Ari Backs Paramount-WBD Merger | Grant Case Closed | SummerSlam | Pollock & Thurston

Ari Backs Paramount-WBD Merger | Grant Case Closed | SummerSlam | Pollock & Thurston

July 31, 2026 · 1h 21m

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John Pollock and Brandon Thurston discuss the latest developments regarding Paramount, the closure of Janel Grant's case, and WWE's SummerSlam event in Minneapolis.

John Pollock and Brandon Thurston go through the latest headaches for Paramount and Ari Emanuel’s op-ed, Janel Grant’s case is officially closed, and WWE stages SummerSlam in Minneapolis. VIDEO VERSION: https://www.youtube.com/live/aZyDSHwbxK8 Topics this week include: Janel Grant’s case officially closed, moves to arbitration WWE SummerSlam this weekend in Minneapolis YouTube TV to offer ESPN Unlimited TripleMania moves to MGM Grand Garden Arena MyAEW adds six more promotions WWE Radio launches (no AEW talk, Thunder Rosa leaves) Paul Levesque on Busted Open Radio Ari Emanuel’s op-ed regarding Paramount-WBD Plaintiffs file letter to court in WWE merger case WWE & Thurston file letter re: public access question Music courtesy: “Panic Beat” by Ben Tramer POST Wrestling Subscribe: https://postwrestling.com/subscribe Patreon: http://postwrestlingcafe.com Forum: https://forum.postwrestling.com Discord: https://discord.com/invite/Q795HhR Twitter / Facebook / Instagram / YouTube : @POSTwrestling Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/postwrestling.com Wrestlenomics Subscribe: https://wrestlenomics.com/podcast/ Patreon: https://patreon.com/wrestlenomics Substack…

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Hosts: John Pollock, Brandon Thurston

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Organizations: Paramount, WBD, WWE, YouTube TV, MyAEW, WWE Radio, Busted Open Radio, POST Wrestling

Books & works: Panic Beat

Places: Minneapolis

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