Michael Rubin
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But, of course, we're never satisfied. We're like, okay, what else can we do? How do we do this better? You know, same thing with the merch. Same thing with anything we do. If we ever stop doing that, we'll be irrelevant.
But, of course, we're never satisfied. We're like, okay, what else can we do? How do we do this better? You know, same thing with the merch. Same thing with anything we do. If we ever stop doing that, we'll be irrelevant.
Yeah, I think the second in business, I think the second you get comfortable, the second you get arrogant, right, The second you're obnoxious, I think, honestly, you're dead. Like, bolt in the back of the head. Because, by the way, there's people trying to kill us right now in every business we're in. I mean, we're in the sports betting business with Fanatic Sports Club. We have Fanatics Live.
Yeah, I think the second in business, I think the second you get comfortable, the second you get arrogant, right, The second you're obnoxious, I think, honestly, you're dead. Like, bolt in the back of the head. Because, by the way, there's people trying to kill us right now in every business we're in. I mean, we're in the sports betting business with Fanatic Sports Club. We have Fanatics Live.
Yeah, I think the second in business, I think the second you get comfortable, the second you get arrogant, right, The second you're obnoxious, I think, honestly, you're dead. Like, bolt in the back of the head. Because, by the way, there's people trying to kill us right now in every business we're in. I mean, we're in the sports betting business with Fanatic Sports Club. We have Fanatics Live.
We have Fanatics Collect. We have Topps. We have Mitchell Ness. We have, you know, Lids. I mean. There's people coming for us in everything we do. We have to be on our A game all the time. And then, by the way, when we get something wrong, make sure we're super intense about fixing it. So you've got to be a great listener in business or you become irrelevant.
We have Fanatics Collect. We have Topps. We have Mitchell Ness. We have, you know, Lids. I mean. There's people coming for us in everything we do. We have to be on our A game all the time. And then, by the way, when we get something wrong, make sure we're super intense about fixing it. So you've got to be a great listener in business or you become irrelevant.
We have Fanatics Collect. We have Topps. We have Mitchell Ness. We have, you know, Lids. I mean. There's people coming for us in everything we do. We have to be on our A game all the time. And then, by the way, when we get something wrong, make sure we're super intense about fixing it. So you've got to be a great listener in business or you become irrelevant.
I think it's one of the things WWE does so well. You're always listening to your fan base and using it to deliver an experience.
I think it's one of the things WWE does so well. You're always listening to your fan base and using it to deliver an experience.
I think it's one of the things WWE does so well. You're always listening to your fan base and using it to deliver an experience.
You guys are not shy, by the way. But I love that. Yeah. And, you know, last year, for anyone who's from the New York area, we launched our first Fanatics Fest last year. And we had, you know, we had every sport in the world there, the NFL, the NBA, hockey, baseball. This year we have Premier League coming, FIFA, F1. I got to tell you something. WWE-owned Fanatics Fest.
You guys are not shy, by the way. But I love that. Yeah. And, you know, last year, for anyone who's from the New York area, we launched our first Fanatics Fest last year. And we had, you know, we had every sport in the world there, the NFL, the NBA, hockey, baseball. This year we have Premier League coming, FIFA, F1. I got to tell you something. WWE-owned Fanatics Fest.
You guys are not shy, by the way. But I love that. Yeah. And, you know, last year, for anyone who's from the New York area, we launched our first Fanatics Fest last year. And we had, you know, we had every sport in the world there, the NFL, the NBA, hockey, baseball. This year we have Premier League coming, FIFA, F1. I got to tell you something. WWE-owned Fanatics Fest.
You were probably a third of the fans. It was crazy. I had the commissioners of the biggest sports come up to me like, yo, this is crazy. These WWE fans, it's insane.
You were probably a third of the fans. It was crazy. I had the commissioners of the biggest sports come up to me like, yo, this is crazy. These WWE fans, it's insane.
You were probably a third of the fans. It was crazy. I had the commissioners of the biggest sports come up to me like, yo, this is crazy. These WWE fans, it's insane.
I say all the time to everyone around me, we always have to stay humble. If we don't stay humble, bad things will happen. And, you know, look at, you know, example, you know, I'm looking right now at all the tops trading cards as I look over that I look left. I think about we're honored. We just relaunched this January 1st, but we took over, you know, we own tops.
I say all the time to everyone around me, we always have to stay humble. If we don't stay humble, bad things will happen. And, you know, look at, you know, example, you know, I'm looking right now at all the tops trading cards as I look over that I look left. I think about we're honored. We just relaunched this January 1st, but we took over, you know, we own tops.
I say all the time to everyone around me, we always have to stay humble. If we don't stay humble, bad things will happen. And, you know, look at, you know, example, you know, I'm looking right now at all the tops trading cards as I look over that I look left. I think about we're honored. We just relaunched this January 1st, but we took over, you know, we own tops.