The Business of WrestleMania 42 | Pollock & Thurston

(This is a re-upload of last night's live stream with improved audio) John Pollock and Brandon Thurston cover TKO’s takeover of Las Vegas for WrestleMania, and all the business notes stemming from the event. Plus: An ESPN reporter is denied WrestleMania credentials, Mark Shapiro’s testimony regarding Vince McMahon’s role in TKO, WWE moving forward with June show in Saudi Arabia, and understanding the percentage of revenues paid to WWE talent. 00:00:00 Start 00:04:38 WrestleMania 42 business figures, site fee, attendance, and ESPN audience 00:21:19 ESPN reporter denied credentials 00:39:44 TKO releases its proxy statement 00:46:07 Mark Shapiro’s testimony regarding Vince McMahon in TKO 00:54:17 WWE talent paid about 15% of revenue in 2022 00:56:17 Hearing held on the Muhammad Ali American Boxing Revival Act 01:05:04 Saudi Arabia's PIF divesting from LIV Golf 01:06:39 Night of Champions is going to Saudi Arabia 01:09:34 Mark Shapiro speaks at the University of Alabama 01:18:17 Triller shuts down AEW Plus 01:19:40 Super Chat - AEW running a big weekend in 2027 Music courtesy: “Panic Beat” by Ben Tramer POST Wrestling Subscribe: https://postwrestling.com/subscribe Patreon: http://postwrestlingcafe.com Forum: https://forum.postwrestling.com Discord: https://discord.com/invite/Q795HhR Twitter/Facebook/Instagram/YouTube: @POSTwrestling Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/postwrestling.com Wrestlenomics Subscribe: https://wrestlenomics.com/podcast/ Patreon: https://patreon.com/wrestlenomics Substack: https://wrestlenomics.substack.com/ Twitter/Facebook/Instagram/YouTube: @Wrestlenomics Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/wrestlenomics.com We use StreamYard for our live streams and recording. Sign-up with our referral link for a $10 credit: https://streamyard.com/pal/d/6026061879181312