ESPN drops WWE letter grades | Pollock & Thurston

<p><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/iamjohnpollock.bsky.social" rel="nofollow"><strong>John Pollock</strong></a><span> and </span><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/brandonthurston.bsky.social" rel="nofollow"><strong>Brandon Thurston</strong></a><span> discuss their reporting on ESPN's decision to remove letter grades from its WWE reviews and the relationship between the two. </span></p><p><br /></p><p><span>Plus, AEW launches a streaming/FAST service, NXT Stand &amp; Deliver to stream on YouTube, and UFC releases its card for the White House. </span></p><p><span>Topics this week include:</span></p><ul><li><span>ESPN dropped WWE letter grades from reviews after WWE pushback, according to multiple sources</span></li><li>AEW Revolution media call </li><li>AEW launches MyAEW streaming service </li><li>NXT Stand &amp; Deliver to stream on YouTube </li><li>Saturday Night’s Main Event in Fort Wayne on May 23 </li><li>AEW attendances for Revolution &amp; Double or Nothing </li><li>MVP signs deal with ESPN</li><li>TV &amp; streaming figures for the past week </li><li>UFC 326 numbers on CBS </li></ul><p><br /></p><p><strong>VIDEO VERSION: </strong><a href="https://youtube.com/live/tq6ZiBB1laI" rel="nofollow"><strong>https://youtube.com/live/tq6ZiBB1laI</strong></a></p><p><br /></p><p><span>Additional reading:</span></p><ul><li><span>ESPN dropped WWE letter grades from reviews after WWE pushback - </span><a href="https://www.postwrestling.com/2026/03/10/espn-dropped-wwe-letter-grades-from-reviews-after-wwe-pushback-according-to-multiple-sources/" rel="nofollow">https://www.postwrestling.com/2026/03/10/espn-dropped-wwe-letter-grades-from-reviews-after-wwe-pushback-according-to-multiple-sources/</a><span> </span></li><li>AEW announces <a href="http://myaew.com" rel="nofollow">MyAEW.com</a> streaming service - <a href="https://www.postwrestling.com/2026/03/09/aew-announces-myaew-com-streaming-service/" rel="nofollow">https://www.postwrestling.com/2026/03/09/aew-announces-myaew-com-streaming-service/</a> </li><li>NXT Stand &amp; Deliver to stream on YouTube - <a href="https://www.postwrestling.com/2026/03/11/shawn-michaels-announces-wwe-nxt-stand-and-deliver-will-stream-on-youtube/" rel="nofollow">https://www.postwrestling.com/2026/03/11/shawn-michaels-announces-wwe-nxt-stand-and-deliver-will-stream-on-youtube/</a> </li><li>Ronda Rousey slams UFC’s pay structure - <a href="https://www.postwrestling.com/2026/03/10/ronda-rousey-slams-ufcs-pay-structure-they-cant-support-their-families/" rel="nofollow">https://www.postwrestling.com/2026/03/10/ronda-rousey-slams-ufcs-pay-structure-they-cant-support-their-families/</a> </li><li>Francis Ngannou set for co-main event of Rousey vs. Carano - <a href="https://www.postwrestling.com/2026/03/09/francis-ngannou-set-for-co-main-event-of-rousey-vs-carano-netflix-card/" rel="nofollow">https://www.postwrestling.com/2026/03/09/francis-ngannou-set-for-co-main-event-of-rousey-vs-carano-netflix-card/</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><a href="http://www.twitter.com/POSTwrestling" rel="nofollow"><strong>Twitter</strong></a><span>/</span><a href="http://www.facebook.com/POSTwrestling" rel="nofollow"><strong>Facebook</strong></a><span>/</span><a href="http://www.instagram.com/POSTwrestling" rel="nofollow"><strong>Instagram</strong></a><span>/</span><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><span>/</span><a href="http://www.facebook.com/wrestlenomics" rel="nofollow"><strong>Facebook</strong></a><span>/</span><a href="http://www.instagram.com/wrestlenomics" rel="nofollow"><strong>Instagram</strong></a><span>/</span><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><p><br /></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>