{"id":36442,"date":"2018-02-28T09:21:26","date_gmt":"2018-02-28T15:21:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/prowrestling.net\/site\/?p=36442"},"modified":"2018-02-28T09:21:26","modified_gmt":"2018-02-28T15:21:26","slug":"fox-television-executives-attend-wwe-smackdown","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/prowrestling.net\/site\/2018\/02\/28\/fox-television-executives-attend-wwe-smackdown\/","title":{"rendered":"Fox television executives attend WWE Smackdown"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"prowr-1273293785\" 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>Fox television executives attended Tuesday&#8217;s WWE Smackdown Live in Los Angeles, California on Tuesday. Sports Illustrated writer Richard Deitsch reported that Fox Sports president Eric Shanks and Fox talent producer Jacob Ullman were in the front row at Smackdown along with on-air personality Colin Cowherd.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Powell&#8217;s POV:<\/strong><\/span> Fox is heavily rumored to be players for the WWE television rights and possibly even as potential buyers of the company. So while some folks are getting worked up about Cowherd attending the show after years of mocking pro wrestling fans, the executives attending Smackdown is the real story.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">In the front row last night at the WWE Smackdown show in L.A.: Fox Sports president Eric Shanks, Fox Sports talent producer Jacob Ullman and Fox Sports talker Colin Cowherd.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Richard Deitsch (@richarddeitsch) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/richarddeitsch\/status\/968864415281025026?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 28, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">First ever Smackdown <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WWE?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@WWE<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/MuMwJfhlVF\">pic.twitter.com\/MuMwJfhlVF<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Colin Cowherd (@ColinCowherd) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ColinCowherd\/status\/968668401341120512?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 28, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><b>NEW:<\/b> Help support Prowrestling.net when you shop Amazon by starting your online Amazon shopping at\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/prowrestling.net\/amazon\">Prowrestling.net\/amazon<\/a>. 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