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John Pollock and Brandon Thurston cover WWE’s recent Town Hall meeting with exclusive audio, including reaction to WrestleMania, Paul Levesque’s new deal, Saudi Arabia, and online criticism.

Plus: Janel Grant posts FBI letters, NXT’s PLEs move to CW, Carlos Silva addresses talent removal from shows, and more on the Berwyn Eagle Club drama. 

Topics this week include:

• WWE Town Hall covers WrestleMania, Saudi Arabia, AI, and the “vocal minority.”
• Paul Levesque’s deal is extended 
• Janel Grant launches Instagram account with FBI letters posted
• NXT’s premium live events move to CW, deal with ESPN Unlimited
• Carlos Silva alleges TNA has been blocked from venues 
• What the hell is going on with the Berwyn Eagles Club?
• Streaming figures for Hulk Hogan – Real American 

 

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John Pollock and Brandon Thurston cover TKO’s takeover of Las Vegas for WrestleMania, and all the business notes stemming from the event.

Plus: An ESPN reporter is denied WrestleMania credentials, Mark Shapiro’s testimony regarding Vince McMahon’s role in TKO, WWE moving forward with June show in Saudi Arabia, and understanding the percentage of revenues paid to WWE talent.

Topics this week include:

• WrestleMania 42 business figures, attendance, and ESPN audience 
• ESPN reporter denied credentials 
• Mark Shapiro’s testimony regarding Vince McMahon in TKO
• Hearing held on the Muhammad Ali American Boxing Revival Act
• Proxy statement: Emanuel, Shapiro, Nick Khan comp; Johnson comp, board meetings
• WWE talent paid about 15% of revenue in 2022
• Mark Shapiro speaks at the University of Alabama 
• Night of Champions is going to Saudi Arabia 
• Warner Bros. shareholders approve Paramount Skydance merger
• Triller shuts down AEW Plus

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John Pollock and Brandon Thurston cover TNA’s removal of talent from upcoming shows, the texts from the shareholder lawsuit, ‘Mania 42’s tax credit & more.

Plus: Tony Khan promotes the Dynasty show with a media call and appears on The Coach & Bro podcast; Paul Levesque chats about the transition to head of creative; and the results of an AEW fan survey. 

Topics this week include:

• Texts revealed in ongoing WWE shareholder lawsuit
• Paul Levesque’s comments on taking over creative 
• WrestleMania 42 qualifies for up to $4.3 million in tax credits 
• WrestleMania ticket movement compared to 2025
• Tony Khan’s media call for Dynasty 
• Khan addresses his bid for WWE and meeting with Shane McMahon
• TNA pulls talent from matches involving AEW performers
• TNA releases 2026 schedule  
• AEW Fan Survey conducted by Jesse Collings

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John Pollock and Brandon Thurston present a bonus show discussing Thurston’s reporting on new texts released as part of the ongoing shareholder lawsuit.

Court filings have led to the release of internal texts involving Paul Levesque, Nick Khan, and Vince McMahon, with further insight into the friction between Levesque and McMahon and the merger process to form TKO in 2023.

Full story:

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John Pollock and Brandon Thurston chat about an extensive filing in the Janel Grant case to oppose arbitration with details concerning Vince McMahon, Brock Lesnar & WWE.

Plus: The latest ticket figures for WrestleMania 32, Wrestlenomics’ Reddit Sentiment Analysis for WWE & AEW, an incident at a Ruthless Pro Wrestling show, and Maple Leaf Pro Wrestling gets a TV deal in Canada. 

Topics this week include:

• Janel Grant files opposition to compel arbitration
• Many new details revealed in Grant’s filing
• Incident involving Mads Krule at Ruthless Pro Wrestling 
• Latest WrestleMania 42 & All In London ticket figures 
• 2025 Reddit Sentiment Analysis 
• Maple Leaf Pro Wrestling announces deal with TSN 
• Some new filings in WWE shareholder case to be unsealed Apr 13 

Additional reading:

• New details emerge in Janel Grant case – https://www.postwrestling.com/2026/04/02/janel-grant-adds-new-details-to-allegations-against-vince-mcmahon-brock-lesnar-wwe/ 
• Reddit Sentiment Analysis – https://www.patreon.com/posts/reddit-sentiment-154601259 
• Gregory Iron recounts incident at RPW show – https://www.postwrestling.com/2026/04/02/gregory-iron-says-he-never-saw-a-knife-or-a-stabbing-at-the-rpw-show/ 

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John Pollock and Brandon Thurston chat about the first ticket estimate for All In London, NXT moves to YouTube, and more problems at Nielsen.

Plus they discuss the Muhammad Ali American Boxing Revival Act passing through the House of Representatives, the next steps before the bill becomes law, recent adjustments to the bill, and the impact it will have on Zuffa Boxing and the sport.

Topics this week include:

• First ticket estimate for AEW All In London at Wembley
• Muhammad Ali American Boxing Revival Act passes the House of Representatives
• Nielsen delays Gauge Report 
• Ari Emanuel reached out to Donald Trump over the LiveNation – Ticketmaster case 
• NXT moves library from Peacock to YouTube 
• KILL TONY: WrestleMania to stream on Netflix 
• TV & streaming figures for Raw, SmackDown, Dynamite, and Slam Dunk editions of Collision

Additional reading:

• The Muhammad Ali American Boxing Revival Act offers the worst of boxing and MMA (John Nash, Uncrowned)
• Nielsen’s Gauge Delay is ‘Indefensible,’ Says TV Trade Group (Variety)
• Delayed Nielsen Data Will Show Traditional TV Back on Top (for Now) 
• WWE NXT library transition from Peacock to YouTube nears completion (POST Wrestling)
• Ari Emanuel reached out to Donald Trump over the LiveNation – Ticketmaster case 

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