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funkystudent
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Man. Rick Rude was so good.
So much for him being a draw
This seems important
USA are sinking, they use WWE to hold themselves afloat. USA are relying too much on WWE.
Welcome to the church of KUSHIDA
KUSHIDA vs Kenny Omega - http://njpwworld.com/p/s_series_00360_2_04
KUSHIDA vs Kyle O' Reilly - http://njpwworld.com/p/s_series_00392_1_08
KUSHIDA vs Will Ospreay - http://njpwworld.com/p/s_series_00388_1_05
KUSHIDA vs Jushin Thunder Liger - http://njpwworld.com/p/s_series_00390_1_07
And of course, everyone else
Kazuchika Okada vs Tetsuya Naito - http://njpwworld.com/p/s_series_00388_1_09
Oh how things change...
Tomohiro Ishii vs Tetsuya Naito - http://njpwworld.com/p/s_series_00390_1_10
And how they stay the same.
Shinsuke Nakamura vs AJ Styles - http://njpwworld.com/p/s_series_00360_2_08
The ultimate goodbye match
Tomohiro Ishii vs Katsuyori Shibata - http://njpwworld.com/p/s_series_00360_2_07
Stiff
Hiroshi Tanahashi vs Kenny Omega - http://njpwworld.com/p/s_series_00374_1_09
Will you be serious?
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Deleted member 47027
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Advertising everywhere is changing.
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You'll see a new focus on people who are Internet tastemakers, this is happening everywhere.
Officerrob
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While the Raw rating wasn't anywhere near as bad as many were predicting, it was also extremely telling. The WWE has apparently long lost the remaining crossover fans they had with the NBA and NHL
FlammableD
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saved
You don't run a company the size of WWE off Youtube money. You don't run a fraction of the WWE off Youtube money. The model doesn't swing that fast over to Youtube in time to save WWE.
They gotta start thinking real hard about what they want to do to replace the inevitable drop in TV money.
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I never said they did, this isn't WWE's problem, this is USA's.
Officerrob
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Isn't the network number like half of what WWE projected it would be by this time?
FlammableD
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Let's say USA drop WWE. They pay WWE "approximately $127 million" this year.
WWE Network has 1.22 million subscribers at last count.
Put Raw and Smackdown on the Network, and charge an extra $5. Assuming you don't lose anyone (of course you would, I'm Devil's Advocating here).
That's seventy-three million two hundred thousand dollars a year. Could you do Raw and Smackdown for that?
Alternatively, charge an extra 8.67, and you make 127 million dollars.
Could WWE survive without traditional TV?
WWE Network has 1.22 million subscribers at last count.
Put Raw and Smackdown on the Network, and charge an extra $5. Assuming you don't lose anyone (of course you would, I'm Devil's Advocating here).
That's seventy-three million two hundred thousand dollars a year. Could you do Raw and Smackdown for that?
Alternatively, charge an extra 8.67, and you make 127 million dollars.
Could WWE survive without traditional TV?
Or network television in general. It's a scary time to be a TV exec I think.
In other news Cornette's rant on The Match was pitch perfect, even referring to Korakuen Hall as a "small time venue" and comparing The Match to DK vs Tiger Mask in the 80s...which happened many a time in Korakuen. This apart from his usual shtick about it not being a fight (headbutt spot, striking spots), no-one to cheer for (despite it being Ospreay's first big win in the whole tourny and indeed, whole promotion)
Just an incredible mind for making people really mad. I applaud him. People are falling over themselves to blast him right now. Gotta respect the gimmick.
Officerrob
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Absolutely not
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I don't believe they could anywhere near the level they are at, or have been historically. Having it on TV provides a lot of new viewers. The amount that a business can die without.
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We lost Liquidsnake? We wish him the best of luck in his future endeavors. Who else are we missing?
Viewers drop out, no new viewers come in (because you don't add subs without mainstream exposure) and that 1.22 million subs will quickly dwindle to zero month by month.
So no, they need a "free" program somewhere. That, however, doesn't necessarily have to be traditional TV anymore.
no way the WWE would be able to survive without TV.
The money and promotion for the product is key.
"you know its fake right? stupid human huh"
StylesClash
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Today is the birthday of one of the greatest wrestlers in the world today: AJ Styles. Also celebrating a birthday Velvet Sky...and oh yeah...me.
Apparently me and Velvet were born on the same exact day in the same year. I don't think she looks 35.
Oh well. Off to work.
Apparently me and Velvet were born on the same exact day in the same year. I don't think she looks 35.
Oh well. Off to work.
i want to die
"its a woof..I mean work"
Lightning Count
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I once did a piece of market research for a college assignment specifically by creating a survey relating to MMA as a maths geek I find it interesting to pore over and analyse these numbers.
Dark Ninja
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Asuka in street clothes. DAMN
Lightning Count
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It always take a bit of adjust seeing this as a lot of these guys we pretty much only see them in their ring gear.
Lightning Count
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Re watching Noah Destiny's 2005, great card from top to bottom.
Sweeney Tom
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I've got ringside tickets for this little beauty of a match here (Ward has a fantastic aura about him for those who haven't seen him, perfect modern day fighting Irishman gimmick).
Holy shit, an LGBT pride month sighting in wrestling. Never thought I'd see the day
Happy pride month <3
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What do you all think making WWE Network's Live channel free to all would do? I think it would be a good idea, but they'd need people working on the programming a lot harder than they do now.
And to stop showing Legends House ever.
Good callback, funny podcast
And to stop showing Legends House ever.
Good callback, funny podcast
Lightning Count
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Now watching KENTA vs Yoshinobu Kanemaru - GHC Lightheavyweight Championship fronlm Destiny's 2005.
Great match, they better treat KENTA right in NXT.
Great match, they better treat KENTA right in NXT.
They will when he finally debuts later this year
I think the June 6th 2003 NOAH show as being one of their total best. If you get a chance have a look for it, you won't be sorry.
2003, a truly horrific WWE year yet everywhere else in the wrestling world it was glorious.