Wrestlenomics Radio

As 2021 draws to an end, we make some predictions for 2022. Will Ring of Honor run a show next year? What will WWE and AEW TV ratings be?

AEW and WWE’s views on talent development appear to be diverging. Brandon Thurston and Chris Gullo discuss WWE’s announcement of college athlete signings to its new NIL program.

We study live+same-day TV ratings, but what about DVR viewership? How do Raw, Smackdown, Dynamite, Rampage, NXT, and Impact TV ratings compare when including delayed viewing? Plus, WWE this past week introduced a new NIL program to recruit college athletes.

Brandon Thurston and Chris Gullo discuss Variety’s coverage of WWE’s upfront with advertisers in Brooklyn and they investigate how much public data there is to back-up some of the company’s claims.

Brandon Thurston and Chris Gullo discuss Brandon’s report on AEW Full Gear PPV buys, as well as how much revenue the event generated overall. 

Brandon Thurston and Chris Gullo discuss the economics of AEW’s Full Gear pay-per-view, and try to estimate how much revenue All Elite Wrestling might’ve grossed for the event.

Brandon Thurston and Chris Gullo debut the podcast on the POST Wrestling network, giving an introduction to Wrestlenomics before diving into the WWE Q3 earnings report and the fallout that followed.