Podcast Episodes

TV ratings literacy

How does one read TV viewership data in a world of shifty eyeballs? We revisit trends of wider linear TV viewership and compare them to that of wrest…

5 years, 4 months ago

WWE Q4 & full year 2020 earning report

WWE's year began with executive upheaval, faced a pandemic, but still had the most profitable year in its history.

Brandon Thurston unpacks the latest…

5 years, 4 months ago

Welcome to the flock

WWE deal rights to the WWE Network in the U.S. to NBCUniversal's Peacock. Is it worth it? Could it still be a good idea to offer Wrestlemania as a st…

5 years, 5 months ago

Banking model of pro wrestling

NBCUniversal announced NBCSN is closing at the end of this year. What does this mean for WWE and NXT in particular? How much revenue does WWE stand t…

5 years, 5 months ago

Pop culture extravaganza

Wrestlemania will have fans in attendance, April 10 and 11, at Raymond James Stadium. Former WWE co-presidents George Barrios and Michelle Wilson ope…

5 years, 5 months ago

No chance in hell

NJPW has an India TV deal. A media deal in the U.S. and U.K. seems imminent. WWE Raw scores big ratings for its Legends Night program. Vince McMahon …

5 years, 5 months ago

Cable makes wrestling richer than ever

This week we explain how the modern wrestling media economy works and just why cable TV gives WWE and AEW so much money for rights fees.

Plus, Covid p…

5 years, 6 months ago

Year 2020 retrospective

This week's episode opens with some memories about Brodie Lee (Jon Huber).

Through a compilation of clips from earlier episodes of Wrestlenomics Radio…

5 years, 6 months ago

More fans than ever

WWE Raw hit a new viewership low on Monday, but what does it mean in this evolving media landscape? What does it mean for the USA Network? Brandon pu…

5 years, 6 months ago

Code of Champions

AEW Dynamite had stronger viewership than the more heavily hyped episode the week before. We analyze the ratings for Impact, AEW Dynamite, and WWE NX…

5 years, 6 months ago