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

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Podcast: [Wrestlenomics](https://stenobird.com/podcast/wrestlenomics-942137)
Published: 2026-05-08T10:00:38+00:00
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## Resource

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/ Patreon: https://patreon.com/wrestlenomics Substack: https://wrestlenomics.substack.com/ Twitter / Facebook / Instagram / YouTube : @Wrestlenomics Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/wrestlenomics.com Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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