WWE & Indiana’s Multi-PLE Deal, WCW’s sale in 2001 | POST x Wrestlenomics

John Pollock and Brandon Thurston look at WWE’s partnership with the state of Indiana, and the demise of World Championship Wrestling.

Up first, we speak with Mickey Shuey of the Indiana Business Journal on the WWE’s announcement of bringing multiple events to the state including WrestleMania, Royal Rumble, and SummerSlam.

Then, David Bixenspan of Between the Sheets returns to chat about how the sale of WCW to the WWF was covered on the final episode of VICE’s “Who Killed WCW?”

Plus: AEW Forbidden Door on Long Island this weekend, gate figure for Double or Nothing, the impact of the NHL on WWE’s TV numbers & more.

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• AEW Double or Nothing 2024 drew $582,204 gate (Wrestlenomics)

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