ESPN drops WWE letter grades | Pollock & Thurston

About this episode

John Pollock and Brandon Thurston discuss ESPN's removal of letter grades from WWE reviews and various wrestling-related news.

John Pollock and Brandon Thurston discuss their reporting on ESPN's decision to remove letter grades from its WWE reviews and the relationship between the two. Plus, AEW launches a streaming/FAST service, NXT Stand & Deliver to stream on YouTube, and UFC releases its card for the White House. Topics this week include: ESPN dropped WWE letter grades from reviews after WWE pushback, according to multiple sources AEW Revolution media call AEW launches MyAEW streaming service NXT Stand & Deliver to stream on YouTube Saturday Night’s Main Event in Fort Wayne on May 23 AEW attendances for Revolution & Double or Nothing MVP signs deal with ESPN TV & streaming figures for the past week UFC 326 numbers on CBS VIDEO VERSION: https://youtube.com/live/tq6ZiBB1laI Additional reading: ESPN dropped WWE letter grades from reviews after WWE pushback - https://www.postwrestling.com/2026/03/10/espn-dropped-wwe-letter-grades-from-reviews-after-wwe-pushback-according-to-multiple-sources/ AEW announces MyAEW.com streaming service - https://www.postwrestling.com/2026/03/09/aew-announces-myaew-com-streaming-service/ NXT Stand & Deliver to stream on YouTube…

People in this episode

Hosts: John Pollock, Brandon Thurston

Topics covered

• ESPN WWE reviews
• AEW streaming service
• NXT Stand & Deliver
• UFC card release
• WWE pushback

Keywords

• ESPN
• WWE
• AEW
• UFC
• streaming service
• NXT Stand & Deliver
• letter grades
• wrestling news

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Organizations: ESPN, WWE, AEW, UFC

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