Insider details emerge on WWE's acquisition and merger with UFC.
TL;DR
Endeavor president Mark Shapiro revealed that they had placed a bid to acquire a majority stake in WWE three weeks prior to the recent acquisition, with competition from John Malone’s Liberty Media. The bid was outlined during a meeting with WWE chairman Vince McMahon and C.E.O. Nick Khan at Raine Group offices in mid-March, and they faced stiff competition from Liberty Media until the very end.
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