WWE Sale Rumours: The Rock and UFC Parent Company Endeavor Potential Buyers?

Since
his
comeback,
Vince
has
already
fired
three
previous
board
members
and
appointed
two
new
members
Michelle
Wilson
and
George
Barrios.
Not
to
mention,
Vince’s
daughter
and
co-CEO
of
the
company,
Stephanie
McMahon
has
also
resigned
from
her
position.

All
of
these
happened
with
an
imminent
sale
of
the
company
reportedly
set
in
the
near
future.
Comcast,
AEW
owner
Tony
Khan,
and
Saudi
Arabia
are
being
rumoured
as
potential
buyers
while
new
names
have
been
added
to
the
list.

On
a
recent
episode
of
the
Buzzcast
podcast,
Matthew
Belloni
discussed
the
possible
sale
of
WWE
with
Lucas
Shaw
and
mentioned
Endeavor,
UFC’s
parent
company
is
also
coming
up
as
a
potential
buyer.

“As
much
as
it’s
a
valuable
media
property,
it
is
still
considered
a
second-tier
property
in
the
sense
that
there
are
advertisers
that
still
will
not
advertise
on
WWE.
There
is
a
little
bit
of
a
radioactivity
around
it,
much
as
there
was
with
the
UFC.”

With
more
interested
buyers’ names
emerging
every
now
and
then,
the
possibility
of
The
Rock
in
association
with
his
Seven
Bucks
production
possibly
purchasing
WWE
was
also
addressed
in
a
report
from
PWInsider.

While
the
former
champion
is
in
the
conversation
to
acquire
Vince
McMahon’s
kingdom,
the
source
noted
that
it
would
not
be
a
smart
move
for
him
to
buy
WWE
as
he
would
need
a
lot
of
partners
which
in
turn
projects
a
huge
loss.

“He
would
need
a
lot
of
partners
and/or
financing
and
honestly
I
don’t
think
he
would
want
to
make
the
move.
As
mentioned
above,
the
lion’s
share
of
WWE’s
revenue
comes
from
TV
rights.

“If
that
market
changes
drastically
and
the
partners
change
what
they
are
willing
to
pay
for
WWE,
the
company’s
value
changes
drastically.
Since
it
will
cost
billions
to
buy
WWE,
that
kind
of
downturn
could
be
catastrophic
for
a
non-content
providing
investor.”

WWE-Saudi
Arabia
public
investment
fund
sale
rumours
are
“completely
false”

A
report
emerged
that
WWE
has
possibly
agreed
to
sell
the
company
to
Saudi
Arabia
public
investment
fund
and
this
was
the
primary
trending
news
in
professional
wrestling
for
the
past
24
hours.

Despite
reliable
sources
confirming
that
there’s
no
truth
to
these
speculations,
many
people
are
still
under
the
impression
that
WWE
is
indeed
getting
sold
to
Saudi
Arabia.

The
interest
from
the
country’s
Sports
Authority
in
sports
entertainment
is
well-documented,
especially
considering
they’re
spending
billions
each
year
for
Wrestlemania-esque
shows,
twice
in
a
calendar
year.

Fightful
Select
is
reporting
that
there
is
a
fear
that
Vince
McMahon
might
consider
selling
his
company
to
the
Saudis
so
that
he
can
gain
back
creative
control
from
Triple
H.

Out
of
all
the
potential
bidders,
Saudis
are
the
only
option
who
would
keep
Vince
in
the
controller’s
position.
Given
that
Vinnie
Mac
would
never
give
up
control
of
his
company
to
anyone,
the
Saudi
deal
is
still
reportedly
alive.