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>26:27 Co-Host Gerrit: "Cable is down, Raw is not down. The FOX network average is down by quite a decent amount yet Smackdown isn't down."
>Dave: "For years it was the other way around! Raw was always down more than USA and cable in general. That is no longer the case. [...] And one of the things with FOX is they aren't spending the money on quality programming other than sports. And Smackdown is well above the network average. Before it was like 'well FOX can lose Smackdown, it doesn't matter they can put another show in, and it will do close to as good,' that is not the case anymore."
>28:05 - "Everybody wants RAW. WWE is a very valuable franchise right now. They are going to get a big BIG increase in rights fees when that deal comes up. As profitable as they are right now, they will be far more profitable in two-three years. And that's even if their booking goes to hell.
>28:56 - "WWE is already a turnkey operation, and it is going to be even more than that. Just turn on the lights and you're just making, you know... UFC and WWE it is just like printing money. AEW, obviously, and all the other wrestling companies it is much harder. New Japan and Impact it is very hard."
