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EPISODE · Mar 13, 2026 · 1H 13M

ESPN drops WWE letter grades | Pollock & Thurston

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John Pollock and Brandon Thurston discuss their reporting on ESPN's decision to remove letter grades from its WWE reviews and the relationship between the two. Plus, AEW launches a streaming/FAST service, NXT Stand & Deliver to stream on YouTube, and UFC releases its card for the White House. 00:00:00 Start00:01:58 ESPN dropped WWE letter grades from reviews after WWE pushback, according to multiple sources00:28:27 AEW Revolution media call 00:31:57 MyAEW streaming service 00:43:44 NXT Stand & Deliver on YouTube00:47:18 Saturday Night's Main Event in Ft. Wayne00:57:00 What is TKO's long-term strategy for WWE?01:02:55 TV viewership, including UFC on CBS Music courtesy: “Panic Beat” by Ben TramerPOST WrestlingSubscribe: https://postwrestling.com/subscribePatreon: http://postwrestlingcafe.comForum: https://forum.postwrestling.comDiscord: https://discord.com/invite/Q795HhRTwitter/Facebook/Instagram/YouTube: @POSTwrestlingBluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/postwrestling.comWrestlenomicsSubscribe: https://wrestlenomics.com/podcast/Patreon: https://patreon.com/wrestlenomicsSubstack: https://wrestlenomics.substack.com/Twitter/Facebook/Instagram/YouTube: @WrestlenomicsBluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/wrestlenomics.comSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

John Pollock and Brandon Thurston discuss their reporting on ESPN's decision to remove letter grades from its WWE reviews and the relationship between the two. Plus, AEW launches a streaming/FAST service, NXT Stand & Deliver to stream on YouTube, and UFC releases its card for the White House.  00:00:00 Start 00:01:58 ESPN dropped WWE letter grades from reviews after WWE pushback, according to multiple sources 00:28:27 AEW Revolution media call  00:31:57 MyAEW streaming service  00:43:44 NXT Stand & Deliver on YouTube 00:47:18 Saturday Night's Main Event in Ft. Wayne 00:57:00 What is TKO's long-term strategy for WWE? 01:02:55 TV viewership, including UFC on CBS  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 See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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