# WWE Royal Rumble | Ashley Massaro | Zuffa Boxing Contracts | Pollock & Thurston

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Podcast: [Wrestlenomics](https://stenobird.com/podcast/wrestlenomics-942137)
Published: 2026-02-04T19:57:15+00:00
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John Pollock and Brandon Thurston cover the Royal Rumble, Ashley Massaro mentioned in the Epstein files, and a breakdown of Zuffa Boxing’s contracts. Topics this week include: Royal Rumble in Riyadh Event still not available for YouTube TV or Comcast Xfinity subscribers Backlash announced for Tampa in May Ashley Massaro mentioned in Jeffrey Epstein files Variety covers update by Nielsen before the Super Bowl Legal updates across multiple cases Zuffa Boxing’s restrictive contracts Dana White to testify in Johnson v. Zuffa this week Additional reading: Nielsen’s New Ratings Data Could Give Cable a Short-Term Boost (Variety) Nielsen’s Super Bowl measurement (Variety) Zuffa Boxing’s contracts (The Guardian) VIDEO VERSION: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4HymkZGWISk 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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