{"id":137189,"date":"2023-09-07T09:22:57","date_gmt":"2023-09-07T14:22:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/prowrestling.net\/site\/?p=137189"},"modified":"2023-09-07T09:22:57","modified_gmt":"2023-09-07T14:22:57","slug":"endeavors-deal-to-acquire-wwe-to-be-finalized-next-week","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/prowrestling.net\/site\/2023\/09\/07\/endeavors-deal-to-acquire-wwe-to-be-finalized-next-week\/","title":{"rendered":"Endeavor&#8217;s deal to acquire WWE to be finalized next week"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"prowr-3693115216\" class=\"prowr-apple-podcast-button-link prowr-entity-placement\" style=\"margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/pro-wrestling-boom-podcast\/id1365989370\" aria-label=\"SUBSCRIBE IN APPLE PODCASTS\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/prowrestling.net\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/advanced_ads\/2019\/07\/Logo2019_ApplePodcasts_320wide.png?fit=320%2C78&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"SUBSCRIBE IN APPLE PODCASTS\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/prowrestling.net\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/advanced_ads\/2019\/07\/Logo2019_ApplePodcasts_320wide.png?w=320&ssl=1 320w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/prowrestling.net\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/advanced_ads\/2019\/07\/Logo2019_ApplePodcasts_320wide.png?resize=300%2C73&ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 320px) 100vw, 320px\" width=\"320\" height=\"78\"   \/><\/a><\/div><p><b>By Jason Powell<\/b>, ProWrestling.net Editor (<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/prowrestlingnet\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@prowrestlingnet<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p>Endeavor issued the following press release statement via <a href=\"https:\/\/www.businesswire.com\/news\/home\/20230906574317\/en\/Endeavor-and-WWE%C2%AE-Deal-to-Create-TKO-Group-Holdings-Expected-to-Close-September-12\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">BusinessWire.com<\/a> on Thursday to announce that the deal to acquire WWE will be finalized next week.<\/p>\n<p>BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. &amp; STAMFORD, Conn.&#8211;(BUSINESS WIRE)&#8211;Endeavor Group Holdings, Inc. 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