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Episodes · 12 months
212
Nov 2025–Oct 2026peak share, Apr 2026
Share of analysed episodes per month, Nov 2025 to Oct 2026: 12 of 3,584, 23 of 3,862, 23 of 4,115, 18 of 4,226, 20 of 4,731, 36 of 4,438, 19 of 4,230, 13 of 4,319, 17 of 4,515, 10 of 4,419, 13 of 4,624, 8 of 4,594.
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386
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Where they standLast discussed
2d ago
Nov 13, 2026
Who's talking
Top voices on this topicThe eight guests on the most episodes about this topic in the last 13 weeks, not counting their own shows or clips they were only heard in, most episodes first. VoiceRank (their score across the whole corpus) is shown for context and only breaks a tie. Each strip is that guest's episodes week by week, and the newest week is still in progress.
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Episodes on this topic, by weekEvery analysed episode tagged with this topic in each of the last 13 weeks, across all shows and whoever was on them. The newest week is still in progress, and recent weeks fill in as transcripts are analysed. Point at a name, or tab to it, to highlight the weeks that guest was on an episode.
All shows
Episodes on this topic per week, weeks starting Aug 17 to Nov 9 (the last still in progress): 2, 2, 6, 2, 3, 3, 1, 1, 2, 3, 1, 2, 1.
Where they stand
Camps of opinion · 2Positions people took on this topic in transcripts, grouped by school of thought. The bar shows each camp's share of the people sorted into a camp. It is not a poll and not a share of any audience, and people whose position fit no camp are left out of it. Within a camp, people with demonstrated expertise on the topic come first, then those who reached the most listeners on it. Positions are extracted from transcripts by a model and may misattribute who said what. Every quote links to the episode it came from.
Share of people placed in a camp244 people
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- Prioritize audience and storytelling242 people · 99%
- Establish promoter-led creative vision2 people · 1%
Prioritize audience and storytelling
Professional wrestling succeeds when it focuses on engaging the audience, eliciting reactions, and prioritizing narrative over technique.
242 people · 234 episodes
Professional wrestlers must be prepared to deviate from the planned sequence of moves in real-time when the audience's reaction indicates they are not engaging with the current performance.
“If we're dancing and they are not buying this element of it, we have to make a change. Otherwise, this is a massive disservice to them.”
Your Mom's House · Apr 2026 · 12 episodes · 6.5M views on this topicShe believes it is necessary for wrestlers to adapt their content to current audience trends to remain relevant.
“The audience is changing. How we interact with the audience is constantly changing, constantly evolving. And I think you have to kind of be forever updating your repertoire.”
Insight with Chris Van Vliet · Apr 2026 · 10 episodes · 2.1M views on this topic
Matt Cardona believes professional wrestlers must maintain a strong connection with their audience to achieve long-term success.
“Once you have a connection with the audience, you're set.”
Insight with Chris Van Vliet · Jul 2026 · 6 episodes · 812K views on this topicEstablish promoter-led creative vision
The success of the wrestling business requires promoters and bookers to impose a clear creative vision rather than catering to fan demands.
2 people · 2 episodes
A leader in wrestling creative must please multiple stakeholders, including distributors and algorithms, to remain effective in the modern era.
“You have to please a lot of masters. Paul Lec is the best person for that job. He's a collaborator. He pivots. He understands. And he understands that what works today may not work tomorrow and what works tomorrow may not work in two days.”
Insight with Chris Van Vliet · Jun 2026 · 4 episodes · 3.2M views on this topicLB
The Bushwhackers chose not to turn heel late in their career because Vince McMahon believed they were already over as babyfaces.
“we suggested the end when there was the booking slowed down in in 1960s 1996 and he suggested to vince about turning to heels and that said he said to us you are over so strong as baby faces the people won't accept them”
Insight with Chris Van Vliet · Feb 2021 · 1 episode · 28K views on this topicExtracted by a model; may misattribute who said what.
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Over time
Share of episodesThis topic's episodes as a share of every episode we analysed, in each complete month. We analyse more episodes every month, so a raw count would mostly show that growth. Recent months fill in as transcripts are analysed.
Complete months · first on record Apr 2019