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**hb2k** · 03-24-2021, 01:39 PM

I see what you mean, but that isn't strictly true from a maths perspective.

If NXT is spending, I don't know, lets say $8 million on talent, and by your theory, AEW was five times higher at $40 million (which seems extreme, but this is all theory) - AEW doesn't need five times NXT's TV deal (unless NXT was spending every penny of the TV deal on talent), it just needs 40 million, bottom line. If NXT had a TV deal worth 12 million, AEW doesn't therefore need 60, it still just needs 40. And since TV isn't the only revenue AEW has (whereas it IS NXT's only source), then one really has nothing to do with the other so long as they foot the bill.

You are assuming talent cost is the biggest factor, when production of the TV show is probably higher or equal, in truth, particularly when they were live weekly. AEW off-set production costs with live attendance, which NXT couldn't do at Full Sail. And that's just the new deal, on the original deal TNT was paying for production, so live attendance money was all theirs, whereas WWE paid for production from day one.

The fact Barrios went out of his way not to say NXT was profitable, even with the $30 million TV deal, means that if either company was a case of daddy throwing money at the wall to fund a playground agenda, its NXT, not AEW.

03-24-2021, 01:39 PM	#65
hb2k Do Unto Others... Posts: 2,086	I see what you mean, but that isn't strictly true from a maths perspective. If NXT is spending, I don't know, lets say $8 million on talent, and by your theory, AEW was five times higher at $40 million (which seems extreme, but this is all theory) - AEW doesn't need five times NXT's TV deal (unless NXT was spending every penny of the TV deal on talent), it just needs 40 million, bottom line. If NXT had a TV deal worth 12 million, AEW doesn't therefore need 60, it still just needs 40. And since TV isn't the only revenue AEW has (whereas it IS NXT's only source), then one really has nothing to do with the other so long as they foot the bill. You are assuming talent cost is the biggest factor, when production of the TV show is probably higher or equal, in truth, particularly when they were live weekly. AEW off-set production costs with live attendance, which NXT couldn't do at Full Sail. And that's just the new deal, on the original deal TNT was paying for production, so live attendance money was all theirs, whereas WWE paid for production from day one. The fact Barrios went out of his way not to say NXT was profitable, even with the $30 million TV deal, means that if either company was a case of daddy throwing money at the wall to fund a playground agenda, its NXT, not AEW. Last edited by hb2k; 03-24-2021 at 01:58 PM.