Podcast Episodes

SEC Theater

This podcast contains a dramatic reading of correspondence between the Security and Exchanges Commission and World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc.

SEC T…

5 years, 9 months ago

The End of Pax McMahona

On the eve of the opening of the G1 Climax, New Japan's parent company Bushiroad releases its annual financial report. What did we learn about New Ja…

5 years, 9 months ago

The bill's coming due

An estimate of AEW pay-per-view buys for All Out 2020 and for every PPV in the short history of All Elite Wrestling so far. Plus, more news on WWE's …

5 years, 9 months ago

Secretary of Labor

Andrew Yang tweets notwithstanding, does WWE really have the rights to its talent legal names? Vince McMahon is reportedly threatening to punish tale…

5 years, 9 months ago

Estimate the Thunderdome

TV production for WWE likely just got more expensive with the introduction of the Thunderdome. Brandon Thurston explains his latest estimate of WWE f…

5 years, 10 months ago

No off-color comments

The ThunderDome Era of the Coronavirus Era is upon us. How much will it cost WWE? I don't know. How much will it eat into WWE's profits? We'll get an…

5 years, 10 months ago

Passive engagement

"The people who would supposedly never stop watching beginning to stop watching. Brandon Thurston looks at the results of the Wreddit Census from 202…

5 years, 10 months ago

The Best of WWE Excuses

After helping WWE complete major increases in the value of its U.S. TV deals, WWE has hired Nick Khan to be its new President and Chief Revenue Offic…

5 years, 10 months ago

WWE Q2 2020 Earnings Report: Compelling Content

Avid reader of SEC filings Brandon Thurston breaks down the WWE Q2 2020 earnings report as only he can. We look at all the news as the company was ev…

5 years, 11 months ago

Why Comcast should buy WWE

How should we read TV viewership declines in 2020? How low do viewer metrics have to be for it become a concern for WWE's TV partners like Fox and US…

5 years, 11 months ago