{"podcast":{"title":"Wrestlenomics","slug":"wrestlenomics-942137","podcast_index_feed_id":942137,"rss_url":"https://feeds.redcircle.com/2d7480ac-97b2-4af1-a4b5-ce41e8e2a0f8","website_url":"https://redcircle.com/shows/wrestlenomics","image_url":"https://media.redcircle.com/images/2024/1/22/20/aa73e66b-e116-47e8-afbc-988b69cd1d98__2b2f3f51-d5f2-4399-93bf-5cf21d7821ac_32737900.jpg","author":"Wrestlenomics","episode_count":492,"summary":"Wrestlenomics covers the business of pro wrestling. Pollock & Thurston is a weekly podcast hosted by John Pollock of POST Wrestling and Wrestlenomics’ Brandon Thurston. They are often joined by a relevant guest.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-03T20:17:15.006466+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/wrestlenomics-942137"},"episode":{"title":"ESPN drops WWE letter grades | Pollock & Thurston","slug":"espn-drops-wwe-letter-grades-pollock-thurston","published_at":"2026-03-13T10:00:13+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/wrestlenomics-942137/espn-drops-wwe-letter-grades-pollock-thurston","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/wrestlenomics-942137","url":"https://redcircle.com/shows/2d7480ac-97b2-4af1-a4b5-ce41e8e2a0f8/episodes/98dad6d9-f51e-43f8-89c0-24d677d934e5","audio_url":"https://audio2.redcircle.com/episodes/98dad6d9-f51e-43f8-89c0-24d677d934e5/stream.mp3","summary":"John Pollock and Brandon Thurston discuss their reporting on ESPN's decision to remove letter grades from its WWE reviews and the relationship between the two. Plus, AEW launches a streaming/FAST service, NXT Stand & Deliver to stream on YouTube, and UFC releases its card for the White House. Topics this week include: ESPN dropped WWE letter grades from reviews after WWE pushback, according to multiple sources AEW Revolution media call AEW launches MyAEW streaming service NXT Stand & Deliver to stream on YouTube Saturday Night’s Main Event in Fort Wayne on May 23 AEW attendances for Revolution & Double or Nothing MVP signs deal with ESPN TV & streaming figures for the past week UFC 326 numbers on CBS VIDEO VERSION: https://youtube.com/live/tq6ZiBB1laI Additional reading: ESPN dropped WWE letter grades from reviews after WWE pushback - https://www.postwrestling.com/2026/03/10/espn-dropped-wwe-letter-grades-from-reviews-after-wwe-pushback-according-to-multiple-sources/ AEW announces MyAEW.com streaming service - https://www.postwrestling.com/2026/03/09/aew-announces-myaew-com-streaming-service/ NXT Stand & Deliver to stream on YouTube - https://www.postwrestling.com/2026/03/11/shawn-michaels-announces-wwe-nxt-stand-and-deliver-will-stream-on-youtube/ Ronda Rousey slams UFC’s pay structure - https://www.postwrestling.com/2026/03/10/ronda-rousey-slams-ufcs-pay-structure-they-cant-support-their-families/ Francis Ngannou set for co-main event of Rousey vs. Carano - https://www.postwrestling.com/2026/03/09/francis-ngannou-set-for-co-main-event-of-rousey-vs-carano-netflix-card/ Music courtesy: “Panic Beat” by Ben Tramer POST Wrestling Subscribe: https://postwrestling.com/subscribe Patreon: http://postwrestlingcafe.com Forum: https://forum.postwrestling.com…","meta_description":"John Pollock and Brandon Thurston discuss their reporting on ESPN's decision to remove letter grades from its WWE reviews and the relationship between the…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":4403,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/wrestlenomics-942137/episodes/espn-drops-wwe-letter-grades-pollock-thurston/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/wrestlenomics-942137/espn-drops-wwe-letter-grades-pollock-thurston.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}