{"id":42106,"date":"2017-05-07T20:42:19","date_gmt":"2017-05-08T01:42:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=42106"},"modified":"2017-05-07T20:42:57","modified_gmt":"2017-05-08T01:42:57","slug":"vip-audio-57-bruce-mitchell-audio-show-wkeller-pt-1-2-wwe-q1-financials-broad-discussion-trajectory-business-model-comparing-reigns-sid-lex-62-min","status":"publish","type":"podcast","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/podcast\/vip-audio-57-bruce-mitchell-audio-show-wkeller-pt-1-2-wwe-q1-financials-broad-discussion-trajectory-business-model-comparing-reigns-sid-lex-62-min\/","title":{"rendered":"VIP AUDIO 5\/7 \u2013 Bruce Mitchell Audio Show w\/Keller (pt. 1 of 2): WWE Q1 financials and a broad discussion on trajectory of their business model, comparing Reigns to Sid and Lex (62 min)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-2977954801\" 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 class=\"p1\"><strong>SHOW SUMMARY:\u00a0<\/strong>In this\u00a0edition of the Bruce Mitchell Audio Show, hosted by PWTorch editor Wade Keller, they discuss the Q1 2017 Financials that were released a few days ago, which broadens into a discussion on the apparent trajectory of their business model with potential WWE Network growth, where the TV landscape is headed in general and how it could affect WWE\u2019s future, where social media fits into this, what Vince McMahon and other key WWE execs said about these trends and data, and ultimately what matters most and where Roman Reigns fits into that. 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