TKO Q1 Earnings | Ted Turner | WWE TV Contracts | Pollock & Thurston

TKO Q1 Earnings | Ted Turner | WWE TV Contracts | Pollock & Thurston

May 8, 2026 · 1h 18m

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John Pollock and Brandon Thurston discuss TKO's first quarter earnings report and various developments in WWE and professional wrestling.

John Pollock and Brandon Thurston cover TKO’s first quarter earnings report, Nick Khan extends his deal, the passing of Ted Turner, and more. Video version: https://youtube.com/live/jtQo-PfKbIA Plus: WWE’s Raw and SmackDown media rights contracts from 2019 - 2024 become public, more talent departures at WWE, contracts being “restructured”, Ted Turner’s legacy and role professional wrestling played, as well as market-to-market comparisons from April. Topics this week include: TKO Q1 Earnings Report Nick Khan signs a new contract Nick Khan testified that the DOJ investigated sex trafficking Ted Turner passes away at 87 New Day exit WWE after a request to restructure contracts WWE Raw & SmackDown 2019-2024 media rights contracts WWE & AEW live events market-to-market comparisons 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/…

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