{"id":196706,"date":"2025-04-24T22:00:33","date_gmt":"2025-04-25T03:00:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=196706"},"modified":"2025-04-24T13:15:33","modified_gmt":"2025-04-24T18:15:33","slug":"vip-podcast-4-24-wkpwp-flagship-from-5-yrs-ago-ad-free-keller-thurston-go-in-depth-on-wwe-financials-state-of-wwe-in-covid-19-era-vince-on-conference-call-without-co-presidents-95-mi","status":"publish","type":"podcast","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/podcast\/vip-podcast-4-24-wkpwp-flagship-from-5-yrs-ago-ad-free-keller-thurston-go-in-depth-on-wwe-financials-state-of-wwe-in-covid-19-era-vince-on-conference-call-without-co-presidents-95-mi\/","title":{"rendered":"VIP PODCAST 4\/24 \u2013 WKPWP Flagship from 5 Yrs Ago (AD-FREE): Keller &#038; Thurston go in-depth on WWE Financials, state of WWE in COVID-19 era, Vince on conference call without co-presidents (95 min.)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-3938031178\" class=\"pwtor-before-content pwtor-entity-placement\"><hr \/><b>SPOTLIGHTED PODCAST ALERT (YOUR ARTICLE BEGINS A FEW INCHES DOWN)... <\/b>\r\n\r\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/widget.spreaker.com\/player?show_id=3076978&theme=light&playlist=false&playlist-continuous=false&autoplay=false&live-autoplay=false&chapters-image=true&episode_image_position=right&hide-logo=false&hide-likes=false&hide-comments=false&hide-sharing=false&hide-download=true\" width=\"100%\" height=\"140px\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe>\r\n<hr \/><\/div><p><strong>SHOW SUMMARY:\u00a0<\/strong>In this week\u2019s Flagship Flashback episode of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast from five years ago (4-23-2020), PWTorch editor Wade Keller was joined by special guest Brandon Thurston from Wrestlenomics.com and the Wrestlenomics Podcast. Thurston has focused for years on WWE\u2019s finances, and today was perhaps the most anticipated and consequential financial release day for WWE for a wide array of reasons. They discuss COVID-19 ramifications, key metrics on WrestleMania when it comes to WWE Network subscriptions and social media, WWE\u2019s roster cutbacks and its impact on WWE\u2019s finances, how Vince McMahon\u2019s role on the Investors Conference call changed without longtime co-presidents Michelle Wilson and George Barrios, McMahon saying WWE might never be in the live event business again even after COVID-19 crisis passes, how an elimination of North American non-TV house shows could change WWE\u2019s profitability and why some of the current data is deceptive, the magic cleaner Triple H referenced that is helping keep wrestlers safe from the coronavirus, and more. 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