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Ten Sports launches WWE show ‘Superstars’
MUMBAI: Ten Sports is bolstering its relationship with World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) with a new show, WWE Superstars. It airs today at 4:30 pm.
This will be the 4th show of the week to feature `live’ event content, along with the Raw, Smackdown and ECW programmes.
Ten Sports has an exclusive contract with WWE for seven years to show seven wrestling programmes a week. Superstars of the WWE world belong to three brands – RAW, Smackdown and ECW.
WWE Superstars will showcase the stars from all three brands, both male and female. The biggest stars of WWE Raw are John Cena, Kofi Kingston Kofi Sarkodie-Mensah, Big Show (Paul Wright) and Mickie James (female superstar referred to as a Diva).
Smackdown sports a different setting to Raw and ECW, where the wrestlers contest and fight for top honours. Some of the stars from the Smackdown brand are Chris Jericho(Christopher Irvine), CM Punk ( Phil Brooks), John Morrison(John Hennigan) and Michelle McCool (the Smackdown Diva)
ECW, the third brand of the professional wrestling entertainment world, was an independent professional wrestling promotion – Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW). But on bankruptcy the WWE bought the assets of ECW and relaunched the Extreme Championship Wrestling franchise as a WWE brand in June 2006 to complement their existing Raw and SmackDown brands.
This brand was initially produced differently from WWE‘s other brands. The male performers were called “Wrestlers” and later “Extremists” as opposed to “Superstars” while female performers were called “Vixens” as opposed to Divas. But the brand is now produced following the same format of the other brands.
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After Virat Kohli’s exit, One8 Commune Bengaluru shuts down
Outlet near Chinnaswamy closes amid rent row, compliance issues mount
BENGALURU: The One8 Commune outlet near M. Chinnaswamy Stadium has shut down following a court order, bringing a turbulent chapter for the high-profile dining destination to a close.
The immediate trigger was a legal dispute over unpaid dues. The outlet, operated by Trio Hills Hospitality, had reportedly defaulted on rent payments for nearly six months. Including maintenance charges and revenue share commitments, the outstanding amount is said to have crossed Rs 2 crore. A Bengaluru civil court subsequently directed the closure of the premises until all financial obligations are cleared.
The shutdown comes months after Virat Kohli, whose brand name lent the outlet its identity, had already distanced himself from the Bengaluru franchise. According to reports, concerns around repeated compliance-related issues prompted his team to withdraw the association. The removal of the One8 branding is believed to have impacted footfall, further straining the business.
The outlet had also faced regulatory scrutiny over the years. In 2024, authorities booked the establishment for operating beyond the 1:00 am curfew. The Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike had issued notices over missing fire safety clearances, while an FIR was filed for violating tobacco regulations by not providing a designated smoking zone under applicable laws.
In response to the closure, the brand maintained that the issue stemmed from building-level compliance responsibilities linked to the property owner rather than operational lapses on its part. It also denied that financial default was the primary reason, reiterating that customer safety remained a priority.
For now, the shutters remain down. While a reopening is theoretically possible if disputes are resolved, the absence of Kohli’s brand association makes a return under the One8 banner increasingly unlikely.
