2021's biggest stories in wrestling business

<p><span>2021 was the year of Nick Khan and Tony Khan (no relation), both of whom gained influence in the industry. WWE president Nick Khan sold U.S. WWE Network rights to Peacock. The former CAA agent made numerous other licensing deals as WWE revamped its talent development vision. Meanwhile, AEW CEO Tony Khan led All Elite Wrestling to overcome NXT in the Wednesday Night War. “TK” signed CM Punk and Bryan Danielson as Dynamite’s 18-49 rating inched closer to Raw.</span></p><p><span>Plus, </span><a href="https://twitter.com/brandonthurston" rel="nofollow"><strong>Brandon Thurston</strong></a><span> and </span><a href="https://twitter.com/chrisgullo" rel="nofollow"><strong>Chris Gullo</strong></a><span> discuss the Pro Wrestling Tees data breach, the top YouTube videos of the week, and what Succession and Yellowstone might teach us about the wrestling business.</span></p><p><span>A subscription to the </span><strong>Wrestlenomics Patreon</strong><span> is a must for understanding the wrestling business. Subscribers get:</span></p><ul><li><span>Nearly daily TV ratings reports, the most in-depth analysis published anywhere</span></li><li><span>Continuously-updated Viewership Spreadsheet with 15,000+ data points</span></li></ul><p><span>Just $5/month: </span><a href="http://patreon.com/wrestlenomics" rel="nofollow">http://patreon.com/wrestlenomics</a></p><p><strong>Follow Brandon Thurston on Twitter: </strong><a href="https://twitter.com/BrandonThurston" rel="nofollow"><strong>https://twitter.com/BrandonThurston</strong></a></p><p><strong>Follow Chris Gullo on Twitter: </strong><a href="https://twitter.com/ChrisGullo" rel="nofollow"><strong>https://twitter.com/ChrisGullo</strong></a></p><p><strong>Follow Wrestlenomics on Twitter: </strong><a href="https://twitter.com/wrestlenomics" rel="nofollow"><strong>https://twitter.com/wrestlenomics</strong></a></p><p><strong>Subscribe to Wrestlenomics Radio: </strong><a href="https://www.postwrestling.com/subscribe/" rel="nofollow"><strong>https://www.postwrestling.com/subscribe/</strong></a></p><p><strong>Subscribe to Wrestlenomics on YouTube: </strong><a href="https://www.youtube.com/c/wrestlenomics" rel="nofollow"><strong>https://www.youtube.com/c/wrestlenomics</strong></a></p><p><strong>Read Brandon's written work at </strong><a href="https://wrestlenomics.com" rel="nofollow"><strong>https://wrestlenomics.com</strong></a></p><p><strong>Music Credits: </strong></p><p><span>“Save Me by Claus Appel” </span><a href="https://filmmusic.io/song/8383-save-me" rel="nofollow">https://filmmusic.io/song/8383-save-me</a><span> | License: </span><a href="https://filmmusic.io/standard-license" rel="nofollow">https://filmmusic.io/standard-license</a></p><p><span>Brad Copping:</span><strong> </strong><a href="https://soundcloud.com/brad-copping-3/christmas-2021" rel="nofollow">https://soundcloud.com/brad-copping-3/christmas-2021</a></p><br /><br />Advertising Inquiries: <a href="https://redcircle.com/brands">https://redcircle.com/brands</a><br /><br />Privacy & Opt-Out: <a href="https://redcircle.com/privacy">https://redcircle.com/privacy</a>