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John Pollock and Brandon Thurston discuss the WWE’s hiring of Lee Fitting, predictions for WWE Raw’s rights, and Pat McAfee’s drama at ESPN.

No guest this week as Pollock & Thurston go through many subjects in the wrestling industry including WWE’s new head of media & production, multiple outlets predicting the landing spot of WWE Raw, cable & streaming statistics, and we’ll dive into the Pat McAfee saga at ESPN involving Norby Williamson.

Plus, your Super Chats!

VIDEO VERSION: https://youtube.com/live/0_IPS53Ym0E

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Brandon Thurston discusses the latest news in pro wrestling business news, including:

• Wrestle Kingdom attendance
• Annual attendance trends for WWE, AEW, and NJPW
• The Rock pops a huge quarter-hour for Raw
• NXT and Dynamite median age overlap
• TKO consolidates WWE and UFC partnership teams

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

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John Pollock and Brandon Thurston are joined by a pair of guests to go over the AEW Worlds End press conference and discuss the state of NJPW.

Phil Strum from the Under the Ring podcast joins us to speak about his coverage of the AEW Worlds End press conference, the handling of the allegations regarding Chris Jericho, and what we have learned.

Then, Chris Samsa returns to the show for a look at the state of NJPW heading into Wrestle Kingdom 18 at the Tokyo Dome.

VIDEO VERSION: https://youtube.com/live/6xCZBr-Bydg

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Pollock & Thurston will return with a new episode next week

2023 started with Vince McMahon using his controlling shares in WWE to force his way back into the company and eventually merge WWE with UFC. CM Punk returned to AEW mid-year, only to soon get into another backstage fight at the biggest non-WWE pro wrestling event in decades.

YOUTUBE VIDEO VERSION: https://youtu.be/RvLRkyaVCZc

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Related Pollock & Thurston episodes:

https://youtube.com/live/A8nacmOqYSw

https://youtube.com/live/lsgANZyy6Nk

https://youtube.com/live/tPWXZF2qpP0

Some press conference audio clips from:

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vGizlps2tpM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Psqd1Bj9Gqs

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iU2f9k6xFo8

Tony Khan addressing Chicago crowd on Sept. 2:

https://twitter.com/prowrestlingvi1

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John Pollock and Brandon Thurston are joined by journalist Irv Muchnick to discuss the history of the Von Erichs and his 1988 feature ‘Born-Again Bashing’.

Pollock & Thurston also discuss the major stories of 2023, what we will be focusing on in the new year, and the key players in the industry.

VIDEO VERSION: https://youtube.com/live/X9yqcageo9M

Additional Reading:

- ‘The Iron Claw’ Manages to Land With a Twisted, but Heartfelt, Authenticity. The Key Was Not Sugar-Coating the Fritz Von Erich Character

- Wrestling Babylon: Piledriving Tales of Drugs, Sex, Death, and Scandal

- Without Helmets or Shoulder Pads: The American Way of Death in Football Conditioning

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John Pollock and Brandon Thurston are joined by Jason Cruz of MMA Payout to speak about the WWE and MLW settlement, as well as the ongoing UFC antitrust case.

Pollock & Thurston also CM Punk’s impact on the SmackDown and Raw ratings this week, AEW Collision’s performance against NXT Deadline, Tony Khan’s ROH Final Battle media call & all the latest news.

VIDEO VERSION: https://youtube.com/live/kUq-1sdhiGA

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John Pollock and Brandon Thurston are joined by Dr. Kris Ealy to break down Thurston’s analysis of race, income & education demographics across professional wrestling.

Pollock & Thurston also discuss TKO president Mark Shapiro’s comments at the UBS media conference including the future of WWE live events.

Plus, all the latest news.

VIDEO VERSION: https://youtube.com/live/XhX6PK17OVg

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Brandon Thurston, Jesse Collings, and Chris Gullo discuss the week's wrestling business news, including:

0:00 Intro

4:24 NASCAR and NBA media rights discussion

18:07 Cable coverage continues to decline

23:05 Who will buy WWE Raw rights?

34:07 WWE stock price and layoffs

37:53 All In 2024 early ticket sales

46:38 Ohio labors pension fund's lawsuit against Vince McMahon and the former WWE Board of Directors

52:40 Raw delivers one of its biggest ratings of the year for CM Punk return

1:00:44 WWE press release on Survivor Series viewership, gate, and merchandise

1:09:20 AEW Collision rating that ran head to head against Survivor Series

1:13:45 Estimated WWE merchandise rankings

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John Pollock and Brandon Thurston are joined by Todd Martin from The Fix on PW Torch to break down the return of CM Punk and his promo on Raw, short and long-term objectives with Punk in WWE & more.

Pollock & Thurston also chat about Tammy Sytch being sentenced, a lawsuit filed regarding the WWE and UFC’s merger, SmackDown ratings on FS 1, AEW Rampage & Collision numbers, and the business of WWE’s Survivor Series.

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

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John Pollock and Brandon Thurston are joined by Nick Hausman of Haus of Wrestling to discuss WWE & AEW coming to Chicago for Thanksgiving week, NWA on the CW app, and all the latest news from the industry.

Pollock & Thurston also chat about AEW’s Friday night ratings for Collision & Rampage, the business of Survivor Series weekend, Full Gear notes more.

VIDEO VERSION: https://youtube.com/live/VH0wDMAMAuc

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