EliteXC Update

Dave Meltzer recently reported in The Wrestling Observer Newsletter that EliteXC is expected to focus on Showtime this year as opposed to pay-per-view. The company's contract with Showtime is structured in such a way that it needs 60,000 pay-per-view buys to match the money generated by airing an event on Showtime. Under the terms of a new contract, Showtime pays the production costs and a rights fee for EXC events aired on the premium network as opposed to last year when EXC paid Showtime.

There had been some speculation that Showtime's commitment to EXC was waning, however, Meltzer reports that the network seems to be solidly behind the MMA product, but wants more communication between it and EXC.

The company is also embroiled in a dispute with Gina Carano over her involvement in American Gladiators and reportedly is involved in conversations for a late late Friday night slot on NBC.