Post by Randy Barber 4-Life on Aug 27, 2009 12:43:02 GMT -5
I had this thought while reading the first couple of posts in the Sting DVD wish list.
WWE as we all know owns the majority of tape libraries for the major defunct promotions. But let's take Sting, or Kurt Angle, or Team 3D, who have all spent a significant amount of time in TNA. Now I know there are personal bad blood issues with Angle/3D but let's set that aside for now.
Why wouldn't it make good business sense for WWE and TNA, despite being business rivals, to come together on a joint production of a superstar DVD? Sure, WWE has enough footage to release compilation discs without the participation of the star involved but the best of these sets have the wrestler themself telling their story.
It could work a couple of different ways. First, it could be a true joint production, with people from both company's video division working side by side on the project.
If not that, then production could take place almost entirely independently by each company. For example, for a Team 3D set, TNA would produce its portion of the documentary of their time in TNA. WWE would produce two portions, one for their ECW years and another for their WWE run. The only crossover between the production teams would be Team 3D's narration and telling their stories.
Another way, WWE produces the entire set. They pay TNA for rights exclusive to this set and only this set to matches and access to the wrestler(s) for the documentary. TNA would probably need some kind of say in the final product, at least of the TNA part, so they wouldn't be unhappy with anything said about TNA.
Lawyers could hammer out whatever licensing fees, and percentages of profit and everything else related to the set. Stamp "Joint production of WWE and TNA Wrestling" on the front of the package, ship it, and I for one would be willing to pay a little more for this complete profile than the partial one either company would release on its own.
All that said, it won't happen. But why can't it?
Any thoughts?
WWE as we all know owns the majority of tape libraries for the major defunct promotions. But let's take Sting, or Kurt Angle, or Team 3D, who have all spent a significant amount of time in TNA. Now I know there are personal bad blood issues with Angle/3D but let's set that aside for now.
Why wouldn't it make good business sense for WWE and TNA, despite being business rivals, to come together on a joint production of a superstar DVD? Sure, WWE has enough footage to release compilation discs without the participation of the star involved but the best of these sets have the wrestler themself telling their story.
It could work a couple of different ways. First, it could be a true joint production, with people from both company's video division working side by side on the project.
If not that, then production could take place almost entirely independently by each company. For example, for a Team 3D set, TNA would produce its portion of the documentary of their time in TNA. WWE would produce two portions, one for their ECW years and another for their WWE run. The only crossover between the production teams would be Team 3D's narration and telling their stories.
Another way, WWE produces the entire set. They pay TNA for rights exclusive to this set and only this set to matches and access to the wrestler(s) for the documentary. TNA would probably need some kind of say in the final product, at least of the TNA part, so they wouldn't be unhappy with anything said about TNA.
Lawyers could hammer out whatever licensing fees, and percentages of profit and everything else related to the set. Stamp "Joint production of WWE and TNA Wrestling" on the front of the package, ship it, and I for one would be willing to pay a little more for this complete profile than the partial one either company would release on its own.
All that said, it won't happen. But why can't it?
Any thoughts?