Wrestlenomics

Chris Harrington (@mookieghana) and Brandon Howard (@BrandonThurston) discuss recent events in wrestling news, including: WWE in India, NXT vs. ROH in San Antonio, James Ellsworth, NJPW's revenue for the year, Wrestle Kingdom 12 possibly coming to PPV, Sami Zayn and Kevin Owens sent home from European tour, Zayn vs. Roman Reigns as an attendance draw, WWE legal update, the NWA title and more!...

Chris Harrington (@mookieghana) and Brandon Howard (@BrandonThurston) discuss who they voted for in this year Wrestling Observer Hall of Fame balloting. Includes discussion on candidates like AJ Styles, CM Punk, Junkyard Dog, Edge, Randy Orton, Jun Akiyama, CIMA, Hayabusa, Sgt. Slaughter, Cien Caras, Blue Panther, Villano III, Los Misioneros de la Muerte, Jimmy Hart, Gary Hart and more! Support th...

00:00:00 Banter: Amazon Alexa, curling 00:09:54 New Japan: Jericho vs. Omega, Switchblade, US date announced 00:48:20 AJPW/NJPW/DDT attendance 00:57:05 WWE releases Emma, Summer Rae, Darren Young, Leo Gao and Sawyer Fulton 01:26:04 Audio from our YouTube show: WWE popularity, Google Trends, average attendance, How WWE can prevent another stock price crash YouTube link: https://youtu.be/WAF1oSjAEVM...

Chris Harrington (@mookieghana) and Brandon Howard (@BrandonThurston) review and analyze the latest WWE quarterly financial report. Video version of this podcast with looks at graphs and documents is available for patrons at patreon.com/wrestlenomics Find Brandon's written report on the Q3 results at Fightful.com. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/wrestlenomics-radio/donations Ad...

Chris Harrington (@mookieghana) and Brandon Howard (@BrandonThurston) talk all these topics: 00:05:08 WWE wellness policy, Triple H’s nutritionist 00:48:43 Neville, Nia Jax, Jimmy Jacobs 01:12:45 Illnesses take Roman Reigns, Bray Wyatt off TLC, Kurt Angle and AJ Styles on 01:36:35 Intelligence test answer: Mookie reveals how many performers worked for WWF in 1998 01:48:52 Powerbomb.tv and Smart Ma...

Chris Harrington (@mookieghana) and Brandon Howard (@BrandonThurston) talk all these topics: 00:00:00 Neville walks out, Jimmy Jacobs fired, Young Bucks 00:38:24 Global Wrestling Network launch 00:53:04 The uncertain future of Lucha Underground 01:10:50 Wrestle Kingdom ticket sales, Kidani moves to BOD 01:15:42 LeakyGabe 01:24:42 Bluray version of WWE home video releases canceled 01:36:54 Tian Bin...

David Lagana (@Lagana) joins Chris Harrington (@mookieghana) and Brandon Howard (@BrandonThurston) for a discussion about the relaunch of the National Wrestling Alliance and how media is used in the modern wrestling industry. Lagana is a business partner to Billy Corgan who recently purchased the NWA, effective October 1. Lagana worked previously as a writer and producer for WWE (2002-2008), Ring...

Co-hosts Chris Harrington (@mookieghana) and Brandon Howard (@BrandonThurston) discuss all of these topics in pro wrestling business as only they can! 00:03:25 WWE sends Young Bucks cease and desist 00:35:10 Is WWE attendance really down? 01:03:50 Were big matches at No Mercy an attempt to pop Network subs? 01:21:08 PWG ticket prices 01:29:21 Legal update: WWE again resisting subpoena, Bagwell/Rav...

00:02:35 WWN/FloSlam lawsuit 01:18:32 WWE Network survey 02:47:40 Jinder Mahal promo Chris Harrington (@mookieghana) and Brandon Howard (@BrandonThurston) lead off looking at the WWN/FloSlam dramamania. It’s a perfect storm of Wrestlenomics interests: lawsuits, OTT services, indie wrestling, new revenue models! The WWE Network put out a survey testing out various new features that might be include...

Chris Harrington (@mookieghana) and Brandon Howard (@BrandonThurston) consider how true the in-character comments of Roman Reigns and Vince McMahon were on this past week’s RAW and SmackDown, respectively. Is Reigns really selling tickets better than John Cena? Are ticket sales “great” as Reigns said? Is revenue “sky high”? Could WWE make it as a business without Cena? Has Vince McMahon really nev...

Chris Harrington (@mookieghana) and Brandon Howard (@BrandonThurston) discuss the drama surrounding Jeff Jarrett’s departure from GFW and potential consequences. Mookie gives an honest review of Chris Jericho’s new book, providing the blurb, “Insatiably disgusting!” How did AAA’s TripleMania do on Twitch? Kavita Devi gained mainstream media attention in India for her match at the Mae Young Classic...

Chris Harrington and Brandon Howard talk all about New Japan business as well as other Japanese promotions with NJPW expert and reddit.com/r/NJPW moderator @EvanDeadlySinsW! We look at everything from Tanahashi's importance on 2017's G1 to whether the company is capping out, fundamentals of US expansion, Young Lions, how other Japanese companies are performing, revenue estimates and wrestl...

Chris Harrington (@mookieghana) and Brandon Howard (@BrandonThurston) discuss the week in pro wrestling business! WWE put out a new survey. GFW says they're starting an OTT service. A quick look at freshly-collected Google Trends on he entire WWE main roster. Chris and Brandon find some interesting results in a recent census of Wreddit. They weigh-in with their PPV buy predictions for the Mayw...

Chris Harrington (@mookieghana) breaks down new details about the lawsuit between CM Punk and Dr. Chris Amann. Brandon Howard (@BrandonThurston) talks NJPW G1 Climax attendance and gates. WWE announced it's returning to Brooklyn again next year for Summerslam. Decoding Triple H's NXT conference calls. Has WWE's talent philosophy changed in the last few years? What's the final word...

The WWE Network is finally coming to China! Chris Harrington (@mookieghana) and Brandon Howard (@BrandonThurston) talk what this means for WWE's business. Later they decode a recent Observer report about WrestleMania attendance. The wrestlemetricians try to explain the reasons behind GFW's sparsely-attended recent live events and contrast the large expected crowd from Progress Wrestling. W...

Chris Harrington (@mookieghana) and Brandon Howard (@brandonthurston) talk whether John Cena vs. Shinsuke Nakamura should've been on a PPV. Would Brock Lesnar leaving WWE hurt the Network? Could UFC and WWE ever end up being owned by the same parent company? How's G1 Climax attendance doing versus prior years? Check out Mookie’s work at wrestlenomics.com and indeedwrestling.com. Read Brand...

Hosts Chris Harrington (@mookieghana) and Brandon Howard (@brandonthurston) discuss WWE's Q2 earnings report. Could RAW and SmackDown really go to Facebook? Chris and Brandon have a magic spreadsheet that reveals true WrestleMania attendances. What does it mean for Roman Reigns to be top YouTube performer? Plus, rumors of Brock Lesnar's return to MMA and the megaslam dunk era! DM @mookiegh...

Hosts Chris Harrington (@mookieghana) and Brandon Howard (@brandonthurston) talk the upcoming WWE Q2 earnings release, New Japan's debut in the U.S. market and future plans, the possibility of Sinclair Broadcasting selling Ring of Honor, WWE's data breach, the rebranding of Impact to GFW and more! Plus, they discuss historical revenue and payroll figures for WWF and WCW which Chris recentl...

Hosts Chris Harrington (@mookieghana) and Brandon Howard (@BrandonThurston) file Cody's taxes, talk philosophy degrees and failed statistics exams. They imagine how a theoretical wrestlers' union could come to exist. They discuss whether the fallout from the Benoit family deaths hurt WWE's business, as well as Brandon and Chris's own reactions to the tragedy. Plus: parking lot ster...

Hosts Chris Harrington (@mookieghana) and Brandon Howard (@BrandonThurston) discuss why pro wrestling's TV audience is aging so quickly, WWE demographics, high YouTube views for the Brock Lesnar-Samoa Joe angle, Kenny Omega vs. Mil Mascaras, the occasional futility of Wrestlenomics, whether Cody vs. Kazuchika Okada will end in a double countout, the WWE Network class-action lawsuit, a special...

Hosts Chris Harrington (@mookieghana) & Brandon Howard (@BrandonThurston) are back to talk George Barrios comments on studying their fanbase, data analytics, consumer consumption and the commodification of PPVs, wholesale partners, India, India, more India, India, unannounced/announced ICW & Progress deals, FloSports new model, smell-o-nomics, WWE wrestler contracts from 1985 to 2013, eyeb...

Hosts Brandon Howard (@BrandonThurston) & Chris Harrington (@mookieghana) are back for 90 minutes to talk: -George Barrios at the Needham Emerging Technology Conference: Evolution of WWE, WWE Network Library & Rights, India, Core of the Core, Corporate's take on the Wellness policy, Netflix comparisons, George's scorecard of biggest WWE stars by age (Transcript) - New Japan's F...

Co-hosts Chris Harrington (@mookieghana) and Brandon Howard (@BrandonThurston) break down: WWE Q1 Conference Call including churn, customized offers, renewal talks, women as gatekeepers, performance center costs, network tiers & milestones, weekly UK show, e-sports, localization and Barrios talks "ethnocentrism" Hulu's new $40 TV Service ESPN cutting staff Female Raw Demographics &...

New episode of the revamped Wrestlenomics Radio with co-hosts Chris "@mookieghana" Harrington and Brandon "@BrandonThurston" Howard. Topics: WWE Business Partner Summit 2017 Wrestling goes behind the YouTube Restricted Content Wall WWE 2017 Schedule revealed in Lawsuit Child / Adult / Aging Metrics Eric Bischoff’s IRW LU on Netflix Sinclair acquiring Tribune? Support this podcast a...

Host Chris Harrington (@mookieghana) and Fightful.com's Brandon Howard (talk about WWE 2016 results, why Halle Berry belongs in the WWE HOF, logistics costs, who moves the most merchandise, Smackdown's surprising house show trends for January, Linda McMahon's confirmation hearing, 205 Live touring, logistics & efficiencies, FloSlam vs WWE Network, lawsuits, developmental records, M...