Daniel McConnell

They didn't want to fund wrestling anymore.

So they started starving WCW and ultimately it ran out of money.

So WWE ended up winning out.

And that obviously was a sea change from an industry that when you're two big rivals going at each other, when you're down to one, what does that mean for the talent and all that kind of stuff?

So it has been...

you know, the sea change in the landscape has been fundamental.

But I mean, you see it every time they come on tour, they do shows in Ireland, they do shows in the UK, they do shows across Europe.

They're set out the whole time, they go to the Middle East a lot.

There's a controversial link in with the Saudi, you know, there's been kind of controversial enough links up with the Saudi side.

So it's,

For me, it's a fascinating industry.

For me, it's one that is out of the norm, and it's one that sort of has all the gets glam, you know, lifestyle that you can really want, you know, for a career.

Just look at the numbers here.

So, so WWE recorded a revenue of one

billion in 2025 under operating the TKO group holding so that's that merged group that we spoke about and that's a 311 million increase from the year before and that's all driven primarily from media rights licensing and stadium events so like

So they're not just getting the gate money.

I mean, it's advertising, it's TV rights, it's merchandising.

It's massive.

When he's back there in a training in Glasnevin, I'll tell him you're disappointed.

Well, listen, that's it for now.