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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 | 3 |
| No. of episodes | 30 |
| 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 800,000 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. The third season began airing on July 24, 2024.
- ^ "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.