John Pollock and Brandon Thurston move to prime time and discuss everything involving Brody King, Janel Grant to speak in public, the status of WM 42 ticket sales & more.

Topics this week include:

• Anti-ICE chants and mainstream coverage for AEW
• Brody King misses Dynamite, WBD denies report regarding the reason
• Janel Grant to speak in Hartford next week
• Ring boy’s response Vince & Linda McMahon
• Anthem Wrestling Entertainment’s case involving Gail Kim
• WrestleMania 42 ticket sales and comparison to last year
• TV & streaming viewership data
• WWE & AEW market-to-market comparisons in January

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John Pollock and Brandon Thurston cover the Royal Rumble, Ashley Massaro mentioned in the Epstein files, and a breakdown of Zuffa Boxing’s contracts.

Topics this week include:

• Royal Rumble in Riyadh
• Event still not available for YouTube TV or Comcast Xfinity subscribers
• Backlash announced for Tampa in May
• Ashley Massaro mentioned in Jeffrey Epstein files
• Variety covers update by Nielsen before the Super Bowl
• Legal updates across multiple cases
• Zuffa Boxing’s restrictive contracts 
• Dana White to testify in Johnson v. Zuffa this week

Additional reading:

• Nielsen’s New Ratings Data Could Give Cable a Short-Term Boost (Variety)
• Nielsen’s Super Bowl measurement (Variety)
• Zuffa Boxing’s contracts (The Guardian)

VIDEO VERSION: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4HymkZGWISk

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John Pollock and Brandon Thurston discuss the rapid construction in Saudi Arabia of a stadium to house the Royal Rumble.

Plus: Vince & Linda McMahon oppose John Does remaining anonymous in the ringboy suit, Triller’s finances & more.

Topics this week include:

• John & Brandon discuss the process of having a stadium built in Saudi Arabia and questions regarding the labor utilized for WWE’s return to Riyadh
• Vince & Linda McMahon oppose ring boys’ anonymity 
• Triller disclosure sheds light on AEW & BKFC ties 
• TNA Impact’s second week on AMC
• Paramount+ touts the success of UFC 324 
• TV viewership stats 

Additional reading:

• Nobody Wants to Work in These Situations”: A Decade of Exploitation on The Riyadh Metro Project (Amnesty International)
• What Is the Kafala System? (Council on Foreign Relations)
• Modern Slavery in Saudi Arabia (Walk Free)

VIDEO VERSION: https://www.youtube.com/live/5_dVKSkLFMU

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John Pollock and Brandon Thurston discuss the defendants' responses to the ring boy lawsuit, Netflix’s engagement report, and TNA’s debut numbers on AMC.  

Topics this week include:

• Defendants file Answers in the ring boy lawsuit
• Vince & Linda McMahon push to reveal identities 
• Netflix engagement report for the second half of 2025
• Netflix’s earnings report 
• TNA’s launch on AMC
• UFC kicks off on Paramount this weekend
• SmackDown airing on Syfy during the Olympics 
• Netflix global viewership rankings, TV viewership figures
• Nielsen Gauge - Dec. 2025

VIDEO VERSION: https://youtube.com/live/KWajgkRs7Hc

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John Pollock and Brandon Thurston discuss a class action lawsuit filed over WWE’s move to ESPN, AEW’s Q4 performance & Netflix’s WWE viewership stats. 

Topics this week include:

• Lawsuit filed against WWE over ESPN Unlimited
• Netflix releases states for WWE programming in 2025
• AEW’s Q4 results from Brandon Thurston 
• TNA’s launch on AMC this week 
• Netflix Global Top 10 for the first week of 2026 
• Latest TV ratings figures 

VIDEO VERSION: https://youtube.com/live/Ip6jaOPYXt8

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John Pollock and Brandon Thurston cover the success of Wrestle Kingdom 20, how WWE’s holiday tour performed, and Netflix strikes a deal for WWE’s library. 

Plus, POST Wrestling’s Karen Peterson speaks about the significance of Wrestle Kingdom, Hiroshi Tanahashi’s retirement, the debut of Aaron Wolf, the TV-Asahi broadcast, and Saya Kamitani’s breakout year. 

Topics this week include:

• Wrestle Kingdom 20 & New Year Dash figures 
• Netflix strikes a deal for the WWE PLEs
• WWE Holiday Tour attendance down despite record gates
• Judge denies WWE motion in lawsuit over injury
• Dr. Carlon Colker appeals a court order 
• Dana White’s court hearing on Tuesday 
• Latest TV and streaming figures 

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John Pollock and Brandon Thurston cover the TKO merger process with new documents unsealed and correspondence among key executives revealed.

Plus, a look back at the biggest news stories of 2025 and ones to watch in the coming year.

VIDEO VERSION: https://youtube.com/live/EZCOw8EBD1s

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John Pollock and Brandon Thurston cover the latest developments in the WWE Ring Boy lawsuit, as a judge rules that most of the plaintiffs’ claims will proceed to discovery.

They also discuss John Cena’s final match and the business impact it generated, along with Mick Foley publicly cutting ties with WWE over Donald Trump.

Topics this week include:

• Warner Bros. Discovery’s board approving Netflix’s bid and rejecting Paramount
• Judge allows the WWE Ring Boy lawsuit to move forward on most claims
• John Cena’s final match and its business implications
• Mick Foley ends his relationship with WWE over Donald Trump
• Nick Khan set to be deposed in the WWE shareholder lawsuit
• Nielsen Gauge ratings for November
• WWE Raw on Netflix viewership
• WWE SmackDown and AEW Collision ratings analysis

VIDEO VERSION: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SZ2bY8OaYFw

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John Pollock and Brandon Thurston look at the career of John Cena as the longest tenured main eventer in WWE’s history and the fight between Netflix & Paramount.

Topics this week include:

• The legacy of John Cena and his run on top in WWE
• The showdown between Netflix and Paramount for control of WBD
• Lawsuit over Cena’s theme song 
• Cena’s latest comments on Vince McMahon
• Mark Shapiro speaks at the UBS conference 
• Judge issues order against Dr. Carlon Colker 
• Mark Hunt’s lawsuit 
• George Barrios is writing a book & more 

VIDEO VERSION: https://youtube.com/live/rnlQzI7nnC4

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John Pollock and Brandon Thurston welcome Trish Speirs to discuss her excellent feature on the booking of Hiroshi Tanahashi’s retirement match and TNA’s new media rights deal with AMC. 

Topics this week include:

• TNA inks multi-year deal with AMC
• The booking of Hiroshi Tanahashi’s retirement match
• WWE Raw falls outside the global top ten on Netflix
• More on the WWE shareholder lawsuit and latest depositions
• An update on the Conor McGregor lawsuit 
• AEW Dynamite ratings 

VIDEO VERSION: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nhGPXm5cVwI

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