A Brief State of the Pro Wrestling Business at the End of 2020
The business model for the biggest wrestling companies transformed drastically over the last several years. No longer is U.S. pro wrestling such a “destination” business: where promotions’ TV programs are a loss leader used to promote sales of tickets and pay-per-views.
Q4 2020 Estimate: WWE will double its annual net income from 2019
Expect WWE to shatter its annual profit records. Is selling PPV events to a streaming player the best way to monetize that content, or is linear TV an option?
WWE Developmental Analysis: In The Performance Center Era and Beyond
An analysis of the match output and match experience of wrestlers who have made it to the WWE main roster since the opening of the WWE Performance Center.
How we know: WWE is paid about $50 million by the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia for each event
The five Saudi events WWE has held so far total to more revenue than all Wrestlemania ticket sales combined, ever, adjusted for inflation.
There Is No Mainstream Wrestling In The U.S.
The lack of any sports-like creative vision in major U.S. companies makes wrestling less popular than it could be.
Reconstructed TNA financial model 2017
As a result of the litigation between Jeff Jarrett and Anthem Sports & Entertainment, exhibits were unsealed that made public a financial model from 2017, giving some insight into the company’s revenues including its TV deal with Pop.
Live Coverage: WWE Q3 2020 Earnings Report
WWE’s Q3 earnings report is today after market close. It will cover the period Jul 1 to Sep 30. It will include comments from WWE executives and Q&A with analysts.
Analyzing Quarter-Hour Viewership for AEW Dynamite and WWE NXT
Here we’ll analyze every quarter-hour of AEW Dynamite and WWE NXT since October 2019 up to today. Doing so will be complicated, but we’ll take note of which wrestlers or personalities appeared most frequently in quarter-hours that performed well in viewership.
What to watch for from WWE’s Q3 2020 earnings report
WWE’s finances in the Thunderdome era and new CFO Kristina Salen’s debut headline the company’s Q3 2020 earnings report on October 29.
The mystery of WWE NXT’s rights fees on USA Network
What does WWE get paid by USA Network for airing NXT?
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