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[Omega]

Maybe they should do a PPV nobody is interested in for the first run.

Starting with WM seems like a bad idea. Gonna be a clusterfuck.

i don't think you understand how a business works

 

[Empyrean Heaven]

I am 99% sure I will be subbing to this. At least for WM and summerslam months.

Well, if you sub, you're going to have to buy for WM through Summerslam.

 

[Chamber]

So yeah, that's an easy sub for me. Can't believe it's $10 a month for everything.

 

[NastyBook]

Can't wait to re-watch some Road Warriors matches.

 

[Spanx McFranks]

Oh man, I am subscribing day one for this. This looks amazing.

 

[The Silver]

FAQ http://www.lordsofpain.net/news/wwe...uestions_and_Answers_for_the_WWE_Network.html

TV-MA as well?

Guessing that's ECW.

 

[ElRenoRaven]

10. Will encores of Raw, SmackDown and Main Event be on WWE Network?
Yes, encores of these programs will be available on WWE Network.

 

[Snaku]

Ah.


Nine am ET, so you can get a jump to subscribe before the crash

I'm so there.

 

[krae_man]

Hold on a second, Hogan is coming back? Might have to sub if he'll be in the WMXXX matchcard.

He's too old and hurt to wrestle, but he will probably have a segment with the Real Americans kind of like the one he had with Hassan at Wrestlemania 21.

 

[Spider from Mars]

They finally get PPV money from the core audience that streams them all.

 

[jmdajr]

I'm in

 

[Zach]

Well... I'll probably be subscribing.

 

[Ithil]

First PPV on the network is WrestleMania?

To be honest, I think that's a bad idea.

Their biggest PPV as the first thing you get for "free" on the Network? That's a good idea. While you will cannibalize buyrates and lose money from that, you'll start off the Network with a big subscriber base.
The Network is more important in the long run than one WM.

 

[Dark Ninja]

Vince finally found a way for me to pay for wrestling. Dammit Vince

 

[Dinokill]

I will pay $10 dollar to watch the entire ECW library from start to finish.

 

[Jarrod38]

They didn't pull a Sega and announce that the app was available now.
They lost

Would the internet even survive if it was announced for tonight?

 

[Maddocks]

If it was cheap enough, I said I would get it. Looks like I am. that price is a steal for what we are getting.

They said all ecw ppvs, so hopefully if enough people watch the ppvs they will then release the actual weekly shows, if they have them.

 

[superpickleman]

I can't get over the pricing! $10 a month and EVERY PPV + new and classic content!

JEEEZUS

 

[Sheroking]

I just said the same thing to myself. Stick his ass in the Attitude Era, he'd have won the belt on a RAW, Vince comes out and restarts the match, he gets rolled up and gives it right back to HHH. 14 time World Champion, my ass...

To HHH? You mean that transitional champion who only ever got a run because both Rock and Austin were babyfaces and selling ridiculous merchandise at the same time during the attitude era?

Flat out, Cena has made more money for them than anyone in the last decade so they had to keep going back to him. They were dying on the vine waiting for someone to step up in 2003-2005 with HHH at the top.

 

[Sephzilla]

i don't think you understand how a business works

Yeah but starting the network with your busiest event of the year could lead to a lot of crashes and other issues that could ultimately give your product a bad rep.

 

[bone_and_sinew]

Good lord, 14 time World Champion?!

Seriously. I can understand now why some people might not like him simply because of a push like that.

 

[Kaladin]

Vince McMahon just buried his own creation, PPV television. Seriously, how can companies like TNA, UFC, or boxing justify charging $45 - $60 per live event now?

 

[Enfinit]

It's a phenomenal deal just for the VoD and PPV's alone.

 

[jobber]

not buying

fuck you

where's my tv channel muthafucker

 

[jred2k]

23. Will WWE Network be available internationally?
Beginning Monday, February 24, WWE Network will only be available in the United States. WWE Network is scheduled to launch in the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, Hong Kong and the Nordics by the end of 2014/early 2015.


Shit. Hopefully Unblock-us can get that figured out soon after launch.

 

[Mengetsu]

The amount of gifs that will happen in the next few months is gonna be amazing. Stro im counting in you.

 

[NastyBook]

Vince finally found a way for me to pay for wrestling. Dammit Vince

R.I.P. in peace,

Spoiler

firstrowsports

?

 

[mingoguaya]

They wont have all the WCW Monday Nitro episodes to stream?? That sucks, still getting it though! That price is just too sweet to let it pass...Hyped as fuck!!

 

[Sephzilla]

Their biggest PPV as the first thing you get for "free" on the Network? That's a good idea. While you will cannibalize buyrates and lose money from that, you'll start off the Network with a big subscriber base.
The Network is more important in the long run than one WM.

It's a good idea assuming the servers are ready to handle it.

 

[jobber]

Vince McMahon just buried his own creation, PPV television. Seriously, how can companies like TNA, UFC, or boxing justify charging $45 - $60 per live event now?

new tv deal covers the missed ppv revenue

 

[FallingEdge]

Vince McMahon just buried his own creation, PPV television. Seriously, how can companies like TNA, UFC, or boxing justify charging $45 - $60 per live event now?

Yeah, this is crazy. I wonder what the profit margins are going to be.

 

[SuperSonic1305]

23. Will WWE Network be available internationally?
Beginning Monday, February 24, WWE Network will only be available in the United States. WWE Network is scheduled to launch in the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, Hong Kong and the Nordics by the end of 2014/early 2015.


Shit. Hopefully Unblock-us can get that figured out soon after launch.

Fuck everything

 

[Dark Ninja]

Vince beat pirate streaming sites

 

[belushy]

R.I.P. in peace,

Spoiler

firstrowsports

?

lol Yep...

24. Will all content on WWE Network be PG?
WWE Network will contain a range of programming suitable for various audiences. Content rated TV-14 or TV-MA will be preceded by appropriate advisory messages recommending viewer discretion. Parental controls will be available for on-demand content.
Read more at http://www.lordsofpain.net/news/wwe..._for_the_WWE_Network.html#Yms2e0vrLkkCzrRo.99

Happy about this. No censors and unedited.

 

[atomsk]

the wording is a bit odd, can I still go back and watch a random episode of Raw from 1994 or not?

 

[Vyrance]

I will definitely be getting this. Attitude Era and NWO here I come, and PPVs of course!

 

[ZeroRay]

Vince is a genius of our time.

 

[markatisu]

Their biggest PPV as the first thing you get for "free" on the Network? That's a good idea. While you will cannibalize buyrates and lose money from that, you'll start off the Network with a big subscriber base.
The Network is more important in the long run than one WM.

I don't think they will hurt their earnings much, I mean you have people who only buy the big 4 PPV's anyway so this way undoubtedly rope in more money monthly instead of just quarterly

 

[Sheroking]

not buying

fuck you

where's my tv channel muthafucker

TV channel?

What is this, 1998.

 

[Sephzilla]

Vince beat pirate streaming sites

No Raw or Smackdown means he hasn't won yet

 

[somedevil]

Bryan Alvarez reaction pic. lol

 

[Adrian121]

23. Will WWE Network be available internationally?
Beginning Monday, February 24, WWE Network will only be available in the United States. WWE Network is scheduled to launch in the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, Hong Kong and the Nordics by the end of 2014/early 2015.


Shit. Hopefully Unblock-us can get that figured out soon after launch.

Im hoping the same thing. If Unblock-us could get us through Netflix, I have hope they can get us through this too.

 

[Surge]

Can't wait to go back and watch some of the old ECW and WCW PPV's.

 

[Fatalah]

I wish this existed when I was a rabid wrestling fan in the late 90's. Still, I'd love to try it!

 

[daevv]

So all the monthly PPVs are included in the $10 a month charge and you get all the old PPVs and the other content they just showed?

(I missed the beginning of the conference)

 

[DXPett1]

Id be down Charlie Brown if they had this up and running in Australia.

Im sure it will be like $30 a month here and wont reach till 2015.

This.

For the same price as we pay for two PPVs, we would get 6 plus all the on demand and 24/7 content. Ripper, ripper deal if its worldwide (do it WWE, trail blaze a borderless world)

 

[mugurumakensei]

I don't think they will hurt their earnings much, I mean you have people who only buy the big 4 PPV's anyway so this way undoubtedly rope in more money monthly instead of just quarterly

There's also the fact that wwe gets all revenue.

 

[Entropia]

Bryan Alvarez reaction pic. lol

POSITIVE FIVE STARS

 

[mingoguaya]

I REALLY hope the WWE Network is available in Puerto Rico (seeing as we are "technically" part of the United States)!

 

[Sanjuro]

No Raw or Smackdown means he hasn't won yet

Losing those programs to networks would be a loss.