Author: Brandon Thurston

Brandon Thurston has written about wrestling business since 2015. He operates and owns Wrestlenomics.

Most matches, most promotions count for October 2023

Most matches and most promotions counts are based on extensive but incomplete match records from cagematch.net. Year-to-date counts are listed first this time. That seems more meaningful as the year is now three-quarters finished. Report generated automatically by Wrestlenomics. Brandon Thurstonbrandon@wrestlenomics.com Year-to-date counts through Oct 2023 2023 year-to-date: Worldwide, most matches1. Fuminori Abe: 1742. Fukigen … Continue reading Most matches, most promotions count for October 2023 →

Cagematch Ratings for AEW Collision, NXT Halloween Havoc and more | Match ratings for Oct 26 to Nov 1, 2023

Match of the week:Kenny Omega vs. MJFRating: 9.29AEW Collision (Oct 28, 2023) All match ratings from Cagematch.net as of Nov 3, 2023 09:47 AM U.S. Eastern Time Zone. Matches included here meet any one of these conditions: a) rated matches with at least 10 votes from WWE, AEW, or New Japan; or b) have a … Continue reading Cagematch Ratings for AEW Collision, NXT Halloween Havoc and more | Match ratings for Oct 26 to Nov 1, 2023 →

WWE, AEW live events market-to-market comparison for Oct 2023

All ticketing data here represents estimated tickets distributed (sales plus comps), sourced from WrestleTix. AEW: same-market, same-event type comparisons for Oct 2023 -7% on 10/10/2023 in Independence, MO for Dynamite: 3,621 (from 3,912 on 3/22/2023) +11% on 10/25/2023 in Philadelphia, PA for Dynamite: 5,673 (from 5,124 on 9/28/2022) WWE: same-market, same-event type comparisons for Oct … Continue reading WWE, AEW live events market-to-market comparison for Oct 2023 →

Estimated eCommerce merchandise rankings: Oct 1 to Oct 31, 2023

Methodology: The listings below count the instances in which any of the related items appeared among the top items on the given website within the calendar month. Reverse rank values were counted for any item that appeared in the top 50 on a given day. An item that was #1 received 50 points for that … Continue reading Estimated eCommerce merchandise rankings: Oct 1 to Oct 31, 2023 →

Cagematch Ratings for Impact Wrestling Bound For Glory, AEW Collision and more | Match ratings for Oct 20 to Oct 26, 2023

Match of the week:Mike Bailey vs. Will OspreayRating: 9.38Impact Wrestling Bound For Glory 2023 (Oct 21, 2023) All match ratings from Cagematch.net as of Oct 27, 2023 08:01 AM U.S. Eastern Time Zone. Matches included here meet any one of these conditions: a) rated matches with at least 10 votes from WWE, AEW, or New … Continue reading Cagematch Ratings for Impact Wrestling Bound For Glory, AEW Collision and more | Match ratings for Oct 20 to Oct 26, 2023 →