Wrestlenomics

Brandon Thurston and Chris Gullo talk about the week's wrestling business news, including how the merger of WarnerMedia and Discovery could affect AEW, and why this probably isn't AOL-TimeWarner/WCW in 2001 all over again.

Video version: https://youtu.be/NWcXCDiK2lQ

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More business news coming out of Wrestlemania as Brandon Thurston is joined by Chris Gullo who returns from his week in Dallas. WWE was the subject of articles from CNBC and ESPN. The company's annual proxy statement discloses top executives' pay and other details. Plus, Tony Khan says AEW is the target of a bot campaign and talks about Ring of Honor's outlook in media interviews.

Video version: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b7_mocGAnRU

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More than 65,000 fans were in attendance for Night 1 of Wrestlemania. WWE, as always, announced a bigger number. Brandon Thurston is joined by Jesse Collings who subs in for Chris Gullo this week, to discuss WWE president Nick Khan’s recent media appearances leading up to Wrestlemania.

Video version: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gnobp6bLYgQ

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• Nearly daily TV ratings reports, the most in-depth analysis published anywhere
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"Triple H" Paul Levesque announced his retirement as a wrestler this week and discussed his future as a WWE executive. We look at Wrestlemania attendance as the two-day event is a week away. Plus, Brandon Thurston and Chris Gullo go over ticket sales for other live events for Wrestlemania week.

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

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• Nearly daily TV ratings reports, the most in-depth analysis published anywhere
• Continuously-updated Viewership Spreadsheet with 15,000+ data points

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WWE responds to MLW's antitrust lawsuit. We have an updated breakdown of viewership demographics by race. Plus, Brandon Thurston and Chris Gullo talk about WWE introducing a new class of Performance Center recruits.

Video version: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2SIKjAkgt18

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AEW Revolution pay-per-view business. WWE2K22 is a pivotal release for the partnership with Take Two. Plus, Tony Khan says he will book Ring of Honor. Vince McMahon and Nick Khan get raises. And we look at what Apple TV+'s new deal with MLB tells us about the outlook of media rights fees for wrestling.

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A subscription to the Wrestlenomics Patreon is a must for understanding the wrestling business. Subscribers get:

-Nearly daily TV ratings reports, the most in-depth analysis published anywhere

-Continuously-updated Viewership Spreadsheet with 15,000+ data points

-Audio version of Live TV Ratings Talk

Just $5/month: http://patreon.com/wrestlenomics

Music Credits:

Save Me by Claus Appel

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Tony Khan bought Ring of Honor. Vince McMahon had his first live interview since 2014. Brandon Thurston and Chris Gullo look at AEW's pay-per-view and streaming potential ahead of the Revolution event tonight. Plus, a breakdown of the latest Google Trends data for major wrestling companies.

Video version: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zHr918NI-bI

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A subscription to the Wrestlenomics Patreon is a must for understanding the wrestling business. Subscribers get:

• Nearly daily TV ratings reports, the most in-depth analysis published anywhere
• Continuously-updated Viewership Spreadsheet with 15,000+ data points

Just $5/month: http://patreon.com/wrestlenomics

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"Mookie" Chris Harrington, All Elite Wrestling's Senior Vice President of Business Strategy, and the creator of Wrestlenomics, talks with Brandon Thurston ahead of the AEW Revolution pay-per-view this Sunday.

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Vince McMahon and Steve Austin are likely to have matches at WrestleMania as about one-third of the inventory of tickets for the two-day event are still left to be sold.

Plus we look at AEW Revolution tickets and consider a report that the secondary market is going to make a half-million dollar profit on resales.

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One of the founding members of All Elite Wrestling moves on, as Cody Rhodes and AEW announced this week the former is leaving the company. Brandon Thurston and Chris Gullo discuss what might have led to his exit and what his future, likely with WWE, may be like.

Plus, WWE stock continues to climb and outperform the market. Brandon's new financial estimate argues WWE will need live streaming distribution as a component of its next live broadcast rights deal.

Video version: https://youtu.be/IND2UFvicbQ

Get the Wrestlenomics Pro Wrestling Industry Report 2021 by becoming a patron at https://patreon.com/wrestlenomics or buy it individually at https://payhip.com/b/po9tM.

A subscription to the Wrestlenomics Patreon is a must for understanding the wrestling business. Subscribers get:

• Nearly daily TV ratings reports, the most in-depth analysis published anywhere
• Continuously-updated Viewership Spreadsheet with 15,000+ data points

Just $5/month: http://patreon.com/wrestlenomics

Wrestlenomics merchandise is available now at https://store.postwrestling.com!

Follow Brandon Thurston on Twitter: https://twitter.com/BrandonThurston

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Music Credits:

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