 What's good George will Ross back out again with another video? So I'm gonna check out the wrestling business is booming by wrestling gifts Just off that title alone. I Have to agree. I may have to agree with this this sentiment. I Wouldn't say it's obviously getting back to where they used to be Back in the day and even in like the Ruthless aggression era or the attitude era I don't think it's to that point But I do think more fans have come back to watch wrestling as a whole There's a lot of good things to Sink your teeth into on the WWE side of things and the AEW side of things as well I think more people are starting to get into these shows man So we're gonna check out the potential reasons or why people are coming back I know for WWE the bloodline storyline has been obviously one of the best things WWE is done in so long. I mean, I think once a couple weeks ago the ratings for the The Smackdown episode where they started off the show with the whole tribal council meeting, bro I think it it reached like over three million Viewers bro three million viewers within that first hour I believe like the ratings have been pretty good especially when it comes to the bloodline storyline like it's People have been quite interested and there's other things that people have been interested as well, especially with WWE pay-per-views or the PLE's have been Fantastic for almost a year now. So more people have been going to that on the AEW side of things There actually has been some things that People have looking forward to they have they are show at Wimbledon I wouldn't believe stadium this year later on this year They already sold out over like I believe 70,000 60,000 tickets So that should let you know alone like people are definitely interested in wrestling if it's selling out venues and events like that So we're gonna check this out see some of these reasons appreciate all love and support you guys shown on the channel, man Let's get right into this one Dave Meltzer a few days ago said wrestling is the hottest it's been since 2001 and it really got me thinking for most of us for most of our lives as post attitude Eric Kids no matter how much fun we've had watching wrestling in our lives after a certain point all we ever heard was about how Wrestling is dying wrestling sucks now and how there will never be another wrestling boom ever again But here we are in 2023 and yo the wrestling business is booming That WWE is currently on fire and is doing things that just a few years ago seemed impossible I mean just think of how dead the WWE fell in 2019 That shit was hard to watch think back to how dull their product was a few years ago How meaningless everything fell how bad the product could be at times? It was something that showed in the numbers and I want to make another point. They've been selling out weekly shows Monday night raw and Smackdown. They've been selling out shows. I remember a time they weren't doing that I I remember time the shows weren't selling out like that. They are actually selling out shows weekly Which is crazy? 12 to 15, you know, roughly 12,000 to 15,000 people weekly That's insane on the WWE side of things It showed in the revenue and as a result it showed in the fan interest and the general morale towards the company But fast forward now the difference is not in date and the magic is kind of back And without a doubt the catalyst to all this has been the bloodline Roman Reigns and the blood has officially become a money Printer for the WWE They have made a story in line that has been running now for over three years into an ever-evolving Story arc that just keeps getting better and better and now has reached the point where it's doing numbers that don't even make sense anymore Roman Reigns along with his cousins together. They are the biggest draw in wrestling What they pull up to Smackdown viewership jumps up bloodline segments reaching three million viewers It's slowly becoming the norm and the impact that they are having on social media views and engagement are breaking records for wrestling That's incredible. I want you to understand that we live in it's rare that you get a three million Viewership on any wrestling promotion in America, bro. It's rare but the fact that this storyline has been so damn good and so consistently entertaining for so long that People are actually doesn't they may not even watch the rest of the show They may not even know what's really going on, but they are in Interested in what's happening right here, bro. I don't know what to say other than this is really bringing some excitement back To wrestling and not like I said, it's not only just this. There's other storylines other feuds actually some good in-ring wrestling at least on the PLE side of things and I think that's what's really been helping WWE for the most part is the PLE's have been Out of this world good It's fucking insane saying that about the main roster in 2023 And this has just stemmed into everything because creative as a whole in the WWE is so much better now And it might sound crazy But I think the success of the bloodline is why we now have a product where there is such a focus on storylines and Storybuilding once again like yo you turn into raw now and we have factions running around we got beefs that matter again We got heels finally getting nuclear heat I don't know about the Brock and Cody beef that don't really matter. That's that's just known together It's still entertaining matches though. It's one thing that's saving them. The matches is good and we do got some Dom as the new NXT North American champion. Oh, he's gonna be a menace on Monday night raw We have faces that the fans actually want to cheer and we got two people who are clearly the faces of the company The importance of having a top heel like Roman Reigns running the ship followed by a top face at Cody Rhodes It cannot be understated most importantly because of all of that people finally care again And once creative is hitting and people actually want to tune in to watch everything falls into place in 2023 So far attendance for shows has reached levels that the company hasn't seen since 1999 getting tickets for a raw and smackdown at a good price these days is a mission every week that WWE is consistently selling more tickets than they have Over 20 years. It's not unusual for tickets to drop and then instantly sell out Resold for crazy amounts and the wild part is fans are so hungry to go that they're buying the Relisted tickets that are like double or triple original price just a few weeks ago Smackdown sold out Madison Square Garden the world's most famous arena and the MSG show was the largest gate in Domestic Smackdown history now when Iran Smackdown comes to your town. It's a hot commodity. It's a big deal People actually want to go out and watch the show live and this just trickles into the pay-per-views What the company has done with pay-per-views over the past two years has been nothing short of amazing once again Pay-per-views actually matter and once again pay-per-views are must-watch television five years ago There was nothing more dreadful than it being pay-per-view night and it turns out being four hours of backlash 2018 and you're just sitting there depressed like why am I watching this? But now with the help of Nick Khan and his strategy pay-per-view nights are there their movies again the rumble and Summer Slam are now stadium shows Wrestlemania is now a two-night event that just sold out two nights in Los Angeles WrestleMania that broke so many records including being the highest grossing WrestleMania in history But the most impressive part has been what they've done to make every single show seem like a must-watch show and no longer feels are just That's why I'm looking forward to Summer Slam this year. I think it's gonna be fan fucking tastic It's gonna be a great show. It's gonna be great. I'm looking forward to Summer Slam this year I I may not be looking forward to the raw shows weekly, you know, it can be a chore But I just it's crazy to say the PLE's hit They hit Yeah, I'm looking forward to the AEW show at Wimbledon Wimbledon Lee. I can't even say Wimbledon Stadium I mean, that's gonna be fucking fantastic, too. I don't know man Having pay-per-views to have them. Everything feels like it has a purpose Let's do elimination chamber in Montreal who haven't had a pay-per-view in over 13 years And let's put Sami Zayn in the main event and have the arena jamming bad bunny loves wrestling and wants to do it again Let's put backlash in Puerto Rico First pay-per-view there since 05 and have a rocking like it's a bad bunny concert Okay, let's do a stadium show in Wales and then 10 months later have money in the bank in the O2 arena Which ends up being the highest-grossing WWE arena show of all time Pay-per-views are once again must watch shows with storylines and views that people want to see with moments that actually matter with stars That people care about now when you tune into a pay-per-view You want to see if Sammy disobeys Roman if bad bunny tweaks if the Civil War it lives up to the hype Hell you you want to see how nuts is Logan Paul versus Roman Reigns gonna be and now they're going to places in Which the fans are thirsty for these unique locations that end up shaping the show leading to this amazing Presentation no one is ever gonna forget that one backlash in Puerto Rico or that one money the bank in London or so on Creative is finally good again stars are finally feeling like stars again And as a result attendance is breaking records viewership is up and doing amazing numbers and pay-per-views are becoming actual special events again What blew my mind the most was finding out that merchandise is higher than it's ever been More than the Attitude era more than the Hogan era the WWE right now is selling more merchandise than ever Which okay? It does make sense that it's easier to access it in order right now than it was in 1999 But still it's amazing. You gotta love to see it business is booming us wrestling fans are loving it And because of that the world is taking notice Wrestling may not be as mainstream as it once was and I really will never be again But the WWE is in such a good place and it's so refreshing and fun to see and to be a part of it's almost like becoming Normal to like wrestling again like if you tell someone like hey, I'm gonna wrestle mania They're not gonna look at you like you're a weirdo. Yeah, okay, maybe it's slowly no longer being looked at I don't even think it's a maybe bro. Like you know, bro. It's ridiculous You have fucking little oozy out there performing at WrestleMania He has a song on his latest album that went number one in the hip-hop or number one top Billboard Name Nakamura using the since gay Nakamura theme song, which is a wrestler's theme song Yet Snoop Dogg out there was on custom belt hosting WrestleMania You have so many celebrities and Entertainers that want to go to a wrestling show and want to meet these wrestlers. That's not even It's not even it's like it's a theme It's a thing and that's crazy to see and it's always been like that But you see it more on social media people interacting with actual wrestlers Undertaker doing a podcast with Tony Hawk Then wanting to know more about the things he's had to go through Come on now like you can go on right now on Instagram growing up on Instagram Twitter, whatever and you'll see you could just scroll You don't have to search for you can see how many wrestling related posts are getting Loves and comments and shares even if it's old-school wrestling stuff, but wrestling related posts You can see them trending without even trying I don't know what to say man It may not be as mainstream, but people more and more people are buying like not buying into it But like either watching it again reliving the memories or just enjoying what's being shown on television Like I could tell them off a canal someone asked what I do for my personal channel I check out, uh, you know, I do wrestling content check out wrestling videos reactions, whatever and I feel confident in saying that I don't I don't feel Like weird or I have to hide it. No, this is what I do. It's what I get paid to do and I enjoy it So it's it's cool to be able to be in this resurgent of wrestling again. It's awesome It's weird and each little thing like oh you still watch wrestling instead. It's fun again It's where big stars like Pat McAfee Logan Yeah, one of the biggest artists in the world bad bunny goes and just wilds out Of course that helps change the perception and brings eyes to the product and it helps to become more a part of the zeitgeist The other day I saw a kid in a Uso shirt and then I was shook I haven't seen a kid wearing a wrestling shirt in public since like 2014 And it's just awesome to see because we were there for the dark days when pay-per-view were drags when watching raw and Smackdown every week was depressing when it really did seem like wrestling was dying and becoming even more niche I'm not saying it's perfect right now, but it's in such a good place I'm so happy to be where we are and that goes to AW as well I went to forbidden door and they dead ass sold out the Scotiabank arena where the Raptors play the Leafs play the number two Wrestling company did that and they've been doing that whether it's in Vegas or Chicago But this show ended up recording the highest gate in AW history and they're about to break that in just about a month Anyway, AW has sold seventy five thousand tickets in London from Webley Stadium. If I also did check out blood and guts I did like a few things on there. I definitely like what they're doing with Adam Cole and MJF that's actually pretty fucking entertaining. They have something there It's gonna be interesting what they do with that the whole blood and guts match. It was okay I kind of got numb to it But the crowd there was electric and I know for a fact since it's already sold out in Wimbledon Stadium This is gonna be crazy. I also checked out forbidden door enjoyed a few matches there Oh, what now shows a little bit too long for me But once again the atmosphere there the atmosphere fantastic and Shit collision has been consistently good. I didn't get to check out the The tag match you guys were talking about FTR or whatnot after their two out of three falls hurt that was a fantastic match definitely needs to go watch that in seeing Ricky Starks beat CM Punk in the in the tournament and the way he did it. It's very interesting to they got something going with collision too, so obviously wrestling is definitely has this resurgence with all these different shows and What the stadium shows being sold out? They're obviously wrestling is it's coming back to being more of the norm That doesn't prove to you wrestling is booming and nothing will it's one of the most impressive things in wrestling History from a money-making standpoint from a business standpoint AWS on 75,000 tickets in London. They're going to sell it It's gonna happen. It's truly unbelievable. I don't care if you're a diehard WWE fan I don't care if you're an AEW diehard both sides are winning right now and we're all winning right now Yeah, because AEW is doing great pay-per-view buys doing great gates and now somehow doing 75,000 in a stadium That's what pushes the WWE to do better and vice versa Competition is good that way. No one can be complacent in the industry. So screw all that tribalism shit Let's just all appreciate how good we have it right now. You tune in on a Wednesday for AEW You're gonna get something crazy like a blood and guts you tune in Friday And you're gonna get an amazing bloodline segment Wrestling is booming the fans are eating the wrestlers are eating It's just a good time to be a wrestling fan So enjoy it because Shit that we've been through as fans over the past decade or so We deserve this and it just makes me so happy to see wrestling this healthy again This literally seemed impossible in 2019. What a time it is to be alive Hey, man, I agree with you my boy gonna go ahead and like the video cuz wrestling gifts I like I've appreciate his takes man. I appreciate his mindset in the wrestling community Like he said screw all the tribalism like what you want This like what you want, you know I'm saying if someone like something more than the other company, that's fine That's their preference. That's what makes wrestling what it is It's subjective you can like and dislike whatever you want, but don't trash someone else for you know Liking one company over the other. I'm not doing that We live in a time period where wrestling Actually matters and people are actually watching the product and eat people are buying tickets to go to the shows That's something to be proud of There's something to you know actually care about so let's enjoy it for what it is and you know Have a good time and that's that's my take on it man So comment down below. Let me know how you guys feel about the wrestling business right now me personally I enjoy what's happening on both sides or a WWE and wrestling as a whole people are going to the shows people actually care They're trying to put on the best possible product. I'm all for it man So how you guys feel about it? Are you do you guys think the business is booming like this video? Says it is like the homie wrestling gift says it is or do you think it's all a facade? Cuz honestly, I don't know. I don't know how you can't see it. It's they're doing something, right? I think it's it's booming and I'm loving where things are going and and hopefully it continues to grow Man, so let me know how y'all feel about the wrestling business as a whole man But I appreciate all love support road to 150 can now I'm still gonna speak to you to the rest of the world Appreciate you