WWE: MLW Lawsuit Settlement Amount Revealed, Injunction Filed to Prevent Release of 2023 Royal Rumble Bidding Contract, WWE 2K24 DLC Packs Content List

WWE Paid MLW $20 Million for Antitrust Lawsuit Settlement

As noted before, WWE reached a settlement deal with Major League Wrestling this past December to settle MLW’s antitrust lawsuit that had been filed against the company.

In a recent K-10 filing by TKO to the SEC as part of their earnings call on Tuesday, TKO revealed that WWE had paid MLW $20 million as part of the terms of their antitrust lawsuit settlement deal.

Portion of TKO’s K-10 filing:

On January 11, 2022, a complaint was filed against WWE by MLW Media LLC (‘MLW’), captioned MLW Media LLC v. World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc., No. 5:22-cv-00179-EJD (N.D. Cal.), alleging that WWE interfered with MLW’s contractual relationship with certain media platforms and engaged in other anticompetitive and unfair business practices in violation of the Sherman Antitrust Act and California law. On December 22, 2023, the parties notified the court that they had entered into a settlement agreement in the amount of $20.0 million and stipulated that the case should be voluntarily dismissed with prejudice. In light of the settlement, the case was dismissed with prejudice on December 26, 2023.

During Tuesday’s earnings call, TKO revealed in their 2023 fiscal fourth quarter and year report that they had spent $34.2 million in litigation costs for UFC and WWE for the fiscal year with $20 million covering WWE’s antitrust lawsuit legal costs.

---

WWE Files Injunction to Prevent Release of 2023 Royal Rumble Bidding Contract

Wrestlenomics’ Brandon Thurston reported that WWE recently filed an injunction against Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton to prevent Paxton from releasing information regarding WWE’s bidding contract for the 2023 Royal Rumble event in San Antonio.

Thurston reported that this injunction was filed by WWE on February 16th and was targeted against a request he had made through the Texas Public Information Act for documents related to WWE’s bidding contract for last year’s event in San Antonio.

Thurston stated that he was seeking information to discover what the city of San Antonio had given to WWE in exchange for WWE holding last year’s Royal Rumble event in their city. Specially, Thurston stated he was seeking information regarding attendance, sales, and communications between the City and WWE for this deal.

In their filing, WWE claimed that their deal with the city was a sensitive trade secret for the company and exposure of this event contract “would benefit its competitors and hold independent economic value by being confidential.”

---

2K Games Reveals Full Post-Launch DLC Packs List & Season Pass for WWE 2K24

2K Games recently announced the full list of DLC packs and Season Pass for the post-launch support for their upcoming WWE 2K24 video game.

Official press release:

WWE® 2K24 DLC to Include CM Punk, Pat McAfee, Post Malone, Jade Cargill, Iron Sheik and More

Five star-studded post-launch DLC packs available individually and via Season Pass

Today, 2K announced the planned WWE® 2K24 DLC packs that will offer 25 additional playable Superstars and personalities across five unique collections, to be released between May and November 2024*. Among the exciting new names coming to WWE 2K24 are “The Best in the World” CM Punk, WWE commentator, sports and pop culture personality Pat McAfee, music icon Post Malone, red-hot rising WWE Superstar Jade Cargill, WWE Legend Iron Sheik, and many more.

The entire DLC collection will be available for purchase in the WWE 2K24 Season Pass, which is included in the WWE 2K24 Deluxe Edition and Forty Years of WrestleMania Edition, or available as an add-on to the Standard Edition. Individual DLC packs will also be available as a stand-alone purchase.** The WWE 2K24 Season Pass also includes the MyRISE Mega-Boost pack, which features an additional 200 Attribute Points, and the SuperCharger pack, automatically unlocking several iconic WWE Legends and additional arenas.

The WWE 2K24 DLC will feature 25 playable Superstars and additional bonus items, including:

ECW Punk Pack – May 2024
CM Punk;
Bubba Ray Dudley;
D-Von Dudley;
Sandman;
Terry Funk;
MyFACTION Content: ECW Paul Heyman Manager Card and Superstar Cards.

Post Malone & Friends Pack – June 2024
Post Malone;
Sensational Sherri;
Mosh;
Thrasher;
Honky Tonk Man;
Jimmy Hart – Manager;
MyFACTION Content.

Pat McAfee Show Pack – July 2024
Pat McAfee;
Playable co-hosts – stay tuned for more info;
MyFACTION Content: Co-Host Manager Cards – stay tuned for more info.

Global Superstars Pack – August 2024
Jade Cargill;
Nia Jax;
Michelle McCool;
Carlito;
Kairi Sane;
Lyra Valkyria;
Dragon Lee;
MyFACTION Content.

WCW Pack – November 2024
Diamond Dallas Page;
Iron Sheik;
Perfect;
Great Muta;
Lex Luger;
MyFACTION Content.

Three editions of WWE 2K24 will be available:

The Deluxe Edition will be available digitally worldwide, and physically in the US and select territories, on Tuesday, March 5, 2024***, and will be available physically for the rest of the world on Friday, March 8, 2024;

The Forty Years of WrestleMania Edition will be available – in digital format only – worldwide on Tuesday, March 5, 2024;

The Standard Edition and Standard Cross-Gen Digital Edition will be available worldwide on Friday, March 8, 2024.

For more information on WWE 2K24, visit the game’s official website, become a fan on Facebook, follow the game on TikTok, X, Instagram, and subscribe on Twitch and YouTube. Official campaign hashtags #WWE2K24 and #FinishYourStory.