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Post by WorkingInAColeMine on Apr 27, 2011 22:31:12 GMT -5
Isn't this how Crush Hour starts?
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El Hijo De Slapnuts
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Really waiting for Minoru Suzuki to face off with a live gator.....
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Post by El Hijo De Slapnuts on Apr 27, 2011 22:34:13 GMT -5
I wonder what could go wrong?
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Post by YellowJacketY2J on Apr 27, 2011 22:37:32 GMT -5
Isn't this how Crush Hour starts? Who knew that game was predicting the future.
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Altabane
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Burying People For Free
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Post by Altabane on Apr 27, 2011 22:44:07 GMT -5
That article about the guy who used the word wrestler and got into a problem with some lady from the WWE offices about it makes me wonder.
What would happen if Vince was on for an interview on a show with like, Matt Lauer or someone like that, and they called them a wrestler, would he get into it with them like that?
I'd love to see him try to explain why they aren't wrestlers and he doesn't put on a wrestling show to someone like that while they scratch their head and embarrass him on national TV.
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Post by cool245 on Apr 27, 2011 23:14:05 GMT -5
Maybe they will finally make some new episodes of Fuji Vice.
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fw91
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Post by fw91 on Apr 27, 2011 23:20:41 GMT -5
maybe we'll finally get that santino sitcom.
And perhaps they can re launch Extreme Dodgeball.
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Post by MichaelMartini on Apr 27, 2011 23:38:09 GMT -5
I'd like to see them turn Mysterio into a modern day El Santo and have him in movies where he fights vampires and zombies.
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Altabane
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Post by Altabane on Apr 27, 2011 23:39:29 GMT -5
I'd like to see them turn Mysterio into a modern day El Santo and have him in movies where he fights vampires and zombies. Hah, I was just reading an article on IGN about the history of wrestling and movies. I'm not the biggest Mysterio fan, but I'd watch it.
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Post by kevservo on Apr 27, 2011 23:49:18 GMT -5
Count me there for Edge: Vampire Hunter
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Post by forgottensinpwf on Apr 27, 2011 23:51:58 GMT -5
Isn't this how Crush Hour starts? Who knew that game was predicting the future. Cooking with Kane FTW. I don't hate the idea of them focusing beyond wrestling for the channel. They already have WWE classics on demand for those seeking wrestling.
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Post by flatsdomino on Apr 27, 2011 23:53:12 GMT -5
If it involves things like this:
I'm more in than you could ever imagine.
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Welfare Willis
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Post by Welfare Willis on Apr 27, 2011 23:56:17 GMT -5
I could see Triple H as a game show host of The Game! where three contestants somehow end up worse off than when they came on.
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Post by flatsdomino on Apr 27, 2011 23:58:05 GMT -5
I could see Triple H as a game show host of The Game! where three contestants somehow end up worse off than when they came on. But everyone around them keeps saying OH SHUT UP LOOK HOW MUCH YOU'VE BENIFITIED FROM BEING ON THIS SHOW, YOU WERE NOBODY BEFORE THIS
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Oh you
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Post by Lancers on Apr 28, 2011 0:06:36 GMT -5
Assuming this is true (which is the standard I set based on every rumor posted because let's face it, MVP doesn't carry screwdrivers with him on the road), I'm expecting failure. I don't know how many times corporate has tried to branch out into new endeavors, but every single time it's failed worse than The Paul Reiser Show.
The WBF Always a great idea to start up a bodybuilding promotion in the midst of a steroid scandal. It's the equivalent of buying a toilet from Chuck Berry.
The XFL Spring football. Yeah, this has been tried more times than a romantic comedy starring Katherine Heigl. And like any romantic comedy starring Katherine Heigl, it's doused in a thick sauce of mediocrity.
WWE Films I know some might argue against this, but come on! This concept stinks worse than Brodus Clay's underwear after an evening of Mexican food and White Castle. Most of their wrestlers couldn't act their way out of a cardboard box. If Randy Orton is relegated to a cameo role in a film threatening to go to the papers if he has to, the well is getting awfully dry.
Smackdown Records Yeah, record companies. In an age of iTunes, Limewire and other forms of file sharing technology, starting a label has about as much long-term growth as Hornswoggle's penis. And NEVER sign a nu-metal band. That's a trend that makes the late '90s ska revival look like the golden age of rock music.
WWF New York The restaurant idea. Planet Hollywood with turnbuckles. There are two types of people in the world. Ones that go to restaurants to eat. and others that go to restaurants to look at frivolous memorabilia, take pictures of said frivolous memorabilia, eat and never return to the restaurant because the food sucked and the frivolous memorabilia was frivolous. Unfortunately for the WWE, the former outnumber the latter significantly.
I could go on and on, but I made my point. If anybody dares to critique my post, I warn you that I will call you names and make outdated references from obscure '90s sitcomes.
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Post by Wolf Hurricane on Apr 28, 2011 0:21:08 GMT -5
I think the main problem with WWE New York was that they ran it like a museum that served food. If they ran it like an actual nightclub or restaurant or whatever it was, it would still be around today. I think what Vince seems to be missing is that diversifying his product shouldn't be focusing on what non-wrestling or causal fans like, but what else wrestling fans like, as I've never met a wrestling fan who like wrestling and nothing else.
The way I see it, the WWE network has to be a wrestling channel, for the sole fact that WWE means "World Wrestling Entertainment". That's not to say he can't have diverse programming on his channel, he just shouldn't call it the WWE channel if he's going to do so, as it automatically makes it a wrestling channel, whether he likes it or not. There are lessons to be learned from MTV, SyFy, Cartoon Network, and plenty others: sacrificing guaranteed viewers for potential (not sure-fire) viewers is not a smart decision; the people you're catering to may not watch and the people who helped it get off the ground may stop watching.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 28, 2011 0:21:33 GMT -5
Even if they did make it wrestling-based, I can't see the channel succeeding at all. It's an extremely stupid idea.
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Ultimo Gallos
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Post by Ultimo Gallos on Apr 28, 2011 1:24:07 GMT -5
Who knew that game was predicting the future. Cooking with Kane FTW. I don't hate the idea of them focusing beyond wrestling for the channel. They already have WWE classics on demand for those seeking wrestling. What about the people who's cable companies don't offer WWE Classics? Or all the people with Dish Network or DirecTV who can't get WWE Classics?
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Dean-o
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Haha we're having fun Maggle!
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Post by Dean-o on Apr 28, 2011 1:25:56 GMT -5
And here I was thinking it would be 24/7 classic wrestling programs.
Silly me. Now I won't have to save up for a DVR that can store 100 hours of programming.
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Dean-o
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Haha we're having fun Maggle!
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Post by Dean-o on Apr 28, 2011 1:28:04 GMT -5
That article about the guy who used the word wrestler and got into a problem with some lady from the WWE offices about it makes me wonder. What would happen if Vince was on for an interview on a show with like, Matt Lauer or someone like that, and they called them a wrestler, would he get into it with them like that? I'd love to see him try to explain why they aren't wrestlers and he doesn't put on a wrestling show to someone like that while they scratch their head and embarrass him on national TV. I mean, the press would have a field day with this. For a company always looking for that mainstream media coverage, they will surely make themselves look like fools. "So you're a wrestler" "No, i'm an entertainer" "...ok. So what do you do to entertain people?" "I...umm...entertain."
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Post by FailedGimmick on Apr 28, 2011 1:33:53 GMT -5
And here I was thinking it would be 24/7 classic wrestling programs. They already have that. It's called WWE Classics OnDemand. It runs about $8/month.
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