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John Pollock and Brandon Thurston cover all the latest stories including the WWE going to France for Backlash this weekend. The two chat about the report that Comcast is preparing a massive bid for NBA rights, AEW Revolution grosses over $1 million in Greensboro, The Wrap has a scathing profile on Dwayne Johnson, we analyze the arguments regarding the NDA between Janel Grant and Vince McMahon, and...

John Pollock and Brandon Thurston go through the 29-page filing from Vince McMahon and his response to Janel Grant’s lawsuit. We will go through the entire filing, how McMahon is defending himself, and the statements issued to POST Wrestling & Wrestlenomics from Grant’s attorney Ann Callis. Plus: Attorney Jason Cruz of MMA Payout returns to the show to speak about McMahon’s push to take the Gr...

John Pollock and Brandon Thurston speak about Rossy Ogawa’s new promotion, Dream Star Fighting Marigold, and NBC’s story on Vince McMahon. Joining us to chat about the pending launch is POST Wrestling’s Karen Peterson as she explains the political aspect of the launch, who is involved, the talent departures across the Joshi scene, Giulia’s future & more. Plus: NBC’s story on Vince McMahon and...

John Pollock and Brandon Thurston assess the fallout from WrestleMania 40 and WWE’s messaging regarding its new era.  The two chat about their in-person coverage of WrestleMania, the strong push behind the Paul Levesque Era, Stephanie McMahon’s appearance, and the company’s strong detachment from Vince McMahon. Plus: WWE Raw draws a massive audience, WrestleMania 40 business notes, and All In foot...

On the first Sunday of each month, Wrestlenomics Radio is free for everyone. Wrestlenomics Radio is available every week exclusively for subscribers at patreon.com/wrestlenomics . ====== Brandon Thurston on the latest news in wrestling business: The DeVincification of WWE at Wrestlemania 40 Wrestlemania attendance and gate Paul Levesque's press conference comments ROH Supercard of Honor and pr...

John Pollock and Brandon Thurston are joined by Ann Callis , who represents Janel Grant in her lawsuit against Vince McMahon, WWE, and John Laurinaitis. We'll discuss the business of WrestleMania week, plus we'll be joined by ACTION Wrestling promoter Matt Griffin to discuss the upcoming DEAN~!!! event, in tribute to Dean Rasmussen. VIDEO VERSION: https://youtube.com/live/RSl1dj-h7JU RELAT...

John Pollock and Brandon Thurston discuss their report on WWE’s Consensual Relationship Policy and welcome guests CJ Donald and Brad Balukjian to the show. Corporate attorney CJ Donald discusses the WWE’s policy, which Pollock & Thurston reported this week, and other aspects of the case involving Janel Grant against Vince McMahon, John Laurinaitis, and WWE. Author Brad Balukjian stops by to sp...

John Pollock and Brandon Thurston discuss the legal questions surrounding the lawsuit against Vince McMahon, John Laurinaitis & WWE. What are the responsibilities of corporate officers in this scenario? Can a relationship with such a power discrepancy ever be considered consensual? We speak with Todd Martin of PWTorch about the legal aspects of this case and assess the corporate environment of...

John Pollock and Brandon Thurston are joined by Tim Marchman to discuss their report for Front Office Sports on the identities of the WWE corporate officers in the Janel Grant lawsuit. The three discuss their reporting, the identities, filling in the blanks in Grant’s lawsuit, and the remaining questions as this story continues. Plus: WWE SummerSlam location, PRIME mat sponsorship, AEW Big Busines...

John Pollock and Brandon Thurston go through the investigation records related to Ashley Massaro's claims of sexual assault, recently obtained via public records request from NCIS. They'll also discuss Vince McMahon's latest sale of TKO shares and COO Mark Shapiro's appearance at the Morgan Stanley media conference. WARNING: THIS PROGRAM MAY CONTAIN DETAILED DESCRIPTIONS OF SEXUAL...

Brandon Thurston on the latest news in wrestling business: AEW Revolution business, press conference TKO earnings discloses additional Vince McMahon payments WWE v. Ken Paxton ====== VIDEO VERSION: https://youtube.com/live/IRmdog8hArI ====== ✍️ http://patreon.com/wrestlenomics 🎙 http://wrestlenomics.com/podcast ▶️ http://youtube.com/c/wrestlenomics 📷 http://instagram.com/wrestlenomics 🤳 http://t...

John Pollock and Brandon Thurston go through the fourth-quarter and year-end TKO earnings report, and welcome John Arezzi to the program. Pollock & Thurston go through Tuesday’s TKO earnings and the call with analysts with the key points from the report, the Netflix deal, the Vince McMahon & WWE scandal, a lawsuit settlement figure & more. Then, they welcome John Arezzi from the Pro Wr...

John Pollock and Brandon Thurston present a special edition of the show as they speak with former WWF wrestler Nick Kiniski about an allegation against a former official Kiniski speaks about his tenure with the company and speaks publicly for the first time about an alleged proposition made by a former official with the company. Kiniski recounts what was said to him, who he informed, and the circu...

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 W...

John Pollock and Brandon Thurston continue their coverage of the allegations against WWE including new information on the Ashley Massaro case. Joining us is Tim Marchman of VICE News , who has been reporting on these stories and learned of an NCIS investigation into the Massaro case following her death in 2019. Plus: Bruce Prichard’s comments on the Janel Grant lawsuit, the latest on Scott D’Amore...

John Pollock and Brandon Thurston discuss the Titan Gate scandal of the early ‘90s in the WWF who was involved, and what can be applied today. Joining us is David Bixenspan, who has reported on this story throughout the past decade for Business Insider and his extensive series on the story on Between the Sheets. They also discuss the latest on the Vince McMahon case, Disney working with Fox and WB...

On the first Sunday of each month, Wrestlenomics Radio is free for everyone. Wrestlenomics Radio is available every week exclusively for subscribers at patreon.com/wrestlenomics . ====== The latest news on the lawsuit and federal investigation into allegations against Vince McMahon of sexual assault and sex trafficking. *Please note this program may contain descriptions of sexual assault* ======...

John Pollock and Brandon Thurston continue to discuss the lawsuit filed against Vince McMahon, John Laurinaitis & WWE. Pollock & Thurston are joined by Sportico’s Senior Sports Legal Expert Michael McCann on the legal implications of the case, the next steps in the legal proceeding & more. VIDEO VERSION: https://youtube.com/live/jFLVd5SU66s WARNING : This show contains extremely graphi...

John Pollock and Brandon Thurston discuss the lawsuit filed by Janel Grant against Vince McMahon, John Laurinaitis & WWE. Pollock & Thurston go through the lawsuit and react to the horrific allegations of alleged sexual assault and sex trafficking, the many issues facing McMahon, the scope of the allegations beyond McMahon, and how this story is being covered. WARNING : This show contains...

John Pollock and Brandon Thurston continue their discussion on the WWE deal with Netflix and welcome Dave Meltzer from the Wrestling Observer Newsletter. Pollock & Thurston speak with Meltzer on the ramifications of the ten-year deal with Netflix, the changing landscape of pro wrestling programming, and the outlook for AEW. They also discuss the future of Kazuchika Okada once he leaves NJPW. P...

John Pollock and Brandon Thurston present a special breaking news show discussing the news of WWE Raw moving to Netflix in 2025. Pollock & Thurston chat about the details of the ten-year deal, the ramifications of the deal, how it affects its international picture, and the impact this will have on WWE and clips from Ari Emanuel and Nick Khan on the deal. VIDEO VERSION: https://youtube.com/live...

John Pollock and Brandon Thurston discuss all the latest in the pro wrestling industry and welcome Josh Nason from the Wrestling Observer. Topics this week include the success of Peacock’s exclusive NFL Wild Card game, the forthcoming Netflix documentary series on Vince McMahon, the return of TNA and their successful weekend in Las Vegas, UFC postponing its debut in Saudi Arabia, and the latest TV...

John Pollock and Brandon Thurston discuss the WWE’s hiring of Lee Fitting, predictions for WWE Raw’s rights, and Pat McAfee’s drama at ESPN. No guest this week as Pollock & Thurston go through many subjects in the wrestling industry including WWE’s new head of media & production, multiple outlets predicting the landing spot of WWE Raw, cable & streaming statistics, and we’ll dive into...

Wrestlenomics Radio is free for everyone on the first Sunday of the month. Every other week it's available for subscribers only at https://patreon.com/wrestlenomics Brandon Thurston discusses the latest news in pro wrestling business news, including: Wrestle Kingdom attendance Annual attendance trends for WWE, AEW, and NJPW The Rock pops a huge quarter-hour for Raw NXT and Dynamite median age...

John Pollock and Brandon Thurston are joined by a pair of guests to go over the AEW Worlds End press conference and discuss the state of NJPW. Phil Strum from the Under the Ring podcast joins us to speak about his coverage of the AEW Worlds End press conference, the handling of the allegations regarding Chris Jericho, and what we have learned. Then, Chris Samsa returns to the show for a look at th...