Mark Shapiro Reveals WWE Will Not Be Involved In Legalized Sports Gambling

Ari Emanuel and Mark Shapiro
Ari Emanuel and Mark Shapiro | TKO

TKO President Mark Shapiro spoke with Alex Sherman of CNBC on a number of topics, including how WWE will not be involved in legalized sports gambling in the United States.

Shapiro said, โ€œNot happening. Itโ€™s not happening. Weโ€™re scripted. Look, years ago I ran Dick Clark Productions. We had enough challenge keeping the American Music Awards and the Golden Globe winners under wraps with an auditor that was there. Weโ€™re not going to be asking Triple H โ€” Paul Levesque, who runs our creative โ€” to keep his scripts so under wrap that we can start sports betting. It just doesnโ€™t jive.โ€