John Pollock and Brandon Thurston discuss AEW closing in on its media rights deal with guest Brandon Ross of LightShed Partners. Earlier this week,  Puck’s John Ourand reported that an announcement of AEW’s media rights deal with WBD could be coming as early as next week. Pollock & Thurstom welcome analyst Brandon Ross to discuss the details, AEW’s place within WBD’s portfolio, SmackDown’s exit from Fox, and the success of this past weekend’s Noche UFC event at Sphere in Las Vegas. Plus: Return of Saturday Night’s Main Event on NBC, SmackDown tops Friday’s cable rankings on USA Network, UFC sets its all-time gate record for Sphere event, and NXT moves locations for its October 8 show on CW.  VIDEO VERSION: https://youtube.com/live/sOJjQYcWUgg RELATED: Zaz On The Ropes (John Ourand, Puck)WWE SmackDown tops prime-time cable rankings (POST Wrestling)UFC sets commercial records at Sphere event (SBJ)NXT St. Louis show relocates to Chesterfield (POST Wrestling) Music courtesy: “Panic Beat” Ben Tramer” POST Wrestling Subscribe: https://postwrestling.com/subscribe Patreon: http://postwrestlingcafe.com Forum: https://forum.postwrestling.com Discord: https://discord.com/invite/Q795HhR Merch: https://store.postwrestling.com Twitter/Facebook/Instagram/YouTube: @POSTwrestling Wrestlenomics Subscribe: https://wrestlenomics.com/podcast/ Patreon: https://patreon.com/wrestlenomics Twitter/Facebook/Instagram/YouTube: @Wrestlenomics Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/wrestlenomics-radio2532/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy