TKO Profits From Fewer WWE House Shows | Pollock & Thurston

<p><a href="http://www.twitter.com/iamjohnpollock" rel="nofollow"><strong>John Pollock</strong></a> and<a href="https://twitter.com/BrandonThurston" rel="nofollow"> <strong>Brandon Thurston</strong></a> discuss the latest developments in the wrestling industry, including TKO COO Mark Shapiro’s appearance at the JP Morgan conference following the company’s Q1 earnings report, highlighting cost-cutting and WWE’s live events strategy.</p><p>Plus, the influence of Sabu, WWE confirms Night of Champions in Saudi Arabia on June 28, AEW moves 12,000 tickets for Forbidden Door in London, comments from CW’s president on NXT, a six-show residency for AEW in Chicago, and possibly implications for Grant v. WWE as a result of an appeals court ruling.</p><p><strong>VIDEO VERSION: </strong><a href="https://youtube.com/live/F50V9CX750U" rel="nofollow"><strong>https://youtube.com/live/F50V9CX750U</strong></a></p><p>RELATED:</p><ul><li>TKO COO Mark Shapiro at JP Morgan media conference: <a href="https://www.patreon.com/posts/audio-tko-coo-at-128856610" rel="nofollow">https://www.patreon.com/posts/audio-tko-coo-at-128856610</a></li><li>Judge denies doctor’s motion to dismiss Janel Grant’s petition: <a href="https://www.postwrestling.com/2025/05/12/judge-denies-motion-to-dismiss-in-janel-grants-petition-to-obtain-evidence-from-doctor/" rel="nofollow">https://www.postwrestling.com/2025/05/12/judge-denies-motion-to-dismiss-in-janel-grants-petition-to-obtain-evidence-from-doctor/</a></li><li>Will Grant v. WWE go to arbitration? <a href="https://wrestlenomics.com/articles/2025/will-grant-v-wwe-stay-in-open-court-or-go-to-arbitration/" rel="nofollow">https://wrestlenomics.com/articles/2025/will-grant-v-wwe-stay-in-open-court-or-go-to-arbitration/</a></li><li>CW president comments on NXT: <a href="https://variety.com/2025/tv/news/cw-nxt-game-changer-1236390902/" rel="nofollow">https://variety.com/2025/tv/news/cw-nxt-game-changer-1236390902/</a></li><li>AEW adds six-show residency in Chicago for July: <a href="https://www.postwrestling.com/2025/05/13/aew-announces-six-show-residency-in-chicago/" rel="nofollow">https://www.postwrestling.com/2025/05/13/aew-announces-six-show-residency-in-chicago/</a></li><li>TKO Boxing event to run head-to-head with UFC 320, per The Ring Magazine: <a href="https://mmajunkie.usatoday.com/story/sports/ufc/2025/05/13/ufc-320-tko-boxing-canelo-crawford-dana-white-conflict-mma-turki-alalshikh/83608450007/" rel="nofollow">https://mmajunkie.usatoday.com/story/sports/ufc/2025/05/13/ufc-320-tko-boxing-canelo-crawford-dana-white-conflict-mma-turki-alalshikh/83608450007/</a></li></ul><p><em>Music courtesy: </em><a href="https://soundcloud.com/IAmBenTramer" rel="nofollow"><em>“Panic Beat” by Ben Tramer</em></a></p><p><strong>POST Wrestling</strong></p><p><strong>Subscribe: </strong><a href="https://postwrestling.com/subscribe" rel="nofollow"><strong>https://postwrestling.com/subscribe</strong></a></p><p><strong>Patreon: </strong><a href="http://postwrestlingcafe.com" rel="nofollow"><strong>http://postwrestlingcafe.com</strong></a></p><p><strong>Forum: </strong><a href="https://forum.postwrestling.com/" rel="nofollow"><strong>https://forum.postwrestling.com</strong></a></p><p><strong>Discord: </strong><a href="https://discord.com/invite/Q795HhR" rel="nofollow"><strong>https://discord.com/invite/Q795HhR</strong></a></p><p><strong>Merch:</strong> <a href="https://store.postwrestling.com" rel="nofollow"><strong>https://store.postwrestling.com</strong></a></p><p><a href="http://www.twitter.com/POSTwrestling" rel="nofollow"><strong>Twitter</strong></a>/<a href="http://www.facebook.com/POSTwrestling" rel="nofollow"><strong>Facebook</strong></a>/<a href="http://www.instagram.com/POSTwrestling" rel="nofollow"><strong>Instagram</strong></a>/<a href="http://www.youtube.com/POSTwrestling" rel="nofollow"><strong>YouTube</strong></a><strong>: @POSTwrestling</strong></p><p><strong>Bluesky: </strong><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/postwrestling.com" rel="nofollow"><strong>https://bsky.app/profile/postwrestling.com</strong></a></p><p><br /></p><p><strong>Wrestlenomics</strong></p><p><strong>Subscribe: </strong><a href="https://wrestlenomics.com/podcast/" rel="nofollow"><strong>https://wrestlenomics.com/podcast/</strong></a></p><p><strong>Patreon: </strong><a href="https://patreon.com/wrestlenomics" rel="nofollow"><strong>https://patreon.com/wrestlenomics</strong></a></p><p><strong>Substack: </strong><a href="https://wrestlenomics.substack.com/" rel="nofollow"><strong>https://wrestlenomics.substack.com/</strong></a></p><p><a href="http://www.twitter.com/wrestlenomics" rel="nofollow"><strong>Twitter</strong></a>/<a href="http://www.facebook.com/wrestlenomics" rel="nofollow"><strong>Facebook</strong></a>/<a href="http://www.instagram.com/wrestlenomics" rel="nofollow"><strong>Instagram</strong></a>/<a href="http://www.youtube.com/wrestlenomics" rel="nofollow"><strong>YouTube</strong></a><strong>: @Wrestlenomics</strong></p><p><strong>Bluesky: </strong><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/wrestlenomics.com" rel="nofollow"><strong>https://bsky.app/profile/wrestlenomics.com</strong></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>