WWE building Media Center and.....

[Snaptastic]

....are focused on getting their new talent over.

WWE is still planning on building a Media Center where programming would be produced. Vince said this morning that their current studios are good enough for now and that they are waiting to see what happens with the planned cable network before expanding their studios. Regardless of what happens with the network, WWE will still be building a new Media Center.
WWE is looking at $8 to $12 million in production additions & expansions in 2011.
- Vince McMahon used the term “getting over” several times during this morning’s conference call with investors when talking about new WWE talents developing. Vince said, “We’re focused on our new talent ‘getting over,’ as we call it.”

www.wrestlenewz.com/wrestling/wwe-news/wwe-focused-on-getting-over-stars-wwe-planning-a-media-center-more/


Interestingly, they also expect the revenue for this WM to be higher. This is due (apparently...I don't know I'm in the UK) to Atlanta being a more affluent market than Phoenix

[Andrew is Good]

I love how Vince has to explain his carny wrestling talk to the investors.

Vince: This Justin Gabriel kid has talent, so we're going to push him.
Investor: Why? That's mean!

[Fiddleford H. McGucket]

Ok....this seems like 1 of 3 possibilities

1. It's basically a Studio for shooting various vignettes and Non-Wrestling related stuff, but still for the existing Programming

2. It's going to be the WWE's version of the "Impact Zone". TNA does exactly 1 thing right from a business perspective (at least when it comes to saving money)....it's Main televised show is from a centralized location. This keeps travel costs for it's talent down. Though the fact that there's nothing coming in from the Gate hurts them, but that's another story. If WWE wanted to create a specific venue where their NON-PPVs could be shot, took money at the gate, basically ran it like a tourist attraction centered on WWE it could be brilliant. Essentially imagine that WWE No longer has to pay to book large arenas beyond Pay Per Views.....not relying on whatever equipment is there to do the production.....Imagine if you will that EVERYTHING is under the banner of WWE, sure there would be issues as far as people not going to live events because it's too far to go to this hypothetical WWE Center...but that would make house shows seem "Bigger" and possibly mean increased revenue for PPVs because you could have Arenas BID on who gets what and when....especially since WWE draws large crowds.

3. It's to shoot the proposed Networks "Other" programming.....McMahon owned and produced sitcoms.

[percymania]

I never understood why WWE never had their own "command center" television studio. There are so many different things you can film there.

[Fiddleford H. McGucket]

Feb 11, 2011 17:16:06 GMT -5 percymania said:

I never understood why WWE never had their own "command center" television studio. There are so many different things you can film there.

You know what's sad? The First thing that came into my mind was Vince's head in a giant tube Ala Zordon, commanding Johnny Ace (Alpha) to get him "5 FCW Rookies with Attitude!"

[Citizen Zero]

Feb 11, 2011 17:25:18 GMT -5 Fiddleford H. McGucket said:

Feb 11, 2011 17:16:06 GMT -5 percymania said:

I never understood why WWE never had their own "command center" television studio. There are so many different things you can film there.

You know what's sad? The First thing that came into my mind was Vince's head in a giant tube Ala Zordon, commanding Johnny Ace (Alpha) to get him "5 FCW Rookies with Attitude!"

"Why does Michael Tarver have to be the black ranger?"

[Psychoblue]

Feb 11, 2011 17:25:18 GMT -5 Fiddleford H. McGucket said:

Feb 11, 2011 17:16:06 GMT -5 percymania said:

I never understood why WWE never had their own "command center" television studio. There are so many different things you can film there.

You know what's sad? The First thing that came into my mind was Vince's head in a giant tube Ala Zordon, commanding Johnny Ace (Alpha) to get him "5 FCW Rookies with Attitude!"

That was likely the original idea for the Nexus. If I knew it was going to become just another group of henchman + Punk, I would have preferred the Nexus Rangers.

[kidglov3s]

Can I hope this is the return of the Event Center, complete with Craig DeGeorge and/or Sean Mooney?

[Chainsaw]

As much as people hate working there, I will be interested in what they're going to be hiring for.