Uploaded July 2023 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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References
[1] wrestlenomics.com/2020/11/09/how-we-know-wwe-gets-paid-about-50-million-by-the-kingdom-of-saudi-arabia-for-each-event
[2] companiesmarketcap.com/entertainment/largest-entertainment-companies-by-market-cap
[3] storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.nysd.533776/gov.uscourts.nysd.533776.57.0.pdf
[4] wrestlenomics.com/2022/09/20/opinion-crown-jewel-main-event-shows-wwe-still-has-at-least-one-dictator
[5] golfweek.usatoday.com/lists/players-support-pga-tour-saudi-arabia-super-golf-league
[6] golf.com/news/timeline-liv-golf-how-we-arrived-pro-golf-civil-war
[7] nytimes.com/2023/07/11/sports/golf/senate-hearing-pga-liv-saudi.html?searchResultPosition=5
[8] golf.com/news/how-liv-golf-vs-pga-tour-began
[9] https://www.hsgac.senate.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023-07-10-PSI-Majority-Staff-Memorandu[…]bian-Public-Investment-Fund-with-Consolidated-Appendix.pdf