It's rare in 2023 when WWE still accomplishes a "first."
But they do.
This week, it was announced that the “Woooooo! Becoming Ric Flair” documentary has earned WWE their first-ever Sports Emmy nomination.
The Sports Emmys announced this week that WWE’s documentary on "The Nature Boy" will compete with Netflix’s “The Redeem Team” documentary on USA Basketball and the Olympics, The History Channel’s “After Jackie” documentary on Jackie Robinson, CNN’s “Citizen Ashe” documentary on Arthur Ashe, and Showtime’s “NYC Point Gods” documentary on legendary basketball players who roamed New York City’s playgrounds and high school gyms in the 1980s and 1990s.
WWE released the following statement regarding the nomination: "WWE congratulates the entire team on the well-deserved nomination!"
The 44th Annual Sports Emmys will air live on Monday, May 22 at 7 p.m. ET on watch.theemmys.tv and their apps. The 2023 Sports Emmys will be held at The Jazz at Lincoln Center’s Frederick P. Rose Hall in New York City.
#SportsEmmys Long Documentary noms:
-After Jackie(@history @uninterrupted @kingjames)
-Citizen Ashe(@cnn @cnnfilms @johnlegend)
-NYC Point Gods(@shosports @boardroom @KDTrey5)
-The Redeem Team(@netflix @usabasketball @DwyaneWade)
-Woooooo! Becoming Ric Flair(@peacocktv @wwe) pic.twitter.com/BLmLI1zBJu— Sports Emmys (@sportsemmys) April 11, 2023
