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June 14, 2023 AEW President Tony Khan | Pollock & Thurston
John Pollock and Brandon Thurston chat with AEW President Tony Khan on the state of the promotion going into the launch of Collision.
Tony Khan joins Pollock & Thurston to speak on the state of the company as they get set to launch Collision this Saturday, differentiating the program from Dynamite, the status of Battle of the Belts, and the return of CM Punk.
Plus, Pollock & Thurston react to the interview, the buzz for Collision, CM Punk and The Elite, and all the top news stories including the New York Post report on WWE’s TV rights, and the future of streaming data.
AEW Collision debuts this Saturday at 8 p.m. ET on TNT and TSN+ in Canada
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1 hr 15 min
June 11, 2023Big rating for Roman Reigns celebration
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Brandon Thurston, Jesse Collings, and Chris Gullo talk about the latest news in wrestling business:
Smackdown had its biggest rating of the year for the Roman Reigns 1000-day celebration segment
AEW Collision ratings predictions ahead of the debut of the show next week
AEW house show analysis
Google Trends update for major wrestling companies

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1 hr 17 min
June 08, 2023 AEW Collision Countdown with Andrew Zarian | Pollock & Thurston
John Pollock and Brandon Thurston chat with Andrew Zarian of the Mat Men Podcast and Wrestling Observer Live.
The three discuss the pending launch of AEW Collision with Zarian’s reporting on the development of the series, how CM Punk plays a crucial role in its launch, ticket sales for Collision, and the looming television rights negotiations for WWE & AEW programming.
Andrew Zarian is the co-host of the Mat Men Podcast and Wrestling Observer Live
Video version: https://youtube.com/live/arIY5j0KFpo
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57 min
June 04, 2023What is AEW's TV deal worth with Collision added?
**The last 15 minutes of this podcast contain major spoilers for the final episode of Succession**
Brandon Thurston and guest co-host MJ from NJ talk about:
The value of AEW’s TV deal with the addition of Collision on Saturday nights
Whether WBD could end up broadcasting both AEW and WWE
An update on live event business for WWE and AEW
WWE Smackdown appears to deliver strong rating for Friday’s Smackdown
WWE and the final episode of Succession (**This portion in the last 15 minutes of this podcast episode contains major spoilers for the final episode of Succession**)
Video version: https://youtube.com/live/F9vPPUp1-4s
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1 hr 42 min
June 01, 2023 Evan Husney on Season 4 of Dark Side of the Ring | Pollock & Thurston
John Pollock and Brandon Thurston chat with Evan Husney on the return of Dark Side of the Ring for its fourth season.
They chat about this past week’s season premiere “Chris & Tammy”, their attempts to interview Tammy Sytch, the reaction to the “Plane Ride from Hell” episode, securing interviews for this season, whether the series was ever in jeopardy of returning, changes at Vice, and a preview of several episodes coming up this season.
Evan Husney is the Executive Producer & Co-Creator of Dark Side of the Ring, airing Tuesday nights at 10 p.m. ET on Vice TV.
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59 min
May 30, 2023 The business of AEW Double or Nothing
Brandon Thurston and Jesse Collings talk about AEW Double or Nothing, another WWE event in Saudi Arabia, and Nick Khan’s talk at the JPMorgan TMT conference.
Video version: https://youtube.com/live/HqN8Ni16kKo
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1 hr 41 min
May 26, 2023 Investigative Reporter Karim Zidan on WWE & Saudi Arabia | Pollock & Thurston
John Pollock and Brandon Thurston chat with Karim Zidan of Sports Politika on the WWE’s business partnership with the Government of Saudi Arabia.
They chat about the attitudes regarding the ten-year agreement that was announced in 2018, how sport washing works, WWE’s navigation of the Jamal Khashoggi murder during the first year of the agreement, and his recent article on WWE’s Propaganda Spectacle.
Karim Zidan is an investigative journalist and you can read his work at Sports Politika
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1 hr 17 min
May 21, 2023Did AEW get a renewed TV deal?
Brandon Thurston, Jesse Collings, and Chris Gullo talk about the latest news in wrestling business.
Did AEW get a renewed TV deal?
AEW Collision was introduced at WBD upfront
WWE stock hit amid investor belief Fox doesn't want to give Smackdown a raise
Nick Khan talks about media rights and more at MoffettNathanson TMT conference
WWE Backlash gate number
Tickets distributed update for AEW and WWE events including AEW Double or Nothing
Video version: https://youtube.com/live/sgbDoR-4MKc
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1 hr 24 min
May 19, 2023 AEW Collision, WWE’s domestic rights with Tony Maglio | Pollock & Thurston
John Pollock and Brandon Thurston chat with reporter Tony Maglio of IndieWire after covering this week’s upfront presentations.
They chat about the confirmation of AEW Collision at this week’s WBD presentation, the strategy of adding two more hours in prime time, running on Saturday night, and the impact of having CM Punk to get the show off the ground.
Plus, a discussion about the key points from Nick Khan’s speech at the MoffettNathanson TMT conference.
Tony Maglio is the Executive Editor of Business coverage at IndieWire
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1 hr 3 min
May 14, 2023New AEW TV deal to be announced
Brandon Thurston and Jesse Collings discuss the latest news in the business of pro wrestling.
AEW and WBD will reportedly announce a new TV deal at the upfronts on Wednesday
WWE discloses timeline of process that led to merger with UFC
Wrestlemania 2027 location disclosed by Tennessee Titans CEO
Video version:
https://www.youtube.com/live/7v3pue1wDfU

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1 hr 40 min

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Wrestlenomics covers the business of pro wrestling. Pollock & Thurston is a weekly podcast hosted by John Pollock of POST Wrestling and Wrestlenomics’ Brandon Thurston. They…