Hitting The Marks 06.02.26

About this episode

This episode covers the latest wrestling news, including events in Italy and insights into New Japan's ownership and its implications for the U.S. wrestling landscape.

This weeks Hitting The Marks is jam packed with the news of the week, Clash In Italy, King and Queen of the Ring brackets, then we shift to the big news of the week, and it's coming from the land of the Rising Sun. Buckle up for a class in tv microeconomics and breakdowns as we look at New Japans new ownership, and the interesting case study it provides to us in the States as we approach the WBD/Paramount merger. Who actually has the money to buy who, who the real players are, who are the dark horses, and who's not playing the game.

People in this episode

Host: Michael Jargo

Topics covered

• wrestling news
• New Japan ownership
• WBD/Paramount merger
• Clash In Italy
• King and Queen of the Ring
• tv microeconomics

Keywords

• wrestling
• New Japan
• Clash In Italy
• WBD
• Paramount
• King and Queen of the Ring
• tv microeconomics

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: New Japan, WBD, Paramount

Places: land of the Rising Sun

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