In this episode of Getting Color, Conor Heffernan and Jeff Russo step away from storylines and championships to confront one of the most pressing issues in professional wrestling today: the business model behind WWE’s soaring ticket prices.

As WWE shifts toward premium pricing, dynamic ticketing, and scarcity-based strategies under TKO ownership, fans are increasingly being priced out of live events. What does this mean for wrestling as a communal, working-class form of entertainment? Who actually owns wrestling in the modern era: the fans, the performers, or corporate executives optimizing short-term profit?

Drawing on personal experiences from WrestleMania, indie shows, and decades of wrestling history, Conor and Jeff explore how rising prices are reshaping crowd energy, alienating families, and hollowing out the shared human experience that has always defined wrestling. They compare WWE’s approach to trends in global sport, music, and live entertainment, while asking uncomfortable questions about long-term sustainability, performer welfare, and fan power.

This isn’t nostalgia for nostalgia’s sake. It’s a hard look at whether wrestling can survive as a cultural form when access becomes a luxury product—and what fans can do if they decide the price is simply too high.

As always, this is not your average wrestling podcast.

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Yours in Wrestling,

Conor & Jeff

This week on Getting Colour, Conor and Jeff lace up the yellow boots and dive headfirst into the rise — and slow unravelling — of Hulk Hogan’s first WWF run. From his 1984 title win over the Iron Sheik to the end of his red-and-yellow reign in 1993, we chart the highs of WrestleMania III, the drama of the Mega Powers exploding, and the uneasy transition from hero to has-been as fan tastes shifted.

We break down the matches, the merch, the myth-making that built — and eventually strained — Hulkamania.

Grab your vitamins, say your prayers, and press play — this one’s all about the man who bodyslammed his way into American pop culture… and then got bodyslammed by the 90s.

We're back each and every month for another deep dive into the world of shorts and spandex. Check us out on Twitter/X @GettingColour or email us at gettingcolour@gmail.com

Yours in Wrestling,

Conor & Jeff

In this episode of Getting Colour, hosts Jeff and Conor sit down with Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Jeff Leen to discuss his acclaimed biography The Queen of the Ring: Sex, Muscles, Diamonds, and the Making of an American Legend. The book tells the riveting story of Mildred Burke, a trailblazing figure in professional wrestling who rose from Depression-era obscurity to become the longest-reigning women’s champion in history.

Leen shares the years of investigative work that went into uncovering Burke’s remarkable life—her rise through the carnival circuit, her clashes with male promoters, and her lasting impact on women’s sports and wrestling’s golden era. The conversation also explores Burke’s legacy in light of contemporary wrestling and the forthcoming film adaptation of her story.

Tune in for a deep dive into grit, glamour, and the forgotten queen who fought for her place in the ring.

We're back each and every month for another deep dive into the world of shorts and spandex. Check us out on Twitter/X @GettingColour or email us at gettingcolour@gmail.com

Yours in Wrestling,

Conor & Jeff