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Wrestlenomics Radio (2/25/2024)

The latest news in pro wrestling business, with Brandon Thurston, including:

  • Highest quarter-hours of 2023 and 2022
  • Brock Lesnar mostly removed from WWE 2K24
  • Jennifer Pepperman hired by AEW
  • John Cena’s comments about Vince McMahon
  • Elimination Chamber: attendance, no press conference
  • Morgan Stanley TKO analysis

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WrestleTix: WWE Elimination Chamber | Sat • Feb 24 | Optus Stadium at Burswood, WA


WWE Elimination Chamber
Saturday, February 24, 2024
Burswood, WA at Optus Stadium
Estimated tickets distributed: 47,927

Year-over-year comparison for this event type:
Current 2024-Q1 WWE PPV average: (47,004) vs. 2023-Q1 (31,118): +51%

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Cagematch Ratings for RevPro High Stakes: Ospreay Vs. Oku, WWE Monday Night RAW and more | Match ratings for Feb 15 to Feb 22, 2024

Match of the week:
Michael Oku vs. Will Ospreay
Rating: 9.48
RevPro High Stakes 2024: Ospreay Vs. Oku (Feb 18, 2024)

All match ratings from Cagematch.net as of Feb 23, 2024 09:26 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 rating greater than or equal to 8.50; or c) have a vote count in the top 10 percentile among matches with ratings for this week.

Feb 16 (Fri) – NJPW Presents CMLL Fantastica Mania 2024

  • Difunto & Tiger Mask vs. SHO & Yoshinobu Kanemaru: 1.48 (20 votes)
  • Dark Panther & Super KOKESHI Machine 2nd vs. Francesco Akira & OKUMURA: 4.29 (13 votes)
  • Atlantis Jr., Hiroshi Tanahashi & YOH vs. Hechicero, MUSASHI & Ryusuke Taguchi: 5.67 (14 votes)
  • DOUKI, Rocky Romero & Soberano Jr. vs. Mascara Dorada, Mistico & Templario: 6.35 (16 votes)
  • Magnus & Volador Jr. vs. Pegasso & Stigma: 4.94 (17 votes)
  • BUSHI & Titan vs. Stuka Jr. & Ultimo Guerrero: 5.63 (15 votes)

Feb 16 (Fri) – WWE Friday Night SmackDown

  • Dominik Mysterio vs. Kevin Owens: 6.32 (92 votes)
  • Tiffany Stratton vs. Zelina Vega: 5.20 (82 votes)
  • Logan Paul vs. The Miz: 6.57 (93 votes)
  • Alba Fyre vs. Naomi: 5.01 (70 votes)

Feb 16 (Fri) – AEW Rampage

  • Jeff Hardy vs. Sammy Guevara: 7.10 (110 votes)
  • Anna Jay vs. Queen Aminata: 6.33 (101 votes)
  • Alex Reynolds, Evil Uno, Jay Lethal, Jeff Jarrett, John Silver & Satnam Singh vs. Anthony Bowens, Austin Gunn, Billy Gunn, Colten Gunn, Jay White & Max Caster: 5.02 (81 votes)

Feb 17 (Sat) – NJPW Presents CMLL Fantastica Mania 2024

  • Las Chicas Indomables vs. Ruaka & Starlight Kid: 6.00 (17 votes)
  • Difunto, Ryusuke Taguchi & Super KOKESHI Machine 2nd vs. KAMAITACHI, Tetsuya Naito & Yota Tsuji: 4.42 (11 votes)
  • Atlantis Jr., Dark Panther, Hiroshi Tanahashi & YOH vs. Hechicero, OKUMURA, SHO & Yoshinobu Kanemaru: 5.73 (10 votes)
  • El Desperado, Rocky Romero & Tiger Mask vs. Francesco Akira, Mascara Dorada & Mistico: 6.86 (13 votes)
  • BUSHI & Titan vs. Pegasso & Stigma: 6.13 (14 votes)
  • Magnus & Volador Jr. vs. Stuka Jr. & Ultimo Guerrero: 6.80 (14 votes)
  • Hiroshi Tanahashi, Pegasso & Ryusuke Taguchi vs. Super KOKESHI Machine 2nd, Tiger Mask & YOH: 3.82 (16 votes)
  • BUSHI, KAMAITACHI, Tetsuya Naito & Yota Tsuji vs. Magnus, SHO, Yoshinobu Kanemaru & Yujiro Takahashi: 4.28 (17 votes)
  • Atlantis Jr., Dark Panther & MUSASHI vs. DOUKI, Hechicero & OKUMURA: 5.76 (16 votes)
  • Difunto, Francesco Akira, Stuka Jr. & Ultimo Guerrero vs. El Desperado, Mascara Dorada, Mistico & Stigma: 6.63 (23 votes)
  • Soberano Jr. vs. Templario: 8.15 (72 votes)
  • Rocky Romero vs. Volador Jr.: 7.85 (47 votes)

Feb 18 (Sun) – RevPro High Stakes 2024: Ospreay Vs. Oku

  • Michael Oku vs. Will Ospreay: 9.48 (200 votes)

Feb 19 (Mon) – NJPW Presents CMLL Fantastica Mania 2024

  • BUSHI, KAMAITACHI, Tetsuya Naito & Titan vs. Difunto, Magnus, SHO & Yoshinobu Kanemaru: 5.14 (13 votes)
  • Atlantis Jr. vs. Hechicero: 7.79 (42 votes)
  • Mistico vs. Ultimo Guerrero: 6.84 (24 votes)
  • Mascara Dorada vs. Stuka Jr.: 7.83 (40 votes)

Feb 19 (Mon) – WWE Monday Night RAW

  • Cody Rhodes vs. Drew McIntyre: 8.07 (182 votes)
  • Alba Fyre vs. B-Fab vs. Candice LeRae vs. Chelsea Green vs. Elektra Lopez vs. Indi Hartwell vs. Isla Dawn vs. Ivy Nile vs. Katana Chance vs. Maxxine Dupri vs. Michin vs. Natalya vs. Raquel Rodriguez vs. Shayna Baszler vs. Tegan Nox vs. Valhalla vs. Xia Li vs. Zelina Vega vs. Zoey Stark: 6.10 (114 votes)
  • Damian Priest, Dominik Mysterio, Finn Balor & JD McDonagh vs. Johnny Gargano, R-Truth, The Miz & Tommaso Ciampa: 7.25 (134 votes)
  • Chad Gable vs. Ivar: 7.43 (131 votes)
  • Gunther vs. Jey Uso: 8.24 (181 votes)

Feb 20 (Tue) – WWE NXT

  • Brooks Jensen vs. Josh Briggs: 7.34 (40 votes)
  • Andre Chase & Duke Hudson vs. Axiom & Nathan Frazer: 7.33 (32 votes)
  • Lash Legend vs. Lyra Valkyria: 6.35 (30 votes)

Feb 21 (Wed) – AEW Dynamite

  • FTR vs. Claudio Castagnoli & Jon Moxley: 7.62 (140 votes)
  • Mike Bennett vs. Orange Cassidy: 5.34 (111 votes)
  • Deonna Purrazzo vs. Madison Rayne: 2.61 (105 votes)
  • Adam Page, Hook & Rob Van Dam vs. Brian Cage, Samoa Joe & Swerve Strickland: 6.72 (117 votes)

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WrestleTix: AEW Collision | Sat • Feb 24 | Great Southern Bank Arena at Springfield, MO


AEW Collision
Saturday, February 24, 2024
Springfield, MO at Great Southern Bank Arena
Estimated tickets distributed: 2,655

Market-to-market comparisons (Springfield, MO):

  • 2022-06-12 (Sun) – WWE Sunday Stunner: 2,865 (-7% vs. 2,655)
  • 2023-10-15 (Sun) – WWE Supershow: 3,565 (-26%)

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WrestleTix: AEW Dynamite | Wed • Feb 21 | BOK Center at Tulsa, OK


AEW Dynamite
Wednesday, February 21, 2024
Tulsa, OK at BOK Center
Estimated tickets distributed: 3,274

Market-to-market comparisons (Tulsa, OK):

  • 2021-08-13 (Fri) – WWE Smackdown: 7,074 (-54% vs. 3,274)
  • 2022-01-17 (Mon) – WWE Raw: 4,313 (-24%)
  • 2023-01-30 (Mon) – WWE Raw: 6,828 (-52%)
  • 2023-10-13 (Fri) – WWE Smackdown: 10,786 (-70%)

Year-over-year comparison for this event type:
Current 2024-Q1 AEW Dynamite average: (3,459) vs. 2023-Q1 (5,644): -39%

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Further allegations about WWE culture | POST x Wrestlenomics

 

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John Pollock and Brandon Thurston continue their coverage of allegations of sexual abuse in WWE, with new comments surrounding the ring boy scandal from the 1980s and Ashley Massaro’s claims from the 2000s.

Jesse Collings from the Gentleman’s Wrestling Podcast joins us to share his thoughts on the constant release of new details and people coming forward and how it is painting the culture at WWE.

WARNING: This show contains descriptions of sexual abuse involving a minor

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