WrestleMania 42 Night 1 Review: Cody Rhodes vs. Randy Orton YouTube video by POST Wrestling

Review of #WrestleMania coming up:

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Nick Khan and Oscar De La Hoya will be among those testifying before the Senate subcommittee chaired by Ted Cruz on Wednesday about Ali Act reforms that have already passed in the House. www.commerce.senate.gov/press/rep/re...

Wrestlemania attendance body slammed As thousands descend upon the Las Vegas valley for WrestleMania 42, News 3 found out reasons why there's a dip in ticket sales compared to last year's historic

I spoke with NBC affiliate News 3 in Las Vegas for their story about WrestleMania ticket sales.

Video of the segment that aired on television here: news3lv.com/news/local/w...

WWE talent were paid about 15% of company revenue in 2022, court filings reveal - POST Wrestling | Podcasts, News, Reviews | WWE AEW NXT NJPW The average main roster wrestler made about $1.5 million that year

WWE talent were paid about 15% of company revenue in 2022, new court filings reveal.

That rate of 15% of revenue was projected into 2028.

Pay for main roster talent nearly doubled, from about $890k in 2020 to about $1.5M in 2022.

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John & Wai continue #WrestleMania Week coverage with #WrestleCon's Michael Bochicchio talking details behind Ricochet vs. Leon Slater’s cancellation.

Plus: WrestleMania's biggest omissions, The Collective, and a Hogan-Andre WM3 Watch Along.

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Berwyn Police Department closes case involving Ruthless Pro Wrestling, confirms no stabbing occurred The Berwyn Police Department confirms that no stabbing occurred at the Ruthless Pro Wrestling event last month in Illinois.

Berwyn Police Department closes case involving Ruthless Pro Wrestling, confirms no stabbing occurred

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This tax credit is separate from any site fee Las Vegas Convention & Visitors Authority may be providing. Last year that was $5 million.

LVCVA hasn't produced records responsive to our records requests that might disclose the figure. I filed a petition against the agency in Aug.

WWE has received approval for as much as $4.3 million in tax credits for WrestleMania 42 and related events around Las Vegas.

The credit is based on WWE expecting to spend more than $35 million to produce the events.

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Paul Levesque-Nick Khan texts show friction between Vince McMahon and Levesque over WWE creative in 2023 - POST Wrestling | Podcasts, News, Reviews | WWE AEW NXT NJPW Exhibits in lawsuit over TKO merger document Levesque appealing to Khan and Ari Emanuel to contain McMahon's role. Khan later deleted many of his own messages on the subject.

NEW: Friction between Paul Levesque & Vince McMahon over WWE creative in 2023 evident in newly disclosed texts between Levesque & Nick Khan.

Khan deleted many messages, which plaintiffs in shareholder lawsuit say is destruction of evidence.

2500+ words:
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John Laurinaitis's attorney, Edward M. Brennan has provided a statement, which has been added to our report. www.postwrestling.com/2026/04/02/j...

She accuses WWE of negligence and certain executives of enabling McMahon.

Grant on current WWE President Nick Khan:
"In hindsight, I view Nick’s arrival as the moment that my life changed for the worse."
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Janel Grant adds new details to allegations against Vince McMahon, Brock Lesnar, WWE - POST Wrestling | Podcasts, News, Reviews | WWE AEW NXT NJPW Former employee describes abuse, suicidal thoughts, and interactions with Brock Lesnar in bid to keep case in court

Janel Grant's first-person affidavit adds new details to her sex trafficking allegations against Vince McMahon and John Laurinaitis, communications with Brock Lesnar.

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ESPN has moved to intervene in the class action lawsuit against WWE over access to PLEs. ESPN wants to compel arbitration.

Plaintiffs did not name ESPN as a defendant, apparently to get around the arbitration clause in the subscriber agreement. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

Tony Khan’s Bid For WWE in 2023 | Pollock & Thurston YouTube video by Wrestlenomics

We'll discuss this and more tonight at 8:30 pm ET on Pollock & Thurston youtube.com/live/Fx9BC1D...

NEW: Tony Khan bid on WWE in 2023.

There were 4 bidders: winner Endeavor, plus KKR and Liberty Media... Those were apparent for some time.

Newly unredacted court records show the 4th was AEW owner Tony Khan's lesser-known entity, Base 10.

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Night of Champions has been on WWE's internal schedule for Saudi Arabia for early this summer; war in the region raises questions - POST Wrestling | Podcasts, News, Reviews | WWE AEW NXT NJPW Riyadh, host city of most WWE events in the country, has faced counterattacks from Iran in recent weeks

NEW: Night of Champions has been slated internally at WWE for late June in Riyadh.

The war involving Iran throughout the Middle East has included strikes in Riyadh, raising questions about if the event will happen as scheduled. WWE & GEA did not comment.
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WWE and The Ringer launch exclusive audio network Spotify now becomes the exclusive home for WWE podcasts.

In 2021, about a year into Khan's tenure in WWE, WWE announced a partnership with Bill Simmons' The Ringer. Khan has been interviewed on Simmons' podcast multiple times since. www.wwe.com/article/wwe-...

JohnWallStreet Raises Strategic Capital to Build Out Content, Events, and Intelligence Biz sports. media. finance.

Nick Khan personally was listed in 2024 as among investors in JohnWallStreet, which also covers sports business. www.johnwallstreet.com/p/johnwallst...

ESPN dropped WWE letter grades from reviews after WWE pushback, according to multiple sources - POST Wrestling | Podcasts, News, Reviews | WWE AEW NXT NJPW ESPN made the change after WWE expressed discomfort, sources say. A "C" grade for Wrestlepalooza at the launch of the $1.6 billion partnership drew significant attention.

A few other stories come to mind. We reported last week that WWE influenced ESPN to drop letter grades for reviews of its major events that air on ESPN's streaming platform. www.postwrestling.com/2026/03/10/e...

WWE President, COO Named in McMahon Sex-Trafficking Suit Former WWE exec Stephanie McMahon, who is described as knowing of instances of her father engaging in ‘inappropriate sexual conduct.’

FOS happens to be the outlet we freelanced our report to breaking the "WWE Corporate Officer" identities in Janel Grant's lawsuit against WWE and Vince McMahon. The report identified WWE President Nick Khan as among those Grant alleges enabled McMahon. frontofficesports.com/wwe-nick-kha...

WWE press release announces new partnership with sports business news media outlet Front Office Sports to "collaborate on the creative development and execution of storytelling projects surrounding marquee Premium Live Events".

Exclusive | SEC Prepares Proposal to Eliminate Quarterly Reporting Requirement President Trump has said that public companies should have to report earnings only twice a year.

“Biannual earnings call” just doesn’t have the same ring to it.

WSJ: SEC Prepares Proposal to Eliminate Quarterly Reporting Requirement
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Happy 3/16: Freedom of Information Day - Wrestlenomics Pro wrestling isn't an obvious place to find consequential government business, but that is increasingly the case.

Happy 3/16: Freedom of Information Day

Pro wrestling isn't an obvious place to find consequential government business, but that is increasingly the case.

Order on Motion to Dismiss – #62 in Colker v. Callis (D. Conn., 3:25-cv-00711) – CourtListener.com Order on Motion to Dismiss

Judge Russell also considered whether Colker is an "involuntary public figure," but determined "I cannot say that Grant v. WWE has garnered so much media attention that Colker should be classified as an involuntary public figure." storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

Order on Motion to Dismiss – #62 in Colker v. Callis (D. Conn., 3:25-cv-00711) – CourtListener.com Order on Motion to Dismiss

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Judge Russell seems open to the idea that Dr. Colker is a limited-purpose public figure regarding alternative medicine, but the issue of this defamation case is Grant's treatment by Colker.

Her explanation for her determination that Colker is not a limited purpose public figure in this matter.

Dr. Carlon Colker's defamation suit against attorney for Janel Grant allowed to continue - POST Wrestling | Podcasts, News, Reviews | WWE AEW NXT NJPW Judge finds Colker is not a public figure

Judge Sarah F. Russell finds Dr. Carlon Colker is not a public figure. His defamation case against Janel Grant's attorney Ann Callis will continue.

Contentions that he is a public figure underpinned much of Callis's motion to dismiss which Russell denied. www.postwrestling.com/2026/03/13/d...

"Letter grades rating a pro wrestling show may seem inconsequential. Whether a content provider, though, like WWE, can influence the editorial practices of a major broadcast partner, like ESPN, is a more significant issue."

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ESPN dropped WWE letter grades from reviews after WWE pushback, according to multiple sources - POST Wrestling | Podcasts, News, Reviews | WWE AEW NXT NJPW ESPN made the change after WWE expressed discomfort, sources say. A "C" grade for Wrestlepalooza at the launch of the $1.6 billion partnership drew significant attention.

ESPN made the decision to drop letter grades from WWE reviews after WWE expressed discomfort, multiple sources told POST Wrestling.

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