WWE News – Big E On NBC’s Hot Wheels, WWE-UFC Merger, Stone Cold Takes On America
CNBC has published a story featuring the fan reaction to the WWE-UFC merger, which was announced in April.
As we previously reported here on eWn, WWE has been acquired by the Endeavor Group, and the billion-dollar wrestling company will now be merged with the UFC to form a new publicly traded entity that will trade under the symbol TKO with a market valuation of $21 billion.
One, Jimmy Baxter, wrote about Vince McMahon,
“This guy, for better or for worse, has been in control of the biggest wrestling company in the world. For that, he was a success story, but along the way, there’s a lot of blood, sweat and tears — and a lot of paid-off women. When the bombs drop, there’ll be three things left: cockroaches, Twinkies and Vince McMahon.”
The latest edition of La Previa, looking at Backlash 2023, is now online. The episode features Zelina Vega, Damian Priest, and Bad Bunny. You can check that out below:
A&E released a clip from Stone Cold Takes On America, with Steve Austin working at a drive-thru.
NBC has announced that WWE Superstar Big E. will be one of several celebrity guest judges for NBC’s Hot Wheels: Ultimate Challenge.
Big E. will join Anthony Anderson, Terry Crews, Sung Kang, Jay Leno, and Joel McHale.
The series will commence on May 30 at 10 PM ET.
You can check out the official press release below:
NBC’S “HOT WHEELS: ULTIMATE CHALLENGE” KICKS INTO GEAR WITH ANTHONY ANDERSON, BIG E, TERRY CREWS, SUNG KANG, JAY LENO AND JOEL MCHALE AS CELEBRITY GUEST JUDGES
·Celebrity Guest Judges Anthony Anderson, WWE Superstar Big E, Terry Crews, Sung Kang, Jay Leno and Joel McHale will help to determine the winners of NBC’s epic new car makeover competition show “Hot Wheels: Ultimate Challenge,” premiering Tuesday, May 30th at 10:00 p.m. ET/PT.
·The rotating celebrity guests will each join host Rutledge Wood and resident experts Dalal Elsheikh, designer for the Ford Motor Company, and Hertrech “Hert” Eugene Jr., car culture influencer, on an episode throughout the season, where they will review the epic car transformations and crown a winner.
“Hot Wheels: Ultimate Challenge” revs up to give passionate car lovers and Hot Wheels(R) superfans the opportunity of a lifetime – turning a nostalgic car from their past into the life-sized Hot Wheels of their dreams. Hosted by car afficionado Rutledge Wood, each episode will invite two superfans into the Chrome Zone, where they will face off in transforming an ordinary vehicle into an extraordinary Hot Wheels showstopper, inspired by personal stories and pop culture touchstones. Working alongside a team of automotive magicians known as “The Car Pool,” the two superfans will create their designs in high-tech, decked-out garages. The winner of each episode will take home $25,000 and the chance to get into the finale, where three lucky finalists will transform another car in hopes of winning a legendary prize – an additional $50,000 and the honor of having their build made into an official Hot Wheels die-cast car.
Jay Leno joins the finale episodes and will have a hand in determining the transformation that will be made into an official Hot Wheels die-cast car.
Ted Wu, Global Head of Design for Mattel’s Vehicles division, also joins the finale, offering unmatched Hot Wheels expertise as a winner is selected.
The winning “Hot Wheels: Ultimate Challenge” die-cast car will be available for purchase on Mattel Creations, Mattel’s collector and direct-to-consumer platform immediately following the finale.
The superfans joining the show are:
· Luidgi Aldator | Brooklyn, NY
· Rob Anders | Gilbert, AZ
· Felix Arguelles | Los Angeles, CA
· Angela Arnold | Gilbertown, AL
· Michael Cooney | Chicago, IL
· Jadejha Edwards | Houston, TX
· “Jersey” Jim Farrell | Forked River, NJ
· Arushi Garg | Houston, TX
· Nick Harrison | Hammond, LA
· Aldavid Jimerson | Phoenix, AZ
· Caroline Johnson | Washington D.C.
· Terri Jones | Birmingham, AL
· Kevin Lister | Houston, TX
· Kris Parker | Manhattan, NY
· Lauren Partin | Peebles, OH
· Sheilah Spencir | Cedar Hill, TX
· “The Car Pool” members are:
· Paul Bacon | Coalville, UK
· Rachel Bohnet | Kamloops, BC
· Tony Bush Jr. | Hayward, CA
· Pa’trice Frazier | Sicklerville, NJ
· Cody Ingrassia | East Dundee, IL
· Preston Ingrassia | East Dundee, IL
· Mark Kelley | Indianola, IA
· Claudia La Bianca | Miami, FL
· Chris Lee | Bay Shore, NY
· Savanna Little | Fountain, CO
· Christopher Michaels | Atlanta, GA
· Rico Montgomery | Cayce, SC
· Bob Partington | Burbank, CA
· Charlie Seward | Somerton, UK
· Michael Sciortino | Las Vegas, NV
· Will Trickett | Dilton Marsh, UK
“Hot Wheels: Ultimate Challenge” is an original format developed and produced by Endemol Shine North America in association with Workerbee under license from Mattel Inc. Executive producers are showrunner Tim Warren, along with Andy Thomas, Sharon Levy, DJ Nurre and Michael Heyerman from Endemol Shine North America; Rick Murray and Chris Hale from Workerbee (a Banijay UK Company); and Fred Soulie and Phil Breman from Mattel Television.
You can keep up with all your wrestling news right here on eWrestlingNews.com. Or, you can follow us over on our Twitter and Facebook pages.