they were asked to restructure their deals with TKO instead of WWE, and said restructuring involved a substantial pay cut.
Sounds similar to the UFC buyout, there were complaints and lawsuits that Endeavor was underpaying talent and releasing people that didn't want the lower payouts. They took away their sponsorships for like Reebok, and some talent were cut to make room for cheaper ones. Led to some anti-trust lawsuits that I think got settled, or maybe those were in the Zuffa era. Either way, it's looking like what happened with UFC, let big contracts and older, higher paid talent go to bring in cheaper talent.
I have no doubt Kofi & Creed will be in high demand, I hope they get a good run somewhere.
This or similar is coming to every vehicle sold in the United States, Congress mandated passive monitoring for impaired driving in 2021, and didn't stop the funding of it this year, and that means NHTSA is supposed to issue a rule and this will go into affect in 2027 and probably be fully implemented a few years after the rule is issued.
The silver lining I guess, unless they change the law, is that a mechanic, dealer, or manufacturer may not disable a "safety" feature as mandated by US law/NHTSA rule, but the person that owns the vehicle can. I look forward to the internet finding out how to do this appropriately, I don't want any future car I might get monitoring and selling my data to the highest bidder, or Lexis Nexis. The catch here is that automakers are likely to claim it's a software thing and that the DMCA anti-circumvention rules apply... at which point, I'd argue just buy a decent old car and learn how to keep it going whether by working on it yourself or saving up to take it to somebody.