05-24-2018, 10:49 PM | #1921 |
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Those UK ratings are bad
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05-25-2018, 12:36 PM | #1922 |
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Aren’t they the live numbers? It airs at like 1am.
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05-25-2018, 03:28 PM | #1923 |
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Might have to tune into Survivor and see how John Morrison does.
Raw talent going to that Osaka show. Asuka is from there. She's on Smackdown. Wonder if they'll let her tag along? |
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05-25-2018, 10:43 PM | #1925 |
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I would love to see Hennigan in New Japan.
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05-26-2018, 01:18 PM | #1926 |
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05-27-2018, 02:16 PM | #1927 |
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What does that mean for the network tho?
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05-27-2018, 03:13 PM | #1928 |
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My guess is WWE will likely start w WM (if they can get a great deal) and from there try for Royal Rumble and SummerSlam/Survivor Series/MITB
They've mentioned at investor calls more than once they've considered a 'tiered plan' for the WWE Network at some point. I would guess the smaller ppvs would stay as 'Network Exclusives' and same for NXT and NXT Takeover events. WWE long-term wants to open Performance Centers and international versions of NXT all over the World (and one on the West Coast as well) so I could see them amping up multiple versions of NXT and maybe used tiered plans for access to older ppvs. That's just my guesswork. |
05-27-2018, 03:21 PM | #1929 |
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Ultimately, come October 2019 I would expect/guess to see more big matches on weekly TV and the b-shows as more 'extra'. I think they'll still throw in a match or two to garner the hardcore fan/Network subscriber's interest -- but with the most $$$ coming from SDLive and RAW starting fall 2019 -- it will make more sense to keep the product aimed at viewing the weekly tv series than to build to ppvs...with the exception of major shows like WrestleMania, Royal Rumble and SummerSlam in particular.
WrestleMania makes a massive amount of money for WWE as is and if a Network is willing to pay them a large sum for tv rights then it only benefits WWE's financials even more so. I do believe both the RR and SSlam will still be treated as special events because WWE plans to start holding both in stadiums going forward as well. Alamodome lit the fire supposedly for WWE with the Rumble in 2017, and that is why Chase Field in Phoenix is hosting The Royal Rumble in 2019. Chase Field out-bid Safeco Field, home of WrestleMania XIX, to nab the show. Boston has already shown interest in hosting SummerSlam at Fenway Park previously and Tampa Bay has plans to bid on both a Royal Rumble and WrestleMania in the future. WWE's deal to keep SummerSlam at Barclay's Center ends after the upcoming event in August 2018. |
05-29-2018, 10:23 PM | #1930 |
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I imagine that there will still be exclusive content on there. You'll still have the old PPVs. I can imagine a lot of the documentary department focuses its effort onto creating content there. It might even be used as some sort of pilot territory zone in order to try and get things produced to shop around to other networks.
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05-31-2018, 07:01 PM | #1931 |
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Per Meltz currently advertised as the main event of the Extreme Rules PPV:
Reigns & Strowman & Lashley vs. Owens & Zayn & Mahal |
05-31-2018, 07:12 PM | #1932 |
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EXTREME!!!!!
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06-01-2018, 03:58 PM | #1934 |
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Keeping my fingers crossed they go w/ Lesnar vs Rollins at SummerSlam -- and that Rollins wins instead of getting stomped by Brock in 4 minutes.
Dreading them going w/ Lesnar vs Roman again Could also see a Lesnar vs Lashley match happen as well |
06-01-2018, 04:51 PM | #1935 |
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I want Lesnar vs Roman, Roman wins, Braun cashes in MITB and kicks his ass for the title on the spot, grabs a mic and says "Anyone but you Roman. Anyone. But. You."
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06-01-2018, 04:53 PM | #1936 |
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I know that's Brays thing, but it would be a nice call back to when Braun was with the Wyatts. Its the one thing Braun carried over from back then lol.
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06-01-2018, 05:03 PM | #1937 |
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Cena and Nikki Bella are back together? I'll believe it when I see it.
He should be about ready to come out of hiding now. |
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06-01-2018, 08:55 PM | #1939 | |
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06-01-2018, 09:07 PM | #1940 |
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I'm actually surprised WCW's audience was that much older. I know even in 2000 they were still the promotion of choice for older "rasslin'" fans because it was much less removed from that. With the NWO and whatnot though, I figured the average fan would be closer in age.
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06-03-2018, 07:04 PM | #1941 |
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It’s quite rare to find someone on a message board that was primarily a fan of WCW. I think a lot of them got run off.
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06-03-2018, 07:21 PM | #1942 |
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06-03-2018, 07:38 PM | #1943 |
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No most WCW fans just went back to Nascar and College Football.
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06-03-2018, 07:41 PM | #1944 |
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06-03-2018, 10:13 PM | #1945 | |
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According to the police, current belief is that Rockin Rebel Chuck Williams shot and killed his wife first and then killed himself shortly afterwards.
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06-03-2018, 10:48 PM | #1946 |
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Sanity made their SDLive debut on a houseshow, losing to Anderson/Gallows
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06-04-2018, 08:50 AM | #1947 |
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Wow I forgot they got shaken up to Smackdown.
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06-04-2018, 08:51 AM | #1948 |
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Remember Authors of Pain?
They didn't even get invited to the RAW Tag Team BBQ last week! |
06-04-2018, 09:09 AM | #1949 |
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06-05-2018, 08:32 AM | #1950 |
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It's weird to think of WWF fans as "cultured" when Mae Young was giving birth to a hand.
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06-05-2018, 10:54 AM | #1951 |
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From Wrestling Observer Radio today, re: SummerSlam main-event:
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06-05-2018, 11:14 AM | #1952 |
It's a blood match!
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Fuck that. That's such bullshit. I don't want it.
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06-05-2018, 11:19 AM | #1953 |
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I'm keeping my fingers crossed it's Seth
Seth vs Brock and though his push has been a disaster, Lashley vs Brock, would at least be something I'd prefer over another Roman vs Brock debacle where the live crowd shits all over the match, which is 100% what would happen if Brock vs Roman main-evented in Brooklyn at SummerSlam. |
06-05-2018, 11:25 AM | #1954 |
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I feel that it should be Strowman. It's almost as obvious as when Flair and Hogan were going into Mania.... that was the match that felt right.
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06-05-2018, 02:47 PM | #1956 |
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So it seems like WWE's solution to the Reigns dilemma is to have Reigns lose 350 times until the crowd actually EXPECTS him to lose and THEN give him the title at WrestleMania 40. Brilliant.
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06-05-2018, 02:51 PM | #1957 |
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Reigns wins the title, BRRRAAAUUUUNNNNN cashes in MITB and immediately takes the title from him. I will keep saying this until it happens.
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06-06-2018, 01:16 AM | #1959 |
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For a while I've been thinking that the WWE will have Shawn Michaels wrestle at the first "PPV" they put on network television, provided they can ink that deal. In my head, for whatever reason, that is Survivor Series.
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06-06-2018, 01:20 AM | #1960 |
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Not as simple as "WWE having him wrestle". He actually has to want to.
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