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Old 07-05-2018, 10:28 PM   #95
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Originally Posted by Noid View Post
Surely FOX would have had to know what they were buying. And WWE can't be naive enough to think that things are going to magically catch just because they are on network television.
I'd say yes to both.

FOX likely is very aware they have a lot of work to do for Smackdown since WWE has shown repeatability of being really lazy at fixing problems or staying motivated. Besides the $200+ million per year for Smackdown, FOX is also going to be spending countless millions promoting the show with their other sports licenses hoping to get the crossover for viewers. FOX won't have their in-house studios around to help pick up the slack if things end up becoming bad.

Based on recent numbers, FOX pretty much needs Smackdown to almost triple its current numbers just to keep their current spot for Friday rankings. The larger audience pool is going to help but only for the honeymoon period. Once viewers start tuning out and WWE starts slacking off again, almost impossible to get them back.
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