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LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – OCTOBER 04: Ric Flair attends WWE 20th Anniversary Celebration Marking Premiere of WWE Friday Night SmackDown on FOX at Staples Center on October 04, 2019 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Jerod Harris/Getty Images)
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LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – OCTOBER 04: Ric Flair attends WWE 20th Anniversary Celebration Marking Premiere of WWE Friday Night SmackDown on FOX at Staples Center on October 04, 2019 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Jerod Harris/Getty Images)
With time, professional wrestling has attracted a lot of attention on itself by providing audiences with great entertainment, combined with top-notch in-ring action. Now the way the world perceives pro wrestling or more particularly WWE has come a long way. Fans are now more engrossed in the storylines and the personal lives of the wrestlers. This is a great opportunity for streaming and broadcasting platforms to delve into it.
The enhanced popularity of WWE shows no signs of slowing down. Thus, making it an ideal choice to explore its various aspects. Now, according to WWE legend Ric Flair streaming platforms like Netflix and Fox are keen to make use of that opportunity. He dropped massive news and if that turns out to be the reality, it would definitely take the world by storm.
Ric Flair shared juicy news about the wrestlers and a new project around them
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During one of the recent episodes of his ‘To Be The Man’ podcast, The Nature Boy hinted at a piece of exciting news for the wrestling world. According to him, a potential new reality show is in the works that will showcase the wives of some of the biggest names from the pro wrestling industry.
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MIAMI, FL – JANUARY 17: Ric Flair attends Magic City Comic Con on January 17, 2016 in Miami, Florida. (Photo by Aaron Davidson/WireImage)
The legend continued to shed some light on the information he disclosed. He also named the platforms that will make a spinoff of the popular reality show, “The Real Housewives.” Over the years, there have been several such spin-offs made which have gained much popularity.
Flair said, “Fox and Netflix are looking at picking up the Housewives of Wrestling. She (Wendy) saw the reel yesterday. It’s Randy’s wife. It’s Kurt’s wife. It’s Wendy and it’s Jake Hager’s wife.”
If such a reality show is created around professional wrestling, it will be a huge deal, both for fans and the industry.
CNBC article on WWE’s sale
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According to a CNBC article, Vince McMahon is back at WWE to ensure a smooth sale process for his company. As soon as fans got this information, they reacted to the list of potential buyers produced by the website.
CNBC published a new article with a list of potential buyers concerning WWE’s sale:
(If a deal occurs, it’d likely occur in the next 3 to 6 months)
– Comcast (NBC Universal)
– Fox
– Disney
– Warner Bros Discovery
– Netflix
– Amazon
– Endeavor Group Holdings
– Liberty Media pic.twitter.com/ap8lgc1uaV— Wrestle Ops (@WrestleOps) January 7, 2023
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The list included the names of some big companies like Comcast (NBC Universal), Warner Bros Discovery, Disney, Fox, Netflix, Liberty Media, Endeavor Group Holdings, and Amazon. Along with this, the report also claimed that the sales deal will take place around mid-2023. Until then, WWE will make its TV rights renewal negotiations.
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