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WWE Network |OT| $9.99 PPVs, that's gonna put some butts in the seats

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RBH

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Some news on the WWE Network:


Regarding the network in Canada on Rogers, the reason there are so small archives is because this whole thing was rushed to launch because they have to show improved numbers over the next three months. They hadn’t gotten CRTC approval yet. Rogers is discussing offering the network to other cable systems covering the rest of the country.
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A new season of “Tough Enough” earmarked for the WWE Network looks like the victim of budget cuts. It was originally scheduled for a July taping, but over the last week, its budget was heavily cut back, and at the last minute, the entire show was scrapped. There was talk of doing it in the fall, but there’s been no talk at all in recent weeks of a time frame or shooting schedule.
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WWE is clamping down somewhat on foreign network subscriptions. One reader, from the U.K., who signed up as soon as it was launched, was canceled by WWE. He, like many, used a U.S. address to subscribe, but in paying by Paypal, it had his real address. WWE took the subscription up until recently. Others in the U.K. having used false addresses are not having any problems.
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strobogo

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Ep 3 of MNW is all over the place. About 20 minutes in the go back and forth between 1997 Raw to 2000 WCW to 2000 Raw to Austin/McMahon.


But Positively Kanyon made it on the show!
 
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Anth0ny

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strobogo said:
Ep 3 of MNW is all over the place. About 20 minutes in the go back and forth between 1997 Raw to 2000 WCW to 2000 Raw to Austin/McMahon.


But Positively Kanyon made it on the show!
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Seriously. Judging from the first episode, I thought they were going to slowly break down all of the events of the monday night war from beginning to end. Episode 2 already starting jumping around... but Episode 3 just became the usual WWE dick riding/WCW sucks kind of stuff. And they really jump all over the place too. They start with the Pillman gun angle from 1996... then just breeze over Austin/McMahon, DX, the portrayal of women in during the attitude era, hardcore matches... no mention of the screwjob, no mention of the curtain call... just really weird. It just became an Attitude Era highlight reel, with almost no mention of WCW.

Are they really stretching this series over 20 episodes? I honestly don't see how that's possible.
 
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bitesnintendog

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I hope the MNW goes back to the format they had in the past two episodes. So much interesting stuff they could cover but then they just jump to WWE is the greatest episode. It was one of the few things I'm interested in them making originally for the network and it would be a shame for them to just let if fall apart this early.
 
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Anth0ny

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DMczaf said:
Monday Night War budget cuts

20 episode series turned into 3 episodes that could have been a 1 disc DVD.
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Holy christ you're right. Just finished watching episode 3... and it seems like they wrapped up the entire story. 17 episodes worth of content in one single episode. Also, no WCW. No Goldberg. No Sting. Not even the Dennis Rodman/Karl Malone/David Arquette stuff they love bringing up.

Maybe they'll do one more episode just to shit on WCW exclusively.
 
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Zombie James

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RBH said:
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I've always wanted to watch the Mall of America debut. Sounds bizarre.
 
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strobogo

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The only way to save it is to devote episodes to specific shows or angles. Otherwise this has all been covered in the original MNW DVD, the WCW DVD, and the NWO DVD. Plus things that were covered in individual wrestler DVDs, which are cut out and used on the 3 eps so far and the other original content from the Network. The bulk of the interviews used are from 2002-2007, with occasional updated talking heads that are saying the same things (sometimes word for word) as the decade old footage.
 
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bitesnintendog

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strobogo said:
The only way to save it is to devote episodes to specific shows or angles. Otherwise this has all been covered in the original MNW DVD, the WCW DVD, and the NWO DVD. Plus things that were covered in individual wrestler DVDs, which are cut out and used on the 3 eps so far and the other original content from the Network. The bulk of the interviews used are from 2002-2007, with occasional updated talking heads that are saying the same things (sometimes word for word) as the decade old footage.
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I'd prefer them to go with how the first two episodes were presented, covering the major angles and stars during certain time periods of Nitro/Raw. Granted the first two episodes were WCW/NWO formation heavy but I'd rather them follow through with that idea so I can just skip to certain matches and angles in the old Raw and Nitro shows they upload.


DaBargainHunta said:
Anyone planning to let their subscriptions expire, skip the forgettable Night of Champions, and wait for the inevitable deal for lapsed customers?
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My plan at the moment. They started giving people $20 gift cards to sign up around month 2 so I'm hoping they extend that offer again.
 
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Finally catching up on Monday Night War, nWo episode was good. Hoping they go in depth with the shitty Wolfpac and how it signaled the end...and silver and black as well.
 
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I wonder how big will be the drop of subscribers not renewing in the upcoming days. They should have put the entire Attitude era and Nitro episodes by now to keep existing subscribers.
 
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Futurevoid

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strobogo said:
The only way to save it is to devote episodes to specific shows or angles. Otherwise this has all been covered in the original MNW DVD, the WCW DVD, and the NWO DVD. Plus things that were covered in individual wrestler DVDs, which are cut out and used on the 3 eps so far and the other original content from the Network. The bulk of the interviews used are from 2002-2007, with occasional updated talking heads that are saying the same things (sometimes word for word) as the decade old footage.
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Having never watched any of the DVD content you mentioned, I'm finding the Monday Nigh Wars thing enjoyable thus far. Though I also struggle to wonder how this will be 20 parts unless they dive into specific angles during that era on both sides of the fence.

I'm hoping it gets that comprehensive though I haven't watched Episode 3 yet.
 
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Host Samurai

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strobogo said:
The only way to save it is to devote episodes to specific shows or angles. Otherwise this has all been covered in the original MNW DVD, the WCW DVD, and the NWO DVD. Plus things that were covered in individual wrestler DVDs, which are cut out and used on the 3 eps so far and the other original content from the Network. The bulk of the interviews used are from 2002-2007, with occasional updated talking heads that are saying the same things (sometimes word for word) as the decade old footage.
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This sounds very disappointing but expected. I had a feeling that this would be the case once they shown biker Taker, younger HHH and Eric Bischoff in the teaser
 
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I'm hoping that episode three was just trying to provide an overview of what the rest of the series will touch on. There is no way they can go through the series and not go in depth with talk about the Screwjob. I also really want to see an entire episode dedicated to the light heavyweight division in WCW.
 
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thiscoldblack said:
I wonder how big will be the drop of subscribers not renewing in the upcoming days. They should have put the entire Attitude era and Nitro episodes by now to keep existing subscribers.
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That's why some of the Nitro and Attitude era Raws are going up in the next couple of days.
 
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Host Samurai said:
Oh man, I would have loved a new TUE season on the Network. What a shame
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I really don't get how slashing the budget for original content will make the network more appealing. They should be doubling down on it.

no attitude era raws or nitro for 6 months was awful enough, but the lack of compelling original content is the worst thing for me.
 
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The debut episode. Completely blows away the Raw debut and what Raw was doing in the late summer of 1995. Better everything besides announcing, which was pretty bad. But Bischoff/Mongo aren't as bad as Rob Bartlett. The groundwork for the next 2-3 years was laid out. Cruisers to start. Classic WCW guys in the middle. A surprise debut defector. A guy demanding a match. Finish with a bunch of ex-WWF guys. Actually competitive matches between stars.

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Is it sad that I'm thinking of signing up for the network just to hear Tony Schiavone again?
 
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