Hi guys, 

 

I have been watching wrestling since i was six years old. 

 

I have seen wrestlers first ever fights and then their last fights. 

 

What i have never seen is the amount of complaints,  the complaints of the talent and lastly the blantant destruction of the company in real time. 

 

From former wrestlers to current wrestlers, the new sponsership rings are god awful. The fact they keep letting go talent. The price guaging and just the overall feel of it has gone to absolute shit under TKO. 

 

Vince has built WWE to the conglomerate it is today by centering the atlethes and the fans simultaneously. Under TKO, the WWE has took a turn for the worst: 

 

Corporate Over-Efficiency: Under TKO, WWE has moved toward a "numbers-first" approach. This has led to high-profile releases of veteran stars like Kofi Kingston and R-Truth, creating a culture where talent feel like disposable assets rather than a "family".
Pricing Out the Core Fan: TKO’s strategy focuses on "maximizing yield," which has driven ticket prices to record highs. Many "hardcore" fans feel they are being priced out of attending major shows like WrestleMania in favor of corporate sponsors and high-paying tourists.
Creative Dilution: Some fans argue that storytelling has taken a backseat to celebrity integration and commercial overload. Decisions like inserting Pat McAfee into major storylines have been criticized for prioritizing mainstream views over logical wrestling narratives.
Loss of Tradition: To chase higher site fees, TKO is moving more major events to international locations, such as Saudi Arabia, which some feel limits accessibility for the domestic fanbase that built the company

 

TKO is making sure the WWE is working in a "Do less, charge more" model and its severely hurting the company. 

 

"Do less, charge more" is the explicit strategy TKO Group is using to overhaul WWE's business model. TKO executives, such as President Mark Shapiro, have openly stated that they are moving away from the "family-friendly" pricing and high-volume touring model established by Vince McMahon to focus on maximizing yields. [
This strategy is built on several key shifts:

Reducing Event Volume: TKO has drastically cut the number of non-televised "house shows," aiming for roughly 200 live events in 2025, down from the 300+ annually during McMahon's peak. They are eliminating "low-margin" shows in smaller towns to focus on more profitable, televised events.
Doubling Ticket Price: Data shows that average WWE ticket prices for main roster television events have nearly doubled since the TKO merger. A ticket that once cost about $60 now averages around $120.
Maximizing "Yield": Shapiro has noted that McMahon "was primarily pricing tickets for families" and wasn't focused on maximizing profit. TKO is now replicating the UFC's aggressive pricing model in WWE to squeeze more revenue out of every seat.
Host City Site Fees: Instead of just touring anywhere, WWE now behaves like the Olympics or Super Bowl, requiring cities to pay massive site fees to host major events.
Cost-Cutting Measures: While charging fans more, the company is also reducing costs by releasing high-salary veterans and asking some talent to restructure or take pay cuts to boost shareholder value. 

 

This "colder" corporate approach has been successful for the stock price but has drawn significant backlash from fans and some talent, like Cody Rhodes and Randy Orton, who worry it hurts performer chemistry and excludes loyal, working-class fans

 

Get this money hungry company away from the WWE if you want it to survive. Please see my petition.

 

My ask is if this petition gets 1 million signatures that the current TKO staff be fired and Vince McManon reinstated.