Longest running wrestling TV show to be cancelled?

[Steveweiser]

Dec 18, 2008 19:01:18 GMT -5 Joekishi said:

If it's the "longest running wrestling show" how can that be NOAH since NOAH has existed since 2000.

Also wow how far has NOAH fallen in terms of its relevancy

NTV started off with the old Japan Pro Wrestling group in 1954, then went over to All Japan. Then when Mitsuharu Misawa split from All Japan and created NOAH, NTV went over with him.

[Mozenrath]

Best I can figure how this would even remotely effect WWE is if it meant NOAH would be cutting jobs for wrestlers, in which case WWE might pick or two of them up. Lord knows they would probably love Morishima.

[mcmahonfan85]

Dec 20, 2008 22:32:26 GMT -5 Mozenrath said:

Best I can figure how this would even remotely effect WWE is if it meant NOAH would be cutting jobs for wrestlers, in which case WWE might pick or two of them up. Lord knows they would probably love Morishima.

except its not NOAH doing bad, its NTV

[Kae]

Yeah. It'll mean a lot of wrestlers under contract will no longer be under contract, and will be free to try out WWE and UFC.

[Mozenrath]

Dec 20, 2008 23:02:51 GMT -5 mcmahonfan85 said:

Dec 20, 2008 22:32:26 GMT -5 Mozenrath said:

Best I can figure how this would even remotely effect WWE is if it meant NOAH would be cutting jobs for wrestlers, in which case WWE might pick or two of them up. Lord knows they would probably love Morishima.

except its not NOAH doing bad, its NTV

I know, but losing TV exposure isn't going to be doing them favors.

[Mayonnaise]

NOAH getting canceled and how the international economy effecting WWE and UFC aren't related.

[Johnny B. Decent]

Easy, just do Satellite TV like AJPW does now.

[mcmahonfan85]

Dec 20, 2008 23:11:10 GMT -5 Mozenrath said:

Dec 20, 2008 23:02:51 GMT -5 mcmahonfan85 said:

except its not NOAH doing bad, its NTV

I know, but losing TV exposure isn't going to be doing them favors.

NTV isn't the only television station in Japan

[Mozenrath]

Dec 20, 2008 23:16:20 GMT -5 mcmahonfan85 said:

Dec 20, 2008 23:11:10 GMT -5 Mozenrath said:

I know, but losing TV exposure isn't going to be doing them favors.

NTV isn't the only television station in Japan

Well, yeah, but are they going to be able to secure a new TV deal?

[chairshotshurthead]

Dec 20, 2008 23:13:17 GMT -5 Johnny B. Decent said:

Easy, just do Satellite TV like AJPW does now.

This was brought up on Wrestling Observer Radio, though Dave mentioned how Satellite TV isn't especially widespread in Japan, so most homes won't get it. Still, it's better than nothing.

[Johnny B. Decent]

Dec 20, 2008 23:50:24 GMT -5 chairshotshurthead said:

Dec 20, 2008 23:13:17 GMT -5 Johnny B. Decent said:

Easy, just do Satellite TV like AJPW does now.

This was brought up on Wrestling Observer Radio, though Dave mentioned how Satellite TV isn't especially widespread in Japan, so most homes won't get it. Still, it's better than nothing.

Well, despite what some might say, NOAH isn't a whole lot bigger then AJPW anymore. And aAPW works fine with Satellite, so I could imagine NOAH working fine with it.

[bob]

I wanna say WCW Saturday Night.

[Joekishi]

Dec 20, 2008 23:02:51 GMT -5 mcmahonfan85 said:

Dec 20, 2008 22:32:26 GMT -5 Mozenrath said:

Best I can figure how this would even remotely effect WWE is if it meant NOAH would be cutting jobs for wrestlers, in which case WWE might pick or two of them up. Lord knows they would probably love Morishima.

except its not NOAH doing bad, its NTV

NOAH is doing bad though, they are now the number 3 promotion in Japan.

They haven't sold out korakuen hall, but Zero-1 has

Attendence is down, they are losing their tv deal, and they just aren't making the money they used to.

I point it to not making new stars and relying way too much on passed their prime main eventers