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Chris Harrington (@mookieghana) and Brandon Howard (@brandonthurston) discuss the week’s topics in wrestling business news:

* WWE Q1 2018 brief overview

* WWE business trends

* Revisiting NXT and the launch of the WWE Network

* WWE Co-President George Barrios' role in the company

* NJPW Dontaku event attendance

* NJPW Chairman Naoki Sugabayashi interview

* NJPW Cow Palace Tickets

* All-In Seating chart and ticket prices announced

WRESTLENOMICS PREMIUM (sign-up for $5/month for weekly bonus audio at patreon.com/wrestlenomics) -- 4 hours+ this week!

* WWE Q1 2018 report: financial documents, conference call Q&A session, Saudi Arabia

* Economics of running an indie wrestling show

* 1974's The Wrestler: An insight into the mind of Verne Gagne

Check out Mookie’s work at wrestlenomics.com and indeedwrestling.com. Read Brandon’s latest at WrestlingINC.com.

Email questions and comments to [email protected].

Chris Harrington (@mookieghana) and Brandon Howard (@brandonthurston) discuss the week’s topics in wrestling business news:

* WWE Q1 2018 brief overview

* WWE business trends

* Revisiting NXT and the launch of the WWE Network

* WWE Co-President George Barrios' role in the company

* NJPW Dontaku event attendance

* Notes from NJPW Chairman Naoki Sugabayashi interview

* NJPW Cow Palace Tickets

* All-In Seating chart and ticket prices announced

WRESTLENOMICS PREMIUM (sign-up for $5/month for weekly bonus audio at [patreon.com/wrestlenomics](patreon.com/wrestlenomics)) -- 4 hours+ this week!

* WWE Q1 2018 report: financial documents, conference call Q&A session, Saudi Arabia

* Economics of running an indie wrestling show

* 1974's The Wrestler: An insight into the mind of Verne Gagne

Check out Mookie’s work at wrestlenomics.com and indeedwrestling.com. Read Brandon’s latest at WrestlingINC.com.

Email questions and comments to [email protected].

On this week’s Super J-Cast, Joel and Damon review the two Wrestling Dontaku shows from last week and also discuss the build to Dominion. All this plus BOTSJ talk and a whole lot more!

Jacob deGrom is injured so nothing means anything anymore but hey at least another WWE PPV is this weekend featuring Nutshots McGee trying for a third time to defeat AJ Styles for the WWE Championship.

Oli and Arn are back to discuss a whole plethora of recent and upcoming shows. These include the upcoming PROGRESS Super Strong Style 16, the long awaited PROGRESS Mania week shows, wXw True Colors, RPW and more.

On this week's loaded episode of the Voices of Wrestling flagship podcast Joe and Rich preview NJPW's Wrestling Dontaku featuring Kazuchika Okada vs. Hiroshi Tanahashi, review NJPW's Wrestling Hi No Kuni, discuss the early ticket sales for NJPW's venture to the Cow Palace and much more about the world of New Japan. 

Additional topics include a lengthy burial of Hideki Suzuki, a review of WWE's Greatest Royal Rumble, a preview of WWE Backlash 2018 and much more. 

Discussion on AJPW's Champion Carnival and Impact Wrestling's Redemption PPV can be found on our Patreon channel at http://www.patreon.com/voicesofwrestling

Oooooooooooh YEAH! On this episode of Music of the Mat, Andrew is joined by Lee Malone (@Malone_713) to discuss the theme history of one of the greatest pro wrestlers ever, Macho Man Randy Savage. If you think Randy only has a few theme songs to his name, think again. DIG IT!

Damon McDonald is joined by new co-host Joel Abraham to discuss the NJPW Wrestling Dontaku tour and review Sunday’s Wrestling Hi No Kuni show, as well as preview next week’s big title matches.

Chris Harrington (@mookieghana) and Brandon Howard (@brandonthurston) discuss the week’s topics in wrestling business news:

* WWE in Saudi Arabia: Greatest Royal Rumble thoughts, the Daivri brothers angle, Roman Reigns, GSA's apology for female wrestlers appearing in a clip, Sami Zayn's non-appearance, the Saudi government's PR campaign

* BTIG upgrades its WWE stock projection to $46 as the share price reaches $40 this past week.

* Medium's study of which pro wrestlers are the most recognizable

* A question on ramifications for independent wrestling if All-In doesn't succeed in its attendance goal

SUPER-SERVE EDITION (sign-up for $5/month for weekly bonus audio at patreon.com/wrestlenomics) -- 2 hours+ this week!

* Chris and Brandon thoroughly analyze the WWE Business Partner Summit 2018 in a depth you won't find anywhere else, featuring:

* "WWE 2.0" and plans for a future premium tier for the WWE Network

* WWE co-presidents Michelle Wilson and George Barrios present road map for 2018

* Stephanie McMahon explains how WWE was "reimagined" as "sports entertainment"

* Sales and International (John Brody)

* Digital and social media (Jayar Donlan)

* Triple H/Paul Levesque outlines a vision to put developmental facilities all over the world

Check out Mookie’s work at wrestlenomics.com and indeedwrestling.com. Read Brandon’s latest at WrestlingINC.com.

Email questions and comments to [email protected].

Joe Lanza makes his long-awaited return to the Voices of Wrestling flagship podcast joining Rich Kraetsch to talk about the latest news in pro wrestling including AJPW's stellar Champion Carnival tournament, his adventures in New Orleans, the latest on EVOLVE, Ring of Honor and Game Changer Wrestling and a rant on why Twitter stinks. 

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