The Business of WrestleMania 42 | Pollock & Thurston

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 Start00:04:38 WrestleMania 42 business figures, site fee, attendance, and ESPN audience 00:21:19 ESPN reporter denied credentials 00:39:44 TKO releases its proxy statement00:46:07 Mark Shapiro’s testimony regarding Vince McMahon in TKO00:54:17 WWE talent paid about 15% of revenue in 202200:56:17 Hearing held on the Muhammad Ali American Boxing Revival Act01:05:04 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 Alabama01:18:17 Triller shuts down AEW Plus01:19:40 Super Chat - AEW running a big weekend in 2027Music 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.