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Sika Anoa’i, the Hall of Fame professional wrestler who was half of the 1980s superstar tag team the Wild Samoans and father of W.W.E.’s biggest current star, Roman Reigns, died on Tuesday. Worldwide Wrestling Entertainment also confirmed Sika Anoa’i’s death in a statement. Sika Anoa’i is part of a long line of grapplers known as the Samoan Dynasty that has been called the greatest wrestling family of all time. Sika and his brother, Afa “Arthur” Anoa’i, would form the Wild Samoans, considered one of the most influential duos in wrestling history. Sika’s son Roman Reigns, born Leati Joseph Anoa’i, is the undisputed W.W.E.
Persons: Sika Anoa’i, W.W.E, Jahrus Anoa’i, Sika, Peter Maivia, Dwayne “, ” Johnson, , Arthur ” Anoa’i, Sika’s, Roman, Leati Joseph Anoa’i, Jonathan Solofa Fatu, Joshua Samuel Fatu, Jimmy Uso Organizations: of Fame, Wild Samoans, Instagram, Worldwide Wrestling Entertainment, Afa, Samoans
Disney buys MLB's stake in streaming firm BAMTech for $900 mln
  + stars: | 2022-11-30 | by ( ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +2 min
Nov 29 (Reuters) - Walt Disney Co (DIS.N) disclosed on Tuesday that it has taken full control of BAMTech, a video-streaming firm spun off from Major League Baseball's digital media company MLB Advanced Media. Disney earlier this month purchased the remaining stake in BAMTech from Major League Baseball for $900 million, the company said in a SEC filing. Previous to the transaction, streaming technology services provider BAMTech was owned 85% by Disney and 15% by Major League Baseball (MLB). BAMTech provides the streaming platform for such entities as Worldwide Wrestling Entertainment and Warner Bros Discovery Inc's HBO. Streaming service provider Hulu is owned 67% by Disney and 33% by NBC Universal (NBCU).
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