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record can support or contradict it. opinions and what-ifs never can, and 0 checkable
ones are still open, waiting for their date. predictions held up or didn't;
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Opinion
Puri: CNN and cable news manufacture storylines just like the WWE
“What's the difference between, you know, CNN and the WWE? There's not much. They make up storylines for entertainment. And so like, you know, the, All these three letter acronyms, the NFL, same way. Storylines for entertainment. And like, if you say that the n…”
Opinion
Puri: UFC and WWE possess insurmountable moats over competing combat promotions
“There's no competition to UFC and there's no competition to WWE. Like, the number two MMA, you know, promotions, whether it's PFL, like Bellator, like these were companies that are literally on the brink of bankruptcy, and like, they're like, not just like in …”
Prediction Not checkable as stated
Puri predicts WWE will eventually acquire competitor AEW from Shahid Khan
“And I think WWE ends up buying all of their competition. And so he might end up flipping it to them someday.”
Assertion Supported
WWE secured a 10-year, $5B streaming deal with Netflix
“WWE just cut off a 10 year, five billion dollar deal with Netflix just for one of their shows, which is kind of insane. It's going to go from USA Network To Netflix.”
Assertion Not checkable as stated
UFC and WWE hold over 95% market share in their categories
“Basically these two brands have over 95% market share in their market. This is total monopoly. More than Google has in the search market.”
Assertion Partly supported
Puri: UFC and WWE secured billion-dollar-plus annual streaming deals
“And of course, since then, they both signed major, major, like streaming deals way bigger than, you know, people thought they would sign like billion dollar a year plus streaming deals.”
Assertion Supported
WWE is the 10th most popular channel on YouTube
“The 10th, the 10th most popular channel on all of YouTube is WWE.”