About this episode
John Pollock and Brandon Thurston are joined by Sean Ross Sapp of Fightful to discuss the TNA cuts and the lead-up to this year’s WrestleMania. They chat about the reaction internally to the TNA cuts including Gail Kim being let go and the state of TNA in the marketplace. Plus, the promotion of WrestleMania 41 as WWE prepares for its major week in Las Vegas. TIME STAMPS : 00:00:00 Start 00:03:07 Using Signal 00:08:23 TNA cuts including Gail Kim 00:12:40 Endeavor goes private 00:14:52 Orlando seeking grant to bid on WWE & UFC events 00:18:06 UFC sets Fight Night gate record 00:20:18 SmackDown ratings and its three-hour format 00:22:47 AEW Slam Dunk airing after NCAA 00:26:53 WWE Raw on Netflix from March 17 00:29:33 Sean Ross Sapp from Fightful.com 00:53:32 WWE's YouTube strategy for its video libraries 00:56:15 WWE creative pushback 00:59:37 Relationship between match time and match quality RELATED: Endeavor goes private, TKO remains public and unchanged REPORT: Gail Kim among names departing TNA Wrestling Orlando seeking $18 million grant to bid on WWE & UFC events AEW Collision “Slam Dunk” Saturday and Sunday, Mar 22 & 23 on TNT: 554,000 viewers; 0.20 P18-49 rating & 584,000; 0.22 WWE Raw, Mar 17 on Netflix: 3,100,000 global views 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 Merch: https://store.postwrestling.com 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 Our Sponsors: * Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.com Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy