WWE NXT Pulling a Plane for Charity, New WWE Studios VP of International & Acquisitions, The Rock
– WWE Studios sent us the following this morning:
WWE® STUDIOS APPOINTS STEPHANIE DENTON VICE PRESIDENT OF INTERNATIONAL & ACQUISITIONS
Los Angeles, CA (XXX) – WWE® Studios announced today that Stephanie Denton has been appointed as Vice President of International and Acquisitions. Denton comes to WWE® Studios with a wealth of experience within the industry, having overseen sales and acquisitions at Lionsgate International, I.E.G., Lakeshore International, Bold Films and most recently Indomina Media.
Michael Luisi, President of WWE® Studios said “We are thrilled to have someone with Stephanie’s diverse expertise join the WWE® Studios family. She brings with her a wealth of knowledge surrounding sales and acquisitions that will help grow the WWE® Studios brand worldwide.”
Denton joins WWE® Studios as it continues to expand its acquisition activity, most recently with the Sundance Film Festival favorite Sleight. “WWE® Studios has grown exponentially since I began consulting for the division three years ago. I am excited to join the WWE® Studios team as we continue to develop and grow our business across international markets.”
– The stars of NXT are once again scheduled to pull a plane as part of the Special Olympics of Florida’s annual Plane Pull. The event takes place this Saturday at 10am from the Orlando International Airport. Team NXT has alreadyraised $1,175.00 of their $1,500.00 goal. For complete details and your chance to donate, clickHERE. Captain Matt Bloom will lead Blake, The Authors of Pain, Dan Matha, Tucker Knight, Alexander Wolfe, Ember Moon, Sawyer Fulton, Mada, Babatunde Aiyegbusi, Bianca Blair, Otis Dozovic, Tino Sabbatelli and trainer Sean Hayes in a giant tug-of-war to see which team can pull a 50-ton United 737 aircraft 12 feet the fastest.
The crew had a training session at the WWE Performance Center yesterday and as you can see, they were joined by injured RAW Superstar Finn Balor:
#TeamNXT & @soflinfo had a great training session at #WWEPC to prepare for the #FlPlanePull on Saturday at @MCO. pic.twitter.com/oHPzN9uxlU
— WWE NXT (@WWENXT) November 2, 2016
– The Rock mentioned via Instagram that he will be releasing new men’s and women’s gear with Under Armour this Friday. He wrote:
THIS FRIDAY I drop new men’s & women’s gear I designed with @underarmour with one goal: We chase our greatness and get after it.. with PRIDE. #Blood #Respect #USDNA
Follow Marc on Twitter at @this_is_marc. Send any news, tips or corrections to us by clicking here.