WWE's merchandising partnership with Fanatics continues to be lucrative for both companies. Fanatics' CEO Michael Rubin and WWE President Nick Khan were among the business leaders who presented at this week's CAA World Congress of Sports business conference presented by SBJ earlier this week in Los Angeles, CA. Fanatics works with some of the world's top sports leagues, including NFL, NCAA, MLB, NASCAR and more. Rubin has seen it all, but even he underestimated the insatiable demand for WWE merchandise. “The biggest growth sport in my mind Well, are we looking at percents, dollars? What’s wil ..read more

Roman Reign is off filming a movie while on 'indefinite hiatus' from WWE, but he's remain a driving force behind The Bloodline both on television and behind the scenes. Reigns’ world came crashing down at WrestleMania 40. Once thought to be invincible, his historic title reign is finished and The Bloodline has undergone a dramatic shakeup. Jimmy Uso is out, Tama Tonga is in and Solo Sikoa is the group’s new on-screen figurehead. We later learned Tribal Chief made the call for Jimmy to be removed, a sign of how his character will be kept in the mix while he's off TV. According to WWE ..read more

Roman Reigns has his hands full with an acting project during his time away from WWE and will soon sharing the silver screen with some prominent Hollywood stars. The former Undisputed WWE champ generated buzz earlier this week when actress Lauren 'Keke' Palmer posted a photo with working with Reigns on a new project. SEScoops has learned Roman Reigns (Joe Anoa'i) will appear in 'Good Fortune,' a heist comedy film due out in late 2024. The cast includes Keanu Reeves, Keke Palmer, Sandra Oh, Seth Rogen, and comedian Aziz Ansari making his directorial debut. 'Good Fortune' tells the story of ..read more

Welcome to the Daily Drop for Thursday, April 18, 2024. AEW brought a packed episode of Dynamite last night, the go-home episode before Dynasty, as they prepared for Swerve Strickland's AEW World Title shot against Samoa Joe. Before we get going, new details about Vince McMahon's life after WWE were revealed. McMahon has stayed in contact with The Rock and John Cena during his retirement. He has also done a lot of traveling and bought cats. Let's get into today's Daily Drop! WWE: - WrestleMania 41 Location: Nick Khan stated that WWE is looking at Las Vegas for WrestleMania 41's host city. Peop ..read more

Roman Reigns has his hands full with an acting project during his time away from WWE and it seems that he will be sharing the screen with some prominent Hollywood stars. The former Undisputed WWE Champion got people's attention earlier this week when he was spotted working on a project with Lauren 'Keke' Palmer. She shared a picture of Reigns on a film set, where he looks right at home sitting on a throne, surrounded by money, gold bars, and beautiful women. It has come to light that Roman Reigns is filming "Good Fortune," which is a heist comedy and will feature Keanu Reeves, Seth Rogen ..read more

Long-tenured WWE Spanish commentator Carlos Cabrera is now All Elite.  During this week's edition of AEW Dynamite, Tony Khan took to his Twitter/X account and announced that Cabrera has signed with All Elite Wrestling and welcomed him to the AEW commentary team. Welcome to the @AEW commentary team tonight on Wednesday Night #AEWDynamite! Carlos Cabrera is All Elite! pic.twitter.com/sKMZVpTFuV — Tony Khan (@TonyKhan) April 18, 2024 The veteran served as the Spanish-language commentator in WWE for almost three decades and he will now lend his voice to the action in AEW. He will be on the ..read more

AEW's own Ruby Soho revealed the joyous news that she is pregnant following the April 17, 2024, episode of AEW Dynamite.  After the go-home Dynamite ahead of AEW Dynasty went off the air, Soho appeared in the ring alongside her real-life partner Angelo Parker. Soho discussed her wrestling career before telling Parker that she is pregnant. The revelation rightly earned a huge ovation from the crowd in attendance. An emotional Soho told Parker that she didn't know how to tell Parker but was cut off mid-speech with a passionate kiss from the 2point0 member.  You can check out Ruby's hug ..read more

Adam Cole is eager to get back into the ring, but AEW fans shouldn’t expect that to happen any time soon. According to Fightful Select, the former ROH and NXT Champion has not attended recent AEW events and is reducing his travel schedule so he can recover as quickly as possible. Cole hasn’t been able to wrestle since September 2023, when he broke his ankle in 3 places at AEW Grand Slam while jumping off the entrance ramp. The injury was undoubtedly painful and disappointing for Adam Cole. It also derailed the company’s top longterm main-event storyline based around his roc ..read more

Vince McMahon's days in WWE may be a thing of the past, but the former Chairman remains in touch with some huge names from the world of pro wrestling. McMahon resigned from WWE for the second time in January 2024 and unlike his 2022 retirement, he is not expected to return. WWE has made a concerted effort to distance themselves from McMahon including launching a new 'era' with WrestleMania 40, the first 'Showcase of the Immortals' without McMahon's involvement. McMahon recently listed the remainder of his stock in TKO for sale which if all is sold, would give him no shareholder influence over ..read more

Adam Copeland is taking his TNT Championship run to the "edge" and he has another veteran with his eyes on Cope's prize. Since Copeland secured that TNT Title against Christian Cage at AEW Revolution, 'The Rated R Superstar' has fired up the "Cope Open" and have gotten an array of challengers, one being an AEW outsider in Matt Cardona. Copeland came out on top in that battle, but now there's another veteran looking for such an opportunity. 'Da Black Pope' Elijah Burke is very busy this week promoting the Shad Gaspard Memorial Cup, honoring the late star with his Love Alive Charity. Burke is ba ..read more