[GUEST ACCESS MODE: Data is scrambled or limited to provide examples. Make requests using your API key to unlock full data. Check https://lunarcrush.ai/auth for authentication information.] [@Switchblade97](/creator/twitter/Switchblade97) "@TheSmiler023 I didn't use those numbers 😂 I used the Double or Nothing Nevada tax credit numbers signed off as true and correct under the penalty of perjury. I then later referred to the numbers by Chris Harrington in the Kevin Kelly lawsuit as contradictory and explained why I was skeptical"  [@Switchblade97](/creator/x/Switchblade97) on [X](/post/tweet/1948398848205828221) 2025-07-24 15:04:19 UTC XXX followers, XX engagements "Ask Meltzer how the 2024 NBA all star game only did between 52k and 152k on MAX. Also ask him why there was zero spike in interest on Google trends for AEW when moving to MAX Look at the big spike for the Raw on Netflix debut by comparison"  [@Switchblade97](/creator/x/Switchblade97) on [X](/post/tweet/1946807713339416886) 2025-07-20 05:41:43 UTC XXX followers, XXX engagements "1.1k watching the TNA PPV on Youtube. For comparison AEW Double or Nothing peaked at 6.6k viewers and AEW All In peaked at 9.6k viewers"  [@Switchblade97](/creator/x/Switchblade97) on [X](/post/tweet/1947091622094569614) 2025-07-21 00:29:52 UTC XXX followers, XXX engagements "AEW All In 2025 peaked at 9.6k viewers representing a XX% increase from the previous PPV offering Double or Nothing. This would indicate roughly how many buys were received for the show on the Youtube Platform"  [@Switchblade97](/creator/x/Switchblade97) on [X](/post/tweet/1944201313203446032) 2025-07-13 01:04:49 UTC XXX followers, 5942 engagements "@AirickAirheart I only remember Dave saying it for the Lakers/Mavs but that can't be the case for the 2024 All Star game cos all cable numbers add up to 5.398m which rounds up to 5.4m but NBA PR reported 5.5m with MAX. Dave will never address this point because his aim is to deceive people"  [@Switchblade97](/creator/x/Switchblade97) on [X](/post/tweet/1946073052959158368) 2025-07-18 05:02:26 UTC XXX followers, XXX engagements "@SeanRossSapp @jimmyvan74 The whole partnership with WWE is what may carry them to the deal. You are thinking inside the wrestling bubble. Outside the wrestling business in the real business world the working relationship with WWE is what is opening doors for TNA"  [@Switchblade97](/creator/x/Switchblade97) on [X](/post/tweet/1947514486501302501) 2025-07-22 04:30:11 UTC XXX followers, XX engagements "@Celtics_fan78 @cafc4ever1 Thats not what you said. You said all these reports and using Dave for their numbers. You don't know that"  [@Switchblade97](/creator/x/Switchblade97) on [X](/post/tweet/1947754340665397379) 2025-07-22 20:23:16 UTC XXX followers, XX engagements "The TNA PPV peaked last night at 1.3k viewers on Youtube. For comparison Double or Nothing peaked at 6.6k and All In at 9.6k. Early Google Trends data suggests Slammiversary had XX% the interest of Double or Nothing and XX% that of All In"  [@Switchblade97](/creator/x/Switchblade97) on [X](/post/tweet/1947310786444922979) 2025-07-21 15:00:45 UTC XXX followers, XXX engagements "@365Boss @nicklopiccolo This "troll" account is an agent for ex AEW talent so he will know what some are making. Its his job to know. And I didnt switch up anything. I referred to the lawsuit on my original breakdown but was skeptical as an average of 104k per year is ECW level from over XX years ago"  [@Switchblade97](/creator/x/Switchblade97) on [X](/post/tweet/1945576777532764377) 2025-07-16 20:10:25 UTC XXX followers, XX engagements "Never thought of it this way. But you can't tell me even modern WWE fans wouldn't have seen it as a bigger rub if Trick actually took Taker out or stood his ground. I am still so mad the way they treated Trick"  [@Switchblade97](/creator/x/Switchblade97) on [X](/post/tweet/1948119142520795245) 2025-07-23 20:32:52 UTC XXX followers, XXX engagements "Smackdown is doing XX% of the Raw audience on Netflix. Smackdown only airs internationally while Raw is Global. In Q4 XX the two shows were similarly watched as Raw averaged 1.52m & SD 1.46m on USA. We can assume that the US/International split for Raw is 75%/25% respectively"  [@Switchblade97](/creator/x/Switchblade97) on [X](/post/tweet/1946585455438311847) 2025-07-19 14:58:33 UTC XXX followers, 1185 engagements "@TheRajGiri Question from someone specifically to you. How has WWE cooled off Don't shoot the messenger"  [@Switchblade97](/creator/x/Switchblade97) on [X](/post/tweet/1946260107156738068) 2025-07-18 17:25:43 UTC XXX followers, 16.1K engagements "@kspowerwheels NBA AEW & NHL. Anything else"  [@Switchblade97](/creator/x/Switchblade97) on [X](/post/tweet/1947811473465528700) 2025-07-23 00:10:18 UTC XXX followers, XXX engagements "@AlexLam87004746 Someone should have told Jake Paul that he would have got a bigger rub if he took a dive for Mike Tyson"  [@Switchblade97](/creator/x/Switchblade97) on [X](/post/tweet/1948147439455867056) 2025-07-23 22:25:19 UTC XXX followers, XX engagements "@ThirstRoundPick @TheRajGiri The NBC number was down big from the last one. Isn't that the definition of cooling off"  [@Switchblade97](/creator/x/Switchblade97) on [X](/post/tweet/1946274312190640416) 2025-07-18 18:22:10 UTC XXX followers, XXX engagements "Enzo needs to be someones manager. Such a great promo"  [@Switchblade97](/creator/x/Switchblade97) on [X](/post/tweet/1947280978503705061) 2025-07-21 13:02:18 UTC XXX followers, XXX engagements "Someone should have told Jake Paul that he would have got a bigger rub if he took a dive for Mike Tyson"  [@Switchblade97](/creator/x/Switchblade97) on [X](/post/tweet/1948147510083817885) 2025-07-23 22:25:35 UTC XXX followers, XXX engagements "This is why platform matters. Similar no. of homes same UFC prelims but one station averages 286k & while the other averages 1.674m & numbers jumped from 516k/0.21 to 977k/0.39. Now tell me what happens if TNA goes from a channel averaging 26k to one doing say 300-400k"  [@Switchblade97](/creator/x/Switchblade97) on [X](/post/tweet/1947816287884759490) 2025-07-23 00:29:26 UTC XXX followers, XXX engagements "@SovietColonel It's not just the last month though. The interest in TNA has been up all year. The last known ratings we have are from Q4 2024 where they were doing 85-100k. Interest in TNA from Q4 2024 to Q1 2025 is up XX% according to google trends data"  [@Switchblade97](/creator/x/Switchblade97) on [X](/post/tweet/1948007465993588769) 2025-07-23 13:09:06 UTC XXX followers, XX engagements "@TheNicSoapdish Without divulging the info I have been given lets just say even before the WWE partnership TNA were looking to grow and expand in 2025 and had a potential strategy expecting heavy losses this year and next. 10m for going live XX weeks a year is definitely not enough though"  [@Switchblade97](/creator/x/Switchblade97) on [X](/post/tweet/1947996718793998477) 2025-07-23 12:26:24 UTC XXX followers, XX engagements "So you've also heard that Tony Khan was desperately looking for investors over the last XX months I wonder if that's why Dave keeps pushing the $X billion valuation which to be fair can theoretically be justified but so far there's been no takers & not from a lack of trying"  [@Switchblade97](/creator/x/Switchblade97) on [X](/post/tweet/1947836710471020695) 2025-07-23 01:50:35 UTC XXX followers, 6651 engagements "@WrestleGraphs The dip post Mania is nearly double in the best case scenario (removing post Raw Mania and Smackdown). They dipped X% for 2024 and XX% for 2025"  [@Switchblade97](/creator/x/Switchblade97) on [X](/post/tweet/1946618115401392523) 2025-07-19 17:08:19 UTC XXX followers, XX engagements "@DosEvil You are just plain wrong. Shows you mentioned like White Lotus do around 80-90% on MAX vs Cable. The season finale did 6.2m on MAX and HBO but only did 968k on HBO. No one watches sports on MAX. You misunderstood Zaslav. Stuff like White Lotus & AEW is XX% of MAX viewership"  [@Switchblade97](/creator/x/Switchblade97) on [X](/post/tweet/1946588729050616082) 2025-07-19 15:11:33 UTC XXX followers, XX engagements "@AirickAirheart @TheRoyalePain I wouldn't assume the first two parts. Though for sure the third part about the residencies is obvious cost cutting at the expense of making the product look poor. I have no sources for this but I don't think Shad has had to put any more money other the initial $100m"  [@Switchblade97](/creator/x/Switchblade97) on [X](/post/tweet/1947990840124526804) 2025-07-23 12:03:02 UTC XXX followers, XX engagements "@TheSmiler023 The whole estimate was for 2024 😂Why do you keep lying It's down below. So are you going to admit you were wrong when you said I had no numbers Or were you lying when you said that"  [@Switchblade97](/creator/x/Switchblade97) on [X](/post/tweet/1948429804564251016) 2025-07-24 17:07:20 UTC XXX followers, XX engagements "@TheCynick If we are fair there is a theoretic valuation that puts AEW a $2b. If the TV numbers are real their revenue is likely to be closer to 250m this year. Put an 8x multiplier on revenue like WWE got you get $2b. But like with all valuations it's not real till someone pays for it"  [@Switchblade97](/creator/x/Switchblade97) on [X](/post/tweet/1947993339145412673) 2025-07-23 12:12:58 UTC XXX followers, XXX engagements "@bobby_s_axelrod @SeanRossSapp @jimmyvan74 You don't pitch Trick Williams or Jacy Jayne. You pitch WWE stars Trick Williams and Jay Jane to network. They won't know who Jack Jayne or Trick Williams are but they will know what WWE is. You also pitch the fact you've outperformed every network you've ever been on"  [@Switchblade97](/creator/x/Switchblade97) on [X](/post/tweet/1947515161759101301) 2025-07-22 04:32:52 UTC XXX followers, XXX engagements "@LastCallwChrisC @AnthonyJ2545 Tony started it with $100m that was an advance on his inheritance. I don't believe Shad has put any more money into it past that initial $100m so there is no reason for Shad to tell Tony that"  [@Switchblade97](/creator/x/Switchblade97) on [X](/post/tweet/1947849308625047770) 2025-07-23 02:40:39 UTC XXX followers, XX engagements "To illustrate how ludicrous an average of 104k is say the average is 100k. For X person to make 200k you need X people to make an average of 75k. For X person to make 300k you need X people making an average of 75k. Now do you see how that average is stupidly low"  [@Switchblade97](/creator/x/Switchblade97) on [X](/post/tweet/1945583432840475005) 2025-07-16 20:36:52 UTC XXX followers, 1033 engagements "When Zaslav said that sports weren't a big driver on MAX what sports air on MAX under the sports section"  [@Switchblade97](/creator/x/Switchblade97) on [X](/post/tweet/1947786545412378903) 2025-07-22 22:31:15 UTC XXX followers, 3019 engagements "TNA countdown show currently has 11.8k people watching the countdown show for Slammiversary"  [@Switchblade97](/creator/x/Switchblade97) on [X](/post/tweet/1947070701640286285) 2025-07-20 23:06:44 UTC XXX followers, XXX engagements "The huge gap is the platform difference. AEW is on a platform averaging 738000 viewers while TNA is doing 100k on a platform averaging 26000 viewers. That is the difference. TNA has outperformed the station average on every platform they've ever been on"  [@Switchblade97](/creator/x/Switchblade97) on [X](/post/tweet/1947460124974461373) 2025-07-22 00:54:10 UTC XXX followers, XXX engagements "@TheSmiler023 You liar 😂 You were the one who said that I SAID they COULD make a profit this year. The only time I said that prior to you bringing it up was the April tweet you don't want to discuss. You can be broke and still turn a profit. 😂"  [@Switchblade97](/creator/x/Switchblade97) on [X](/post/tweet/1948438956955099510) 2025-07-24 17:43:42 UTC XXX followers, XX engagements "USA is not a stronger statio than TBS. Also WWE is not putting our first run live wrestling on A&E. They are putting out documentaries and reality show. TNA is already doing 135k-170k on AXS according to Carlos Silva. AXS averages 26000 and A&E averages 344k"  [@Switchblade97](/creator/x/Switchblade97) on [X](/post/tweet/1947986744684507593) 2025-07-23 11:46:46 UTC XXX followers, XXX engagements "@TheSmiler023 You liar😂Show the whole conversation. You brought up me saying AEW doesn't make a profit. You brought it up referencing my April tweet that you now are running from. If I say AEW may make a profit in 2025 it means they may or they may not. 2025 is not finished yet 😂"  [@Switchblade97](/creator/x/Switchblade97) on [X](/post/tweet/1948445173278814546) 2025-07-24 18:08:24 UTC XXX followers, XX engagements "@SovietColonel Regardless it's always good to question the promoter but I'd say there is some public data available to give credence to his claims. Not like with AEW where they magically added 300-500k viewers on MAX with not even a blip on the Google trends chart"  [@Switchblade97](/creator/x/Switchblade97) on [X](/post/tweet/1948000609346445519) 2025-07-23 12:41:52 UTC XXX followers, XX engagements "@WrestleGraphs No Smackdown on USA compared to Raw on USA the previous year the best like for like data we have"  [@Switchblade97](/creator/x/Switchblade97) on [X](/post/tweet/1946620873441509851) 2025-07-19 17:19:17 UTC XXX followers, XX engagements "@TheRealTimGioia @JonAlba Hardys are TNA talents"  [@Switchblade97](/creator/x/Switchblade97) on [X](/post/tweet/1947147365275631938) 2025-07-21 04:11:22 UTC XXX followers, XX engagements "Have zero issue with this bit of nostalgia. It will likely be the only real nostalgia act on the show. TNA has way less nostalgia than its closest competitor"  [@Switchblade97](/creator/x/Switchblade97) on [X](/post/tweet/1947289322647937126) 2025-07-21 13:35:28 UTC XXX followers, XXX engagements "If you adjust the numbers in the previous tweet for inflation then the cost of producing TV would be $1.156m today then $934k per taping for AEW is a reasonable estimate"  [@Switchblade97](/creator/x/Switchblade97) on [X](/post/tweet/1907130073460699530) 2025-04-01 17:56:56 UTC XXX followers, 13.3K engagements "Even if we can't get the MAX numbers show us some indicators that there has been an additional 300k to 500k viewers each week Is PPV up year on year No. Attendance No. Google web search interest No. Nothing"  [@Switchblade97](/creator/x/Switchblade97) on [X](/post/tweet/1948062538593079516) 2025-07-23 16:47:57 UTC XXX followers, XXX engagements "@Darth35575344 @Noahgilberto19 The huge gap is the platform difference. AEW is on a platform averaging 738000 viewers while TNA is doing 100k on a platform averaging 26000 viewers. That is the difference. TNA has outperformed the station average on every platform they've ever been on"  [@Switchblade97](/creator/x/Switchblade97) on [X](/post/tweet/1947459804034638206) 2025-07-22 00:52:53 UTC XXX followers, XX engagements "@AnthonyJ2545 it's a bit of a joke IMO. We all saw Mike Tyson vs Jake Paul. Do you think Jake Paul would have got the rub if Mike Tyson beat him up Outside of the wrestling this type of booking doesn't appeal to anyone because it goes against basic human psychology"  [@Switchblade97](/creator/x/Switchblade97) on [X](/post/tweet/1948126574454132989) 2025-07-23 21:02:24 UTC XXX followers, XX engagements "Here are some station averages vs TNA averages Spike TV 2014 = 415k / TNA 2014 - 1.08m Destination America 2015 = 228k / TNA = 330k POP TV 2016 = 179k / TNA 310k AXS TV 2024 = 26k / TNA = 90k In 2024 A&E = 334k & FS1 = 312k. What happens if TNA lands on X of these stations"  [@Switchblade97](/creator/x/Switchblade97) on [X](/post/tweet/1948020158137581628) 2025-07-23 13:59:32 UTC XXX followers, XXX engagements "While they made Trick look like a chump & I turned the show off in disgust the amount of free promotion TNA was getting on CW in front of a relevant audience would cost millions if they didn't have this working relationship. Taker did the same to Bron Breakker & he is doing ok"  [@Switchblade97](/creator/x/Switchblade97) on [X](/post/tweet/1948029034824139202) 2025-07-23 14:34:49 UTC XXX followers, XXX engagements "@TheSmiler023 Any time I have ever mentioned 2025 profitability is in reference to the April tweet you are running away from even though you brought it up first😂"  [@Switchblade97](/creator/x/Switchblade97) on [X](/post/tweet/1948439985683599777) 2025-07-24 17:47:47 UTC XXX followers, XX engagements "The only way I can think to reconcile them is that all the talent getting millions at the top of the salary structure are employees hence they aren't included in Chris Harrington's numbers. The rest are averaging $104k per year which is ECW level pay XX years ago"  [@Switchblade97](/creator/x/Switchblade97) on [X](/post/tweet/1945579985105826303) 2025-07-16 20:23:10 UTC XXX followers, XXX engagements "@SoDuTw Watching the PPV tomorrow for sure. Will be the second one this year the last being Rebellion"  [@Switchblade97](/creator/x/Switchblade97) on [X](/post/tweet/1946769222207521227) 2025-07-20 03:08:46 UTC XXX followers, 3945 engagements "@SovietColonel Thats fine. I agree the promoter is the first person you question. What I will say is that the increase in google trends data lines up with his claims though. Compare this with AEW who supposedly added 300k-500k new viewers with zero change in google trends data"  [@Switchblade97](/creator/x/Switchblade97) on [X](/post/tweet/1947997396371185838) 2025-07-23 12:29:05 UTC XXX followers, XX engagements "So heres my question was AEW committing tax fraud in Nevada when they listed their talent pay at $2m or was Chris Harrington lying in the lawsuit when the average salary per year works out to $104k Or is there a way to reconcile the two official sources for AEW salary numbers"  [@Switchblade97](/creator/x/Switchblade97) on [X](/post/tweet/1945578367111049316) 2025-07-16 20:16:44 UTC XXX followers, XXX engagements "@MainBRosnor @WrestlePurists @ThisIsTNA It's not a WWE burying TNA thing. It's an Attitude Era burying the modern era thing. They've been doing this shit for XX years"  [@Switchblade97](/creator/x/Switchblade97) on [X](/post/tweet/1947828851951730795) 2025-07-23 01:19:21 UTC XXX followers, XX engagements "@TheRajGiri WWE dropped the ball with the Cena heel turn. An absolutely generational opportunity was squandered by horrible booking"  [@Switchblade97](/creator/x/Switchblade97) on [X](/post/tweet/1946235085990031851) 2025-07-18 15:46:18 UTC XXX followers, 2809 engagements "And this is where Dave let the mask slip. He is basically saying @nicklopiccolo should just tow the line and be happy because AEW having a supposed $185m deal is good for business. Doesn't matter if the number is real or not"  [@Switchblade97](/creator/x/Switchblade97) on [X](/post/tweet/1943412257355874628) 2025-07-10 20:49:23 UTC XXX followers, 1627 engagements
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"@TheSmiler023 I didn't use those numbers 😂 I used the Double or Nothing Nevada tax credit numbers signed off as true and correct under the penalty of perjury. I then later referred to the numbers by Chris Harrington in the Kevin Kelly lawsuit as contradictory and explained why I was skeptical"
@Switchblade97 on X 2025-07-24 15:04:19 UTC XXX followers, XX engagements
"Ask Meltzer how the 2024 NBA all star game only did between 52k and 152k on MAX. Also ask him why there was zero spike in interest on Google trends for AEW when moving to MAX Look at the big spike for the Raw on Netflix debut by comparison" @Switchblade97 on X 2025-07-20 05:41:43 UTC XXX followers, XXX engagements
"1.1k watching the TNA PPV on Youtube. For comparison AEW Double or Nothing peaked at 6.6k viewers and AEW All In peaked at 9.6k viewers" @Switchblade97 on X 2025-07-21 00:29:52 UTC XXX followers, XXX engagements
"AEW All In 2025 peaked at 9.6k viewers representing a XX% increase from the previous PPV offering Double or Nothing. This would indicate roughly how many buys were received for the show on the Youtube Platform" @Switchblade97 on X 2025-07-13 01:04:49 UTC XXX followers, 5942 engagements
"@AirickAirheart I only remember Dave saying it for the Lakers/Mavs but that can't be the case for the 2024 All Star game cos all cable numbers add up to 5.398m which rounds up to 5.4m but NBA PR reported 5.5m with MAX. Dave will never address this point because his aim is to deceive people" @Switchblade97 on X 2025-07-18 05:02:26 UTC XXX followers, XXX engagements
"@SeanRossSapp @jimmyvan74 The whole partnership with WWE is what may carry them to the deal. You are thinking inside the wrestling bubble. Outside the wrestling business in the real business world the working relationship with WWE is what is opening doors for TNA" @Switchblade97 on X 2025-07-22 04:30:11 UTC XXX followers, XX engagements
"@Celtics_fan78 @cafc4ever1 Thats not what you said. You said all these reports and using Dave for their numbers. You don't know that" @Switchblade97 on X 2025-07-22 20:23:16 UTC XXX followers, XX engagements
"The TNA PPV peaked last night at 1.3k viewers on Youtube. For comparison Double or Nothing peaked at 6.6k and All In at 9.6k. Early Google Trends data suggests Slammiversary had XX% the interest of Double or Nothing and XX% that of All In" @Switchblade97 on X 2025-07-21 15:00:45 UTC XXX followers, XXX engagements
"@365Boss @nicklopiccolo This "troll" account is an agent for ex AEW talent so he will know what some are making. Its his job to know. And I didnt switch up anything. I referred to the lawsuit on my original breakdown but was skeptical as an average of 104k per year is ECW level from over XX years ago" @Switchblade97 on X 2025-07-16 20:10:25 UTC XXX followers, XX engagements
"Never thought of it this way. But you can't tell me even modern WWE fans wouldn't have seen it as a bigger rub if Trick actually took Taker out or stood his ground. I am still so mad the way they treated Trick" @Switchblade97 on X 2025-07-23 20:32:52 UTC XXX followers, XXX engagements
"Smackdown is doing XX% of the Raw audience on Netflix. Smackdown only airs internationally while Raw is Global. In Q4 XX the two shows were similarly watched as Raw averaged 1.52m & SD 1.46m on USA. We can assume that the US/International split for Raw is 75%/25% respectively" @Switchblade97 on X 2025-07-19 14:58:33 UTC XXX followers, 1185 engagements
"@TheRajGiri Question from someone specifically to you. How has WWE cooled off Don't shoot the messenger" @Switchblade97 on X 2025-07-18 17:25:43 UTC XXX followers, 16.1K engagements
"@kspowerwheels NBA AEW & NHL. Anything else" @Switchblade97 on X 2025-07-23 00:10:18 UTC XXX followers, XXX engagements
"@AlexLam87004746 Someone should have told Jake Paul that he would have got a bigger rub if he took a dive for Mike Tyson" @Switchblade97 on X 2025-07-23 22:25:19 UTC XXX followers, XX engagements
"@ThirstRoundPick @TheRajGiri The NBC number was down big from the last one. Isn't that the definition of cooling off" @Switchblade97 on X 2025-07-18 18:22:10 UTC XXX followers, XXX engagements
"Enzo needs to be someones manager. Such a great promo" @Switchblade97 on X 2025-07-21 13:02:18 UTC XXX followers, XXX engagements
"Someone should have told Jake Paul that he would have got a bigger rub if he took a dive for Mike Tyson" @Switchblade97 on X 2025-07-23 22:25:35 UTC XXX followers, XXX engagements
"This is why platform matters. Similar no. of homes same UFC prelims but one station averages 286k & while the other averages 1.674m & numbers jumped from 516k/0.21 to 977k/0.39. Now tell me what happens if TNA goes from a channel averaging 26k to one doing say 300-400k" @Switchblade97 on X 2025-07-23 00:29:26 UTC XXX followers, XXX engagements
"@SovietColonel It's not just the last month though. The interest in TNA has been up all year. The last known ratings we have are from Q4 2024 where they were doing 85-100k. Interest in TNA from Q4 2024 to Q1 2025 is up XX% according to google trends data" @Switchblade97 on X 2025-07-23 13:09:06 UTC XXX followers, XX engagements
"@TheNicSoapdish Without divulging the info I have been given lets just say even before the WWE partnership TNA were looking to grow and expand in 2025 and had a potential strategy expecting heavy losses this year and next. 10m for going live XX weeks a year is definitely not enough though" @Switchblade97 on X 2025-07-23 12:26:24 UTC XXX followers, XX engagements
"So you've also heard that Tony Khan was desperately looking for investors over the last XX months I wonder if that's why Dave keeps pushing the $X billion valuation which to be fair can theoretically be justified but so far there's been no takers & not from a lack of trying" @Switchblade97 on X 2025-07-23 01:50:35 UTC XXX followers, 6651 engagements
"@WrestleGraphs The dip post Mania is nearly double in the best case scenario (removing post Raw Mania and Smackdown). They dipped X% for 2024 and XX% for 2025" @Switchblade97 on X 2025-07-19 17:08:19 UTC XXX followers, XX engagements
"@DosEvil You are just plain wrong. Shows you mentioned like White Lotus do around 80-90% on MAX vs Cable. The season finale did 6.2m on MAX and HBO but only did 968k on HBO. No one watches sports on MAX. You misunderstood Zaslav. Stuff like White Lotus & AEW is XX% of MAX viewership" @Switchblade97 on X 2025-07-19 15:11:33 UTC XXX followers, XX engagements
"@AirickAirheart @TheRoyalePain I wouldn't assume the first two parts. Though for sure the third part about the residencies is obvious cost cutting at the expense of making the product look poor. I have no sources for this but I don't think Shad has had to put any more money other the initial $100m" @Switchblade97 on X 2025-07-23 12:03:02 UTC XXX followers, XX engagements
"@TheSmiler023 The whole estimate was for 2024 😂Why do you keep lying It's down below. So are you going to admit you were wrong when you said I had no numbers Or were you lying when you said that" @Switchblade97 on X 2025-07-24 17:07:20 UTC XXX followers, XX engagements
"@TheCynick If we are fair there is a theoretic valuation that puts AEW a $2b. If the TV numbers are real their revenue is likely to be closer to 250m this year. Put an 8x multiplier on revenue like WWE got you get $2b. But like with all valuations it's not real till someone pays for it" @Switchblade97 on X 2025-07-23 12:12:58 UTC XXX followers, XXX engagements
"@bobby_s_axelrod @SeanRossSapp @jimmyvan74 You don't pitch Trick Williams or Jacy Jayne. You pitch WWE stars Trick Williams and Jay Jane to network. They won't know who Jack Jayne or Trick Williams are but they will know what WWE is. You also pitch the fact you've outperformed every network you've ever been on" @Switchblade97 on X 2025-07-22 04:32:52 UTC XXX followers, XXX engagements
"@LastCallwChrisC @AnthonyJ2545 Tony started it with $100m that was an advance on his inheritance. I don't believe Shad has put any more money into it past that initial $100m so there is no reason for Shad to tell Tony that" @Switchblade97 on X 2025-07-23 02:40:39 UTC XXX followers, XX engagements
"To illustrate how ludicrous an average of 104k is say the average is 100k. For X person to make 200k you need X people to make an average of 75k. For X person to make 300k you need X people making an average of 75k. Now do you see how that average is stupidly low" @Switchblade97 on X 2025-07-16 20:36:52 UTC XXX followers, 1033 engagements
"When Zaslav said that sports weren't a big driver on MAX what sports air on MAX under the sports section" @Switchblade97 on X 2025-07-22 22:31:15 UTC XXX followers, 3019 engagements
"TNA countdown show currently has 11.8k people watching the countdown show for Slammiversary" @Switchblade97 on X 2025-07-20 23:06:44 UTC XXX followers, XXX engagements
"The huge gap is the platform difference. AEW is on a platform averaging 738000 viewers while TNA is doing 100k on a platform averaging 26000 viewers. That is the difference. TNA has outperformed the station average on every platform they've ever been on" @Switchblade97 on X 2025-07-22 00:54:10 UTC XXX followers, XXX engagements
"@TheSmiler023 You liar 😂 You were the one who said that I SAID they COULD make a profit this year. The only time I said that prior to you bringing it up was the April tweet you don't want to discuss. You can be broke and still turn a profit. 😂" @Switchblade97 on X 2025-07-24 17:43:42 UTC XXX followers, XX engagements
"USA is not a stronger statio than TBS. Also WWE is not putting our first run live wrestling on A&E. They are putting out documentaries and reality show. TNA is already doing 135k-170k on AXS according to Carlos Silva. AXS averages 26000 and A&E averages 344k" @Switchblade97 on X 2025-07-23 11:46:46 UTC XXX followers, XXX engagements
"@TheSmiler023 You liar😂Show the whole conversation. You brought up me saying AEW doesn't make a profit. You brought it up referencing my April tweet that you now are running from. If I say AEW may make a profit in 2025 it means they may or they may not. 2025 is not finished yet 😂" @Switchblade97 on X 2025-07-24 18:08:24 UTC XXX followers, XX engagements
"@SovietColonel Regardless it's always good to question the promoter but I'd say there is some public data available to give credence to his claims. Not like with AEW where they magically added 300-500k viewers on MAX with not even a blip on the Google trends chart" @Switchblade97 on X 2025-07-23 12:41:52 UTC XXX followers, XX engagements
"@WrestleGraphs No Smackdown on USA compared to Raw on USA the previous year the best like for like data we have" @Switchblade97 on X 2025-07-19 17:19:17 UTC XXX followers, XX engagements
"@TheRealTimGioia @JonAlba Hardys are TNA talents" @Switchblade97 on X 2025-07-21 04:11:22 UTC XXX followers, XX engagements
"Have zero issue with this bit of nostalgia. It will likely be the only real nostalgia act on the show. TNA has way less nostalgia than its closest competitor" @Switchblade97 on X 2025-07-21 13:35:28 UTC XXX followers, XXX engagements
"If you adjust the numbers in the previous tweet for inflation then the cost of producing TV would be $1.156m today then $934k per taping for AEW is a reasonable estimate" @Switchblade97 on X 2025-04-01 17:56:56 UTC XXX followers, 13.3K engagements
"Even if we can't get the MAX numbers show us some indicators that there has been an additional 300k to 500k viewers each week Is PPV up year on year No. Attendance No. Google web search interest No. Nothing" @Switchblade97 on X 2025-07-23 16:47:57 UTC XXX followers, XXX engagements
"@Darth35575344 @Noahgilberto19 The huge gap is the platform difference. AEW is on a platform averaging 738000 viewers while TNA is doing 100k on a platform averaging 26000 viewers. That is the difference. TNA has outperformed the station average on every platform they've ever been on" @Switchblade97 on X 2025-07-22 00:52:53 UTC XXX followers, XX engagements
"@AnthonyJ2545 it's a bit of a joke IMO. We all saw Mike Tyson vs Jake Paul. Do you think Jake Paul would have got the rub if Mike Tyson beat him up Outside of the wrestling this type of booking doesn't appeal to anyone because it goes against basic human psychology" @Switchblade97 on X 2025-07-23 21:02:24 UTC XXX followers, XX engagements
"Here are some station averages vs TNA averages Spike TV 2014 = 415k / TNA 2014 - 1.08m Destination America 2015 = 228k / TNA = 330k POP TV 2016 = 179k / TNA 310k AXS TV 2024 = 26k / TNA = 90k In 2024 A&E = 334k & FS1 = 312k. What happens if TNA lands on X of these stations" @Switchblade97 on X 2025-07-23 13:59:32 UTC XXX followers, XXX engagements
"While they made Trick look like a chump & I turned the show off in disgust the amount of free promotion TNA was getting on CW in front of a relevant audience would cost millions if they didn't have this working relationship. Taker did the same to Bron Breakker & he is doing ok" @Switchblade97 on X 2025-07-23 14:34:49 UTC XXX followers, XXX engagements
"@TheSmiler023 Any time I have ever mentioned 2025 profitability is in reference to the April tweet you are running away from even though you brought it up first😂" @Switchblade97 on X 2025-07-24 17:47:47 UTC XXX followers, XX engagements
"The only way I can think to reconcile them is that all the talent getting millions at the top of the salary structure are employees hence they aren't included in Chris Harrington's numbers. The rest are averaging $104k per year which is ECW level pay XX years ago" @Switchblade97 on X 2025-07-16 20:23:10 UTC XXX followers, XXX engagements
"@SoDuTw Watching the PPV tomorrow for sure. Will be the second one this year the last being Rebellion" @Switchblade97 on X 2025-07-20 03:08:46 UTC XXX followers, 3945 engagements
"@SovietColonel Thats fine. I agree the promoter is the first person you question. What I will say is that the increase in google trends data lines up with his claims though. Compare this with AEW who supposedly added 300k-500k new viewers with zero change in google trends data" @Switchblade97 on X 2025-07-23 12:29:05 UTC XXX followers, XX engagements
"So heres my question was AEW committing tax fraud in Nevada when they listed their talent pay at $2m or was Chris Harrington lying in the lawsuit when the average salary per year works out to $104k Or is there a way to reconcile the two official sources for AEW salary numbers" @Switchblade97 on X 2025-07-16 20:16:44 UTC XXX followers, XXX engagements
"@MainBRosnor @WrestlePurists @ThisIsTNA It's not a WWE burying TNA thing. It's an Attitude Era burying the modern era thing. They've been doing this shit for XX years" @Switchblade97 on X 2025-07-23 01:19:21 UTC XXX followers, XX engagements
"@TheRajGiri WWE dropped the ball with the Cena heel turn. An absolutely generational opportunity was squandered by horrible booking" @Switchblade97 on X 2025-07-18 15:46:18 UTC XXX followers, 2809 engagements
"And this is where Dave let the mask slip. He is basically saying @nicklopiccolo should just tow the line and be happy because AEW having a supposed $185m deal is good for business. Doesn't matter if the number is real or not" @Switchblade97 on X 2025-07-10 20:49:23 UTC XXX followers, 1627 engagements