Nims Azoor

So obviously this was the first pay-per-view or premium live event that was on ESPN's new streaming app.

And it was also on ESPN and ESPN2.

Correct.

For the first hour.

For the first hour.

So there was a bit of a simulcast as well.

So really WWE and ESPN have gone into this big partnership and the fans, well, they weren't so responsive.

Now, I was at Allegiant Stadium last year for WrestleMania, and that, I reckon, is the problem.

This is a repeat market.

They've gone back to back because last year's was so successful that they've thought, let's just do it again.

But there's a lot of other factors, too.

Last year was John Cena's last WrestleMania appearance.

Last year broke all records.

And eventually, when you break all records, there's going to be a point where you just don't break it anymore, especially, as Eddie mentioned, cost of living pressures and

I think these were the highest ticket prices in quite a while.

I have to tread carefully here since commercials are what pay my mortgage, but it was one of those things where all of the pomp and circumstance you're used to, and I think if we use a footy terminology, if the AFL grand final was outweighed by commercials and live performances and less football than the actual spectacle, then you'd see a bunch of uproar.

And really, that's what a lot of wrestling fans are.

It's like, this is WrestleMania.

We want to see four hours of wrestling, not two.

two hours and 35 minutes of wrestling and the rest adds.