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John Pollock and Brandon Thurston chat about the state of AEW going into its Full Gear event and welcome Rich Fann from PW Torch.

Pollock & Thurston go over the MANY SEC filings from TKO over the past week, Vince McMahon’s stock sale, Donald Trump at UFC 295, UFC moving to Rogers Sportsnet in Canada, WWE merchandise movers & more.

VIDEO VERSION: https://youtube.com/live/MV48XDCTAUg

Music courtesy: “Panic Beat” Ben Tramer

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John Pollock and Brandon Thurston go through TKO’s Q3 Earnings Report and call with analysts, and NXT is moving to the CW Network.

Pollock & Thurston discuss the key items from TKO’s first quarterly earnings report, the emphasis on increasing site fees and exploring further sponsorships, highlights from the Q&A during the earnings call, and all the implications of the NXT deal with the CW Network that goes into effect in October 2024.

VIDEO VERSION: https://youtube.com/live/tPWXZF2qpP0

Additional links:

- The CW Network To Become The Exclusive Broadcast Home To WWE NXT

- TKO Reports Third Quarter 2023 Results

- Q3 2023 TKO Earnings call

- 10-Q Quarterly Report

- 8-K

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Brandon Thurston and Jesse Collings discuss the latest news in wrestling business:

- Tony Khan overhyping announcements reaches new heights

- Business metrics as October ends

- Fox CEO on why Smackdown wasn't renewed

- TKO earnings call preview

- Estimated eCommerce merchandise rankings for WWE and AEW talent

Video version: https://youtube.com/live/IlbYnofOMiw 

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John Pollock and Brandon Thurston welcome journalist Karim Zidan back to the show to discuss Saudi Arabia’s emerging power in combat sports.

VIDEO VERSION: https://youtube.com/live/GFBZVf-5iK8

The three chat about this past weekend’s boxing fight between Tyson Fury and Francis Ngannou and the observations about the event, WWE’s return to Saudi Arabia for Crown Jewel, and the UFC striking a deal with the country for 2024.

Plus: Reaction to AEW Collision’s viewership feat. MJF vs. Kenny Omega, Halloween Havoc - Night 2 numbers, Endeavor potentially going private, Peacock’s subscribers, and Vince McMahon’s “wins” and “fails”.

Karim Zidan’s work has appeared in the New York Times, The Guardian & Bloody Elbow and he is the founder of Sports Politika

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John Pollock and Brandon Thurston preview this year’s ballot for the Wrestling Observer Hall of Fame with Alan4L of PW Torch.

The three go through all the major candidates on the ballot, additions to the ballot, changes this year, and how they go about the voting process.

Full list of candidates on the ballot.

Alan4L is the host of ProWres Paradise on the PW Torch site

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

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John Pollock and Brandon Thurston chat with attorney Paul Lesko about the details behind the lawsuit involving Panini and WWE.

Plus: John & Brandon discuss the past week for Ari Emanuel & Vince McMahon, Vince McMahon doc update, WWE Raw’s season premiere viewership, Showtime getting out of Boxing and MMA & more.

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

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John Pollock and Brandon Thurston go over the viewership results from “Super Tuesday” with NXT and AEW going head-to-head.

Plus: John & Brandon go over Collision’s performance in an earlier time slot, TKO’s first quarterly earnings announcement, and NJPW & Stardom business note.

VIDEO VERSION: https://youtube.com/live/dNFFwAC1JP4

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John Pollock and Brandon Thurston are joined by Brandon Ross of LightShed Partners to assess the early results of the TKO merger, SmackDown’s TV deal, and AEW’s TV rights.

Plus: John & Brandon react to AEW Collision’s all-time low viewership against NXT No Mercy, “Super Tuesday” on October 10, and the impact of Adam Copeland moving to AEW.

VIDEO VERSION: https://youtube.com/live/Njjf24_rwHY

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With Q3 2023 coming to a close Brandon Thurston, Jesse Collings, and Chris Gullo look at TV ratings and attendance metrics for WWE, AEW, and more.

0:00 Intro

5:23 NBA TV rights discussion and impact on Raw and AEW rights deals

9:14 Long-term TV ratings trends for WWE, AEW, WOW, Impact, New Japan

27:06 Long-term live events trends for WWE and AEW

35:40 Sentiment for WWE and AEW, looking at our original Net Promoter Score study as well as Cagematch.net event ratings

49:18 Long-term live events trends for top Japanese companies

54:16 Google Trends for CMLL and AAA

59:17 WWE and ABEMA announce a new TV deal. What does it mean for NOAH and New Japan?

1:21:46 AEW All In attendance obsession

1:29:40 WWE-Panini lawsuit update

1:34:40 The highest-rated matches on Cagematch.net YTD

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📺 VIDEO VERSION: https://youtube.com/live/XGcNxN3Q0I4

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John Pollock and Brandon Thurston are joined by Josh Nason of the Wrestling Observer site to discuss the WWE SmackDown move to USA, and keeping up with the growing number of hours for pro wrestling.

Plus: Tony Khan’s latest call with the media, “the new era” of AEW, WWE vs. Panini, Collision’s performance against college football, and more.

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

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