{"id":193371,"date":"2023-09-07T14:19:36","date_gmt":"2023-09-07T14:19:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tokenstalk.info\/?p=193371"},"modified":"2023-09-07T14:19:36","modified_gmt":"2023-09-07T14:19:36","slug":"ufc-and-wwe-to-close-merger-next-week-make-nyse-debut-as-tko-group","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tokenstalk.info\/business\/ufc-and-wwe-to-close-merger-next-week-make-nyse-debut-as-tko-group\/","title":{"rendered":"UFC And WWE To Close Merger Next Week, Make NYSE Debut As TKO Group"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>UFC parent Endeavor Group and World Wrestling Entertainment said today they expect to close the planned merger of UFC and WWE on September 12. That&rsquo;s on the earlier end of expectations as Endeavor said in August it expected the deal to close in mid-to-late September.<\/p>\n<p>Endeavor and WWE announced a deal last spring for the Ari Emanuel-led company to take control of WWE and merge it into a new, stand-alone entity with UFC. The professional wrestling and mixed martial arts powerhouse will be called TKO Group Holdings and trade on the New York Stock Exchange. Valued at $21 billion, TKO will be a subsidiary of Endeavor, with 51% control. WWE (<em>Raw, SmackDown<\/em>) will control 49%. <\/p>\n<h3>Related Stories<\/h3>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/john-cena-wwe.jpg\"><span>Breaking News<\/span><\/p>\n<h3>John Cena On His WWE Retirement &amp; Final Match: &quot;I Know It&#039;s Soon&quot;<\/h3>\n<\/article>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/GettyImages-517987036-e1692923880961.jpg\"><span>Breaking News<\/span><\/p>\n<h3>Bray Wyatt Dies: Third-Generation WWE Wrestling Star Was 36<\/h3>\n<\/article>\n<p>Emanuel will be CEO. Dana White&nbsp;will continue as president of UFC.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Vince McMahon, WWE&rsquo;s longtime leader, executive chairman and major shareholder, who orchestrated the deal with Endeavor, was set as executive chair of the new company&rsquo;s board. In early August, WWE announced federal law enforcement agents had executed a search warrant and served a federal grand jury subpoena on McMahon although no charges had been brought. WWE CEO Nick Khan also said then that McMahon was on a medical leave of absence until further notice following spinal surgery.<\/p>\n<p>WWE launched an internal probe of McMahon in 2022 to investigate allegations of payments to women, which it found had totaled close to $20 million and that caused it to revise several quarterly financial statements. 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