Wrestlenomics scrutinizes the argument from subreddit r/wallstreetbets that led to shares jumping in WWE’s brief run as a “meme stock”.
WWE gets a run as a meme stock after r/WallStreetBets hype
Author: Brandon Thurston
Brandon Thurston has written about wrestling business since 2015. He operates and owns Wrestlenomics.
WWE may be “open for business” but don’t expect it to sell anytime soon
Vince McMahon selling controlling interest in WWE is not likely, Brandon Thurston says.
AEW Double or Nothing sold an estimated 115,000 pay-per-view buys globally, grossed revenues just short of Revolution
The show drew about $6 million total for AEW and its pay-per-view distributors and sold 115,000 buys on all platforms globally, by our estimate.
WWE pursuing New Japan is good strategy, AEW’s reaction wasn’t
A working relationship no one was clamoring for, but it would, from a strategy standpoint, at least block AEW from doing something valuable.
A note about viewership after Showbuzz Daily
Expect viewership data for wrestling programs to continue to be reported from various sources
WWE beats first-quarter estimates, Nick Khan talks Amazon and Apple as potential bidders for sports rights
The earnings conference call will be streamed live at 5pm ET at corporate.wwe.com. The earnings report and other information is expected to be available on the site as well.