TMZ Sports continues to be the go-to place for WWE scoop stories with wrestlers and management says Media Man agency


TMZ Sports continues to be the go-to place for WWE scoop stories with wrestlers and management says Media Man agency

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Who has the scoop? More specifically, who has the WWE sports entertainment aka pro wrestling industry scoop via video interviews with the arts biggest and best names? That would be TMZ of course.

The media powerhouse with strong ties to the legal profession (G'day Harvey Levin sir) more often than not gets the interviews (video, audio and text) that other outlets wished they got.

To their credit TMZ has continue to build upon and nurture their professional relationship with undisputed sports entertainment leader, the WWE. Even Triple H and his beautiful wife, Stephanie McMahon have appeared on TMZ, and over the years TMZ has also offered fair and balanced... sometimes perhaps focussing on positives, to Shane McMahon and his famous billionaire father, Mr. Vince McMahon.

There can be no doubt as to the success of both TMZ and WWE individually or collectively, and then they "team up" to cover hot and topical sports entertainment (pro wrestling) matters, they are largely unbeatable.

Other mainstream news media outlets also have ramped up their coverage of the mat game, pro wrestling style, including ESPN, Rolling Stone, CBS, and down under in Australia Murdoch backed News.com.au and The Daily Telegraph offer decent coverage, with the occasional run by FOX Sports Australia.

Some wrestling insiders are starting to state that rival pro wrestling powerhouse, the Japan based New Japan Pro Wrestling, is starting to more aggressively challenge the WWE in a range of media and marketing spectrums including live attendance, a wrestling subscriber based streaming offering, and the all important battle for positive mainstream news headlines. A birdy told us that New Japan missed some media opportunities in Australia due to not returning the inquiries of a couple of Australian based media firms. You can bet that the WWE won't make the same mistake. Rumor is that New Japan will be taking their media and communications in-house for their future tours of Australia due to getting a few media folks off-side. News travels fans these days across the internet ala 1 to 3 seconds. It's no longer quite a 7 day let alone a 24 hour news cycle folks, and the super impressive WWE YouTube channel as well as their other social media platforms and WWE.com website reflects this reality. Speaking of wrestling websites, Impact Wrestling aka TNA Wrestling has been making some upgrades of their website and social media, but its hard to keep up with what's current due to a number of Impact Wrestling talents jumping ship to other promotions.

Speaking of talent, congrats on the recent WWE signings including Rockstar Spud (Drake) and how about the mega positive splash that Bobby Roode has made. Glorious indeed Booby, with or without Charlotte Flair by your side in the WWE Mixed Match Challenge. Hot rumor of Bobby Lashey's WWE bound? He would be a heck of a fresh challenger for 'The Beast' Brock Lesnar.

It will be interesting to see if the TMZ scoops continue now that Triple H is more in charge of many aspects of the WWE machine. Legendary wrestling and sports promoter Vince McMahon has taken a bit of a breather in the day to day running of RAW and WWE 205, and is throwing much of his energy into the XFL football league, which is expected to be in full flight in a year or two.

WWE showcase event WrestleMania looks to be in safe hands, and judging by recent RAW and SmackDown televised events, its going to be hot and loaded. We will be looking to see some additional news scoops delivered by our friends up at TMZ - TMZ Sports, and once in a while the Media Man group will also provide some scoops. We promise not to piss off WWE management or talent in the progress. No spoilers on Brock Lesnar going or not going to UFC (the combat sports media world took heed of a situation between UFC's Brock Lesnar and a MMA journalist and internet publisher from a few years ago).

So TMZ, what's the scoop?... is WWE top brass and wrestlers, namely African American wrestlers, ready to give Hulk Hogan the green light to return? On the surface Mark Henry's advise to Hogan to issue an apology to all WWE African American wrestlers for his past remarks seems fair and reasonable. Good on Ric Flair for having Hogan's back on this and for endorsing Hogan's bid to return. Fans don't want to see Hogan wrestle on a weekly basis, but some appearances in a suitable capacity would be great, and maybe one more match could be in order. What do the fans want? Perhaps TMZ Sports could set up an online poll. Vote early and vote often... just kidding. I think the poll would have AJ Style's vote (Let me tell you something Mean Gene (Okerlund).

Fans, wrestlers, promoters and media analysts, that's just about a rap for this special Gonzo Journalism style coverage of the TMZ - WWE powerhouse. Be sure to check out exclusive Media Man articles relating to the business of pro wrestling, and anything else that takes your fancy.

Before closing, we're very curious to see if our friends at New Japan Pro Wrestling can infiltrate the TMZ! Sports broadcast and internet publishing machine. Triple H and George B, I think it might be best to keep them locked out or thereabout for the moment. A bit of punishment perhaps for not treating al of Australian media with the respect their deserved. Yeah, New Japan needs to take its media and promotions in-house, especially for international tours. In the meantime, WWE is going a fantastic job with its national and international media relations. Very impressed and happy in deed thanks Stanford, CT.. that used to be Titan Towers folks. Gotta love nostalgia, but not too many mentions of Australia's own Outback Jack (World Wrestling Federation circa 1997). He may have been the first Aussie to make it there, but fortunately not the last. Oh, all power to you Buddy Murphy. We hear your ready to do Australia proud, and one or two of the Aussie ladies are into NXT. We will be watching with keen interest. These Aussie's can compete with the best, and most will argue that the WWE is still The Best in the World. Sorry CM Punk, but WWE are best, but will be turning into a future UFC event to see your do your thing MMA style. Something tells us Ken Shamrock from The World's Most Dangerous Podcast will be offering up his special breed of pro wrestling and MMA converge on Punk, Ronda Rousey, Lesnar, as well as the pro wrestling landscape in general. Maybe Vince, Triple H, Shane or Stephanie need to do their own more frequently broadcast Podcasts. DTA that's don't trust anyone (else). You do know that 'Stone Cold' Steve Austin put a few noses out of joint with this WWE official podcasts don't you. Hell Yeah... sometimes in-house is the way to go. Accountability, performance and results matter. So does reach... in-house plug while we have your attention: Check out the Media Man website network for a range of media, publicity and advertising options. You will be glad you did folks. We borrowed some of the pitch from Jim Ross. Thanks J.R. There will only ever be one J.R. It would be cool to hear him call a match at WrestleMania. We will leave it with you Hunter, Vince, Hayes and Road Dogg. Love your work crew.

Stick with us as things keep gathering speed on the Road To WrestleMania and do yourself a favor and keep checking the TMZ Sports website and YouTube Channel daily. You won't want to a miss a second.

 

 

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The entertainment news (also with sports - entertainment news) is known across the world, and they certainly don't need to win any more awards, but they continue to get more than their far share.

"TMZ's production and resources far exceeds ours. When we first started out two decades plus ago we had a vision in the TMZ type of realm. TMZ have put things together beautifully, where as we have strong reach, algorithms, connections and are also well established, but there's a number of elements to our own operation that are not where they need to be. We frequently recommend associates and friends in and around the industry to TMZ and have been doing so for years. This way good folks get the best of the best globally. Sometimes we will publish some news grabs on our Media Man website, blogs and X, just as we have here today. We were delighted when TMZ started covering combat sports more closely - wrestling, boxing and MMA. The fighting warriors are a different breed of celebrity and always have something interesting to say and promote. Other pop culture and sports culture websites/outlets that we rank highly include Web Is Jericho (Chris Jericho). BJ Penn, Busted Open Radio, My World with Jeff Jarrett, WrestlingINC and S.I - Sports Illustrated has lifted their game again also also. ESPN has lost some of their wokeness and The Pat McAfee Show (more podcast, not website) rocks too. For podcasts Logan Paul's Impaulsive gets high marks, as does Chael Sonnen, and Good Guy/Bad Guy, for MMA specific news. X's Grok as a news and information platform totally rules. But, there is only one TMZ and they are the champs" - Greg Tingle, founder, Media Man Int/Media Man Australia/Media Man Group

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'The Fight Of The Century' and 'Battle Of The Billionaires' blasted Media Man, TMZ Sports @TMZ_Sports and plenty of others followed, and the world was hyped for it - week after week, after week, media and fans created content to fuel the fire, MMA and sports news websites got behind it, and then the buzz got weaker - what happened?!

UFC Prez Dana White has gone public with some of the chain of events including a he said, she/she said dive and probe into Elon "The Cyborg" Musk vs Mark "The Lizard" Zuckerberg. *handles are affectionate stage name/gimmicks, just to try to keep you entertained on the story that never seems to have an end! The pain, oh the pain.

According to Zuckerberg, Musk is no longer taking the match-up seriously. Ouch!

Musk has been semi-active via X (formally Twitter), just in case you blinked and missed it.

“The fight will be managed by my and Zuck’s foundations (not UFC). Livestream will be on this platform and Meta. Everything in camera frame will be ancient Rome, so nothing modern at all.”

“Everything done will pay respect to the past and present of Italy. And all proceeds go to veterans.”

Dana White, mega promoter and head of the world's most successful and cashed up MMA promotion, the UFC, was keen on the two tsars squaring off mano e mano in the Octagon, has reflected on what’s gone pear shaped via TMZ Sports.

“So (Zuckerberg) and I talk multiple times a week. We (had) dinner last Monday. He’s very serious about competing…What he was saying in response to Elon was, ‘There are tons of professional organizations out there, and this is the way that this should be done.’ Not in some backyard or whatever he was saying. Elon’s hilarious.”

“Think about this; you’ve got two of the richest, most powerful men in the world and they say they wanna fight. It has to be sanctioned by an athletic commission, the proper medical testing has to be done, the proper drug testing has to be done, and that’s what Zuckerberg was saying. Zuckerberg is saying, ‘There are plenty of professional organizations out there, we should be fighting in the UFC.’”

To add extra balance and perspective, Mark Zuckerberg had also mentioned ONE Championship as being a potential host to promote the fight. CEO of ONE Championship Chatri Sityodtong even took to X to present his thoughts on the potential MMA match, the competitors, respect and the like.

Dana White conceded he did speak with the Italian government just as Musk stated he did re the Roman Colosseum.

“I did talk with the people from the Ministry of Culture, and they were interested in doing the fight. That is absolutely true.”

The initial buzz and hype machine on the potential fight has slowed, but if it starts looking like much more than just 'Fantasy Booking', as Media Man and others have got to be known for, speaking to fighters, promoters and such on - then the fans and news media will get behind this again.

"The world still wants to see Musk vs Zuck. At present it's been more the Social Media Wars, with Musk winning the majority of the 6 or so rounds so far, but our scorecard has Zuck on points for the 6th. Musk has not submitted, but did take a couple of bruises, since Dana White checked in on the fighters and has acted somewhat as commissioner, ref and perhaps Zuck corner-man. The only battle has still offered some entertainment value", and at least there was no PPV charge for this one. Almost like a dark match or prelim match. Millions want the fight to happen and it would generate millions for charity. Comon' fellas, let's make history" - Media Man under the watercooler.


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TMZ Sports is a segment of TMZ, focusing specifically on sports-related news, often with a celebrity twist or unique angle that combines sports with entertainment. Here's what you might find interesting or relevant about TMZ Sports as of October 19, 2024:

Content: TMZ Sports covers a range of topics from athlete controversies, personal achievements outside the sport, to unique sports events or moments caught on camera. They often delve into the personal lives of athletes, giving a behind-the-scenes look or catching them in everyday situations that might not be covered by traditional sports news outlets.

Recent Highlights: Pete Rose's Death: There was significant coverage around Pete Rose's passing, highlighting his impact on baseball and his controversial life after baseball, which included gambling allegations.

Dikembe Mutombo's Passing: Coverage included his battle with brain cancer and his contributions to both basketball and humanitarian efforts.

Floyd Mayweather's Real Estate Deal: TMZ Sports broke the news of Mayweather's massive real estate acquisition in New York City, showcasing how athletes diversify their earnings post-career.

Format: TMZ Sports often includes video content, live segments, and exclusive interviews. They utilize social media platforms, especially X (formerly Twitter), to share breaking news, snippets from their shows, or quick updates on stories. They've also ventured into live podcasting, engaging directly with their audience on platforms like YouTube.

Engagement: Their approach often involves humor, quick wit, and sometimes controversial takes on sports events or athlete behaviors, aiming to engage a broader audience beyond sports fans by blending sports with entertainment and gossip.

Personality Driven: Hosts like Michael Babcock, Renee Montgomery, and Mojo Muhtadi bring personality to the sports news, discussing stories in ways that appeal to entertainment seekers as much as sports enthusiasts.

Controversies and Critiques: Like the main TMZ brand, TMZ Sports sometimes faces criticism for its approach to privacy, the sensationalism of stories, or the focus on athletes' personal lives over their athletic achievements. However, this approach also garners them a significant viewership looking for content that traditional sports journalism might overlook.

Platform Utilization: They effectively use X for real-time updates, engaging with followers directly, and for spreading quick, bite-sized news or reactions. This strategy keeps them relevant in the fast-paced world of digital media and sports updates.

If you're looking for the latest in sports from a unique, often controversial perspective, or wish to see how sports figures intersect with broader entertainment culture, TMZ Sports remains a go-to source for such content. Their coverage often stirs discussion on the ethics of sports journalism versus entertainment reporting, making them a subject of interest in how media shapes public perception of athletes and sports events. (Grok)

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