Powered by RedCircleJohn Pollock and Brandon Thurston go through TKO’s year-end earnings report, new details on the UFC White House card, and big projections for 2026. Plus, Brandon Thurston examines the rebound in professional wrestling TV ratings following Nielsen’s recent methodology adjustments. Topics this week include:TKO’s Q4 and Year-End Earnings ReportProjections for 2026UFC to spend $60 million on White House cardWrestling TV ratings rebound for Nielsen adjustmentsWBD accepts a higher bid from Paramount, Netflix bows outWBD earnings, updated subscriber countNXT Stand & Deliver moving away from ‘Mania WeekendZuffa Boxing signs Connor Benn, fight announced for April 11Collision airs head-to-head with Elimination ChamberAdvance for Elimination Chamber in Chicago, per WrestleTixESPN Unlimited is available to Xfinity subscribersAdditional reading:Wrestling TV ratings rebound after Nielsen’s adjustments – https://wrestlenomics.com/articles/2026/wrestling-tv-ratings-rebound-after-nielsen-adjusts-big-data-panel-methodology/Netflix declines to raise bid for Warner Bros. – https://about.netflix.com/en/news/netflix-declines-to-raise-offer-for-warner-brosWhistleblower claims Paramount head leaked details of UFC deal – https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/paramount-president-jeff-shell-leaked-details-of-ultimate-fighting-championship-deal-rj-cipriani-1236514207/WBD Earnings – https://variety.com/2026/film/news/hbo-max-subscribers-132-million-warner-bros-discovery-earnings-1236673104/Boxing braced for $1 billion lawsuit over TKO & Sela’s Zuffa launch – https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7070249/2026/02/25/frank-warren-dana-white-sela-lawsuit/ESPN Unlimited finally coming to Xfinity subscribers – https://awfulannouncing.com/espn/espn-unlimited-finally-coming-to-xfinity-subscribers.htmlMusic courtesy: “Panic Beat” by Ben TramerPOST WrestlingSubscribe: https://postwrestling.com/subscribePatreon: http://postwrestlingcafe.comForum: https://forum.postwrestling.comDiscord: https://discord.com/invite/Q795HhRTwitter/Facebook/Instagram/YouTube: @POSTwrestlingBluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/postwrestling.comWrestlenomicsSubscribe: https://wrestlenomics.com/podcast/Patreon: https://patreon.com/wrestlenomicsSubstack: https://wrestlenomics.substack.com/Twitter/Facebook/Instagram/YouTube: @WrestlenomicsBluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/wrestlenomics.com

Source: New York Times February 27, 2026 14:55 UTC