With WrestleMania 39 attracting greater than 160,000 followers at SoFi stadium in Los Angeles, and some of the anticipated WWE title matches going down with Roman Reigns defending his epic profitable streak towards his supposed successor, Cody Rhodes, this was at all times going to be an enormous week within the land of WWE, however as information broke that the main firm in sports activities leisure had been offered to the identical firm that owns UFC, the world is much more intrigued for what this implies for the way forward for Vince McMahon’s professional wrestling creation. We check out the weather in play.

WWE followers returning house following their annual WrestleMania trip are nonetheless unpacking a loopy few days. Firstly, if Rhodes can’t dethrone the longest reigning WWE Champion in a long time, who can? Roman Reigns is now the longest-running WWE champ since 1988. He’s defended the title towards the who’s who of the promotion, together with Drew McIntyre in the UK and Sammy Zayne in Canada.

Cody Rhodes returning to WWE from AEW ultimately yr’s WrestleMania and finishing his story by dethroning the “Tribal Chief” appeared to be a foregone conclusion for the record-breaking crowd in Los Angeles, nevertheless it wasn’t to be because of the help of Reigns’ brothers in arms, the Uso’s and Solo Sikoa. In fact, within the larger-than-life world of WWE, victories are extra of a inventive course of than a sporting one, however the determination for Reigns to stay because the figurehead of the corporate may be very a lot primarily based in actuality, and right here may be the explanation. 

They Say, ‘Something Can Occur in WWE’­­

For many years, the P.T. Barnum of professional wrestling, Vince McMahon has repeated the road “something can occur in WWE,” and boy is that phrase extra related than ever. Nonetheless, Reigns’ capacity to remain on the high of the mountain makes good sense while you determine within the monumental information that WWE has simply been bought in a historic sale by Endeavor, the corporate that already owns UFC. It’s no secret that below Roman Reigns’ strangle maintain on the Undisputed WWE title, enterprise has been up. 

Scores for “Monday Night time Uncooked” and “SmackDown” have been on the rise, as has reside occasion attendance. Then, there’s the unimaginable stats popping out of WrestleMania 39. On account of its ever-increasing presence on Peacock, this was probably the most watched Mania in WWE historical past. The group of 161,892 within the stadium generated greater than $20 million {dollars} in income. Then there was the sponsorship haul: WrestleMania 39 doubled its earlier sponsorship file amassing an additional $20 million by means of companion activations and promoting spots throughout matches. 

 WWE’s sale to Endeavor values the corporate at a whopping $9.3 billion and can see the promotion merged with the UFC. Vince McMahon, who had stepped again following a scandal associated to his making of inappropriate funds utilizing firm funds is now again on the helm and whereas he received’t be in control of WWE’s inventive writing on a day-to-day foundation, he can be very a lot main the cost. Remaining as the person who runs the majority of inventive operations can be McMahon’s son in regulation, Triple H, a person that has broadly been credited with serving to with the belief of the current upturn in WWE enterprise. So, with a lot at stake regarding tv rankings and sponsorship because the deal is with Endeavor beds in, maybe this wouldn’t have been the perfect weekend for a altering of the guard when it comes to who holds the WWE title. Nonetheless, with solutions now coming fourth regarding who WWE has been offered to, and who can be in control of the corporate’s future, much less clear is who, if anybody, can finally dethrone Roman Reigns. However that’s why we tune in, proper? Within the hopes {that a} hero will prevail ultimately.