AEW Media Renewal: Are We There Yet? | POST x Wrestlenomics

John Pollock and Brandon Thurston discuss AEW closing in on its media rights deal with guest Brandon Ross of LightShed Partners. Earlier this week, Puck’s John Ourand reported that an announcement of AEW’s media rights deal with WBD could be coming as early as next week. Pollock & Thurstom welcome analyst Brandon Ross to discuss the details, AEW’s place within WBD’s portfolio, SmackDown’s exit from Fox, and the success of this past weekend’s Noche UFC event at Sphere in Las Vegas. Plus: Return of Saturday Night’s Main Event on NBC, SmackDown tops Friday’s cable rankings on USA Network, UFC sets its all-time gate record for Sphere event, and NXT moves locations for its October 8 show on CW. 00:00:00 Start 00:00:39 Intro 00:02:00 Janel Grant enlists additional PR firm 00:06:14 Puck's report on AEW media rights deal 00:15:21 Brandon Ross of LightShed Partners 00:25:56 WWE leaves FOX 00:28:53 Noche UFC at Sphere 00:46:32 Saturday Night's Main Event on NBC & Peacock 00:49:46 SmackDown, Collision & Raw ratings 00:57:06 Super Chats on 18-49 ratings, UFC PPVs, Rogers in Canada Music courtesy: “Panic Beat” 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 Wrestlenomics Subscribe: https://wrestlenomics.com/podcast/ Patreon: https://patreon.com/wrestlenomics Twitter/Facebook/Instagram/YouTube: @Wrestlenomics 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