WWE Holiday Tour attendance down while some events reportedly set record gates

Dr. Carlon Colker appeals court order to produce documents showing Vince McMahon paid Janel Grant’s medical bills www.postwrestling.com/2026/01/02/d...

Triller discloses delisting from Nasdaq exchange, says it will appeal www.postwrestling.com/2025/12/31/t...

I'll be on with John & Wai tonight ahead of their @postwrestling.com Raw review to discuss the shareholder lawsuit story.

On the day Vince McMahon resigned in 2022, Endeavor/now-TKO President Mark Shapiro privately anticipated he'd be back and possibly sell WWE. Liberty's Greg Maffei later called the merger “pre-wired.” In-depth update on the WWE shareholder lawsuit: www.postwrestling.com/2025/12/29/i...

Exclusive: WWE Backlash returns to Puerto Rico in 2026 www.postwrestling.com/2025/12/26/e...

NEW: Judge rules WWE must turn over materials related to DOJ and SEC investigations into Vince McMahon. Update on WWE merger shareholder lawsuit: www.postwrestling.com/2025/12/19/d...

BREAKING: The judge in the ring boy lawsuit orders the case to continue, with some separation on which plaintiffs have claims against whom. WWE, TKO, Vince McMahon, and Linda McMahon remain defendants. Judge issued an accompanying 48-page opinion. Story soon for POST Wrestling.

The Legacy of John Cena | Netflix vs Paramount | Pollock & Thurston What the possible merger means for AEW. Plus, lawsuit over Cena's theme song.

Judge orders doctor to show how Vince McMahon paid for Janel Grant’s medical bills www.postwrestling.com/2025/12/09/j...

If the NFLX+WB deal closes, a question is what presence AEW has on HBO Max following closing, and ultimately what impact the structure has on AEW's rights renewal which can be optioned through the end of 2028. Anyone with confident answers today is wishcasting (or podcasting).

Netflix announces it will buy Zaslav's cool studio co (incl. HBO & HBO Max, WB Studios) and not Gunnar's "ShitCo" (incl. TBS, TNT, CNN, etc.), the latter of which will become its own separate publicly traded company. Subject to regulatory approval. about.netflix.com/en/news/netf...

NEW ORIGINAL REPORTING: Lawsuit filed over sample used in John Cena's theme music https://www.postwrestling.com/2025/12/04/lawsuit-claims-john-cenas-theme-samples-song-without-proper-credit-or-payment/

TNA’s deal with AMC | The Politics Behind Tanahashi vs. Okada | Pollock & Thurston

TKO CEO & Chairman Ari Emanuel is scheduled to be deposed tomorrow morning as part of the WWE merger shareholder lawsuit. Plaintiffs allege Vince McMahon steered the process because only Ari would allow Vince to stay after transaction amid scandal. Vince denies the allegations.

Exclusive from July: San Diego budgeting $5 million to bring WWE Survivor Series to town

wrote about Bill Belichick, Jordon Hudson and the Dunning-Kruger effect. also, I added some reflections since getting laid off from NESN. jasons-belated-takes.ghost.io/jordon-hudso...

Vince McMahon recently got back his mobile device that was seized by the feds in 2023. After it was returned to him in this past October, he produced ~6,500 documents from it as part of discovery in the shareholder lawsuit, the plaintiffs say. wrestlenomics.com/articles/202...

NEW: AEW voluntarily withdrew its application for the "Shockwave" trademark, ending the dispute with the NWA over the name. wrestlenomics.com/articles/202...

Shareholder plaintiffs ask for order forcing WWE and TKO to produce documents from federal investigations into Vince McMahon Plaintiffs want materials Nick Khan and Paul Levesque, among others, may have provided to the DOJ and SEC

All episodes of Collision here except the 67-min Oct 15 ep were >=120 mins. MRC said: "we are not aware of any specific methodological adjustments that would treat long live sporting events differentially from long entertainment events." Nielsen didn't comment. wrestlenomics.com/articles/202...

Update with comments added from the CEO of the Media Ratings Council, confirming that Nielsen's Big Data is still accredited. He wasn't familiar with the discrepancies in wrestling viewership under the new methodology but said they will consider those going forward.

Exclusive: For the first time we look at how WWE and AEW has been measuring with the old Nielsen method. On average, Big Data + Panel has been lower by: Collision: -6% total viewers, -2% in P18-49 Dynamite: -9%, -20% NXT: -9%, -27% Smackdown: -14%, -20%

Bushiroad financial results show New Japan stagnant but gains for Stardom The sports division slipped slightly year over year, with NJPW attendance down and Stardom growing in revenue and profitability.

Disappearing Signal messages and possible ‘Stunner’ group chat spark new dispute in WWE merger lawsuit Shareholders say key executives used Signal’s auto-delete features during the merger process. Defendants argue the concerns are overstated.

NEW: Shareholder plaintiffs say key executives used Signal's auto-delete and may not have preserved messages properly during WWE's merger talks. Their case alleges that Vince steered the TKO deal because it was the only path for him to stay with WWE. wrestlenomics.com/articles/202...

AMC Networks is publicly-traded. AMC was in 60 million U.S. households as of last Dec, so probably lower now. But that's just under about as wide as ever-receding cable coverage gets. (Disney reported 61M for ESPN last week.) AXS TV is probably in half that many homes at most.

What comments from TKO executives suggest about WWE’s early run on ESPN | Analysis “It’s going to take time for ESPN to grow that platform the way that they want to grow it,” Nick Khan said last week.

Update on WWE shareholder lawsuit: Paul Levesque deposed, phone activity for number associated with Mark Shapiro subpoenaed Depositions don’t automatically become public but may be used in future exhibits.

Wrestling programs are measuring consistently lower in the first 7 weeks under Nielsen's new "Big Data + Panel" methodology versus the last 7 weeks when under the old method. The 4 most prominent weekly WWE & AEW programs still on linear are down 14% to 20%. wrestlenomics.com/articles/202...

New for @postwrestling.com: A settlement has been reached in principle in the “American Nightmare” lawsuit brought by musician Wesley Eisold against Cody Runnels (Rhodes), WWE, and its merchandise partner Fanatics. www.postwrestling.com/2025/11/11/s...

We may or may not end up seeing what's said depending on how the case plays out but Paul Levesque was to be deposed this morning in the WWE merger shareholder lawsuit. Many others have already been or will be. Vince Nov 24, Ari on Dec 2, Mark Shapiro Dec 8, Nick Khan Dec 17.

NEW: TNA announced 7,794 for Bound For Glory, a new domestic record. Public records we obtained show 5,554 tickets sold and 6,137 scanned. TNA says premium seating, standing room, guests, and their staff were also included in the announced figure. wrestlenomics.com/articles/202...

Bound For Glory sold at least 5,554 tickets as TNA announced 7,794 in attendance Public records show 6,137 tickets scanned. TNA says standing room, additional guests, and staff brought the total higher.

New for @postwrestling.com: Janel Grant says metadata shows Dr. Carlon Colker accessed her medical file in the days after a federal search was executed on Vince McMahon, which was more than a year after her treatment with Colker ended. www.postwrestling.com/2025/11/09/j...

Must-read NYTimes copy throughout. For example: ‘The jury determined that the launching of the 12-inch deli sandwich from what the government described as “point-blank range” was not an attempt to cause bodily injury, preventing conviction.’ www.nytimes.com/2025/11/06/u...

NEW: AEW's new National Title arrives amid separate trademark dispute with NWA over "Shockwave" name wrestlenomics.com/articles/202...

Live ongoing coverage of the TKO earnings report for Q3 2025

Wrestlenomics Business & Legal Update -More WWE shareholder lawsuit depositions set -WWE draws $2.6M gate in Birmingham & more gate figures -Janel Grant-Dr. Colker hearing -UFC int'l media deal -Latest on Vince McMahon's 14TH&I wrestlenomics.com/articles/202...

NEW: Data confirms WWE ticket prices have roughly doubled since TKO merger. In terms of real dollars, a WWE ticket that used to cost about $60 pre-TKO is now about $120. But average Raw & Smackdown attendance has yet to suffer. It's actually up. wrestlenomics.com/articles/202...

Mark Shapiro is scheduled to testify on November 18 as part of case alleging Vince McMahon steered WWE's 2023 merger toward Endeavor.

WWE Elimination Chamber scheduled for Chicago in February The event would be the first time Elimination Chamber was held in the U.S. since 2021

AEW All In Texas attendance and public funding detailed in government records | Exclusive Overestimated attendance will result in lower funding but AEW will still get hundreds of thousands in reimbursements.

TKO CEO Ari Emanuel, Stephanie McMahon among upcoming depositions in WWE shareholder lawsuit Emanuel will be questioned under oath in December. Stephanie and Brad Blum will also be deposed in the shareholder lawsuit.

A great discussion with Douglas Pucci of Programming Insider on the impact Nielsen’s new methodology is having on TV ratings and wrestling in particular.

AEW's HBO Max simulcasts are not counted in Nielsen TV ratings, even under the new methodology, WBD says

Nielsen has changed how TV ratings are measured. Here's what it means for wrestling programs. The era of Big Data + Panel is upon us. Some shows might measure generally lower (or higher), complicating comparisons.

John Laurinaitis deposed, Vince McMahon's assistants subpoenaed in shareholder lawsuit More subpoenas have been filed in the lawsuit that alleges McMahon predetermined the TKO merger process. Liberty Media and KKR will also be deposed.

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