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Bodeen’s Top 5 Moments: NXT: The Great American Bash

NXT’s version of The Great American Bash was well received by many. What are Bodeen’s Top 5 moments?

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NXT once again came to us this week from the Capital Wrestling Center as the black and yellow brand continued to deliver a great two hours of wrestling as we sew Adam Cole and Kyle O’Reilly make another chapter in their long history and more, but what stood out on the show this week? Let’s find it as we take a look at the top 5 moments from The Great American Bash edition of NXT

5. Johnny Gargano and Karrion Kross is made official for next week as Samoa Joe is made the special guest referee   

After weeks of tension ever since NXT: TakeOver In Your House, NXT Champion, Karrion Kross and Johnny Gargano would have a face to face confrontation in the ring as Samoa Joe and William Regal watched on. Gargano would continue to infuriate Kross as he mocked the NXT Champion, telling Kross that he was living rent-free inside his head even telling Kross that he was afraid of Gargano as William Regal made the title match between the two men official for next week.

Kross would then call out Gargano, telling that in reality people like Gargano get beat up by people like Kross. Kross would then make things personal, referencing Johnny’s wife, Candice LeRae stating it looked like he put on his wife’s jeans. As tension built between both men, Regal then stated that Samoa Joe would be the special guest referee in the match. Gargano would be the one to get the last word in, telling Kross that he could not tie up his wife’s boots, causing Samoa Joe to hold back Kross against a cocky Gargano.

Later in the night, Joe would talk about the match next week, stating that things will remain fair and impartial unless he is provoked. This was a simple but effective storyline that helped the build towards the NXT Title match between Kross and Gargano next week. This segment also did another effective job into building towards a potential match between a returning  Samoa Joe and Karrion Kross as tension continues to build between the two men.

4. Io Shirai and Zoey Stark take on Indi Hartwell and Candice LeRae as Tegan Nox returns 

Late in the night Io Shirai and Zoey Stark would take on the woman’s NXT Tag Team Champions, Indi Hartwell and Candice LeRae in a great match that also featured a huge return.  Shirai would get the upper hand of Indi Hartwell early in the match with Hartwell turning the tides after she dropped  Shirai face-first onto the turnbuckle, allowing LeRae to tag in and get the upper hand for her team.

Both teams would continue to go back and forth throughout the match with neither team getting the upper hand for too long. Late in the match, Hartwell would get tagged in as the lights went out. The Titantron would then show the battery that has been changing for weeks on NXT, with the battery finally reaching 100% as Tegan Nox made her return after a knee injury. The distraction would allow Stark to pin Hartwell for the win as Io Shirai and Zoey Stark became the new woman’s NXT Tag Team Champions. After the match Nox would attack LeRae chasing her off as Stark and Shirai celebrated their win.

Later it was revealed that Dexter Lumis carried Indi Hartwell out of the ring, advancing their romance. Despite just being used as a tag team the duo of Shirai and Stark has great potential especially given the experience of Shirai combined with the raw potential of Stark.

3. MSK defend their Tag Team Titles against Tommaso Ciampa and Timothy Thatcher 

The Great American Bash would open with a huge clash of styles for the NXT Tag Team Titles as the high-flying duo of MSK took on the hard-hitting duo of Tommaso Ciampa and Timothy Ciampa as both teams pushed each other to the limit in a great opening match. Tommaso Ciampa and Nash Carter would open things for their team with neither man being able to get a big advantage over the other, causing both men to tag in their partner. After more back and forth, Ciampa and Thatcher would get the upper hand as they unloaded strikes on Wes Lee and Nash Carter. Ciampa and Thatcher would continue to have the upper hand, unleashing submission holds and strikes onto Lee, until Lee hit Ciampa with a dropkick giving him the opportunity to tag in Nash Carter who turned the tide towards his team with the hot tag.

MSK would then showcase their high-flying ability as Nash Carter tried to hit a moonsault on Ciampa outside the ring, causing Timothy Thatcher to sacrifice himself, pushing Ciampa out of the way, allowing Ciampa to clothesline Carter back inside the ring as the match continued to go back and forth. Both teams would continue to push each other to their limit as Tommaso Ciampa and Timothy Thatcher seemed to have the win after Ciampa hit Project Ciampa onto Wes Lee, only for Lee to somehow kick out to the surprise of Ciampa and Thatcher. Ciampa tried to put the nail in the coffin getting Wes Lee in position for a Fairytale Ending but Lee would reverse, allowing Carter to hit a Swanton onto Ciampa with Lee following up with a corkscrew, with Ciampa being saved from being pinned after Thatcher dragged Lee out of the ring.

A leap from the steel steps from Carter would be met with an uppercut from Thatcher as Thatcher and Ciampa had the win in hand as they hit Lee with the Fairytale Ending followed up with an Ankle Lock from Thatcher, however, things would go downhill for Thatcher and Ciampa as Ciampa tried to hit the hanging DDT onto Carter, allowing Carter to push Ciampa onto Thatcher to break up the submission hold. In the confusion, Lee would roll up Thatcher for the win, as MSK barely retained the titles against their opponents. This was a great match that not only made MSK look strong as Champions, but was another great showing for Thatcher and Ciampa who looked strong despite losing to MSK.

2. LA Knight and Cameron Grimes go to war for the Million-Dollar Championship

While on paper this was one of the weaker matches on the card, as LA Knight and Cameron Grimes are two performers who are generally more known for their promo work rather then in-ring work both men put on a strong match and to some degree exceeded fans expectations, especially after both men had the tough job of following the NXT Tag Title match. Grimes would start the match off strong against Knight sending him to the outside, followed up by a kick from the ring apron. Grimes would continue his assault on Knight with a crossbody to get a close nearfall early in the match. Despite some offence in from Knight, Grimes continued to dominate Knight throughout the early part of the match with Grimes hit a standing moonsault on Knight for another close near-fall.

Things would soon change, however, as Knight hit Grimes with a powerslam to get back into the match. After some back and forth between the two men, Knight would hit Grimes with an inverted TKO for a near-fall with Grimes still staying in the match even after LA Knight hit Grimes with a superplex. A furious Knight would grab the Million Dollar Title and bring it into the ring causing an argument between the referee and Knight, this would allow Grimes to roll up Knight with Knight reversing with a roll-up of his own which still wasn’t enough to win. Knight would once again try to use the Million Dollar Title, but would accidentally push it outside the ring, giving Grimes the opportunity to hit a poisonrana on Knight for another near-fall.

Both men would take the fight outside the ring with Knight hitting a DDT on Grimes right on the Million Dollar Title without the referee knowing. Despite getting back into the ring before the referee’s 10-count, Grimes would lose to Knight after Knight hit him with the BFT for the win sending Grimes to the broom, with Grimes now being forced to become LA Knight’s personal butler in what was a great match that made Grimes look like a top babyface. While their feud is far from finished Grimes being Knight’s new personal butler as the chance to have some entertaining segments as both men have such great charisma and chemistry working with each other.

1. Kyle O’Reilly and Adam Cole make another chapter in their history

After both men went to war with each at NXT TakeOver: Stand and Deliver, Adam Cole and Kyle O’Reilly would remove the bells and whistles as they went one on one in a traditional wrestling match. Despite being a standard wrestling match both men would show the same level of aggression that did in their unsanctioned match at TakeOver as both men put on an amazing main event and arguably had the best match on a card that was stacked from top to bottom. Early in the match, neither men would be able to get the upper hand as both men traded several counters as they escaped each other’s submission attempts and dodged strikes, however, Cole would be the first to get the upper hand after Kyle tried to hit a running knee on Cole from the apron only for Cole to move and hit a running neckbreaker on Kyle outside the ring.

Both men would trade holds and strikes throughout the match with Kyle targeting Cole’s injured knee, however, the roles would be reversed after Cole slammed O’Reilly’s knee into the ring post multiple times with both men now having one bad knee. Late in the match, Cole hit O’Reilly with a Panama Sunrise outside the ring, rolling his former Undisputed Era partner in the ring only for O’Reilly to get his bottom foot on the rope to avoid getting pinned. Cole then tried hitting the Last Shot on Kyle, but Kyle reversed it, allowing him to do a brainbuster on Cole. Kyle tried to finish of Adam with the diving knee from the top rope but Cole reversed, hitting Kyle with the last show, only for Kyle to somehow kick out at 2 to the shock of Cole.

Cole attempted in the Panama Sunrise once again in the match with O’Reilly kicking Cole in midair. However, the kick would cause O’Reilly’s injured knee to give out once again, giving Cole the perfect opportunity to hit the Panama Sunrise on Cole followed up by the Last Show, giving Adam the win in a great rematch and an amazing main event. Cole winning due to outsmarting Kyle is a natural way to set up for their eventual third match which will most likely be at the next TakeOver event.

These were my top 5 moments from The Great American Bash edition of NXT this week. What were your top 5 moments and did you think the rematch with Adam Cole and Kyle O’Reilly was better then their match and NXT: TakeOver: Stand and Deliver? Let us know in the comment section down below.


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Greg DeMarco’s 2024 WWE Royal Rumble Reaction

It’s the Royal Rumble! A favorite of many fans, the Rumble kicks off the Road To WrestleMania. Greg DeMarco is here with his live reactions to the event!

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WWE Royal Rumble 2024 Results

It’s the Royal Rumble! A favorite of many fans, the Rumble kicks off the Road To WrestleMania. Greg DeMarco is here with his live reactions to the event!

The WWE Royal Rumble is upon us, and while the Men’s Royal Rumble Match isn’t for the World Heavyweight Championship like I suggested, it’s still the most anticipated event of the year.

Why? The Unknown.

That’s right–in this age of the internet (usually incorrectly) telling us everything it possibly can about what is going to happen in the world of wrestling, the Royal Rumble stands out because despite what we’re told (or, more importantly, what we choose to listen to), the event is always full of fun and surprises.


Check out Steven Mitchell’s 2024 WWE Royal Rumble Results & Review!


Women’s Royal Rumble Match

  • They really are driving home the “main event WrestleMania” point this year–strengthens my thought that women will main event Night 1. Triple H would catch a ton of heat if he keeps women out for the third straight year.
  • NAOMI! Good to see her back, and the emotional response she had.
  • Love Michael Cole calling out Naomi’s time in TNA, and recognizing her as a former Knockouts Champion.
  • Entering #3 doesn’t bode well for Bayley. I honestly don’t think she is gonna win.
  • JORDYNNE GRACE! I saw the reports earlier today. This is a much bigger deal than Mickie James, because Mickie was a returning legend.
  • “TNA HAS A WEAPON!” So glad to have Pat McAfee on the call.
  • Honestly, Jordynne Grace belongs in WWE.

  • Asuka comes in, and they sell the surprise of Bayley. STORYTELLING, people!
  • Something tells me when we get Kairi Sane in there, The Kabuki Warriors will eliminate Bayley.
  • Ivy Nile enters, and I immediately want to see her go toe-to-toe with Jordynne Grace.
  • What if they pulled some crazy sh*t and had Jordynne Grace win???
  • Just step through the ropes next time, Bianca.
  • When I first saw the C4 clock, I thought I would get tired of it But I am already used to it.
  • Here’s Kairi Sane, time to set the plan into motion!
  • This crowd does not appear to like Tegan Nox.
  • Welp, there goes my idea o Asuka and Kairi eliminating Bayley.
  • That was a hell of a way for Jordynne Grace to go out.

  • I think Michael Cole secretly loves to call a Meteora.
  • There’s a reason Maxxine Dupri doesn’t wrestle much.
  • That tandem Code Red was very Young Buckish. And that’s not a compliment.
  • Hair,…gear…this might be the messiest Royal Rumble yet.
  • Ah, here comes the winner, Becky Lynch (I am calling Becky eliminates Bayley to win her second Royal Rumble).
  • LOVE the scoreboard of time in the Rumble for selected wrestlers.

  • R-TRUTH?!?! (Funny story, it was Truth’s spot that Nia Jax took in 2019.)
  • If you push Mia Yim, she’ll take it further than you could imagine.
  • “How is everybody the most athletic person on Earth?” – Pat McAfee
  • Surprising that Roxanne Perez, at #27, is the first NXT entrant. I don’t think we’ll be seeing Tiffany Stratton of Blair Davenport since we only have 3 more to come.
  • Amazing reaction for Jade Cargill. Give her time, she’s definitely going to be a huge star.
  • JUST GIVE HER TIME.
  • Seriously, Nia Jax had to help Jade eliminate her–A LOT.

  • Greg Was Wrong: It is indeed Tiffy Time in the Royal Rumble.
  • Back to Jade–she is insanely over.
  • I know it won’t be, but this should be Tiffany Stratton’s official main roster call-up.
  • Liv Morgan returns at #30, and good for Liv. She nearly went wire-to-wire last year.
  • Liv Morgan: “Thank you!” Pat McAfee: “No problem.”
  • Tiffany Stratton eliminating Roxanne Perez is, to me, an invitation for a match with them on Raw this Monday.
  • Still love the scoreboard as Naomi passes an hour.
  • The camera is catching a lot of in-ring communications right now.
  • And Jade Cargill eliminates my pick to win. Bye Becky.
  • Jade Cargill in the final three of the Royal Rumble (with Liv Morgan and Bayley) is huge for her.
  • Hell of a debut for Jade Cargill.
  • And a huge win for Bayley.

Winner of the 2024 Women’s Royal Rumble Match: Bayley (eliminating Liv Morgan to win)

Fatal 4-Way Match for the Undisputed WWE Universal Championship: Randy Orton vs AJ Styles vs. LA Knight vs. Roman Reigns (champion, with Paul Heyman)

  • Glad to see AJ Styles got his tights back. Pants AJ Styles (but still with the football gloves) was not working. Not just bring the beard back to your face Allen–the think beard also ain’t working.

  • Pat McAfee campaigning for Roman Reigns to be given at least a 26% chance is amazing.
  • Say what you want about LA Knight, he’s a damn star and totally belongs in this match.
  • Roman completely sandbagged Randy on the table drop. I don’t think it was on purpose, but he definitely didn’t jump.
  • Roman Reigns is very much like Gunther in that he does the simple things SO WELL, like a jumping clothesline. That’s how you do it.
  • Yes, I compared Roman Reigns to Gunther. Don’t @ me, I’m right.

  • RKO City, Bitch.
  • Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaand here’s Solo! (At some point, Solo will get tired of saving Roman’s ass.)
  • Solo ’bout to go through that barricade.
  • Solo indeed went through that barricade.

  • Yes, we had the Solo interference mid-match, but honestly in the end Roman won that clean.

Winner, #ANDSTILL your Undisputed WWE Universal Champion: Roman Reigns

WWE United States Championship: Kevin Owens vs. Logan Paul (champion)

  • Kevin Owens wearing Zubaz shorts in the Performance Center fight makes me very happy.
  • Logan Paul talking about a full time run, and now he’s putting on size.
  • Logan’s headband didn’t list very long.
  • I honestly hate it when modern-day wrestlers bust out a crotch chop.
  • If you were watching the Royal Rumble and didn’t know who Logan Paul was, you’d just assume he was a pro wrestler. That says everything you need to know about how good he is at this.
  • ANOTHER crotch chop. Now we’re at 2 too many.

  • Cue the “Better Buckshot Than Hangman” tweets. But they might be right.
  • I love the idea of a Logan Paul, Austin Theory, and Grayson Waller stable.
  • C’mon, there’s NO WAY Ryan Tran could see the knucks on Kevin Owens’ hand given his placement. It’s the little things.
  • Finish here tells me we’ll see KO vs. Logan Paul again. I’d guess on TV, if not in Australia.

Winner by disqualification, #ANDSTILL WWE United States Champion: Logan Paul

Men’s Royal Rumble Match

  • Jey Uso coming at #1 was expected thanks to the internet reports. But I still think Jimmy should be #1 and Jey #2, for the reaction shots on Jimmy.
  • Grayson Waller talking himself to the ring is perfect.
  • “No Yeet!” Grayson is a brilliant performer. I’d make a Roddy Piper comparison here, but y’all would get at mad at me.
  • Good to have Andrade back in WWE. Great reaction for him when the mask came off.

  • SmackDown superstar Carmelo Hayes! I really really really hope Trick is also in this match, just for the chants.
  • Melo pointed to the sign, C’mon, man.
  • Do you send Andrade to Smackdown, or do you send him to Raw and let him do his own thing?
  • Oh goody, Karrion Kross is here. Yay.
  • (Yes, that’s sarcasm you read.)
  • Dominik Mysterio is so good. Give him time, he’s going to be a huge star.

  • The Royal Rumble was a great place for the Apple Spot.
  • Here comes Bob Lashley–please just eliminate Karrion Kross.
  • Lashley wearing the WrestleMania white gear more than 2 months early.
  • Austin Theory still gets his concussion effect entrance, despite it being the Rumble.
  • What if–hear me out now–Finn Balor wins the Royal Rumble to get the shot at Seth Rollins, and Priest uses his briefcase to make that match a triple threat at ‘Mania?
  • I know he didn’t, but it sure looked like Jimmy was swerving while he drives in that interaction with Gunther.
  • Kofi did tell us the Rumble Magic wasn’t happening anymore.
  • Give me Ivar vs Gunther!
  • Bron Breakker is a star. It’s inevitable.
  • Of course Omos would be in the Rumble. Good to see MVP on my TV as well.
  • “I didn’t know humans came that big!” – Pat McAfee
  • I half think Pat McAfee didn’t know he was entering the Rumble.
  • Nice moment for Bron Breakker eliminating Omos. WrestleMania match?
  • R-Truth trying to get Dominik (Tom or Nick?) Mysterio to tag him in is brilliant.
  • DOM MADE THE TAG!!!
  • “And now R-Truth is the legal man.” – thank you Michael Cole.
  • Michael Cole delivers multiple TNA references tonight, along with a Dolph Ziggler reference. God Bless Michael Cole.
  • Imagine for a second that this was CM Punk’s actual WWE return.
  • The reaction to Drew McIntyre’s entrance is a reminder that they don’t actually need him.
  • Sami Zayn enters at #30, also known as “Not The Rock.”

  • In the ring, Drew McIntyre is amazing. Just keep the microphone away from him. (And stop the damn counting!)
  • And there goes my choice for the Men’s Rumble!
  • Love having both Roman Reigns and Seth Rollins in the press boxes watching to see who wins.
  • Punk kinda looks like Chris Jericho in there. Seriously.
  • Between Punk and Cody, Cody is the right choice. I really don’t want to watch Punk right now–he needs to hit the cardio, and hard. Given Seth Rollins’ injury and Punk’s conditioning, WWE would be smart to make the World Heavyweight Championship match at WrestleMania 40 a multi-man match.

Winner of the 2024 Men’s Royal Rumble: Cody Rhodes


Overall thoughts on the 2024 WWE Royal Rumble

For at least the second straight year, the Men’s Royal Rumble Match was kinda disappointing. Not the result–that’s fine. But the match itself. It just wasn’t nearly as exciting as the Women’s. Of the four matches, I would place it 4th in terms of enjoyment.

Great moments for both Bayley and Cody Rhodes. Logan Paul continually shows that he deserves to be considered a pro wrestler, not a celebrity who is wrestling. Pat McAfee is a joy on commentary. Jordynne Grace is a WWE Superstar, regardless of what company she is signed to. Bron Breakker is a star.CM Punk is very out of shape. Cody Rhodes is about to become THE guy, and he deserves it.

Overall I give the event a thumbs up, but they have to do something about the Men’s Royal Rumble Match moving forward.


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WWE Raw Heads To Netflix: What Does It Mean?

Monumental news drops as WWE RAW is moving to Netflix. Is it truly a game changing move? Greg DeMarco analyzes this shift for the TV wrestling business.

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Monumental news drops as WWE RAW is moving to Netflix. Is it truly a game changing move? Greg DeMarco analyzes this shift for the TV wrestling business.

Being a wee little kid in the 80s, I am “lucky enough” to remember having 3 TV channels, and my dad explaining what an 8-track is, how shocked I was when I say a laser disc for the first time, when I bought a 6 CD changer, installed my own car stereo, and all the way up to the fact that I have now been watching WWE pay-per-view/premium live events on the WWE Network and Peacock for 10 years. Hell, in the same month (February 2014) I signed up for the WWE Network, cut the cord to drop cable and got Sling TV. I have since moved onto YouTube TV which is highly recommended.

Over the last two years the NFL has put Thursday Night Football on Amazon Prime, simulcast to various streaming services, and less than 2 weeks ago put a playoff game exclusively on streaming when a Wildcard Weekend showdown between the Chiefs and Dolphins was only shown on Peacock.

And now it’s fully permeated into pro wrestling.

WWE and AEW are both in the midst of a very important time on the business side, with all of their TV rights up for grabs. The first domino fell when SmackDown On FOX became SmackDown on USA Network, and soon after we learned that WWE NXT was moving to broadcast television and joining The CW (which is also rebranding, but just to CW).

The AEW suite of programming that includes Collision, Rampage, and their most successful show Dynamite is up for renewal with Warner Bros/Discovery, and Tony Khan has been optimistic about the relationship and potentially an increase in rights fees.

That brings us to Tuesday morning, and the likely groundbreaking WWE announcement that Raw is moving to Netflix, starting in January 2025. Triple H tweeted that they’re changing the game, and TKO President and COO Mark Shapiro (who knows a thing or two about shifts in media consumption) used the word “transformative” in his statement, and I really think he couldn’t be more right.

But what does it all mean?

Wrestling Remains A Strong Media Product

I have been claiming this for over a year now. As many online will cite a decline in TV viewership for both WWE and AEW, the TV product has been a strong value to networks. Even in dropping SmackDown, FOX themselves said they didn’t pump enough resources into the show, and that the advertising return wasn’t what they wanted. That doesn’t mean the product (TV value, we’re not talking about creative here) isn’t strong. It’s so strong that USA Network picked up SmackDown for $280 million per year, giving WWE an increase over the FOX deal. CW is paying $20-$25 million annually for NXT, and now Netflix is paying $500 million for RAW.

Why? Because wrestling isn’t just a strong media product, it’s consistent. And that is key.

Look at this quote from Netflix Chief Content Officer Bela Bajaria:

“Raw is the best of sports entertainment, blending great characters and storytelling with live action 52 weeks a year and we’re thrilled to be in this long-term partnership with WWE.”

Now cross reference that with a comment from CW President Dennis Miller from back when the CW/NXT deal was announced:

“We are thrilled to welcome the WWE brand into the CW Sports portfolio as they play an integral role in our mission to bring live sporting events to the network year-round.”

What do those statements have in common? The year-round, 52-week nature of wrestling programming. It’s an unbeatable value for networks. It’s cheaper than a deal with a major sports league, and it’s not finite. Wrestling joins news, talk, and sports talk as the only year-round programming available to networks. And WWE and AEW have shows that essentially always land in the Top 5 after you factor out live sports. You can’t beat it.

What Does This Mean for Netflix?

Don’t get it twisted, this is also a huge leap for Netflix. Prior to the WWE Raw deal, Netflix has only experimented with live events, streaming the live Chris Rock “Selective Outrage” special, and showing The Netflix Cup live (a golf event featuring athletes from their F1 series “Drive To Survive” and their golf series “Full Swing).

WWE is the perfect partner for Netflix as it gets into live programming. It’s sports entertainment: sports like programming (which Netflix has done) that focuses on storytelling (which Netflix has obviously done). And no one does it better than WWE. It’s essentially plug-and-play for Netflix, the perfect solution for their live programming aspirations.

The perfect solution that they were willing to pay $5 billion for.

What Does This Mean for AEW?

The biggest risk to an AEW renewal with Warner Bros Discovery was WBD picking up WWE Raw–and that risk has been eliminated by Netflix. Don’t discount that fact–Netflix did Tony Khan a huge favor by throwing $500 million per at WWE. The path is clear for AEW to remain on the Turner networks.

But at what price?

I know I usually write as if I have all the answers, but I have zero idea either way on this one. WBD no longer has any other options if it wants to keep wrestling (except for TNA, who recently expressed a desire to be on a bigger network), and AEW (at least, Dynamite) is a weekly Top 5 program for them on Wednesdays, on cable.

On the other hand, AEW doesn’t exactly have another network begging for their services. The reason WWE could get a yearly increase for Raw, SmackDown, and NXT is because it was truly a bidding war. Unless Tony Khan gets another network involved, any threat of walking away from a deal doesn’t really hold water.

So if I were a betting man (and who would ever bet on this) I would expect an announcement of a renewal for AEW and WBD relatively soon. We may not know the terms of the deal, I will take a shot in the dark and say that AEW gets a small increase (not the “nearly double” that had been reported last year).

Regardless of the increase (or not), given AEW’s recent attendance challenges, this likely renewal would have to be viewed as a win for the company.


Personally, this is simply an amazing time to be a fan. We’ve seen WWE go from one live TV show per week with Monday Night Raw, through the Monday Night Wars, the addition of SmackDown and later NXT, to being this global juggernaut that is commanding half-a-billion dollars per year for Raw. I also think this makes Raw the flagship once again. All of this comes after Vince McMahon is largely out of power, Triple H has taken over creative (and holds a pretty good success rate so far), and the company was sold to Endeavor, and merged with the UFC as a business entity under the TKO banner.

If you know me, you know I am a huge follower of the business side of the wrestling business. I often care less about WHAT wrestling companies do, but HOW they do it. I have always gravitated towards that, since middle school. And for the past near 24 months, I have been like a kid in a candy store.

The Peacock deal for the WWE Network runs out in 2026, right? The fun never stops!


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