“WOW” Women of Wrestling Sign Big TV Deal

Viacom/CBS has inked a multi-year distribution deal with WOW, also known as Women of Wrestling.

The exclusive media rights pact gives the women’s professional wrestling league distribution in the US and abroad.

New episodes of WOW will launch in weekend syndication beginning in the fall of 2022. Reruns of WOW will be available on CW Seed and Pluto TV platforms in December this year, ViacomCBS said.

ViacomCBS and WOW didn’t announce terms of their deal.

WOW was founded in 2000 by David McLane, who was also behind the women’s wrestling promotion GLOW, which was the inspiration for the namesake Netflix series, starring Alison Brie, Ruth Wilder and Mark Maron.

WOW is now owned by LA Lakers controlling owner and president Jeanie Buss.

“Wrestling’s presentation of women has long been very important to me, and we now are presenting the epitome in sports entertainment that will highlight the athleticism of these superstars as we reintroduce WOW,” Buss said in a statement.

Charles Barkley Says The Chicago Bulls Have Made Some Good Moves

There was a ton of movement this NBA off-season, with players being traded and signing with new teams. The Los Angeles Lakers and New York Knicks are among the teams that made several moves. But one team’s off-season stood above the others, according to Charles Barkley.

Barkley said that he felt the Bulls had the best off-season. He also expects them to make the NBA playoffs.

“I’ll be totally shocked if they don’t make the playoffs. And I’m not just saying this … I think it’s fair to say the Chicago Bulls have had the best off-season in the NBA.”

The Bulls surprised this summer. They added DeMar DeRozan in a sign-and-trade. They signed Lonzo Ball and Alex Caruso. Don’t forget, they also made a big move at the trade deadline by acquiring Nikola Vucevic too. Between all their new players, they will be much improved entering 2021-2022.

Tyson Fury Knocks Out Deontay Wilder In The 11th Round

After three fights featuring nine combined knockdowns and a wealth of unforgettable moments, Tyson Fury finally ended his epic heavyweight rivalry with Deontay Wilder with one last valedictory punch.

Fury got up from the canvas twice in the fourth round and eventually stopped Wilder with a devastating right hand in the 11th round, retaining his WBC title Saturday night in the thrilling conclusion to a superlative boxing trilogy.

Fury (31-0-1, 22 KOs) finished Wilder for the second straight time in their three bouts, but only after a back-and-forth event featuring five combined knockdowns and several apparent moments of imminent defeat for both men. Wilder ultimately ended up facedown on the canvas at 1:10 of the 11th round after a chopping right hook fired from high in the air by the 6-foot-9 Fury.

“It was a great fight,” said Fury, the sport’s lineal heavyweight champion and a former unified world champ. “It was worthy of any trilogy in the history of the sport. He’s a top fighter, and he gave me a real test tonight.”