Wrestlenomics

Chris Harrington (@mookieghana) and Brandon Howard (@brandonthurston) compare WWE social media growth to quarterly growth on major tech platforms Facebook, Twitter and Netflix. Plus they talk about how WWE falls short of its potential not just creatively but economically.

Chris and Brandon talk about additional topics on WRESTLENOMICS PREMIUM. Sign-up for $5/month at patreon.com/wrestlenomics. This week on Wrestlenomics Premium, they go into further detail to get an idea of how much money WWE leaves on the table due to Vince McMahon's creative direction.

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Chris Harrington (@mookieghana) and Brandon Howard (@brandonthurston) discuss what was learned from WWE's Q2 2018 report, released Thursday. Documents from the earnings release suggests the payment WWE received from the Saudi government for the Greatest Royal Rumble may have been worth at least $40 million, more than some of WWE's minor TV deals.

Chris and Brandon also discuss WWE's declining live event attendance. Mookie fact-checks George Barrios' explanation from the conference call.

Video version: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5lfKpgYyUPc

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Chris Harrington (@mookieghana) and Brandon Howard (@brandonthurston) discuss this week's news:

* Hulk Hogan returns to WWE? 

* WWE Q2 Preview 

* ROH/NJPW Show 

* Sinclair-Tribune 

* Stephanie McMahon advises: Don’t Drink & Tweet  

Chris and Brandon talk about additional topics on WRESTLENOMICS PREMIUM. Sign-up for $5/month at patreon.com/wrestlenomics. This week's Wrestlenomics Premium topics:

* Brandon looks at attendance, web search and TV viewership data that suggest fan interest in WWE has declined in 2018. 

* Mookie talks about WWE attendance and gate data from Pollstar, including WrestleMania numbers.

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Chris Harrington (@mookieghana) and Brandon Howard (@brandonthurston) discuss give a long-view analysis of an eventful last 6 months for WWE business, as new TV deals were made, the stock price more than doubled, the company went into business with the Saudi government, and more.

Chris and Brandon talk about additional topics weekly on WRESTLENOMICS PREMIUM. Sign-up for $5/month at patreon.com/wrestlenomics. This week's show talked about these topics

* ROH/NJPW Supershow at MSG on April 6

* Sports Business Journal article on WWE TV rights negotiations

* NJPW attendance

* Twitter purge of bogus accounts

* WWE stock analysis upgrades

* Years experience of NXT talent makeup

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Chris Harrington (@mookieghana) and Brandon Howard (@brandonthurston) discuss give a long-view analysis of an eventful last 6 months for WWE business, as new TV deals were made, the stock price more than doubled, the company went into business with the Saudi government, and more.

Part 2 of the WWE 1H 2018 timeline will be released on our free feed next week, but is available immediately to subscribers at http://patreon.com/wrestlenomics

Chris and Brandon talk about additional topics weekly on WRESTLENOMICS PREMIUM. Sign-up for $5/month at patreon.com/wrestlenomics. This week they recorded 2 special programs:

* Part 2 of WWE 1H Timeline (1 hour, 14 minutes)

* Wrestlenomics Premium (1 hour, 25 minutes): NJPW G1 Special at Cow Palace, ROH 1H 2018 attendance, a viral pounce and hot dog eating contests

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Chris Harrington (@mookieghana) and Brandon Howard (@brandonthurston) discuss this week's news:

* NJPW President Profile

* WWE TV Deal Formally Announced

* Responsibility of Independent Wrestling Promoters

* Why has the decline in WWE Raw viewership stopped?

Chris and Brandon talk about additional topics weekly on WRESTLENOMICS PREMIUM. Sign-up for $5/month at patreon.com/wrestlenomics. This week they recorded 2 special programs:

* Coverage of WWE investor conference call following announcement of new TV deals with USA Network and Fox

* 2 hour-plus interview with David Lagana from the National Wrestling Alliance about wrestling business, new media, content creation, China and more

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Chris Harrington (@mookieghana) and Brandon Howard (@brandonthurston) discuss:

* JPM latest on WWE 

* All Us Updates 

* Vader passes away 

* WWE goes to Australia 

* NJPW Cow Palace

Chris and Brandon talk about additional topics on WRESTLENOMICS PREMIUM. Sign-up for $5/month at patreon.com/wrestlenomics. This week's Wrestlenomics Premium topics:

* MSG: ROH vs WWE (vs AAA) 

* NXT World Order: UK, Japan, Latin America 

* Random WWE Surveys 

* Saudi Arabia

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Chris Harrington (@mookieghana) and Brandon Howard (@brandonthurston) discuss:

* The latest update to the WWE investor presentation

* Jeff Hardy pleading guilty to DWI

* Killing the Business, Inc.

* WWE and Nestle's "Choose Water" campaign

* New details announced about WWE's PPV in Australia in October

* The pro wrestling scene in India

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We also live streamed this show on YouTube to give a visual review of the WWE investor presentation. **Watch here**: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3IEQQ8GL0nw](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3IEQQ8GL0nw)

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Chris and Brandon talk about additional topics on **WRESTLENOMICS PREMIUM**. Sign-up for $5/month at [patreon.com/wrestlenomics](patreon.com/wrestlenomics). 2 hours, 36 minutes this week! This week's Wrestlenomics Premium topics:

* David Bixenspan joins us to talk about his report that Dr. Amann had relationship with wrestler patient

* ROH books MSG?

* HHH's NXT conference call

* Chris Jericho on his business model

* NJPW CEO Harold Meij research

* UK Live Sports Rights go to Amazon & BT Sports

* Meltzer Star Ratings Breakdown (May 2017-June 2018)

Check out Mookie’s work at wrestlenomics.com and indeedwrestling.com. Read Brandon’s latest at WrestlingINC.com.

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Chris Harrington (@mookieghana) and Brandon Howard (@brandonthurston) discuss CM Punk and Colt Cabana's legal victory over Dr. Chris Amann and Punk's subsequent loss at UFC225 in Chicago.

Chris and Brandon talk about additional topics on WRESTLENOMICS PREMIUM. Sign-up for $5/month at patreon.com/wrestlenomics. 1 hour, 53 minutes this week!

This week's Wrestlenomics Premium topics:

* NJPW Dominion: New President & CEO Harold Meij, Kenny Omega, Cow Palace

* Mookie does some Wrestlenomics on how many singles and non-singles matches NJPW and WWE wrestlers have performed in over the years

* WWE VIP trademark suggests a possible name for a premium tier of the WWE Network

* Adam Cole is defending the NXT North American Title in Evolve

* New WWE UK contracts

* WWE For Your Consideration event

* More on whether the Punk trial date and Punk's UFC fight being so close was a coincidence

Check out Mookie’s work at wrestlenomics.com and indeedwrestling.com. Read Brandon’s latest at WrestlingINC.com.

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Chris Harrington (@mookieghana) and Brandon Howard (@brandonthurston) discuss go in-depth, talking about the CM Punk and Colt Cabana vs. Dr. Chris Amann trial, notes from the first four days of the trial and the impact the podcast at the heart of the lawsuit had on the wrestling industry.

Chris and Brandon talk about additional topics on WRESTLENOMICS PREMIUM. Sign-up for $5/month at patreon.com/wrestlenomics. 1 hour, 32 minutes this week! 

This week's Wrestlenomics Premium topics:

* Vince McMahon not present at Fox-WWE meeting and other details

* Smackdown will be live on Fox on Friday nights

* Linda McMahon interview in which she was questioned on campaign donations

* Huber Boy 2 documentary

* Wrestlenomics survey

Check out Mookie’s work at wrestlenomics.com and indeedwrestling.com. Read Brandon’s latest at WrestlingINC.com.

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