Analyzing 5 Million Reddit Comments | Pollock & Thurston
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4.6 • 1.2K Ratings
🗓️ 7 May 2025
⏱️ 80 minutes
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Summary
John Pollock and Brandon Thurston cover an extensive Wrestlenomics study, movement in the Janel Grant case & a TKO Q1 earnings preview.
Brandon Thurston has conducted a big study into Reddit, focusing on fan opinions toward WWE over AEW over the past six years and when shifts occurred.
Judge Sarah Russell has made a notable ruling in the Janel Grant case, while Dr. Carlon Colker filed a defamation suit against Ann Callis and her law firm over the past week.
Plus, A WWE shareholder lawsuit update, a preview of this week’s TKO Q1 earnings, TKO’s first boxing event is announced, AEW will take up residency at the 2300 Arena, and more.
RELATED:
- Plaintiffs in shareholder lawsuit ask court to order Vince McMahon to comply with discovery https://www.patreon.com/posts/plaintiffs-in-to-128122445
- Reddit sentiment for WWE and AEW and how it correlates with attendance trends https://wrestlenomics.com/articles/2025/reddit-sentiment-for-wwe-and-aew-and-how-it-correlates-with-attendance-trends/
- Dr. Carlon Colker’s defamation suit against Ann Callis https://www.postwrestling.com/2025/05/05/dr-carlon-colker-files-defamation-suit-against-janel-grants-attorney/
- First TKO boxing event on Sept. 12 featuring. Canelo vs. Terence Crawford at Allegiant Stadium https://www.boxingscene.com/articles/saul-canelo-alvarez-vs-terence-crawford-official-for-september-12
Music courtesy: “Panic Beat” by Ben Tramer
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome aboard the Turkish Airlines podcast channel. |
| 0:07.2 | Are you ready for a new adventure? |
| 0:11.0 | Merhabah passengers, this is your captain speaking. |
| 0:13.6 | Welcome aboard the inaugural episode of the Wideen Your World podcast, part of the Turkish Airlines series. |
| 0:26.2 | Thank you. podcast, part of the Turkish airline series. This month at Post Wrestling Cafe.com, go Excel, and you get live editions of Rewind to |
| 0:31.9 | raw, rewind a dynamite, and rewind a Smackdown, featuring all the news of the day, your |
| 0:36.8 | questions and answers, |
| 0:38.0 | as well as feedback. |
| 0:39.3 | Post Wrestling Cafe.com. |
| 0:41.0 | $6 gets you in the door. |
| 0:44.6 | Brandon Thurston from Ressalonomics is up next, |
| 0:47.9 | and we're going to follow Brandon with John Pollock |
| 0:50.1 | from Post Wrestling. |
| 0:52.9 | Thank you, Lynn. |
| 0:53.9 | Good afternoon, everyone. |
| 0:56.2 | But we can't ignore the math, okay? |
| 0:59.1 | We can't ignore the data. |
| 1:01.6 | Go on Google Trends, type in your name, then type in mine. |
| 1:05.6 | You're a straight line. |
| 1:06.9 | I'm a pyramid. |
| 1:08.3 | I like the very direct question on that. |
| 1:10.6 | Television ratings, downward spiral, fire rates, plummeting. |
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