TKO’s Revenues Top $4.7 Billion | Wrestling TV Ratings Rebound | Pollock & Thurston

2026-02-27

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John 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. 00:00:00 Start00:01:22 WBD accepts higher bid from Paramount Skydance, Netflix bows out00:09:48 TKO’s Q4 and Year-End Earnings Report 00:22:43 Royal Rumble FIP from Saudi Arabia 00:28:22 UFC event at the White House 00:38:48 Latest WrestleMania ticket figures, per WrestleTix00:40:30 Wre...

John 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.

00:00:00 Start

00:01:22 WBD accepts higher bid from Paramount Skydance, Netflix bows out

00:09:48 TKO’s Q4 and Year-End Earnings Report

00:22:43 Royal Rumble FIP from Saudi Arabia

00:28:22 UFC event at the White House

00:38:48 Latest WrestleMania ticket figures, per WrestleTix

00:40:30 Wrestling TV ratings rebound for Nielsen adjustments

00:50:52 NXT Stand & Deliver in St. Louis

00:52:52 Zuffa Boxing signs Connor Benn, fight announced for April 11

00:54:19 New complaint filed against UFC

00:55:30 Paramount president accused of leaking key details of UFC deal

00:57:06 Elimination Chamber at the United Center

01:00:00 Xfinity subscribers gain access to ESPN Unlimited

01:01:49 TV and streaming figures

Additional 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-bros
Whistleblower 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.html

Music courtesy: “Panic Beat” by Ben Tramer

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