Mark Shapiro recalls meeting ‘genius’ Howie Schwab and launching ‘Stump the Schwab’
"He's going on and on and on, and I just realized, it kind of hit me, this guy, he's a genius. Like, he's a savant."
"He's going on and on and on, and I just realized, it kind of hit me, this guy, he's a genius. Like, he's a savant."
Amazon and Netflix are expected to take meetings with the MMA promotion as well.
"How come Brad Pitt played Billy Beane, and you got Reed Diamond playing you?"
"I don’t know if at the time he... thought ultimately we’d cave and he was too integral to the success of the show, but we didn’t believe that was the case."
"All the sales guys were telling us, 'It's gonna hurt SportsCenter. We can't sell it. It'll never do ratings. It'll never hit critical mass.'"
"He's going to continue to entertain those conversations, but he will not run for president."
"Life has changed on the pay-per-view front."
"It’s the right strategic place for us to be."
"It just doesn't jive."
"I mean, there's a lot of options here, we're going to explore all of them."
"Mike was not interested in doing a daily show."
"What went wrong is, I couldn't close the deal with Aikman."
"But it is about timing."
"You're going to be missing a lot of stuff that's on NBC and CBS. So why would I get it?"
"UFC is now not only mainstream, it's one of the four majors."
"We can be flexible, we can be patient. Our job is to maximize the rights value of Raw."
Shapiro's press conference had a surprising guest come into frame.
Papa John also claims to have eaten 40 pizzas in 30 days, which could go a long way towards explaining his aesthetic.
Our divorced pizza dad is back with more disturbing allegations in his attempt to get back at mom.
Skipper reportedly "wasn’t a fan of the sport and didn’t believe it fit into ESPN’s schedule."
"Being Serena" will air Wednesdays on HBO beginning May 2.