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Brandon Ross of LightShed Returns | Pollock & Thurston

John Pollock and Brandon Thurston are joined by Brandon Ross of LightShed Partners to assess the early results of the TKO merger, SmackDown’s TV deal, and AEW’s TV rights.

Plus: John & Brandon react to AEW Collision’s all-time low viewership against NXT No Mercy, “Super Tuesday” on October 10, and the impact of Adam Copeland moving to AEW.

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WWE and AEW Q3 2023 business trends | Wrestlenomics Radio

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.

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With Q3 2023 coming to a close Brandon Thurston, Jesse Collings, and Chris Gullo look at TV ratings and attendance metrics for WWE, AEW, and more.

0:00 Intro

5:23 NBA TV rights discussion and impact on Raw and AEW rights deals

9:14 Long-term TV ratings trends for WWE, AEW, WOW, Impact, New Japan

27:06 Long-term live events trends for WWE and AEW

35:40 Sentiment for WWE and AEW, looking at our original Net Promoter Score study as well as Cagematch.net event ratings

49:18 Long-term live events trends for top Japanese companies

54:16 Google Trends for CMLL and AAA

59:17 WWE and ABEMA announce a new TV deal. What does it mean for NOAH and New Japan?

1:21:46 AEW All In attendance obsession

1:29:40 WWE-Panini lawsuit update

1:34:40 The highest-rated matches on Cagematch.net YTD

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Dissecting WWE’s SmackDown deal with Josh Nason | Pollock & Thurston

John Pollock and Brandon Thurston are joined by Josh Nason of the Wrestling Observer site to discuss the WWE SmackDown move to USA, and keeping up with the growing number of hours for pro wrestling.

Plus: Tony Khan’s latest call with the media, “the new era” of AEW, WWE vs. Panini, Collision’s performance against college football, and more.

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

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Brandon Thurston, Jesse Collings, and Chris Gullo talk about the latest news in wrestling business:

0:00 Intro

3:20 TKO stock falls 15%

3:51 Smackdown returning to USA Network in 2024

32:27 Where will Raw go?

44:02 What does the Smackdown deal mean for sports rights and AEW?

55:50 WWE Talent releases

1:05:02 AEW Grand Slam attendance, TV ratings

1:10:31 WWE Panini Lawsuit

1:13:23 Wrestlemania 38 (2022) drop counts

1:19:42 Elimination Chamber coming to Perth

1:26:02 Subscriber Question- Do you think WBD is a player for RAW rights?

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

BREAKING: WWE SmackDown moving back to USA Network

John Pollock and Brandon Thurston have a breaking news show reacting to the announcement of WWE SmackDown leaving Fox and returning to USA Network.

They discuss the announcement by TKO on Thursday, additional reporting regarding the value of the deal, how this affects Raw & NXT on USA Network, the reaction from Wall Street, and more.

Related Links:

TKO press release

Sports Business Journal

The Hollywood Reporter

Wall Street Journal

CNBC

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