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WWE, Netflix—and the baby-faced rival who wants to body slam them

2024/1/31
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Yasmin Gagne：报道了AEW及其创始人兼首席执行官托尼·汗。文章探讨了AEW的成功，以及它如何成为WWE在过去20年来出现的第一个真正有力的竞争对手。文章还比较了AEW和WWE在对待摔跤手和创作故事情节方面的差异，指出AEW更具合作性和人性化。此外，文章还分析了WWE与Netflix的合作对AEW的影响，认为这可能提升AEW的价值和关注度，并为其带来更多机会。 David Lidsky：就WWE与Netflix的合作以及AEW的崛起发表了评论。他指出，WWE旗舰节目《Raw》将从2025年1月起在Netflix播出，这将为WWE带来更多受众。他还谈到了“巨石”强森加入TKO集团董事会，认为这将对WWE的发展产生积极影响。此外，他还对AEW与WWE的差异进行了分析，认为AEW更注重摔跤手的感受，并且在创作故事情节方面更具合作性，这使得AEW更受摔跤迷的欢迎。 David Lidsky: 评论了WWE与Netflix的合作，以及AEW的崛起。他指出WWE的旗舰节目《Raw》将从2025年1月起在Netflix播出，这将为WWE带来更多观众。他还谈到“巨石”强森加入TKO集团董事会，认为这将对WWE的发展产生积极影响。此外，他还分析了AEW与WWE的差异，认为AEW更注重摔跤手的感受，并且在创作故事情节方面更具合作性，这使得AEW更受摔跤迷的欢迎。

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The discussion covers the recent moves by WWE to partner with Netflix and the implications for AEW, including potential new rights deals and the competitive landscape in the wrestling industry.

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Yaz wrote a story about an upstart wrestling league called All Elite Wrestling (AEW)) and its founder and CEO Tony Khan. ‘Fast Company’ deputy editor David Lidsky joined us to chat about Yaz’s piece on Tony, why he formed AEW in 2019, and how he was a huge wrestling nerd who grew up doing e-wrestling.

And here are some more wrestling updates:

  • Starting in January 2025, WWE’s) flagship series, Raw, will be moving to Netflix

  • WWE will still have some shows streaming on Peacock and still has pay-per-view offerings

  • Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson is joining the board of directors at TKO Group (which consists of UFC and WWE)

Then, our producer Blake Odom sat down with Vuori) founder and CEO Joe Kudla. They chatted about the company’s $4 billion valuation, its most prominent investor (SoftBank), and how it jumped into the very crowded athleisure space.