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Barstool Sports’ Brandon Walker set for WWE NXT TakeOver pre-show

Posted on by Joseph Currier

A guest appearance is set for Sunday’s NXT TakeOver: Vengeance Day pre-show.

WWE has announced that Barstool Sports’ Brandon Walker will appear on the pre-show for TakeOver: Vengeance Day. Walker will “help break down the upcoming matches and offer predictions for the night’s championship and Dusty Cup clashes.”

Walker hosts Barstool Sports’ “Rasslin'” podcast. He also made an appearance on WWE’s The Bump two weeks ago.

In December, ESPN’s Ariel Helwani made a guest appearance on the pre-show for NXT TakeOver: WarGames.

The TakeOver: Vengeance Day pre-show will air on the WWE Network, WWE.com, YouTube, TikTok, Facebook, and Twitter at 6:30 p.m. Eastern time this Sunday. TakeOver will then begin at 7 p.m. Eastern.

Here’s the card for TakeOver: Vengeance Day:

  • NXT Champion Finn Balor defends against Pete Dunne
  • NXT Women’s Champion Io Shirai defends against Toni Storm and Mercedes Martinez in a triple threat match
  • NXT North American Champion Johnny Gargano defends against Kushida
  • Men’s Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic finals: The Grizzled Young Veterans (Zack Gibson & James Drake) vs. MSK (Wes Lee & Nash Carter)
  • Women’s Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic finals: Shotzi Blackheart & Ember Moon vs. Dakota Kai & Raquel Gonzalez

WWE adds Barstool Sports CEO Erika Nardini to Board of Directors

Posted on by Josh Nason

Barstool Sports CEO Erika Nardini was named to WWE’s Board of Directors on Monday.

Since 2016, Nardini has been the company’s first CEO following after high level stints at Microsoft, Yahoo, and AOL. The sometimes controversial sports media powerhouse sold a significant stake in their company to Penn National Gaming earlier this year and launched their first online sportsbook in Pennsylvania.

Nardini, a driver in several new revenue growth areas during her tenure, also hosts a podcast called Token CEO. The company will look to utilize her experience attracting and retaining young males to the Barstool brand.

From the release: “During her tenure at Barstool Sports, Nardini has launched more than 35 brands, including breakout franchises in sports, entertainment, female lifestyle, business and sports betting. She also spearheaded the development of more than 1,500 social accounts, a top channel on SiriusXM and the #1 selling flavored vodka in North America, Pink Whitney.”

The 12-person Board includes Vince McMahon, former interim CFO Frank Riddick, Paul Levesque, Stephanie McMahon, former Sony Pictures president of home entertainment Man Jit Singh, Parkwood Entertainment chairman and CEO Steve Pamon, CNN SVP and Chief Technology Officer Robyn Peterson and others. Nardini becomes the third woman on WWE’s Board.