Podcast Episodes

Is TV more valuable than PPV?

Following a heavily hyped episode of AEW Dynamite, we analyze the viewership and the apparent beginning of relationship between All Elite Wrestling a…

5 years, 6 months ago

Pay-per-view price inelasticity

This podcast is like an MBA class but pro-wrestling examples and no college credits.

Brandon Thurston unpacks the history of pay-per-view price points…

5 years, 7 months ago

But all TV is down

Join Wrestlenomics host Brandon Thurston as we harness big data to ask the big questions related to wrestling economics and wrestling popularity. Is …

5 years, 7 months ago

20-factor test

A lot of AEW news this week coming off of the Full Gear pay-per-view. How many buys does it look like the event sold and how does that compare to pre…

5 years, 7 months ago

A case for sports-like wrestling

We'll go over a few things we've learned about WWE's finances after the Q3 report last week and a preview of a new estimate for Q4. Brandon estimates…

5 years, 7 months ago

WWE Q3 2020: Finally a new star, and it's Nick Khan

WWE reported Q3 2020 earnings on Thursday. The first nine months of 2020 are already more profitable than any full year in company history.

Hear the a…

5 years, 8 months ago

The business of everything else

In advance of the WWE Q3 earnings report next week, a special WWE- and AEW-free podcast:

*New Japan records positive net income for FY2020

*How close a…

5 years, 8 months ago

If a man yells in a forest and no one listens... is it a podcast?

*Big WWE Q3 preview: New CFO Kristina Salen debuts, Will Vince have an easier time talking ratings?, Will online merch sales remain strong?

*WWE exten…

5 years, 8 months ago

We march backwards into the future

The latest in wrestling business news: Florida Governor Ron DeSantis lifts restrictions on sports events, which might WWE could hold WrestleMania in …

5 years, 8 months ago

The pillars of wrestling's future

We've been spending too much time focusing on linear trends in pro-wrestling viewership. There are 3 factors we can study to understand the future of…

5 years, 9 months ago