Topics:
- Wrestlemania attendance: what WWE announces versus paid attendance
- WWE TV viewership demographics: Rousey arrival coincidences with disproportionate decline in female viewership
- WWE Co-President George Barrios’ response to questions on WWE popularity
- WWE proxy statement discloses top executive salaries, update on shares of company ownership
References:
- Wrestlemania announced attendance vs. paid attendance https://twitter.com/BrandonThurston/status/1107020602941075461
- Ranges for paid Wrestlemania attendance based on round numbers in KPIs
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1IuWQ8mhhN5Tp38IobdQgjciGqrqfnEDaGP4fUw8KCcw/edit#gid=283150825 - WWE Co-President George Barrios at Morgan Stanley Technology, Media & Telecom Conference (2/26/2019)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o-i2bgLTjZw - WWE Popularity Assessment https://www.fightful.com/wrestling/exclusives/state-current-wwe-popularity
- George Barrios’ Defense Of WWE’s Declining Popularity Metrics https://www.fightful.com/wrestling/exclusives/george-barrios-talks-about-wwe-s-current-popularity
- WWE earnings call audio https://www.earningscast.com/WWE/20170504
- Roman Reigns on off-season
- https://talksport.com/sport/wwe/507655/exclusive-roman-reigns-interview-talks-dean-ambrose-and-the-usos-possibly-leaving-wwe-and-pours-his-heart-out-on-fan-support-during-leukemia-battle/
- WWE TV viewership demographics https://twitter.com/BrandonThurston/status/1105523295934398465
- WGRZ news segment on “The Destroyer” Dick Beyer https://www.wgrz.com/article/news/wrestling-legend-the-destroyer-passes-away/71-d72c3df6-d39c-4702-8ef8-08e7fcc72687
- WWE proxy statement 2018
https://otp.tools.investis.com/clients/us/wwe/SEC/sec-show.aspx?FilingId=13277449&Cik=0001091907&Type=PDF&hasPdf=1 - WWE ownership and voting power:
https://twitter.com/BrandonThurston/status/1103382534057005058 - Mustafa Ali
https://twitter.com/splinter_news/status/1105800680135118848
