Wrestlenomics

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?

Video version: https://youtube.com/live/6L-7wTJqurc

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Brandon Thurston and Chris Gullo discuss:

• Royal Rumble viewing data on Peacock
• Smackdown ratings on Fox compared to other Fox programming and other broadcast primetime
• Why wouldn’t Comcast want to own WWE?
• The pro wrestling TV schedule
• Average age of roster for WWE, AEW, Impact, New Japan, Stardom
• AEW on ESPN in Australia, New Zealand; still on FITE

Video version: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t-wMp054CTM

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Brandon Thurston, Chris Gullo, and Jesse Collings talk about:

• Nick Khan's comments on CNBC's Squak On The Street
• WWE potential sale, possibilities of going private or being merged with part of Endeavor
• WWE vs. AEW in January 2023 business
• AEW house show announcement, Jesse’s article on wrestlenomics.com
• Bloomberg Businessweek article on AEW
• WWE's 2022 breakdown of major revenue customers

Video version: https://youtube.com/live/o6ACRpCA0cs

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John Pollock of POST Wrestling & Brandon Thurston of Wrestlenomics go through WWE’s Q4 and year-end financials for 2022 along with the earnings call.

They go over another record year for the company and eclipsing $1 billion in revenue for the second year in a row, the return of Vince McMahon and his financial obligations for the investigation, plans for 2023, “strategic alternatives” & more.

Video version: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XwttYrTyKkk

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John Pollock of POST Wrestling & Brandon Thurston of Wrestlenomics are joined by Abraham Riesman, author of the upcoming book Ringmaster: Vince McMahon and the Unmaking of America.

They discuss the complexities of reporting on professional wrestling and Vince McMahon, the many scandals from the past year, contextualizing McMahon, media coverage of pro wrestling on a mainstream level, McMahon’s departure and subsequent return & more.

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Brandon Thurston, Jesse Collings, and Chris Gullo talk:

• Royal Rumble attendance, reception, Google Trends, post-event press conference
• Wrestlemania 38 tickets and gate update
• Luchasaurus mask lawsuit
• New Japan viewership on AXS TV
• WWE NIL recruiting breakdown
• WWE/A&E programming news

Video version: https://youtu.be/gbbTFj0RxWc

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Brandon Thurston and Chris Gullo talk about the latest interview with Nick Khan about the return of Vince McMahon and the potential sale of the company, Vince makes a legal settlement with Rita Chatterton, Bushiroad disclosures on Stardom and New Japan, and more.

Video version: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JkUw9aE181E

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Brandon Thurston and Jesse Collings discuss the latest developments in Vince McMahon's return to WWE and other topics, including:

• 3 paths to WWE's future TV home
• How WWE's stock price is likely to react if WWE doesn't sell at all
• Did Mercedes pop the Dynamite rating?

YouTube version: https://youtu.be/rgeS0O7UVUA

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John Pollock of POST Wrestling and Brandon Thurston of Wrestlenomics discuss Stephanie McMahon’s abrupt resignation from WWE, Vince McMahon back as Executive Chairman, and the future of the company.

The two discuss the ongoing shakeup at WWE that includes six outgoing board members including co-CEO Stephanie McMahon, the election of Vince McMahon back as Executive Chairman, sale talks, and all the pertinent questions regarding the future of WWE.

Video version: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F0-OYnDPKIM

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Brandon Thurston and Jesse Collings discuss the news of Vince McMahon's return to WWE's board of directors to explore a possible sale of the company. Plus, news about the business of New Japan’s biggest event of the year, Wrestle Kingdom.

YouTube version: https://youtu.be/ULu4wjNk3Og

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