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Stormeo
Joined: 14 Jul 2019 Posts: 4701
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Posted: 12/28/21 10:00 pm ::: WWE Signs Fresno State's Cavinder Twins |
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I, uhh, guess no professional basketball in their future?
https://time.com/6129228/wwe-cavinder-twins-nil-college-sports
(Yes, this is an article on TIME Magazine. )
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[The twins] now have 3.8 million followers on their shared TikTok account, not to mention the nearly 350,000 followers they each have on Instagram and their 70,000 YouTube subscribers. (By comparison, the WNBA TikTok account has 873K followers)... Given such eye-popping stats, it’s no wonder that the Cavinders, who are juniors, have emerged as early stars of the NIL era. They’ve also signed deals with brands like SoFi and Eastbay. The combined sponsorship income for Hanna, a two-time all-conference player and Haley, the 2021 Mountain West Player of the Year and the conference Freshman of the Year in 2020, is nearing $1 million.
About a month ago, however, a more surprising offer came across their radar: World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) wanted to sign the Cavinder twins to an agreement to promote pro wrestling and potentially trade in basketballs for body slams once their playing days were through. The twins never saw Smackdown in their futures, but once they started looking into it, the partnership made sense. WWE programming broadcasts in more than 180 countries, and revenues are expected to top $1 billion for the first time this year. The twins, who stand to make six-figures on the deal, see this as a chance to expand their audience. WWE sees an opportunity to introduce its product to young hoops fans.
“We definitely didn’t grow up wanting to become wrestlers,” says Haley Cavinder. “It just kind of happened. It’s right up our alley because it is entertainment. And that’s what Hanna and I do on the side.” |
Duke's Lexi Gordon also recently signed with WWE, amongst a handful of other college athletes via NIL deals.
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Howee
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StevenHW
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Posted: 12/29/21 7:24 pm ::: |
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Somehow, it is almost reminiscent of the Gonzalez twin sisters, who first played hoops at Kansas, and then transferred to UNLV. But that was until they were trying for a professional music career and were told that would've made them ineligible to play hoops per NCAA rules.
By the way, whatever happened to them anyhow?
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patsweetpat
Joined: 14 Jul 2010 Posts: 2313 Location: Culver City, CA
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Posted: 01/04/22 9:59 am ::: |
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StevenHW wrote: |
Somehow, it is almost reminiscent of the Gonzalez twin sisters, who first played hoops at Kansas, and then transferred to UNLV. But that was until they were trying for a professional music career and were told that would've made them ineligible to play hoops per NCAA rules.
By the way, whatever happened to them anyhow? |
Interesting you ask. One of 'em just accused Trey Songz of rape.
https://www.kprs.com/2022/01/04/basketball-player-dylan-gonzalez-accuses-trey-songz-of-being-a-rapist/
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