Author: Brandon Thurston

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

Wrestlenomics Radio (9/24/2023): Smackdown back to USA, AEW Grand Slam

Instructions on how to setup Wrestlenomics Patreon audio in your podcast app: https://support.patreon.com/hc/en-us/articles/212055866-Subscribe-to-your-Audio-RSS-link-on-the-Patreon-app Listen to Wrestlenomics Patreon audio on Spotify at the link below or search in your Spotify app for “Wrestlenomics Patreon”: Brandon Thurston, Jesse Collings, and Chris Gullo talk about the latest news in wrestling business: 0:00 Intro 3:20 TKO stock falls 15% … Continue reading Wrestlenomics Radio (9/24/2023): Smackdown back to USA, AEW Grand Slam →

Panini and WWE File Lawsuits Over Trading Card License

There are two new court filings Wednesday, one, Panini v. WWE, and another, WWE v. Panini. Panini is WWE’s trading card licensee — or at least was until last month anyway. WWE’s own case, possibly the injunction referred to in Darren Rovell’s tweet, to stop Panini from continuing to sell WWE products, is a motion … Continue reading Panini and WWE File Lawsuits Over Trading Card License →

Wrestlenomics Radio (9/17/2023): TKO merger closes, All In drop count, WWE layoffs

On the first Sunday of each month, Wrestlenomics Radio is free for everyone. Wrestlenomics Radio is available every week exclusively for subscribers at patreon.com/wrestlenomics. ====== Brandon Thurston, Chris Gullo and Jesse Collings talk about the latest news in wrestling business: 0:00 Intro 7:47 WWE Raw record low against record Monday Night Football audience 11:15 TKO … Continue reading Wrestlenomics Radio (9/17/2023): TKO merger closes, All In drop count, WWE layoffs →

AEW All In’s drop count was 72,265, according to local government

A follow-up to this article has been published AEW All In attendance confusion by Brandon Thurston September 28, 2023 In response to a public records request about the attendance for AEW All In on August 27, the Freedom of Information office for the Brent Civic Centre responded today: “The actual numbers registered entering [Wembley] Stadium through … Continue reading AEW All In’s drop count was 72,265, according to local government →

Most matches, most promotions count for August 2023

Most matches and most promotions counts are based on extensive but incomplete match records from cagematch.net. Report generated automatically by Wrestlenomics. Brandon Thurstonbrandon@wrestlenomics.com Monthly counts for Aug 2023 Aug 2023: Worldwide, most matches1. Abdullah Kobayashi: 211. Yuko Miyamoto: 211. Ryuji Ito: 214. Kota Sekifuda: 204. Yuki Ishikawa: 206. Takuya Nomura: 196. Yasufumi Nakanoue: 198. Fukigen … Continue reading Most matches, most promotions count for August 2023 →