WWE Nominated For First Sports Emmy Thanks To Peacock’s Ric Flair Documentary
Peacock’s 2022 documentary on Ric Flair has earned WWE its first Sports Emmy nomination.
WWE has finally earned an Emmy nomination as the 2022 documentary, “Woooo! Becoming Ric Flair,” has earned a Sports Emmy nod for the sports entertainment juggernaut.
The company announced the nomination on Twitter.
For the first time in company history, @WWE has been nominated for a Sports Emmy.
Woooooo! Becoming Ric Flair was recognized in the Outstanding Long Documentary category. Winners will be announced at Lincoln Center in New York City on 5/22. @sportsemmyshttps://t.co/uTzasbcHzG pic.twitter.com/7YZoBsVaob
— WWE Public Relations (@WWEPR) April 11, 2023
The documentary covered Flair’s early life, including his adoption, and his many ups and downs in the industry. Nominated for Outstanding Long Documentary, the Flair story is up against four other documentaries.
After Jackie
History Channel
[UNINTERRUPTED Major League Baseball
Firelight Films History Channel Jackie Robinson Foundation]Citizen Ashe
CNN
[CNN Films Dogwoof]NYC Point Gods
Showtime
[Boardroom]The Redeem Team
[Olympic Channel Kennedy/Marshall Company
Mandalay Sports Media NBA Entertainment
USA Basketball 59th & Prairie Entertainment UNINTERRUPTED]Woooooo! Becoming Ric Flair
Peacock
[WWE]
Winners will be announced at the awards ceremony that will take place live and in-person at Jazz at Lincoln Center’s Frederick P. Rose Hall on Monday, May 22, 2023.
Flair recently commented on the impending sale of WWE to Endeavor. Read his comments at this link.
