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| Company type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Slap fighting promotion |
| Founded | 2022 |
| Founder | Dana White |
| Headquarters | , Nevada, U.S. |
Area served | United States Worldwide |
| Owner | Dana White |
| Parent | Schiaffo LLC |
| Website | powerslap.com |
| Power Slap | |
|---|---|
| Also known as | Power Slap: Road to the Title |
| Genre | Combat sport Reality |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 20 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | Dana White |
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| Original release | |
| Network | TBS (season 1) Rumble (season 1 – outside the U.S; season 2 onward – worldwide) |
| Release | January 18, 2023 – present |
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Power Slap is an American slap fighting promotion company owned by Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) chief executive officer Dana White.
Power Slap first gained notoriety by producing a reality television show titled Power Slap: Road to the Title, originally broadcast by the TBS network in the United States and on Rumble internationally.[1] Contestants on the show slapped each other in the face to win the "Power Slap League" tournament. The show's first season consisted of 8 pre-recorded episodes and was followed by the Power Slap 1 live event that aired exclusively on Rumble.[2]
The show was executive produced by Power Slap's owner Dana White.[3] The show was due to premiere on January 11, 2023, but was delayed a week after White was filmed slapping his wife in a Mexican nightclub at a New Year's Eve party.[2]
The show, considered the premier program of the slap fighting combat sport, had significantly lower ratings than its professional wrestling lead-in programming, AEW Dynamite, consistently drawing around 250,000 viewers compared to Dynamite's near million viewers.[4] On March 13, 2023, Warner Bros. Discovery and TBS representatives confirmed to media sources that the network would no longer air Power Slap: Road to the Title following its first-season finale, which had aired the week prior, partly due to its low ratings.[5][6][7][8] After Road to the Title's cancellation by TBS, White confirmed that Power Slap would continue to hold events and produce content for Rumble. During the Power Slap 5 live event, it was announced that the second season of Road to the Title was set to air on Rumble. The second season began airing on November 15, 2023.
- ^ "Rumble Announces Partnership With Power Slap". Globe Newswire (Press release). December 15, 2022. Retrieved February 23, 2023.
- ^ a b Cite error: The named reference
yahoowas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Holland, Jesse (January 17, 2023), "Dana White laughs at fans 'disgusted' over Slap Fight injuries — 'Watch The Voice'", mmamania.com
- ^ Reinsmith, Trent (February 17, 2023), "Power Slap retain their record low ratings in Week 5", bloodyelbow.com.
- ^ "Dana White's Power Slap will not return to TBS for Season 2". www.mmafighting.com. March 13, 2023. Retrieved March 16, 2023.
- ^ "'Power Slap' series and TBS part ways as program set to move to online platform". Yahoo Sports. March 13, 2023. Retrieved March 16, 2023.
- ^ "TBS confirms Power Slap League will not return for season 2 on the platform". March 14, 2023.
- ^ "Report: Dana White's Power Slap canned by TBS". March 14, 2023.
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