WWE is near a deal to merge with UFC, according to a report from CNBC.

Brandon Thurston is joined by MJ from NJ to break down what we know so far.

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Brandon Thurston and Jesse Collings talk about the latest news about the business of Wrestlemania, including:

• Vince McMahon is officially a WWE employee again and was present at Wrestlemania
• Attendance of Night 1, Smackdown, and Supercard of Honor
• Brandon estimates the gate for both nights of Wrestlemania combined could be around $20 million
• WWE is getting $1.8 million subsidies from Puerto Rico related to Backlash
• Nick Khan’s latest appearance on CNBC

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Brandon Thurston, Jesse Collings, and Chris Gullo talk about these subjects in wrestling business:

• WWE's 8-K filing of reimbursement agreement with Vince McMahon related to sexual misconduct investigation
• Wrestlemania tickets distributed update
• Latest estimated tickets distributed for Wrestlemania weekend events
• Quarterly annual growth rates for TV and attendance for WWE and AEW
• AEW Forbidden Door tickets distributed update
• WWEShop top merchandise sellers/most items update
• ShopAEW top merchandise sellers update
• PWTees top merchandise sellers update
• With recent business numbers should Roman Reigns be a Wrestling Observer Hall Of Famer?      
• Super Chat- Any thoughts re Fite as loss leader /OTT service? Is there a long-term risk in changing the perceived cost of GCW/Mania weekend(like the network did for Mania), maybe even for non-Fite/GCW-associated PPVs?



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John Pollock and Brandon Thurston speak with Mike Weber of FITE TV as the platform gets set for its busiest week of the year.

They discuss the growth of FITE TV, its expansion with the FITE+ streaming service, the state of the streaming industry in combat sports, The Collective series of shows, and his thoughts on a potential WWE sale.

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Brandon Thurston, Jesse Collings and Chris Gullo talk about these subjects in wrestling business:

• AEW begins running house shows
• AEW announces six-show Canadian tour
• NXT Stand And Deliver ticket sales
• ROH Supercard of Honor ticket sales
• Wrestlemania ticket sales
• WWE live event market-to-market comparison
• Comparing Google Trends, quarter-hours, and WWEShop daily top 10 item counts between Sami Zayn and Cody Rhodes
• Scissorfest trademarked by The Acclaimed
• AEW Collision trademark filed
• MLW viewership update
• Tony Khan's approach and criticism of promoting AEW on Social Media
• Super chat: What's the chance of CM Punk coming back to AEW?
• Super chat: Is Tony Khan on Twitter too much?
• AEW's upcoming Canadian tour and other potential international markets.

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Brandon Thurston and Chris Gullo talk about these subjects in wrestling business:

• Talent analytics for Roman Reigns across TV ratings, Google web search, YouTube videos, WWEShop
• The latest coverage on WWE's attempt to legalize gambling on matches
• GCW challenges AEW's "Fight Forever" trademark
• WWE confirms two PLEs after Wrestlemania in Puerto Rico and Saudi Arabia
• Comments on WWE from Fox CEO Lachlan Murdoch and from Endeavor CEO Ari Emanuel, both at the Morgan Stanley TMT conference

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We demonstrate declines in various consumer metrics for AEW over the last year. Brandon Thurston, Jesse Collings, and Chris Gullo discuss possible causes ahead of AEW's Revolution pay-per-view in San Francisco.

• AEW fan interest is weakening
• Why is AEW fan interest down?
• Is Endeavor interested in buying WWE?
• AEW All Acess premiere date, ratings expectations
• Super chat: Should Revolution be considered a B PPV?
• Super chat: Can potential WWE bidders lowball TV rights?



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Brandon Thurston, Jesse Collings, and Chris Gullo discuss:

• Evaluating the WWE PC
• WBD's claim about AEW Dynamite viewership
• Keiji Muto's retirement likely draws highest attendance in Japan in years
• Wrestlemania ticket sales update



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John Pollock and Brandon Thurston speak with labor attorney Lucas Middlebrook on the state of independent contractors in professional wrestling.

They discuss the lack of representation for wrestlers, the steps necessary to form an association or union, the difference between the two, escalating revenue in the industry, independent contractor status & many other subjects.

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In the WWE, Wrestlers Say Labor Abuses Are Everywhere (Jacobin)

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Brandon Thurston, Jesse Collings, and Chris Gullo discuss:

• Triple H's thoughts on a potential WWE sale
• Brandon's experience at Elimination Chamber
• Friday's WWE Smackdown preliminary rating
• Elimination Chamber tickets and attendance
• Bloomberg reports Vince McMahon's asking price of $9 billion for a WWE sale.
• Manchester United is up for sale with assistance from Raine Group
• MLW-WWE lawsuit complaint has been dismissed
• NBC is interested in acquiring NBA TV rights
• The average viewership for the entire week ending Feb 5 by age demographics
• Will AEW Revolution sell out?

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