Becky Lynch On CM Punk And Conor McGregor, Update On WWE Losing Overseas Deal, TJ Perkins New Theme
- Above is WWE Cruiserweight Champion T.J. Perkins new "Gameboy" inspired theme.
- Speaking of Perkins, Kicks On Fire has a story here about him wearing Air Jordan 6 Infrared shoes prior to last night's Clash of the Champions pay-per-view.
- WWE SmackDown Women's Champion Becky Lynch appeared on ESPN's Cheap Heat podcast. She talked about MMA, and noted that she watched CM Punk's UFC debut earlier this month, calling it "hard to watch."
"I felt very uncomfortable, but man, fair play to him," Lynch said.
Lynch also talked about UFC Superstar Conor McGregor ripping on WWE talent prior to his UFC 202 fight against Nate Diaz.
"Look, McGregor is a businessman through and through," Lynch said. "He's obviously a wrestling fan.
"He used a wrestling line to offend wrestlers. He knows what he's doing, he's using wrestling-style promos. And it has gotten him to where he is today. He's just being a smart businessman and fair play to him for it."
- As noted, TELE 5 in Germany will no longer be airing WWE RAW once their contract ends in March of 2017, according to a report from DWDL.de. WWE sent us the following press release, announcing that RAW will move to ProSieben MAXX in Germany, which currently airs SmackDown:
WWE® AND PROSIEBEN MAXX ANNOUNCE MULTI-YEAR AGREEMENT FOR FLAGSHIP PROGRAMS RAW® AND SMACKDOWN
MUNICH, Germany and STAMFORD, Conn. 26 September, 2016 ? WWE (NYSE: WWE) and ProSiebenSat1's sports business cluster, 7Sports, today announced a new multi-year agreement to televise WWE's flagship programs Raw® and SmackDown® in German on ProSieben MAXX, beginning in April 2017. This marks the first time both shows have aired on the same free-to-air channel in Germany.
"We are proud that we were able to secure this deal for ProSieben MAXX," said Zeljko Karajica, CEO, 7Sports. "This gives us the opportunity to extend our WWE coverage and make sports entertainment even more popular in Germany."
"Sports entertainment programming is in great demand with our viewers, and we are thrilled to announce that as of 2017, ProSieben MAXX will be Germany's number one TV channel for WWE programs," said René Carl, Managing Director, ProSieben MAXX.
"ProSieben MAXX shares our vision and passion for engaging and entertaining WWE fans," said Ed Wells, WWE Executive Vice President, International. "This partnership creates one primary destination in ProSieben MAXX for fans to enjoy our unique blend of action-packed, family entertainment."
ProSieben MAXX has aired SmackDown since April 2014. WWE's popularity in Germany continues to grow, with more than half a million viewers on average tuning in to WWE TV programming each week.
ProSieben MAXX will also serve as a marketing partner for WWE Live in Frankfurt on Wednesday, November 2 at Festhalle starting at 7pm; Munich on Thursday, November 3 at Olympiahalle starting at 7pm; Oberhausen on Tuesday, November 8 at the Koenig-Pilsner Arena starting at 7pm; and Berlin on Wednesday, November 9 at the Mercedes-Benz Arena starting at 7pm. Tickets are available at www.eventim.de.