When Business Starts Beating Wrestling

Wrasslin' Wroundtable Episode 75Ryan Hall and Dominique LaRue dive into one of the biggest business weeks WWE has had in years—and ask whether the company is becoming more focused on corporate partnerships and celebrity appeal than the fans who got them here.From SiriusXM to TKO, Nick Aldis to Gunther, and the New York Knicks controversy, there's plenty to unpack.Show Notes• WWE Radio Is Coming to SiriusXM... Good Move or More Corporate Control?WWE is launching WWE Radio on SiriusXM, bringing official WWE podcasts, audio versions of weekly TV, and live radio-style coverage of Premium Live Events under one umbrella. Ryan and Dom discuss what this means for wrestling fans. Is this a great way to make WWE content more accessible, or is it another step toward WWE controlling more of the conversation around its own product?• Has WWE Forgotten Its Core Audience?From celebrity appearances to premium ticket prices to merchandise that keeps getting more expensive, Ryan and Dom wonder if WWE is paying more attention to celebrities and corporate partners than the fans who have supported the company for decades.When replica championship belts are pushing $1,200, at what point does the average working fan simply get priced out?The Wroundtable discusses whether TKO's business-first philosophy is creating record revenues... while slowly distancing WWE from the audience that made it successful in the first place.• Nick Aldis vs. Gunther Is Quietly Becoming the Feud of the SummerOutside of Brock Lesnar vs. Oba Femi, Ryan and Dom believe no rivalry has caught fire quite like Gunther and Nick Aldis.What started as a confrontation between a General Manager and an angry superstar has become one of WWE's most compelling stories.• The Knicks Story Makes No SenseOne week, WWE heavily featured the New York Knicks throughout Saturday Night's Main Event from Madison Square Garden, with Jalen Brunson and Karl-Anthony Towns playing major roles. Now reports say some within WWE weren't happy with how much attention the Knicks received. Ryan and Dom ask...What did you expect?You ran the show in Madison Square Garden just weeks after the Knicks won their first NBA championship in over 50 years. The crossover made perfect sense for that audience. Walking it back afterward feels shortsighted—and another example of TKO overthinking what fans actually enjoy.All that and more on Episode 75 of Wrasslin' Wroundtable—where the biggest stories aren't always inside the ring.📲 Stay ConnectedFollow the Wroundtable… or Danhausen will curse you.👉 Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/wrasslinwroundtable/👉 Facebookhttps://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61575895663428👉 Follow Dom on TikTok (yes, like R-Truth did)https://www.tiktok.com/@whodatrue?_r=1&_t=ZT-94GIllGv5OH