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Chris Harrington (@mookieghana) and Brandon Howard (@brandonthurston) discuss the week’s topics in wrestling business news:

FREE :

* Louisiana state athletic commission's list of banned moves may affect independent shows at WrestleMania weekend

* MLW TV deal with beIN Sports

* Mania weekend ticket sales update for WWE, ROH, WWN and Wrestlecon events

* WWE bootlegging lawsuit, event schedule

* WrestleMania coming to Minnesota?

* Impact viewership up

* Profile on WWE Co-President Michelle Wilson

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* CTE lawsuit dismissed

* WrestleMania WWE Network numbers

* UFC Fight Pass subscriber count

* PWG moves venues

* Andre the Giant documentary

* NJPW Strong Style Evolved

* WrestleMania III Silverdome attendance

* AroLucha update

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Chris Harrington (@mookieghana) and Brandon Howard (@brandonthurston) discuss the week’s topics in wrestling business news:

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* Daniel Bryan medically cleared by WWE

* AroLucha funding, Harris brothers, Rey Mysterio involvement

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* WWE in Saudi Arabia

* Mixed Match Challenge

* Big Cass

* XFL competition

* SVP of WWE joins UFC

* Lucha Underground

* Five Star Wrestling (UK)

* New Streaming Services

* WCW Thunder

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Chris Harrington (@mookieghana) and Brandon Howard (@brandonthurston) discuss the week’s topics in wrestling business news:

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* WrestleMania 35 press conference announcing Mania coming to East Rutherford, NJ and other events at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, NY

* Fabulous Moolah Battle Royal name dropped

* Jon Bravo video 

* Feedback on Saudi Arabia 

* Feedback on NJPW being publicly-traded 

* Jericho-Omega highest rated NJPW match ever on AXS 

* Lucha FMV sends threatening letters 

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* Update on WWN & Wrestlecon ticket sales

* Mookie’s Trademark Gazette

* Linda McMahon political donations

* WON awards

* RF Video streaming service

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Chris Harrington (@mookieghana) and Brandon Howard (@brandonthurston) discuss the week’s topics in wrestling business news:

**Non-Patreon**

* Barrios talk at Deutsche Bank

* Greatest Royal Rumble

* WWE DEF 14 A document

* All In Announcement

* Fighting Game Champions & NJPW Wrestling event in FL

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* Bloodsport review

* Bloomberg Article: UFC rights

* Television Homes for USA/ESPN

* WCW Thunder on WWE Network

* Clustering Algorithm for US WWE cities

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This week's show opens up with Chris talking about the life and sudden passing of his brother-in-law, Justin.

Chris Harrington (@mookieghana) and Brandon Howard (@brandonthurston) discuss the week’s topics in wrestling business news: 

* Brock Lesnar doesn't show at WWE RAW

* Fox Sports executives front row at RAW

* WWE Co-President George Barrios talks TV rights and WWE Network at Morgan Stanley conference

* New details on NJPWWorld subscriber counts

* PWG moving venues after overselling tickets

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* Mania weekend ticket sales update: Progress, Spring Break, Evolve, Impact, Wrestlecon, Bloodsport, RevPro, The Crash, House of Hardcore, etc.

* CTE lawsuit update

* WWE PPV in Australia later this year

* RAW and SmackDown airing live in Hindi language

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David Bixenspan (@davidbix) fills in for Chris Harrington (@mookieghana) this week and joins Brandon Howard Thurston (@brandonthurston) to talk this week's topics:

* Wrestling journalism: Does it really exist?

* Ronda Rousey's potential effect on WWE business

* NJPW's tour in Australia

* Ring of Honor sets attendance record with SCOH pre-sale

* UFC vs. WWE worldwide Google searches

* Examining NXT's profitability

* Impact's Ed Nordholm makes statement on alleged late pay

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Chris Harrington (@mookieghana) and Brandon Howard Thurston (@brandonthurston) are joined by Will Cooling (@willcooling) of Fighting Spirit Magazine to talk all things WWE in the United Kingdom and other international business. How much has TV viewership of RAW and SmackDown declined recently? Will the company get another raise from their TV partners at Sky?

Plus Chris and Brandon discuss a new Bloomberg Business article on WWE and play Mainstream Wrestling Article Bingo.

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* WWE PPV schedule changes, all will be co-branded after WrestleMania

* More on the decline in venue merchandise sales in 2017

* Mookie's 2nd Rey Mysterio poll

* FloSports CEO leaving company

* Powerbomb.tv fires co-founder

* Michael Elgin files lawsuit against accuser

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Chris Harrington (@mookieghana) and Brandon Howard (@brandonthurston) discuss the week’s topics in wrestling business news:

* Top WWE 2017 financial stories

* Mookie scores each segment of WWE's business

* Rey Mysterio vs. Jushin Thunder Liger announced for NJPW Long Beach show

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Chris Harrington (@mookieghana) and Brandon Howard Thurston (@brandonthurston) discuss the week’s topics in wrestling business news:

* Ronda Rousey debuts at the Royal Rumble

* Rumble YouTube views

* WWE gender pay gap

* Morgan Stanley/Needham analyses of WWE

* ROH “HonorClub” OTT service, AJPW OTT service

* WrestleMania 35 in NY/NJ

* “Exceptional clearance” definition regarding sexual assault allegations against Vince McMahon in 2006

* NJPW Long Beach sell-out/highest non-WWE attendance in 2018

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* Impact Wrestling roster losses

* Mixed Match Challenge viewership

* Total Divas viewership

* Mookie attends SportsCon

* Hulkapedia

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Chris Harrington (@mookieghana) and Brandon Howard (@brandonthurston) discuss the week’s topics in wrestling business news:

* Vince McMahon press conference call on relaunch of the XFL

* Enzo Amore fired following rape allegations

* RAW25 viewership

* Mixed Match Challenge viewership update

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* Stephanie McMahon public interviews

* Triple H NXT conference call

* YouTube monetization guidelines changes

* Wrestlers' political campaign contributions

* 205 Live house show attendance

* Progress and NJPW coming to Australia

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