championship title to Liv Morgan on Monday's ep of Raw. Lynch, whose WWE contract is reportedly up, was said to be very emotional after the match ... with many speculating she could be headed elsewhere. (Credit: TMZ Sports)

Full article https://tmz.com/2024/05/29/chris-jericho-aew-wwe-becky-lynch-double-or-nothing-dynamite/

and more!  

AEW Champ Swerve Strickland Says US Army Prepared Him For Wrestling Stardom | TMZ Sports YouTube https://youtube.com/watch?v=oCxdIR72Tac&t=364s

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Nevada sets April gaming revenue record

Nevada casinos generated $1.24 billion in revenue in April, up 7% over the $1.15 billion in April 2023. 

Revenues are up 3.4% for the first four months of the year. Casinos that cater to Las Vegas residents jumped the most at 16.3% in April to $270.2 million. Downtown Las Vegas surged 11% from $74.5 million a year ago to $82.7 million. The Strip gained 6.6% to $666 million in April, up from $624.7 million. For the year, Strip revenues are up 3.4%...Boulder Strip revenues rose 8.5% to $83.1 million. North Las Vegas, which fell 3.3% to $23.8 million, and Laughlin dropped nearly 7% to $43.5 million. In northern Nevada, Reno saw a 5.9% decline to $59.2 million, Sparks fell 8.9% to $13.9 million, down from $15.3 million. South Lake Tahoe jumped 31.5% to $17.99 million.

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MGM Grand Garden Arena @MGMGrandGarden

Las Vegas, Nevada

May 26, 2024

"Get the hell in here. I need all the camera angles" MJF 

"She is the CEO" Ring Announcer. Fans boo

"It's been a great night for the Don Callis Family in the complete totality of everything" Don Callis 

"It's Gangrel" Tony Schiavone. 

"Speaking of vampires"! "Never invite a vampire into your house" Nigel McGuiness 

"Copeland knows his intention but Malakai doesn't" Nigel McGuiness 

"Death Rider from Moxley" Tony Schiavone 

"Big Bill is down and out from the table" Tony Schiavone

"Who is this masked man" Excalibur 

"That's not a mask that I recognize" 

"Bryan Keith" 

"And still, Chris Jericho" 

"And new, Mercedes Mone"

Heartbreak after heartbreak for Willow Nightingale" Excalibur 

Media Man: Strong thumbs up for AEW Double Or Nothing

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Logan Paul. "The Maverick" aka Prime Heel

Cody Rhodes - WWE Champion

Drew McIntyre. Truth telling never goes out of vogue. CM Punk may strike again at any time! 

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 connection with Natalya, Lola Vice, Shayna Baszler and friends

WWE NXT - Lexis King. Says King Maker and King July army

Lyra Valkyria aka "The Raven" flys past Lunch. 

Greed Bros. Unlimited potential. Brutus Creed wants to have an UFC 

@ufc

 match

Carmelo Hayes. Him is showing the world his can't miss skills and charisma. Gold awaits. 

Tiffany Stratton. It is Tiffy Time! 

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Boxing News

Mike Tyson 'doing great' after falling ill during weekend flight from Miami to Los Angeles

May 27, 2024

Mike Tyson was recovering Monday after falling ill a day earlier during a flight from Miami to Los Angeles, his representatives said.

The 58-year-old boxing legend “became nauseous and dizzy due to an ulcer flare up 30 minutes before landing” on Sunday, his publicist's office said in a statement.

“Thankfully Mr. Tyson is doing great,” the statement said. “He is appreciative to the medical staff that were there to help him.”

American Airlines flight 1815 was met by first responders upon landing at LA International Airport “due to the medical needs of a customer,” an airline statement said.

Tyson is preparing to fight the 27-year-old social media star-turned-boxer Jake Paul this summer at the 80,000-seat home of the Dallas Cowboys. Netflix will carry the fight live, a first for the streaming platform.

Tyson was the undisputed world heavyweight champion from 1987 to 1990. He retired in 2005, but most recently fought in an exhibition in November 2020 against Roy Jones in California.

News Updates

The fight between Tyson and Jake Paul is still set to take place at the AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas in July as part of Netflix’s first ever live boxing broadcast, but many people fear for the safety of Tyson given his age and now this.

X Marks The Spot...

“Now feeling 100% even though I don’t need to be to beat Jake Paul.” - Tyson via X

Paul said that "nothing changed" relating to the status of their bout.

"You love to make shit up before knowing the facts for clicks/likes," he also posted.

Tyson's scare prompted controversial boxer Ryan Garcia to step in - despite his ongoing PED scandal.

"If you down to fight, if Mike can't do it, let me know I will fill in," Garcia told Paul in a private message which he shared on social media on Monday.

Former Australian world champion Sakio Bika also put his hand up to replace Tyson if he's forced to withdraw.

"At the moment, I am staying in shape and ready if the right offer comes my way," he said.

"I have reached the top of the sport, becoming a multiple-time world champion and winning the prestigious Contender series.

"I have nothing more to prove to anyone, but I would like to have one more big fight.

"If someone like Jake Paul or his brother would really like to test himself against a recent world champion, I am always ready to fight.

"Mike Tyson is an all time great boxer; he was hero of mine growing up, and even though he looks in great shape, he is almost 60 years of age!

"If Jake Paul is serious about fighting a former champion, look for someone a lot younger or active within the last decade. I can fight Jake Paul at any weight he wants."

If the bout still goes ahead, Tyson will likely go into the event as an underdog.

Tyson has beaten the odds most of his life. 

In combat sports it is said that Father Time is undefeated.  Tyson is looking to get him a real life Rocky like victory with People Power firmly behind the Brooklyn native.

Plenty of folks have reconnected "The Big N", Netflix, in anticipation of the bout between Tyson and Paul on July 20 in Texas.

The sports world braces for the next round of updates.

Netflix Boxing Undercard:

Katie Taylor vs. Amando Serrano (super lightweight title fight)

Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. vs. Darren Till (cruiserweight)

Ashton Slyve vs. Floyd Schofield (lightweight)

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May 30, 2024

OPEC+ meeting could switch oil regime

Oil declined for the second day in a row, reversing down from its 200-day moving average for the third time this month. An OPEC+ meeting is scheduled for this weekend with enough potential to break the tie.

Oil's upward trend that started in December stopped in April with an impressive 12% correction. But it failed to develop, and throughout May, we saw fluctuations around the $78 average level with increasing amplitude.

Technically, the failure to develop a rise above the 200-day average is a sign that the bears are in control. The same is evidenced by the 50-day average above price and reversing downward during May.

The news media has been thickening the colours by pointing out the fall in discipline within OPEC+, which is producing well above quota, so the market is not creating an oil shortage and lower inventories as the cartel's forecasts promise.

In 2014, Saudi Arabia, the leader of the cartel that provides the largest voluntary production cuts, had already surprised the world by suddenly expressing support for lifting the restrictions, which set off oil price wars.

But that strategy failed, eventually bringing the cartel to OPEC+, which includes members who agree on their production quotas but are officially in it, led by Russia.

So far, there is little sign that Saudi Arabia or Russia will return to the practice of oil wars. Nevertheless, for a rather fragile market, even a signal that no further cuts are expected and that the agreed quotas will be gradually raised could be a sufficient reason to sell off.

Special attention, in our view, should be paid to the support in the form of the 200-week moving average, which invariably triggered the cartel's response. It is now nearly $75. A decisive decline below it will indicate a change in the market regime.

The bullish scenario assumes that the price's proximity to the sensitive zone for the meeting will force OPEC+ to choose a tougher tone in its comments and promises, bringing oil back to growth. In this case, an important marker would be the ability to rise above $80.

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May 31, 2024

ASX futures up 42 points or 0.6% to 7697 near 6am AEST

AUD +0.3% to US66.32¢

Bitcoin +2.1% to $US68,666

Dow -0.9% S&P -0.7% Nasdaq -1%

FTSE +0.6% DAX +0.1% CAC +0.6%

Gold +0.2% to $US2341.71 an ounce

Brent oil -2% to $US81.96 a barrel

Iron ore -2.6% to $US115.85 a tonne

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BlackRock’s $20 Billion ETF Is Now the World’s Largest Bitcoin Fund

May 29, 2024

BlackRock Inc.’s iShares Bitcoin Trust has become the world’s largest fund for the original cryptocurrency, amassing almost $20 billion in total assets since listing in the US at the start of the year.

The exchange-traded fund held $19.68 billion of the token Tuesday, dethroning the $19.65 billion Grayscale Bitcoin Trust, data compiled by Bloomberg show. The third largest is the $11.1 billion offering from Fidelity Investments.

The BlackRock and Fidelity Bitcoin ETFs were among nine that debuted Jan. 11, the same day the more than decade-old Grayscale vehicle converted into an ETF. The launches were a watershed for crypto, making Bitcoin more accessible to investors and spurring a rally in the token to a record $73,798 in March.

The iShares Bitcoin Trust has attracted the greatest inflow since going live, $16.5 billion, while investors have pulled $17.7 billion from the Grayscale fund over the same period. The latter’s higher fees and exits by arbitragers have been cited as possible drivers of outflows.

“The success of IBIT underscores investors preference to access Bitcoin through the convenience of the ETF vehicle in an institutional-grade product,” a BlackRock spokesperson said in a statement. “We remain focused on education for investors and providing access to Bitcoin with convenience and transparency.”

Grayscale Investments LLC didn’t immediately reply to a request for comment outside regular US business hours. Grayscale intends to launch a clone of its main fund, according to a March regulatory filing, and fees are expected to be lower, a person familiar with the matter said at the time.

The Securities and Exchange Commission reluctantly gave the green light for the first US spot-Bitcoin ETFs in January following a court reversal in 2023 in a case brought by Grayscale.

The firm created the Grayscale Bitcoin Trust in 2013 and it became well-known as the biggest such vehicle. But shares in the closed-ended product sometimes traded at substantial premiums or discounts to its net asset value, prompting Grayscale to push for a conversion into an ETF to ensure trading at par.

SEC Pivot

Last week, the SEC surprisingly pivoted toward allowing ETFs for Ether, a token that ranks second only to Bitcoin in market value. The agency under Chair Gary Gensler is skeptical of the crypto industry overall following a spate of scandals.

The group of Bitcoin funds — with assets of $58.5 billion to date — have been hailed as one of the most successful new ETF categories. But critics argue volatile digital assets are ill-suited to widespread adoption, even within ETFs.

Some nations, such as Singapore and China, either curb or ban investor access. In the US, a Vanguard Group spokesperson said in January that the firm has no plans to offer any crypto-related products. BlackRock and Vanguard are the world’s two largest asset managers.

Bitcoin has quadrupled since the start of last year, helped by the ETFs, in a powerful recovery from a deep bear market in 2022. The token fell less than 1% to $67,757 as of 7:39 a.m. Wednesday in New York.

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UFC 302: Makhachev vs. Poirier - Fight of the Year?

UFC 302 is set to take place this Saturday, featuring a highly anticipated lightweight title fight between Islam Makhachev and Dustin Poirier. The event has sparked excitement and speculation among fans and analysts, with discussions focusing on Makhachev's potential to surpass Khabib Nurmagomedov's UFC win streak and Poirier's chances of an upset. The fight card also includes a bout between Sean Strickland and Paulo Costa. Fans and commentators have expressed a range of predictions and opinions on the outcomes, highlighting the competitive and engaging nature of the upcoming event. This story is a summary of posts on X and may evolve over time. Grok can make mistakes, verify its outputs. (Credit: X - Grok)

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Pro Wrestling And NFL Team Owner/Promoter Appears On The Rich Eisen Show; Blends Storyline With Reality

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All Elite Wrestling Ramps Up Media Appearances, Buzz; Chris Jericho To TMZ Sports, Followed Up By AEW Head Tony Khan To Rich Eisen Show

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You Won't Believe What AEW's Tony Khan Did With That Infamous Neck Brace

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Business News, Resources, Politics: Australia

Madeleine King: 'We must act now' on critical minerals

Federal Resources Minister Madeleine King has told a mining summit that access to processed critical minerals is vital to the clean energy transition, national security and Australia's future prosperity. She also emphasised the need to ensure that the mining industry is properly prepared for the challenges ahead, noting that other countries are already moving to provide significant incentives to attract investment in the critical minerals sector. King added that foreign investment will support the growth of Australia's critical minerals and rare earths industries, in the same way it previously helped to build the nation's iron ore and LNG industries.

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EU deal a boost for 'green premium' nickel

The federal government has signed a memorandum of understanding with the European Union regarding investment in critical minerals projects. Amongst others things, the agreement is aimed at encouraging co-operation in the mining and processing of critical minerals. It may also facilitate the development of a separate market for 'green' nickel. Businessman Andrew Forrest is amongst those who have advocated a price premium for nickel that is produced according to high environmental, social and governance standards.

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Good news for Victoria

Rating agencies S&P and Moody's were very recently concerned that Victoria's debt blowout may necessitate a severe credit rating downgrade. However, clear signs have emerged in the last week regarding new policies on gas and infrastructure. Energy Minister Lily D'Ambrosio has conceded that the state needs new gas supplies; meanwhile, Deputy Premier Ben Carroll intends to push for the Melbourne airport rail link project to proceed, although it cannot do so if the suburban 'train to nowhere' project continues to receive funding. Victoria will not require a ratings downgrade if this new approach to gas and infrastructure policy is pursued.

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Gold miners shine as ASX trades sideways

29 May 2024

The Australian sharemarket lost ground on Tuesday, with the S&P/ASX 200 shedding 0.3 per cent to close at 7,766.7 points. Boss Energy was down 10.9 per cent at $4.76 and Peter Warren Automotive Holdings fell 12.6 per cent to $1.87 in response to a profit warning. However, De Grey Mining rose 1.8 per cent to $1.13, Playside Studios was up 13.8 per cent to $1.03 and Pro Medicus ended the trading session 0.9 per cent higher at $114.31.

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'Plenty of info' on lithium takeovers

The committal hearing of alleged insider trader Duncan Stewart continued in the Melbourne Magistrates' Court on Tuesday. The Australian Securities & Investments Commission has alleged that Stewart made a profit of $68,000 from buying shares in lithium producer Kidman Resources in April 2019, while in possession of inside information about a proposal by Wesfarmers to acquire Kidman before any such deal was announcements to the sharemarket. The lawyer representing Stewart contended that a lot of information about the potential for Kidman to become a takeover target was circulating at the time, including media reports. Wesfarmers subsequently acquired Kidman in September 2019.

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Catalano pushes Southern Cross deal

Southern Cross Media Group has advised that it will assess a new proposal from Australian Community Media to purchase some of the latter's assets. The deal put forward by ACM includes 14 daily print and digital mastheads, regional and metropolitan titles, and its agriculture media assets. Southern Cross directors have stated that the proposed deal is "materially different" to one that had been previously rejected. ACM's chairman Antony Catalano contends that the deal would create a "dynamic" multimedia company across audio, digital, print and TV.

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Shareholders approve fire sale of Russian mines to tycoon with former links to sanctioned oligarchs

Some 99 per cent of Tigers Realm Coal's shareholders have voted in favour of a deal to sell all of its assets to APM Invest, which is owned by Russian businessman Mark Buzuk. The $US49m ($74m) deal to sell two coking coal mines and an export terminal in Russia follows a court ruling in April that the company was in breach of trade sanctions imposed following the invasion of Ukraine. Tigers Realm chairman Craig Wiggill says Buzuk was carefully screened and was found to have no current links to the Russian state or any entities that are subject to the trade sanctions. However, he is a former business associate of two Russian oligarchs who have been sanctioned.

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Investors rebel over Diatreme takeover

Minority shareholders of Australian-listed Metallica Minerals could potentially thwart a hostile takeover bid from rival silica sands miner Diatreme Resources. Members of the Small Shareholders' Action Group now have a combined stake in Metallica Minerals of more than seven per cent. They would be able to block the deal if this stake is increased to more than 10 per cent, given that Diatreme must secure 90 per cent of Metallica's shares to move to the compulsory acquisition stage. An independent expert's report has concluded that the offer of 1.3319 Diatreme shares for every Metallica share is "not fair and not reasonable".

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Haoma Mining: Chairman's Presentation to shareholders by Gary Morgan

28 May 2024

Haoma Mining NL Announcements

Haoma Mining held its 2023 Annual General Meeting in Melbourne on 28 May. Chairman Gary Morgan updated shareholders on recent test work on bulk samples of Bamboo Creek ores using the Elazac Process, as well as progress on the joint venture with Calidus Resources, the Pirra Lithium exploration joint venture with Calidus Resources and SQM Australia, and Haoma's exploration activities at Ravenswood in Queensland. Haoma also completed refurbishment and upgrade work at the Top Camp Roadhouse and Caravan Park at Ravenswood during 2023.

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May 30, 2024

ASX futures down 41 points or 0.5% to 7651 near 6am AEST

AUD -0.5% to US66.14¢

Bitcoin -1.4% to $US67,275

Dow -1% S&P -0.8% Nasdaq -0.6%

FTSE -0.9% DAX -1.1% CAC -1.5%

Gold -1% to $US2337.04 an ounce

Brent oil -1% to $US83.39 a barrel

Iron ore +0.7% to $US118.55 a tonne

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Nevada sets April gaming revenue record

Nevada casinos generated $1.24 billion in revenue in April, up 7% over the $1.15 billion in April 2023. 

Revenues are up 3.4% for the first four months of the year. Casinos that cater to Las Vegas residents jumped the most at 16.3% in April to $270.2 million. Downtown Las Vegas surged 11% from $74.5 million a year ago to $82.7 million. The Strip gained 6.6% to $666 million in April, up from $624.7 million. For the year, Strip revenues are up 3.4%...Boulder Strip revenues rose 8.5% to $83.1 million. North Las Vegas, which fell 3.3% to $23.8 million, and Laughlin dropped nearly 7% to $43.5 million. In northern Nevada, Reno saw a 5.9% decline to $59.2 million, Sparks fell 8.9% to $13.9 million, down from $15.3 million. South Lake Tahoe jumped 31.5% to $17.99 million.

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Pro Wrestling In Vegas - May, 2024

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May 26, 2024

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"She is the CEO" Ring Announcer. Fans boo

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"Copeland knows his intention but Malakai doesn't" Nigel McGuiness 

"Death Rider from Moxley" Tony Schiavone 

"Big Bill is down and out from the table" Tony Schiavone

"Who is this masked man" Excalibur 

"That's not a mask that I recognize" 

"Bryan Keith" 

"And still, Chris Jericho" 

"And new, Mercedes Mone"

Heartbreak after heartbreak for Willow Nightingale" Excalibur 

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Chris Jericho Talks AEW Growth, Wrestling Future, Becky Lynch Rumors! via TMZ Sports 

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Chris Jericho's been with AEW since day one, and five years later, the promotion's rolling, and the wrestling legend's still kickin' ass ... so, when the FTW Champ stopped by the TMZ offices, we asked about the swirling Becky Lynch rumors -- could "The Man" be All Elite?!  53-year-old Jericho, in Los Angeles for Dynamite, sat down with Babcock Tuesday morning ... where the guys discussed everything from Chris' start in pro wrestling, his big move to All Elite Wrestling -- where he just retained his FTW belt at Double or Nothing -- how much longer he wants to compete, and Tony Khan's efforts to continue to build their brand, and much more.  Regarding Lynch, there's been a ton of speculation about Becky's future after she lost her WWE Women's World Championship title to Liv Morgan on Monday's ep of Raw. Lynch, whose WWE contract is reportedly up, was said to be very emotional after the match ... with many speculating she could be headed elsewhere. (Credit: TMZ Sports)

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Cryptocurrency News via Media Man and FxPro 

May 28, 2024

Bitcoin is gathering its strength

Market picture

The crypto market added 1.3% in 24 hours to $2.58 trillion. This is roughly the area where trading has been centred for the last week, despite attempts by speculators to rock the market.

Volatility in the market has decreased, with prices of the major coins varying between -1.3% (Toncoin) and 3.3% (Solana), while Shiba Inu shot straight up 15% to its highest since early April.

Bitcoin continues to hover near the upper edge of the descending range, building up strength before the next move. All we have to do is reiterate that an exit above $70K will break this bearish pattern. Until then, the classic development is a pullback to the lower boundary, but we see this as an alternative option, suggesting a further breakout after consolidation.

According to CoinShares, net inflows into crypto funds totalled $1.05bn last week, up from $932m a week earlier. Bitcoin investments were up $1.01bn, Ethereum was up $36m, and Solana was up $8m.

News background

Cumulative ETF investments since the beginning of the year rose to a record $14.9 billion. The total AuM of crypto funds reached $98.5 billion. Weekly trading volumes rose 28% to $13.6 billion. 

CoinShares noted that sentiment is becoming generally positive, which is likely due to investors interpreting the FOMC minutes and recent macroeconomic data as slightly dovish.

MicroStrategy founder Michael Saylor pointed out that 32 cryptocurrency ETFs have accumulated more than 1 million BTC (~$70bn)—or about 5% of all asset issuance. According to SoSoValue, the largest ETF is still Grayscale's GBTC, with $20bn in assets under management (AUM), almost caught up by its closest competitor, BlackRock's IBIT.

Medical technology specialist Semler Scientific announced the purchase of 581 BTCs worth $40 million. According to the company, BTCs are now "the Treasury's primary reserve asset" because they are "a reliable store of value and an attractive investment." Semler Scientific shares jumped 28%.

George Soros' fund invested $159 million (2% of assets) in the first quarter in shares of MicroStrategy, a company that accumulates bitcoins.

QCP Capital notes that market participants are expressing optimism about Ethereum, as indicated by the growth of open interest in call options on the digital asset.

CryptoQuant notes that indicators show the Bitcoin rally is not over yet. Low unrealised profits of BTC investors exclude strong selling. 

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Fantasy Booking in an AEW 

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Big Bill vs Satnam Singh

Samoa Joe vs Brian Cage

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Lance Archer vs Kota Ibushi

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Jon Moxley vs Jay White

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Financial and Markets: Nasdaq and VIX via Media Man and FxPro

May 28, 2024

A low VIX is positive for stocks

The Nasdaq100 and S&P500 indices are showing measured gains, while volatility has declined to levels last seen in January 2020. Many traders are looking at this volatility compression as the calm before the storm, something we saw just over four years ago. The prudent strategy for this market is to "buy on downturns." A sustained rise in the VIX above 20 would signal the start of a correction.

However, history suggests that a VIX decline alone is not enough to predict a market reversal. From May 2018 to January 2020, the index dipped below 12 several times. During that time, the S&P500 index added over 30%, and a "buy on downturns" strategy would have provided even more attractive returns.

Moreover, the VIX spent almost all of 2017 below 12, during which time the S&P500 added 20%, against a long-term average of 10-11%. In this episode, the market didn't encounter a powerful correction until early 2018, and the index returned to growth from higher levels than before the lull.

The same can be said for earlier periods: a VIX pullback into the 10-12 area is often followed by a transition to accelerated market growth, often with shallow corrections.

The distinction between short-term pullbacks and the start of a deeper correction can be made roughly through the 20 level of the VIX. Continued declines in equities and further increases in volatility mean the market switches into "fear" mode. In this case, but not before, it is worth changing tactics from "buying on downturns" to selling on growth.

In October 2023 and April 2024, the VIX temporarily rose above 20 but quickly pulled back, giving false early signals.

If the VIX continues to decline further, we will only get an "irrational optimism" signal when it drops below 9, but even then, it could be months before the S&P500 and Nasdaq100 reverse.

Station Casinos, MGM both 'positioned to outperform'

Wrestling, Grappling With The Casino Industry

Station Casino Founders Key Element Of Success Of UFC Along With MMA Top Brass Dana White

Training his crystal ball on the future of Las Vegas, Jefferies Equity Research analyst David Katz picked Station Casinos and MGM Resorts International as two companies to watch. He also dissented from “the view that Las Vegas earnings have peaked,” although he allowed that growth in regional casinos was modest. “The long-term set up in Las Vegas is strong,” Katz stated, saying its economy was still tourism-powered. He cited Las Vegas Convention & Visitors Authority data showing tourists as responsible for 50 percent of southern Nevada’s overall economic output.

Dana White, Fertitta brothers banking on Power Slap, action/motorsports

Dana White and the Fertitta brothers, Frank and Lorenzo, minted their sports business credentials with the UFC, transforming a $2 million investment in 2001 into a $4 billion deal in 2016 when they sold it to Endeavor. Now, they are ready to draft off their UFC playbook to grow their new properties. These include youth sports operator 3Step Sports, motorsports/action sports company Thrill One Sports & Entertainment and Power Slap League, which White co-founded in 2022.

Other new investments are expected, including in motorsports and possibly combat sports, and the company has a burgeoning relationship with NASCAR that could lead to notable developments in the coming years. (Sports Business Journal)

*UFC @UFC 302 is this weekend, but not in Vegas in this,

UFC 302: Makhachev vs. Poirier. Produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship. June 1, 2024. Prudential Center, in Newark, New Jersey. Co-main: Sean Strickland vs Paulo Costa.

News

Pro Wrestling In Vegas - May, 2024 

AEW @AEW

Double Or Nothing   MGM Grand Garden Arena

@MGMGrandGarden 

Las Vegas, Nevada  May 26, 2024  "Get the hell in here. I need all the camera angles" MJF  

She is the CEO" Ring Announcer. Fans boo  "It's been a great night for the Don Callis Family in the complete totality of everything" Don Callis   

"It's Gangrel" Tony Schiavone.  

"Speaking of vampires"! "Never invite a vampire into your house" Nigel McGuiness  

"Copeland knows his intention but Malakai doesn't" Nigel McGuiness 

"Death Rider from Moxley" Tony Schiavone 

"Big Bill is down and out from the table" Tony Schiavone

"Who is this masked man" Excalibur  

"That's not a mask that I recognize" 

"Bryan Keith"   "And still, Chris Jericho"   

"And new, Mercedes Mone" 

"Heartbreak after heartbreak for Willow Nightingale" Excalibur   

Media Man: Strong thumbs up for AEW Double Or Nothing  Media Man Int  Las Vegas (Media Man Int) 

News

AEW Double Or Nothing: Results

Buy-In:

Deonna Purrazzo defeated Thunder Rosa

The Acclaimed (Anthony Bowens & Max Caster) & Daddy Ass defeated The Cage of Agony (Brian Cage, Bishop Kaun & Toa Liona)

Main Card:

Will Ospreay defeated Roderick Strong (w/Matt Taven & Mike Bennett) to win the International Title

Switchblade Jay White & The Gunns (Austin & Colten) defeated Death Triangle (PAC, Rey Fenix & Penta El Zero Miedo w/Alex Abrahantes) to retain the Unified World Trios Titles

Timeless Toni Storm (w/Luther & Mariah May) defeated Serena Deeb to retain the AEW Women’s Title

Orange Cassidy defeated Trent Beretta

Chris Jericho defeated HOOK & Katsuyori Shibata to retain the FTW Title

Jon Moxley defeated Konosuke Takeshita (w/Don Callis) in an IWGP World Title Eliminator

Adam Copeland defeated Malakai Black in a Barbed Wire Steel Cage Match for the TNT Title

Mercedes Mone defeated Willow Nightingale (w/Stokely Hathaway & Kris Statlander) to win the TBS Title

Swerve Strickland (w/Prince Nana) defeated Christian Cage (w/The Patriarchy) to retain the AEW World Title

The Elite (Matthew & Nicholas Jackson, Kazuchika Okada & Jack Perry) defeated Team AEW (Bryan Danielson, Darby Allin, Dax Harwood & Cash Wheeler) in Anarchy in the Arena

AEW Pay-Per-View Events For Rest Of 2024

Forbidden Door 2024

Forbidden Door 2024 is the next pay-per-view after Double or Nothing. It is a pay-per-view co-produced by AEW & NJPW (New Japan Pro Wrestling), where stars from both promotions will be participating in the matches. This is the third annual Forbidden Door event and is scheduled to be held on June 30, 2024, which will go live from the UBS Arena in Long Island, New York.

All In 2024

Following the 2024 Forbidden Door, the company will host the second annual All In pay-per-view on August 25, 2024, from the Wembley Stadium in London, England, United Kingdom. All In is a pay-per-view adopted from the Independent circuits and found its way into AEW last year. The company will be hosting it as a stadium event for the second time in a row at the same venue.

All Out 2024

All Out is the next pay-per-view after AEW All In, which is scheduled to be held on September 7, 2024, from the Now Arena in Chicago, Illinois. It is the sixth annual All Out event and the fourth event to happen in the same venue.

WrestleDream 2024

Following All Out, AEW Wrestle Dream will be the next pay-per-view, which will take place on October 12, 2024, at the Tacoma Dome in Tacoma, Washington, United States. This is the event hosted to honor NJPW founder Antonio Inoki, who passed away in October.

Full Gear 2024

Following Wrestle Dream, the company will host AEW Full Gear pay-per-view on November 23, 2024, from the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey. It is considered one of the Big 4 PPVs of the company after Double or Nothing, All Out, and Revolution.

Worlds End 2024

After Full Gear, the company will host AEW World’s End pay-per-view on December 28, 2024, live from the Addition Financial Arena in Orlando, Florida. This will be the second Worlds End PPV and the final PPV of the year for the company.

News

WWE NXT Battleground 2024

The 2024 NXT Battleground (marketed as NXT Battleground: Las Vegas), is an upcoming professional wrestling event produced by WWE. It will be the second annual Battleground held for the promotion's developmental brand NXT, and the seventh Battleground overall. In partnership with Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), WWE's sister company under TKO Group Holdings, the event will take place on June 9, 2024, at the UFC Apex in the Las Vegas suburb of Enterprise, Nevada. It will be WWE's first event held at the venue and will air via the company's livestreaming platforms. Rapper Sexyy Red will host the event.

Media Man

Las Vegas: News (Media Man Int)

https://mediamanint.com/articles/las_vegas.html

Casino News (Media Man Int) https://mediamanint.com/casino_news.html

#CasinoNews #GamingNews #StationCasinos #MGM #casinonewsmedia #Nevada #NevadaNews #UFCNews #MMANews #SportsNews #AEWDON #DoubleOrNothing #NXTBattleground #prowrestling #wrestling #MGMGrand #MGMGrandGarden #playbyplay #MJF #Gangrel #Cope #Swerve #Mone #ChrisJericho #WillOspreay #andnew #andstill #popculture #trend #trends #trending #buzz #PPV #PayPerView #broadcast #media #VegasNews #wrestlingnews #LasVegas #VegasBaby #LasVegasNews #VegasStrip #LasVegasStrip #newsmedia #trend #trends #media #mediaman #mediamanint

Boxing

Frank Warren & Eddie Hearn | Queensberry vs Matchroom | 5v5 Press Conference LIVE | 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ykOXPQxJq7I&ab_channel=FrankWarren%27sQueensberryPromotions

Watch all the fighters from the Queensberry vs Matchroom 5v5 card give their final thoughts ahead of a historic weekend of boxing where bragging rights are on the line. We'll hear from Deontay Wilder, Daniel Dubois, Filip Hrgovic, Zhilei Zhang, Nick Ball, Ray Ford, Craig Richards and Hamzah Sheeraz as well as the two biggest boxing promoters in the world Frank Warren & Eddie Hearn. (Credit: Frank Warren's Queensberry Promotions @Queensberry )

"This is the last chance for the mind games"...

"Five of my best" Frank Warren

"Five of my best" Eddie Hearn

Media Man: Smart sports business for boxing promoters to collaborate for the good of the sport and the good of their promotions, the fighters and the fans. A Win-Win-Win.

#RiyadhSeason #QueensberryvsMatchroom #Queensberry #Matchroom #FrankWarren #EddieHearn #PressConference #MediaConference #DeontayWilder #DanielDubois #FilipHrgovic #ZhileiZhang #Boxing #BoxingNews #YouTube #Video #PPV #PayPerView #combatsports #sportsnews #sportsmedia #trend #trends #buzz #xsports #media #Riyadh

Combat Sports  

UFC @ufc 302

New Jersey

UFC 302: Pre-Fight Press Conference Highlights

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O3Cww3Szf5I&ab_channel=UFC

Islam Makhachev, Dustin Poirier, Sean Strickland and Paulo Costa took the stage at the official UFC 302 Press Conference to take questions from the media ahead of UFC 302 on Saturday. (Credit: UFC)

UFC 302: Pre-Fight Press Conference

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O3Cww3Szf5I&ab_channel=UFC

Dustin Poirier: “He’s Right! These Are the Toughest Style Matchups for Me” | UFC 302

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pQ9S-qpYIg8&ab_channel=UFC

Title challenger, Dustin Poirier speaks with the media at the official UFC 302 Media Day ahead of matchup against lightweight champion, Islam Makhachev. (Credit: UFC)

Islam Makhachev: “I Did Guillotine Drill This Morning!” | UFC 302

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d2nSuABw4Wc&ab_channel=UFC

Quotes:

"I expect a *ucking bonus" Sean Strickland

"After the fight I've got some secret juice for you. After the fight, not before" Paulo Costa

“I feel very, very bad for Dustin” Islam Makhachev

“He’s had problems with the wrestlers, always.. “And I will give him the problem.” IM

“He’s a finisher” Dustin Poirier

Videos

Co-main event: Strickland vs Costa - Feature https://youtu.be/jgPtLYfx-kg?si=rtbn_Bx-0k92vyXl

"The UFC co-main event will see the return of former middleweight champion Sean Strickland. The incredible journey of the brash and outspoken Las Vegas local stems from a troubled upbringing"... Narrator  Media Man: Pumped for this. This is our main event. Go Tarzan! Aussie SS chapter!  

And more great features and background via the official UFC YouTube channel  http://youtube.com/ufc 

Videos via the UFC Official YouTube channel

UFC 302: Morning Weigh-In Show

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xdAAzRA11RI&ab_channel=UFC

UFC 302: Ceremonial Weigh-In

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=99R0wnF0RK8&ab_channel=UFC

UFC 302: Post-Fight Press Conference

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v_OP9vjo1w4&ab_channel=UFC

UFC Official Website: UFC 302

https://www.ufc.com/event/ufc-302

Media Man Int  

UFC 2024 *in progress (Media Man Int)  http://mediamanint.com/articles/ufc_2024.html

#UFC302 #SeanStrickland #Tarzan #Costa #PauloCosta #StricklandCosta #IslamMakhachev #Makhachev #DustinPoirier #DanaWhite 

#PressConference #MediaConference #UFC #MMA #feature #bio #YouTube #video #videos #PPV #PayPerView #combatsports #popculture #legend #legends #sportsnews #sportsmedia #trend #trends #trending #buzz #VegasNews #media  

(Image credit: UFC)

U.S Politics

Megyn Kelly and Dan Abrams debate Trump's guilty verdict | Dan Abrams Live

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sMFqv4wK-oU&ab_channel=NewsNation

Journalist Megyn Kelly and NewsNation host Dan Abrams debate Trump's guilty verdict. Kelly predicted a guilty verdict and says she believes the jury "followed the instructions that the judge gave them."   

via NewsNation @NewsNation 

#trump #guilty #verdict

"Dan Abrams Live" brings a fresh, no-holds-barred approach to covering and analyzing the news. 

Weekdays at 9p/8C. #DanAbramsLive NewsNation is your source for fact-based, unbiased news for all America.

News National Official YouTube

https://www.youtube.com/@NewsNation 

#NewsNation #USPolitics #newsmedia #media #mediamanint 

Boxing

Oleksandr Usyk vs Tyson Fury rematch officially set for December 21st

"The Cat" vs "The Gypsy King"

Real Cats Meow vs Gypsy Show; Milk Money For Both

Cat And Mouse Once Again In Saudia Arabia

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Exercising double-sided rematch clause

Promoter Turki Alalshikh Makes Rematch A Reality

Rematch One Of Biggest In History - Media Man

The rematch between the Undisputed Champion Oleksandr Usyk and the Champion Tyson Fury is now scheduled on the 21 of December 2024 during Riyadh Season...The world will watch another historical fight again...Our commitment to boxing fans continues...We hope you enjoy it...  Turki Alalshikh  @Turki_alalshikh    via X

Tyson Fury via X...

"I believe I won the fight, but I'm not going to sit here and cry and make excuses," Fury said. "I believe he won a few of the rounds, but I won the majority of them. What can you do? We both put on a good fight, the best we could do. ... People are siding with the country at war. But make no mistake, I won that fight ... and I'll be back. We've got a rematch clause." Tyson Fury

Websites

Oleksandr Usyk Official YouTube

https://www.youtube.com/@usyk17 

Tyson Fury Official Instagram

https://www.instagram.com/tysonfury

Tyson Fury vs Oleksandr Usyk (Wikipedia)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tyson_Fury_vs_Oleksandr_Usyk

TNT Sports Boxing YouTube

REACTION: Oleksandr Usyk-Tyson Fury rematch scheduled for Dec. 21 🥊 #FuryUsyk2

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v7aBVN-5HX8&ab_channel=TNTSportsBoxing

#TysonFury #Fury #Tyson #TysonUsyk #Usyk #TheCat #TheGypsyKing #UsykFury2 #UsykFury #rematch #RingOfFire #FightOfTheCentury #dazn #boxing #PPV #PayPerView #Video #YouTube #AndStill #AndNew #sportsnews #sportsmedia #trend #trends #trending #buzz #Xsports #media #RiyadhSeason #Riyadh

Pro Wrestling

All Elite Wrestling @AEW 

Pro Wrestling Living Legend Chris Jericho Contracted With AEW; Celebrates 5  Years With Challenger Brand

Media: The David Bowie, Nostradamus, Nikola Tesla and Charles Darwin of pro wrestling!

“Loving to hate and hating to love”

“It's amazing”

“When you have been in the business 33 years … You always want to evolve and revamp your character and kind of get some diversity with what you’re doing. I think establishing myself under this ‘Learning Tree,’ it kind of gives you a new vibe, reinvigorates you, and keeps things fresh and fun.”

“That’s the beauty of wrestling, you just lean into it”

“I take great pride in, kind of, making people angry with things because that’s what you want to do. You’re playing a character, you know what I mean? When Chris Jericho comes on screen in AEW, it’s different from the Chris Jericho that we’re talking to right now. And that’s the way it should be. A larger-than-life character is kind of what wrestling is all about and I embrace that wholly.”

News Update:

Jericho's “TV Time with The Learning Tree Chris Jericho” draws strong heat and emotion, just as he has forecast.

Media Man: Jericho is akin to pro wrestling's David Bowie, as CJ sometimes references. Always reinventing. Also perhaps with a twist of both Nostradamus, Nikola Tesla and Charles Darwin.

AEW Official YouTube

“For The World” Champ Learning Tree Chris Jericho gets his TV TIME! | 5/29/24, AEW Dynamite

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jEizAdeh9aM&t=25s&ab_channel=AllEliteWrestling

"Who wants more TV Time? You know I do" Chris Jericho

"That's a shoot" Taz

#AEWDynamite #ChrisJericho #LearningTree #TheLearningTree #TVTime #BigBill #interview #promo #TV #prowrestling #wrestling #TBS #TNT #FTW #ForTheWorld #broadcast #broadcasting #popculture #YouTube #Video #trend #trends #trending #buzz #California #media #mediaman

(Image credit: AEW)

Pro Wrestling

WWE 

@WWE

 SmackDown

May 31, 2024

Albany, New York

AJ Styles attacks Cody Rhodes: Highlights, May 31, 2024

https://youtube.com/watch?v=fGSu76hIsfg&t=6s&ab_channel=WWE

"It's only speculation at this point but my heart breaks a little bit" Graves

"AJ Styles, AJ Styles" fans

"Boo" fans

Top 10 Friday Night SmackDown moments https://youtube.com/watch?v=-58HXs_V_uY&t=4s&ab_channel=WWE

Full SmackDown highlights: May 31, 2024

https://youtube.com/watch?v=7JwVJde0gFQ&ab_channel=WWE

More great highlights and moments via the official WWE YouTube channel

http://youtube.com/wwe 

and via Elon Musk owned platform X

Website

WWE Official Website: SmackDown

https://wwe.com/shows/smackdown

Search Engine Journal

Agencies and Clients

SEJ's Corey on agency and client relationships/partnerships. Demanding for certain. All parties should feel a win-win-win. The feeling should also be backed up by data and successful case studies as proof.

#sej #searchenginejournal #agency #agencies #clients #partnerships #relationships #results #tips #proof #copy #b2b #win #winwinwin #digitalnews #adnews #biznews #trends #media 

MMA

UFC @UFC 302

Makhachev Vs Poirier Betting Odds

Islam Makhachev victory: -700

Islam Makhachev via TKO/KO/DQ: +275

Islam Makhachev via submission: -120

Islam Makhachev via decision: +500

Dustin Poirier victory: +410

Dustin Poirier via TKO/KO/DQ: +700

Dustin Poirier via submission: +2200

Dustin Poirier via decision: +1800

Draw: +5000

Media Man Int

Bet On Anything (Media Man Int)

https://www.mediamanint.com/articles/bet_on.html

Combat Sports (Media Man Int)

https://www.mediamanint.com/articles/combat_sports.html

#UFC302 #IslamMakhachev #DustinPoirier #Makhachev #Poirier #Stickland #Tarzan #Costa #secretjuice #secret #juice #UFCBetting #AndStill #AndNew #MMA #mmabetting #mmaodds #popculture #showbiz #sportsnews #sportsmedia #trend #trends #trending #buzz #media 

(Image credit: UFC)

MMA

UFC @UFC 302

Newark, New Jersey

Prudential Centre

Sean Strickland def Paulo Costa

Split decision

(46-49, 50-45, 49-46)

Moments and highlights to be added to the official UFC YouTube channel and official website.

Sean Strickland Octagon Interview | UFC 302

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rw1sW9Q_8ls&ab_channel=UFC

"Pretty cool there for Sean Strickland for have a moment there with Donald Trump ater a win..." announcer

Website

UFC - Sean Strickland

https://www.ufc.com/athlete/sean-strickland

Media Man Int

Bet On Anything (Media Man Int)

https://www.mediamanint.com/articles/bet_on.html

Combat Sports (Media Man Int)

https://www.mediamanint.com/articles/combat_sports.html

#UFC302 #SeanStrickland #Stickland #Tarzan #Costa #secretjuice #secret #juice #Trump #DonaldTrump #Win #WinWinWin #UFCBetting #AndStill #MMA #mmabetting #mmaodds #popculture #showbiz #sportsnews #sportsmedia #trend #trends #trending #buzz #media #Newark #NewJersey #USA #USAUSAUSA 

(Image credit: UFC)

Movie Box Office (North America)

1. The Garfield Movie - $3.7m

2. Furiousa: A Mad Max Saga - $2.86

3. If - $2.86m

Approx numbers. Correct at time of publication

News

Box office numbers down approx 70 percent from last year

(References: Wikipedia, Box Office Mojo, IMDb, Deadline and The Hollywood Reporter)

Media Man Int

Movies (Media Man Int) *in progress

https://www.mediamanint.com/movies.html

#movieboxoffice #boxoffice #boxofficemovies #movienews #TheGarfieldMovie #Garfield #Furiosa #FuriosaAMadMaxSaga #FuriosaMovie #If #IfMovie #popculture #entertainmentnews #showbiz #trend #trends #trending #buzz #popcorn #watercooler #media #mediaman #mediamanint 

Pro Wrestling

Who Killed WCW?

Broadcast via VICE June 4, 2024

Explores WCW's downfall through interviews revealing management issues, creative missteps, and the fierce Monday Night Wars competition that led to its demise. (Credit: VICE)

Media Man: Set to upset one or two big egos in and around the pro wrestling industry! Polite answer: It was team effort and combination of factors.  Some individuals more responsible than others.  Many of course will not take the credit, such is showbiz. So many egos in pro wrestling, which is a worked business, is bound to produce some misteps. This was an ultimate submission and defeat. The legend of WCW lives on! Some have lived to tell the tale.

Websites Of Reference:

IMDb: Who Killed WCW?

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt32250453/

VICE TV YouTube

Who Killed WCW? (Trailer)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HjFjsR2VsgQ&list=PLZ_hwG6UuEJYQCQxzrkdv7kaD60nnXjDc&index=1&ab_channel=VICETV

83 Weeks with Eric Bischoff Official YouTube

ERIC BISCHOFF x "WHO KILLED WCW?" PRODUCERS | EZE x Brian Gerwirtz & Evan Husney

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KIi_qiHUo4A&ab_channel=83WeekswithEricBischoff

"Dark Side of the Ring" + The Rock = "Tales from the Territories" | The Sessions w/Renee Paquette

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WvyFnr5VUaM&ab_channel=ReneePaquette

Dark Side Of The Ring Official YouTube

https://www.youtube.com/@DarkSideOfTheRing

Jim Cornette Official YouTube

https://www.youtube.com/@OfficialJimCornette

Vince Russo Official YouTube

https://www.youtube.com/@THEVinceRusso

#WhoKilledWCW #DarkSideOfTheRing #WCW #WorldChampionshipWrestling #EricBishoff #VinceRusso #RicFlair #HulkHogan #KevinNash #Konnan #CreativeControl #Creative #TedTurner #TNT #VICE #prowrestling #wrestling #popculture #trailer #interview #interviews #podcast #podcasts #broadcast #YouTube #trailer #doco #trend #trends #buzz #TV #XWrestling #media 

(Image credit: VICE)

Social Media News

Push to ban Meta from using tax loophole: Australia

Experts are calling for a social media tax loophole to be closed.

Meta moves more than $1 billion a year in ad revenue from Australia to Ireland, making an estimated $262 million in tax benefits.

It's prompted calls for the platform to pay taxes on profits earned in the country.

There has been a call for Meta to use the savings from the tax dodge to increase online safety.

Social Media (Media Man Int)

https://www.mediamanint.com/social_media.html

#socialmedia #Meta #MetaNetworks #Facebook #FB #BigTech #TechNews #BigTech #DigitalNews #FinTech #onlinebiz #onlinebusiness #onlinenews #news #newsmedia #adnews #Australia #Aussie #Ireland #USA #World #WorldNews #AI #trend #trends #buzz #newswire #newsfeed #newsfeeds #media #mediaman 

Pro Wrestling

WWE @WWE Raw Is War!

Hershey, Pennsylvania

June 3, 2024

Media Man: Authors Of Pain Dominate And Destroy

Liv And Let Die; Judgement Day Tries To Protect Dirty Dom From Himself; Beware She-Devils and Femme Fatales

Full Raw highlights: June 3, 2024

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dn737SZ5YSI&ab_channel=WWE

"Back off. He doesn't want anything to do with you" Finn Balor

"What is he doesn't want me to go" Liv Morgan

"Fight night baby" Pat McAfee

FULL MATCH: Drew McIntyre ambushes Damian Priest after Rey Mysterio match: June 3, 2024

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K5g7f5xMeyg&t=12s&ab_channel=WWE

The New Day vs. Authors of Pain: Raw highlights, June 3, 2024

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UMWae398S9g&ab_channel=WWE

Bianca Belair & Jade Cargill vs. Shayna Baszler & Zoey Stark – Title Match: Raw, June 3, 2024

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q3SJu9EhPMQ&t=2s&ab_channel=WWE

Braun Strowman targets The Judgment Day and Carlito: Raw highlights, June 3, 2024

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ebqs6M3XYGc&t=85s&ab_channel=WWE

Liv Morgan steps between Braun Strowman and “Dirty” Dom: Raw highlights, June 3, 2024

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZEi-xVYlz9s&t=12s&ab_channel=WWE

Dragon Lee vs. Finn Bálor: Raw highlights, June 3, 2024

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IzxFT3jm6zA&t=4s&ab_channel=WWE

Jey Uso sets his sights on winning Money in the Bank: Raw highlights, June 3, 2024

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GcUtYcnuqZk&t=2s&ab_channel=WWE

IYO SKY attacks Lyra Valkyria backstage: Raw highlights, June 3, 2024

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ChaUX6eeFy4&t=5s&ab_channel=WWE

Bron Breakker continues rampage against Ricochet: Raw highlights, June 3, 2024

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ux4VsOKBC4c&t=4s&ab_channel=WWE

Bron Breakker tells Ilja Dragunov to "do his stupid lifts": Raw Talk, June 3, 2024

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nKVGdqicOdI&t=2s&ab_channel=WWE

Liv Morgan to explain her kiss with “Dirty” Dom: WWE Now, June 3, 2024

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gqpFt2QfMnw&t=6s&ab_channel=WWE

Media Man Scribes

The New Day to fall to dark days

Karrion Kross @realKILLERkross leads the way to domination of the WWE and beyond; The road less travelled!

Real Life Super Heroes and Super Villians!

Send New Day back to the icecream stand!

Kross Cult Writing New Chapters In Pro Wrestling History

Human Chess beats juvenile, childish games

Dojo fighting and MMA machines to destroy sports entertainers

Black, white and shades of grey

Rainbow tag team into ether of darkness

Nikola Tesla time machine and time lord at play

WWE Higher Powers See Future In Harbinger

666 Days Or Less To Tag Gold, as The Crow Flies

Kickboxers and fighters to shine a light and blowtorch on New Day!

Charles Darwinism At Work In And Around The WWE Ring!

Websites

WWE Official Website

https://www.wwe.com

WWE - Damien Priest

https://www.wwe.com/superstars/damian-priest

WWE - Liv Morgan

https://www.wwe.com/superstars/liv-morgan

WWE - Karrion Kross

https://www.wwe.com/superstars/karrion-kross

Killer Kross Official Website

https://www.killerkross.com/

WWE - Jade Cargill

https://www.wwe.com/superstars/jade-cargill

WWE - Bianca Belair

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Media Man: Excellent storytelling along with some great pro wrestling action. Huge thumbs up.

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Booker T hosts chaotic NXT Women’s North American Title Summit: NXT highlights, June 4, 2024

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gaBeqYUgI2o&t=7s&ab_channel=WWE

"Michin, I asked your first. What are you going to on Sunday at Battleground to get it done" Booker T @BookerT5x 

FULL SEGMENT: Ethan Page signs his NXT contract: NXT highlights, June 4, 2024

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dKIP8u4ZkhI&ab_channel=WWE

"Alright Mr All Ego, you  wanted to do this publically" Ava

Jordynne Grace dominates in NXT debut: NXT highlights, June 4, 2024

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XPWOF1hFuwA&ab_channel=WWE

"NXT, TNA, NXT"..fans

"Roxanne, why do you think Ava is against you"? Vic Joseph @VicJosephWWE 

"I'm asking the same thing... probally because she's jealous of me"...  Roxanne Perez

Media Man: Stong emotion and fan investment remain key elements of great pro wrestling. Big thumbs up. Pumped for Battleground in Vegas Baby.

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QLD Maroons destroy NSW Blues

June 5, 2024

Accor Stadium, Sydney Olympic Park, NSW

State of Origin 2024 | Blues v Maroons | Match Highlights

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bbM6aSB6iMQ&ab_channel=NRL-NationalRugbyLeague

"Here we go. The legend continues. Origin is off 2024"...

State of Origin 2024 | Every Try from Game 1 | NRL

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ilNk-wIjKrI&ab_channel=NRL-NationalRugbyLeague

The New South Wales Blues and the Queensland Maroons face off in Game 1 of the 2024 Ampol State of Origin series (Credit: NRL)

Score

38 QLD - 10 NSW

Media Man: A tough game for too many reasons to list. Respect to all.

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NRL YouTube

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NBA advocates for U.S. regulatory gambling framework in wake of Porter ban

The NBA’s deputy commissioner and chief operating officer says the league wants a strong federal regulatory framework for legalized gambling in the United States.

Mark Tatum made the comments on Wednesday, a day after a New York man was charged in a sports betting scandal that spurred the NBA to ban former Toronto Raptors centre Jontay Porter for life.

Tatum had no comment on the criminal matter, but said the state-by-state legalization of sports gambling in the U.S. made it possible to track the irregularities that led to Porter being banned and for charges to be laid against Long Phi Pham. (Newswires, The Canadian Press, CDC, PressWire, AI News)

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A.I News

News Corp signs lucrative content deal with ChatGPT maker OpenAI

News Corp announced an agreement with OpenAI to let the company use content from more than a dozen of its publications in the ChatGPT-maker’s products.

As part of the deal, OpenAI’s services will be able to display news from the Wall Street Journal, Barron’s and New York Post and some of its other publications, including Australian products The Australian, news.com.au, The Daily Telegraph, The Courier Mail, The Advertiser, and Herald Sun. The agreement comes as OpenAI has been striking several deals with high-profile media companies in the US and Europe in recent weeks, including The Financial Times, Dotdash Meredith and social media firm Reddit, to display and licence content.

News Corp will also “share journalistic expertise to help ensure the highest journalism standards are present across OpenAI’s offering,” according to a press release announcing the deal.

The pact could be worth more than $US250 million ($378 million) over five years, according to a report about the deal in the Wall Street Journal, citing people familiar with the matter.

“We believe an historic agreement will set new standards for veracity, for virtue and for value in the digital age,” said Robert Thomson, chief executive of News Corp in a release.

While more outlets are signing on to work with OpenAI as it seeks content to train its AI systems, some publishers have resisted. The New York Times sued the company, alleging use of copyrighted materials.

“Our partnership with News Corp is a proud moment for journalism and technology,” said Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI, in a statement.

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Canna News

Ric Flair Drip and TYSON 2.0 Cannabis Brands Broaden Footprint in Missouri

Carma HoldCo Signs Exclusive Deal with Opus Farms to Distribute and Manufacture the Celebrity Cannabis Brands to Dispensaries across The Show-Me State

ORANGE COUNTY, Calif., June 5, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Carma HoldCo Inc., a leading global house of brands that harnesses the power of cultural icons to transform industries, announced it has formed an exclusive manufacturing and distribution partnership with Opus Farms, a wholesale producer of high-quality cannabis products.

Under the agreement, Opus Farms is manufacturing and distributing cannabis products by TYSON 2.0, the premium cannabis brand founded by legendary boxer, entrepreneur and advocate Mike Tyson, and Ric Flair Drip, a lifestyle-focused product brand co-founded by the iconic wrestling World Champion, Ric Flair, to dispensaries across the state. Consumers can purchase the athletes' products at dispensaries such as Sunny Daze Dispensary and Shangri-La Jefferson.

"Missouri, prepare for an unparalleled experience with TYSON 2.0," said Mike Tyson, co-founder, and chief brand officer of TYSON 2.0. "Our exclusive partnership with Opus Farms and Carma HoldCo ensures our top-tier cannabis products reach consumers across Missouri. This is about delivering quality and innovation to cannabis enthusiasts and elevating the game with TYSON 2.0!"

Ric Flair chimed in, "Embrace the flair, Missouri! Ric Flair Drip is about infusing every moment with style and substance. It's more than just a product; it's an experience – a lifestyle. Get ready to drip with the Nature Boy!"

"Our partnership with Carma HoldCo will expand the reach of Ric Flair Drip and TYSON 2.0 cannabis products in Missouri," said Garry Rivera, president of Opus Farms. "At Opus Farms, we take immense pride in our commitment to excellence and precision in cultivation. Being entrusted with the production, manufacturing and distribution of Ric's and Mike's products underscores our dedication to delivering top-quality offerings to consumers."

Adam Wilks, co-founder and CEO of CarmaHold Co. stated, "Our collaboration with Opus Farms in Missouri represents another strategic step towards ensuring consumers nationwide and around the globe have access to the finest cannabis products available under our growing brand umbrella. This partnership will deliver exceptional quality and innovation to cannabis enthusiasts while further solidifying our position as a leader in the cannabis industry."

About TYSON 2.0

TYSON 2.0 is a brand founded by the legendary boxer Mike Tyson. The Company entered the cannabis ring in 2021, with a commitment to providing the highest quality products in each market that it entered. While continuing to conquer the global cannabis market, TYSON 2.0 has also expanded into a variety of other consumer product categories, spanning across the US and 16 other countries. In every endeavor, the brand undertakes Mike Tyson's legendary mindset of being the greatest of all time. Whether it's cannabis or beyond, TYSON 2.0 is committed to delivering the goods while cultivating unrivaled experiences.

About Ric Flair Drip Cannabis

Ric Flair Drip is a lifestyle-focused product brand co-founded by the iconic wrestling World Champion, Ric Flair. The brand envelops extravagance and pushes people to never settle for mediocrity. With a commitment to quality and style, each product embodies the essence of the styling, profiling, limousine-riding, jet-flying Nature Boy himself. From the initial launch to the brand's expansion into new markets, Ric Flair Drip is giving everyone the opportunity to live like the legend.

About Carma HoldCo

Carma HoldCo Inc. is a leading global house of brands that harnesses the power of cultural icons to transform industries. The company focuses on creating unique experiences and product offerings that aim to connect with, inspire and elevate consumers' lives. Within Carma HoldCo's talent roster is a lineup of globally recognized superstars, including Mike Tyson, Ric Flair and Future, who bring their legendary charisma and influence to the forefront of every venture.

About Opus Farms

At Opus Farms, we are committed to the production of premium cannabis products using cutting-edge technology and expert cultivation techniques. With a steadfast dedication to precision and care at every stage, we ensure consistently superior outcomes that exceed expectations. Opus Farms values every individual within our community. Our community is not just a part of our identity; it is integral to who we are. We deeply appreciate and respect every individual as we strive to contribute to the transformation and advancement of the cannabis industry. For more information, visit https://opusfarms.co.

Websites

Tyson 2.0

https://tyson20.com

Carma HoldCo

https://carmahold.com

Ric Flair Drip

https://ricflairdrip.com

Opus Farms

https://opusfarms.co

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Crown Resorts And UFC Launch First Of Its Kind Partnership In Australia

June 6, 2024

Crown Resorts @CrownResorts  to become UFC’s @UFC Event Experiences & Entertainment Partner and “Official UFC Fan Hotel” in Australia

UFC, the world’s premier mixed martial arts promotion and part of TKO Group Holdings (NYSE: TKO), today announced Crown Resorts as the “Official UFC Fan Hotel” and the “Official Event Experiences and Entertainment Partner of UFC” in Australia.

Making the announcement today at Crown Melbourne was No.1 UFC featherweight contender and former champion, Alexander Volkanovski; Peter Kloczko, Vice President Australia and New Zealand, UFC; and Crown Resorts CEO, Ciarán Carruthers.

A first-of-its-kind partnership for UFC in Australia, Crown’s resorts in Melbourne, Sydney, and Perth will deliver an exciting program of unique experiences mixing Crown’s diverse on-site offerings with UFC’s year-round calendar. Crown will also play a major role hosting fan activity during UFC event weeks in Australia.

UFC’s economic impact in Australia to date has been significant. UFC 284: MAKHACHEV vs. VOLKANOVSKI in Perth last February featured a sold-out RAC Arena with 14,124 fans in attendance, 63% of which came from outside Western Australia, and generated a $A42.8 million economic impact for the city and surrounding region.   The event provided global exposure for Perth and WA, with 44 billion media impressions valued at over $A1 billion. UFC 243: WHITTAKER vs. ADESANYA in Melbourne in 2019 attracted 57,127 fans and generated a $A109.1 million economic impact for the region.

With multi-year deals in place between UFC and the NSW and WA Governments that guarantee multiple blockbuster events in Australia, Crown's partnership with UFC underpins its strategy to help bolster Australia's tourism resurgence by supporting major events that significantly contribute to local economies and attract global audiences.

Perfectly timed with UFC’s return to Perth for UFC 305 at RAC Arena on Sunday, August 18, Crown will be launching exclusive offers and a range of on-site deals to enhance the experience for travelling and local fans.

During UFC’s live events in Australia, Crown will also have a highly visible brand presence in the world-famous Octagon and will be integrated into pay-per-view event broadcasts. The partnership will also feature UFC athlete and talent ambassadors, access to premium UFC event ticketing, hospitality and experiences for VIP and Crown Rewards members, as well as promotion across digital and social media.

“We could not be more excited to partner with Crown Resorts and bring the absolute best of the best to our fans,” said Nick Smith, Vice President, Head of International Business Development, Global Partnerships, UFC & WWE – TKO.

“UFC is a world leader when it comes to premium live events and our content offerings. Similarly, Crown’s three Australian resorts and their commitment to the guest experience is second to none – it’s a perfect pairing. We look forward to building on this partnership for years to come,” added Smith.

Crown Resorts CEO, Ciarán Carruthers, emphasised that the partnership with UFC marks a significant collaboration, providing Crown guests and members with exclusive, unforgettable UFC experiences that are unavailable elsewhere.

“By teaming up with UFC, Crown is affirming its commitment to offering dynamic experiences that engage global audiences. This partnership represents Crown's dedication to energising communities and driving Australia's tourism resurgence; drawing guests to our cities and to our Crown properties that are renowned as the very best in entertainment, dining and accommodation,” Mr Carruthers said.

Fans can also enjoy all Crown has to offer as the group now boasts the title of Official UFC Watch Party and After Party venues.

Stay tuned for more announcements as UFC builds out the highly anticipated UFC 305 Fight Week Schedule. Fans can register their interest and keep up to date at UFC.com/Perth and book all their accommodation needs with Crown Resorts.

(Source: UFC)

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The Saudi National Manual for Assets and Facilities Management Released by EXPRO

It will serve as a comprehensive reference enhancing quality, efficiency, and sustainability in Saudi Arabia Government entities.

RIYADH, SAUDI ARABIA, June 5, 2024 /EINPresswire.com/ -- The National Manual for Assets and Facilities Management (NMA&FM) represents a comprehensive reference that enhances quality, efficiency, and sustainability in the management of assets and facilities in Saudi government entities. This reflects the value of the citizens’ combined efforts to establish a unified reference in this field, which is considered the first of its kind on the national and regional levels.

The manual, which is prepared by the Government Expenditure & Projects Efficiency Authority “EXPRO” combined effort with success partners from the concerned government entities, aims to unify the different procedures for managing assets and public facilities, ensuring compliance with local legislation, and building asset management systems by registering and evaluating them to support optimal decision-making. The goal is to extend the life cycle of assets, manage public facilities effectively and efficiently based on the principle of cost and quality and relying on continuous improvement, and preserve resources by activating the concept of financial planning for asset and facility management and effective management of supply chains and contracts.

The manual serves as a technical reference for public entities on how to utilize each entity’s asset and facility management resources impeccably and manage them efficiently. It also covers the entire business life cycle of assets and facilities, starting with planning, constructing, and receiving the project, through contracting and purchasing stages, to operating and maintaining and ending with the decision to stop using and dispose of the facility or asset.

The implementation of this manual has documented success stories in various government entities, Including the Hygiene Performance Contracts transformation Initiative For Riyadh City in cooperation with Riyadh Region Municipality. This initiative resulted in the preparation and development of 16 integrated performance contract brochures for the hygiene of Riyadh city, with an estimated value of over 6 billion riyals, and the development of 11 performance indicators to improve service implementation and quality.

To increase operational efficiency and service quality at the Ministry of Environment, Water, and Agriculture, a system for facilities management was established according to best practices. This included automating assets and facilities management processes, creating an indicator board with over 10 indicators, and setting a standard for classifying dams based on urgency and risk levels according to the global best practices. Additionally, a complete asset registry for dams was built, and the computerized operations and maintenance system was activated.

The collaboration with the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Development led to an increase in operating efficiency and improvement in the quality of service by establishing a facilities management system based on best practices and automating five main and supportive processes for managing assets and facilities. This reduced operational and maintenance costs and increased beneficiary satisfaction rates.

Furthermore, the cooperation with King Saud University has improved operational efficiency and service quality. The university’s assets were counted and inventoried, the effectiveness of the computerized asset management program system was enhanced, and it was linked to other systems at the university in line with the requirements of the national manual. Additionally, an occupational health and safety policy was developed and approved, measurement indicators were identified, and seven procedures for operation and maintenance were implemented. These measures contributed to accelerating and facilitating the operation and field maintenance processes, as well as merging with inventory management to raise the efficiency of purchasing operations.

In addition, Imam Muhammad bin Saud Islamic University has succeeded in developing and launching a computerized system for managing assets and facilities. This system includes the operation automation and maintenance processes and ordering spare parts through computerised systems, increasing spending efficiency on annual operation and maintenance costs. It also accelerated service provision, monitored implementation, and provided data and technical and financial indicator panels to support decision-makers. This cooperation resulted in a qualitative leap in the satisfaction rate of users of university facilities, as well as the complete automation of the inventory and spare parts management process.

The Riyadh Region Municipality developed 13 integrated performance contract brochures for the operation and maintenance of Riyadh’s roads, with an estimated value of 2 billion riyals, and established nine performance indicators to measure the service performance, implementation, and quality.

EXPRO has made the manual available to its partners from public entities, their asset and facility departments, and specialized contractors and consulting offices via the website. EXPRO is committed to providing partners with all necessary knowledge for the manual's application through a training package for each volume, on-the-job training, and experiential learning.

The manual consists of 17 volumes upon which the asset and facilities management methodology is based. Each volume addresses a specific function of asset and facilities management and takes into account the best global practices for accomplishing these functions. It is reviewed and updated periodically based on accumulated experiences and the contributions of a committee of government entities’ representatives, as well as global developments in the field of asset and facilities management.

The first volume includes an introduction to the manual, covering the calibres and guidelines necessary for management. The second volume is devoted to managing assets and the business requirements while achieving a balance between risks, performance and cost to ensure the proper use of assets. It also focuses on effectively monitoring assets during their life cycle to guarantee proper utilization, as well as relying on specialized asset management systems and software.

The third volume explains how assessment, as an organizational process, is useful in determining an asset's condition and establishing an appropriate life cycle. This supports the proper direction of the asset and subsequent maintenance activities, ultimately achieving the required value.

The fourth volume includes guidelines for defining the financial policy framework, including planning the asset’s life cycle with regard to the necessary funding to maintain its operation at the required service level. It also covers the integration of strategic asset management with financial planning procedures, which helps in making decisions between investment and funding options and determining the achievable service level.

The fifth volume focuses on managing the processes of planning, organizing, and work control, as well as maximizing the use of resources to manage facilities and assets. This is based on written procedures that support the preservation of resources and limit any shortcomings or inconsistencies in the services provided, thus helping to avoid a negative impact on the entity’s reputation. It also emphasizes aspects that must be taken into account in future planning and development.

The sixth volume is concerned with managing maintenance by applying best practices to develop tools for planning maintenance and applying methodologies in their management. This contributes to determining the design life of the assets and the continuity of their services to maintain the safe and reliable operation of the assets. Additionally, it focuses on optimizing the benefits of its operational processes.

The seventh volume guides the procedures for adjusting the work and managing the requests related to maintenance activities. It prioritizes and plans these activities, fixes malfunctions, estimates costs, schedules work, and oversees testing and closure.

The supply chain management volume focuses on the strategic planning, implementation, control, and monitoring of supply chain activities, such as warehouse and inventory management. Effective supply chain management contributes to achieving optimal value and promotes competitive infrastructure as well as logistics services worldwide while measuring performance and linking supply to demand.

The Contract Management volume focuses on planning, implementing, managing and supplying asset and facility contracts that ensure legal compliance, meet required service levels, maximize financial and operational performance, and reduce potential risks.

The tenth volume focuses on safety, health, and the environment by providing a guideline to the procedures and controls relied upon to protect employees, visitors, public property, and the environment. It includes procedures for monitoring compliance, risk assessment, safety reviews, and safety training.

The eleventh volume presents the core pillars of quality management, which include monitoring daily work, conducting audits to measure the service provider’s compliance with its contractual obligations, and addressing inconsistencies. The effective application of quality management promotes strategies, policies, procedures, and plans.

The manual makers devoted a volume to managing risks and reducing the potential impact of events that may hinder the stakeholder or user from achieving asset and facilities management objectives, with the possibility of applying risk management to all comprehensive management procedures.

The thirteenth volume guides and directs users on the procedures and principles that must be applied to establish effective document management. Document and records management services are useful for obtaining, circulating and retrieving approved information when needed.

Volume Fourteen pays attention to emergency management, strategic organization of personnel, and allocation of resources to reduce the impact of emergencies and restore operations effectively.

The performance control volume explains the foundations of operating and managing operations and activities in accordance with the entity’s mission, vision, goals and requirements. This allows changes to be made when needed in order to maintain the consistency and effectiveness of performance to achieve the desired business objectives.

The asset and facility management of construction project volume identifies the procedures required during the construction stages to ensure the best results of operation and maintenance throughout the life cycle of the asset’s construction or restoration project.

The Energy Management and Sustainability Guideline outlines the optimal means for the strategic application of energy efficiency in buildings, in addition to sustainability, which represents an approach to integrating the environment, human needs, and costs.

EXPRO has recently launched the “Evolution of Tradition” awareness campaign to publicize the importance of the National Manual for Assets and Facilities Management. This includes a series of multimedia explaining the importance of following the manual’s guidelines to organize and facilitate the work of government entities, achieving many benefits on the national level in terms of efficiency and quality. These have a direct impact on performance of the entity and citizens. The campaign presents some government entities’ success stories following the implementation of Manual. Expenditure efficiency teams within government entities also organize activities to publicize the importance and content of the manual.

For more details, contact Turki Bukhari, Executive vice president, A&FM at media@expro.gov.sa.

Learn more at: https://expro.gov.sa/

Turki Bukhari

Expenditure & Projects Efficiency Authority (EXPRO)

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Australia’s eSafety Commissioner forced into ‘humiliating retreat’ after X battle

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fEYSU7qh508&ab_channel=SkyNewsAustralia

Sky News Digital Editor Jack Houghton says e-Safety commissioner Julie Inman Grant has been forced into a “humiliating retreat” from her fight with Elon Musk.   The eSafety’s legal battle with Elon Musk’s X over videos of the alleged Wakeley stabbing has been abandoned after a series of blows for the government body. (Credit: Sky News Australia @SkyNewsAust )

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Motorsport

Formula 1 @F1 

Verstappen Wins 3rd Straight Canadian Grand Prix for 60th Formula 1 Victory

June 10, 2024

Max Verstappen won the Canadian Grand Prix for the third straight year Sunday for the Red Bull star's 60th Formula 1 victory and sixth in nine races this season.

Verstappen started second in the rain alongside pole-sitter George Russell and dominated late again at Circuit Gilles Villeneuve on Ile Notre-Dame. The 26-year-old Dutchman has a staggering 50 victories in the last 75 F1 races.

Verstappen finished 3.879 seconds ahead of McLaren's Lando Norris in the 70-lap race on the 2.71-mile (4.36-kilometer) road course, The Associated Press reported. 

Last year, Verstappen started from the pole and led every lap.

The race Sunday started with a soaking wet track before the sun emerged 10 minutes in, but rain showers returned periodically throughout the afternoon.

“It’s a lot of fun to drive these kinds of races now and then,” Verstappen said. “You don’t want it all the time because that’s too stressful. But I had a lot of fun out there today.”

Norris lost a 10-second lead when Logan Sargeant brought put the safety car on Lap 26.

“We should have won the race today and we didn’t so, frustrating,” Norris said. “We had the pace. We should have won today. It’s as simple as that.”

Mercedes took the third and fourth spots, with Russell third and seven-time Montreal winner Lewis Hamilton fourth. Oscar Piastri was fifth for McLaren, followed by Aston Martin drivers Fernando Alonso and Lance Stroll, the lone Canadian in the race.

“It was a tough track with the condition, so I’m really satisfied to score points,” Stroll said. “Lots of points, the sixth and seventh positions are really good for the team.”

Verstappen increased his season lead to 56 points over second-place Charles Leclerc of Ferrari.

“As a team, we made the right calls today,” said Verstappen, coming off a sixth-place finish in Monaco. “It’s great to have three wins in a row here. I hope I can add more in the future.”

On Lap 46, Norris stayed out while Verstappen and Russell pitted. Verstappen regained the lead three laps later when he squeezed past Norris as the McLaren driver came out of the pit lane. Verstappen hung onto the top spot the rest of the way.

Verstappen managed to avoid hitting a groundhog on Lap 31.

“He was almost dead,” Verstappen said. “I started to get to the last chicane and I thought it was debris initially. So, I started to close in and then I’m like, ‘Oh my God, that’s an animal.’ Last year, a bird flew into my car, so I didn’t want to have a groundhog stuck in my car as well.”

Verstappen joined Hamilton and Michael Schumacher as the only drivers to three-peat in Montreal. The three-time season champion is third on the career victory list behind Hamilton (103) and Michael Schumacher (91).

Ferrari had a terrible weekend. Leclerc retired on Lap 43 after gambling with his tire strategy and falling far behind, and Carlos Sainz exited later when he spun out.

“Just a very weak, disappointing weekend for the whole team,” Sainz said. “We never seemed to find pace.”

Organizers said 350,000 spectators made the trip to the track over the event’s three days.

Verstappen started second Sunday on a tiebreaker after having the same lap time as Russell in qualifying Saturday. Russell got the pole because he posted the time first.

Videos

Formula 1 Official YouTube channel

Race Highlights | 2024 Canadian Grand Prix

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dLw1ao4-Akk&t=2s&ab_channel=FORMULA1

Oracle Red Bull Racing Official YouTube channel

How Close Can We Get To The Walls In Canada?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FakCoksw-xQ&ab_channel=OracleRedBullRacing

Websites

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 2024 Events Continue

UFC 303: Conor McGregor vs. Michael Chandler

Saturday, June 29, 2024 - T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada

Main card

Lightweight: Conor McGregor (-105) vs. Michael Chandler (-115)

Light heavyweight: Jamahal Hill vs. Carlos Ulberg

Women's bantamweight: Mayra Bueno Silva vs. Macy Chiasson

Middleweight: Joe Pyfer vs. Marc-Andre Barriault

Welterweight: Ian Machado Garry vs. Michael Page

Prelims

Featherweight: Cub Swanson vs. Andre Fili

Bantamweight: Ricky Simon vs. Vinicius Oliveira

Featherweight: Charles Jourdain vs. Jean Silva

Bantamweight: Payton Talbott vs. Yanis Ghemmouri

Prelims

Women's strawweight: Michelle Waterson-Gomez vs. Gillian Robertson

Heavyweight: Andrei Arlovski vs. Martin Buday

Flyweight: Rei Tsuruya vs. Carlos Hernandez

UFC Denver: Maycee Barber vs. Rose Namajunas

Saturday, July 13, 2024 - Ball Arena in Denver, Colorado

Main card

Women's flyweight: Maycee Barber vs. Rose Namajunas

Welterweight: Mike Malott vs. Gilbert Urbina

Welterweight: Santiago Ponzinibbio vs. Muslim Salikhov

Lightweight: Drew Dober vs. Mike Davis

Welterweight: Gabriel Bonfim vs. Ange Loosa

Prelims

Women's flyweight: Viviane Araujo vs. Jasmine Jasudavicius

Featherweight: Julian Erosa vs. Christian Rodriguez

Middleweight: Abdul Razak Alhassan vs. Cody Brundage

Women's flyweight: Luana Santos vs. Mariya Agapova

Middleweight: Josh Fremd vs. Andre Petroski

UFC Vegas

Saturday, July 20, 2024 - Apex in Las Vegas

Main card

Women's flyweight: Tracy Cortez vs. Miranda Maverick

Middleweight: Brad Tavares vs. Junyong Park

Prelims

Featherweight: Jeongyeong Lee vs. Hyder Amil

Featherweight: Dooho Choi vs. Bill Algeo

Featherweight: Steve Garcia vs. Seungwoo Choi

UFC 304: Leon Edwards vs. Belal Muhammad

Saturday, July 27, 2024 - Co-op Live in Manchester, England

Mains

Welterweight: Leon Edwards (-225) vs. Belal Muhammad (+175)

Heavyweight: Tom Aspinall (-225) vs. Curtis Blaydes (+185)

Featherweight: Arnold Allen vs. Giga Chikadze

Flyweight: Muhammad Mokaev vs. Manel Kape

Lightweight: Bobby Green vs. Paddy Pimblett

Prelims

Women's strawweight: Molly McCann vs. Bruna Brasil

Bantamweight: Caolán Loughran vs. Ramon Taveras

Women's strawweight: Shauna Bannon vs. Ravena Oliveira

Featherweight: Nathaniel Wood vs. Daniel Pineda

Prelims

Heavyweight: Lukasz Brzeski vs. Mick Parkin

Welterweight: Oban Elliott vs. Preston Parsons

Middleweight: Christian Leroy Duncan vs. Robert Bryczek

Light heavyweight: Modestas Bukauskas vs. Marcin Prachnio

Welterweight: Sam Patterson vs. Kiefer Crosbie

UFC Abu Dhabi: Cory Sandhagen vs. Umar Nurmagomedov

Saturday, Aug. 3, 2024 - Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

Main card

Bantamweight: Cory Sandhagen vs. Umar Nurmagomedov

Welterweight: Nick Diaz vs. Vicente Luque

Bantamweight: Marlon Vera vs. Deiveson Figueiredo

Women's strawweight: Mackenzie Dern vs. Loopy Godínez

Welterweight: Tony Ferguson vs. Michael Chiesa

UFC 305

Saturday, Aug. 17, 2024 - RAC Arena in Perth, Australia

UFC 306

Saturday, Sept. 14, 2024 - The Sphere in Las Vegas

UFC Paris

Saturday, Sept. 28, 2024 - Accor Arena in Paris

UFC 308

Saturday, Oct. 26, 2024 - Etihad Arena, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

*more details to become available as fight dates become closer  

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Oil Futures Settle Higher Despite Unexpected Jump In Crude Inventories

June 12, 2024

Despite data showing an unexpected jump in crude oil inventories in the U.S. in the week ended June 7th, oil prices climbed higher on Wednesday on hopes of increased demand, and tighter supply conditions later in the year.

Oil was also supported by a weak dollar. Still, the jump in inventories limited oil's gains.

West Texas Intermediate Crude oil futures for July ended up by $0.60 at $78.50 a barrel.

Brent crude futures were up $0.60 or 0.73% at $82.52 a barrel a little while ago.

Data from the Energy Information Administration (EIA) showed crude oil inventories jumped by 3.7 million barrels last week, after rising by 1.2 million barrels a week earlier. Economists had expected crude oil inventories to decrease by 1.6 million barrels.

At 459.7 million barrels, U.S. crude oil inventories remain about 4% below the five-year average for this time of year, the EIA said.

The EIA data also showed gasoline inventories shot up by 2.6 million barrels last week and are just slightly below the five-year average for this time of year. Meanwhile, distillate fuel stockpiles edged up by 0.9 million barrels last week, but are about 7% below the five-year average for this time of year.

The U.S. Labor Department said its consumer price index came in unchanged in May after rising by 0.3% in April. Economists had expected consumer prices to inch up by 0.1%. The unchanged reading came as a 3.5% nosedive by gasoline prices helped offset a continued increase in prices for shelter.

Core consumer prices rose by 0.2% in May after climbing by 0.3% in April. Core prices were expected to increase by another 0.3%.

The report also said the annual rate of consumer price growth slowed to 3.3% in May from 3.4% in April. 

Economists had expected the pace of growth to remain unchanged. The annual rate of core consumer price growth also slowed to 3.4% in May from 3.6% in April. The pace of growth was expected to dip to 3.5%.

The Fed left interest rates unchanged today, as widely expected, and revealed officials now expect only one interest rate cut this year.

The Fed acknowledged modest further progress toward its inflation objective in recent months but said officials still need "greater confidence" inflation is moving sustainably towards the target before they will consider lowering rates.

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Brock Lesnar vs Gunther

Logan Paul vs Lexis King 

Cody Rhodes vs Bron Breaker

Roman Reigns vs Solo Sikoa (Looser Leaves Town)

Mad Dragon vs Nathan Frazer (NXT 

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AOP vs Judgement Day

Omos (NXT) vs Xavier Woods

Karrion Kross vs Kofi Kingston (No Holds Barred)

Shinsuki Nakamura vs Dragon Lee

Rey Mysterio vs Santos Escobar (Mexican Strap Match)

Bronson Reed vs Grayson Waller (potential WWE Australian Title)! 

Damian Priest vs Oma Femi

Seth Rollins vs Lexis King

Trick Williams vs Booker T

Creed Bros vs Judgement Day 

Logan Paul vs Conor McGregor (UFC 

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Tiffany Stratton vs Charlotte Flair vs Kiana James vs Fallon Henley (Fatal 4-Way)

*Some of the above are likely to happen at some point, while others will never happen, such is the nature of the business of professional wrestling 

Many are possible via WWE Games WWE 2K24 

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June 13, 2024

ASX futures up 40 points or 0.5% to 7770 near 6am AEST

AUD +0.8% to US66.58¢

Bitcoin -0.1% to $US67,322

Dow -0.1% S&P +0.9% 

Nasdaq +1.6%

FTSE +0.8% DAX +1.4% CAC +1%

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Brent oil +0.6% to $US82.43 a barrel

Iron ore +0.8% to $US104.55 a tonne

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 2024 Events Continue

UFC 303: Conor McGregor vs. Michael Chandler

Saturday, June 29, 2024 - T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada

Main card

Lightweight: Conor McGregor (-105) vs. Michael Chandler (-115)

Light heavyweight: Jamahal Hill vs. Carlos Ulberg

Women's bantamweight: Mayra Bueno Silva vs. Macy Chiasson

Middleweight: Joe Pyfer vs. Marc-Andre Barriault

Welterweight: Ian Machado Garry vs. Michael Page

Prelims

Featherweight: Cub Swanson vs. Andre Fili

Bantamweight: Ricky Simon vs. Vinicius Oliveira

Featherweight: Charles Jourdain vs. Jean Silva

Bantamweight: Payton Talbott vs. Yanis Ghemmouri

Prelims

Women's strawweight: Michelle Waterson-Gomez vs. Gillian Robertson

Heavyweight: Andrei Arlovski vs. Martin Buday

Flyweight: Rei Tsuruya vs. Carlos Hernandez

UFC Denver: Maycee Barber vs. Rose Namajunas

Saturday, July 13, 2024 - Ball Arena in Denver, Colorado

Main card

Women's flyweight: Maycee Barber vs. Rose Namajunas

Welterweight: Mike Malott vs. Gilbert Urbina

Welterweight: Santiago Ponzinibbio vs. Muslim Salikhov

Lightweight: Drew Dober vs. Mike Davis

Welterweight: Gabriel Bonfim vs. Ange Loosa

Prelims

Women's flyweight: Viviane Araujo vs. Jasmine Jasudavicius

Featherweight: Julian Erosa vs. Christian Rodriguez

Middleweight: Abdul Razak Alhassan vs. Cody Brundage

Women's flyweight: Luana Santos vs. Mariya Agapova

Middleweight: Josh Fremd vs. Andre Petroski

UFC Vegas

Saturday, July 20, 2024 - Apex in Las Vegas

Main card

Women's flyweight: Tracy Cortez vs. Miranda Maverick

Middleweight: Brad Tavares vs. Junyong Park

Prelims

Featherweight: Jeongyeong Lee vs. Hyder Amil

Featherweight: Dooho Choi vs. Bill Algeo

Featherweight: Steve Garcia vs. Seungwoo Choi

UFC 304: Leon Edwards vs. Belal Muhammad

Saturday, July 27, 2024 - Co-op Live in Manchester, England

Mains

Welterweight: Leon Edwards (-225) vs. Belal Muhammad (+175)

Heavyweight: Tom Aspinall (-225) vs. Curtis Blaydes (+185)

Featherweight: Arnold Allen vs. Giga Chikadze

Flyweight: Muhammad Mokaev vs. Manel Kape

Lightweight: Bobby Green vs. Paddy Pimblett

Prelims

Women's strawweight: Molly McCann vs. Bruna Brasil

Bantamweight: Caolán Loughran vs. Ramon Taveras

Women's strawweight: Shauna Bannon vs. Ravena Oliveira

Featherweight: Nathaniel Wood vs. Daniel Pineda

Prelims

Heavyweight: Lukasz Brzeski vs. Mick Parkin

Welterweight: Oban Elliott vs. Preston Parsons

Middleweight: Christian Leroy Duncan vs. Robert Bryczek

Light heavyweight: Modestas Bukauskas vs. Marcin Prachnio

Welterweight: Sam Patterson vs. Kiefer Crosbie

UFC Abu Dhabi: Cory Sandhagen vs. Umar Nurmagomedov

Saturday, Aug. 3, 2024 - Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

Main card

Bantamweight: Cory Sandhagen vs. Umar Nurmagomedov

Welterweight: Nick Diaz vs. Vicente Luque

Bantamweight: Marlon Vera vs. Deiveson Figueiredo

Women's strawweight: Mackenzie Dern vs. Loopy Godínez

Welterweight: Tony Ferguson vs. Michael Chiesa

UFC 305

Saturday, Aug. 17, 2024 - RAC Arena in Perth, Australia

UFC 306

Saturday, Sept. 14, 2024 - The Sphere in Las Vegas

UFC Paris

Saturday, Sept. 28, 2024 - Accor Arena in Paris

UFC 308

Saturday, Oct. 26, 2024 - Etihad Arena, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

*more details to become available as fight dates become closer  

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http://ufc.com/events

http://ufc.com/event/ufc-303

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http://youtube.com/UFC

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Paramount Global News

No Deal

June 11, 2024

No deal. Shari Redstone has ended talks on the latest offer for Paramount Global from the consortium led by Skydance and RedBird Capital, placing the future of the entertainment company into a fresh period of uncertainty, a source confirms to The Hollywood Reporter.

A spokesperson for the Redstone-run National Amusements, which controls Paramount, stated that the company “announced that they have not been able to reach mutually acceptable terms regarding the potential transaction with Skydance Media for the acquisition of a controlling stake in NAI.”

“The Special Committee met on Tuesday to discuss progress of discussions regarding a potential transaction with Skydance Media. At that time, the Special Committee was informed by a representative of National Amusements, Inc. that it did not have an agreement on a deal with Skydance Media and didn’t anticipate a path forward on this transaction. The Special Committee did not vote on any potential transaction,” the committee stated.

According to a source familiar with the talks, Redstone’s request for a “majority of the minority” vote, in which other Class A shareholders could vote to approve or nix the deal, was a nonstarter for Skydance, and the studio was anticipating a regulatory review of more than a year, which gave Redstone pause given the constraints it would have required of the business in the meantime.

(Excerpt from The Hollywood Reporter) 

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Elon Musk withdraws lawsuit against OpenAI and CEO Sam Altman

June 11, 2024

Elon Musk moved to dismiss his breach of contract lawsuit against OpenAI and its CEO Sam Altman after accusing them of abandoning the company's founding agreement to pursue AI research for the good of humanity rather than profit.

Why it matters: The withdrawal ends a months-long legal battle between Musk and the company he co-founded in 2015 but left after a disagreement over control of the company.

The latest: It comes a day after Musk criticized an announced partnership between Apple and OpenAI in string of tweets.

What's inside: In a filing Tuesday, Musk's attorneys did not give a reason for dropping the lawsuit, according to Reuters.

A San Francisco Superior Court judge had been set to hear OpenAI's attempt to dismiss the lawsuit at a hearing scheduled for Wednesday.

The big picture: The legal feud saw the release of a series of Musk's emails that showed him agreeing with the company's plan to raise more money and move away from open-source releases of its products. (Credit: Axios)

Go deeper: Why Musk is likely the most important business player in U.S. politics right now

https://axios.com/2024/05/30/elon-musk-political-power-trump-white-house

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Dark Side Of The Ring 

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Explores WCW's downfall through interviews revealing management issues, creative missteps, and the fierce Monday Night Wars competition that led to its demise.

News via Grok!

Bret Hart Speaks Out: WCW's Downfall Debated

Bret Hart reflects on his time in WCW and discusses the company's downfall in the second part of the documentary series 'Who Killed WCW?' premiering on VICETV. His comments suggest a critical view of his experience and the management decisions that led to WCW's demise. The discussion around his reflections includes a variety of reactions, with some users finding humor in his candid remarks, while others acknowledge his criticisms as valid. The overall sentiment is that Bret Hart did not enjoy his time in WCW and has strong opinions about the factors that contributed to the company's downfall.

Media Man: Most informed people with critical thinking skills will see that it was a combined effort and a combination of factors.  It doesn't appear fair to point the finger at any one person. In pro wrestling lore the "Finger Poke Of Doom" is considered a more significant factor than most, but again - not the only reason for the demise of the once great pro wrestling promotion.

Fun fact: "Politics and sports, athletics, do not mix" - Mean Gene Okerlund, WWF. Madison Square Garden. 1984.

Websites

Who Killed WCW? - VICE TC

https://vicetv.com/en_us/show/who-killed-wcw

VICE TV YouTube

Who Killed WCW? (Trailer)

https://youtube.com/watch?v=HjFjsR2VsgQ&ab_channel=VICETV

83 Weeks with Eric Bischoff YouTube

ERIC BISCHOFF *Live Reaction* | "WHO KILLED WCW?" | Honest Reaction to Ep1

https://youtube.com/watch?v=wSkqzaInK7k&ab_channel=83WeekswithEricBischoff

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