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Post by James Fabiano on Jan 4, 2024 9:23:53 GMT -5
Or, I think the previous post that said focusing on JCP's downfall has a good point. I could live with 2/3rds being Crockett going down, and 1/3rd all the stuff about WCW we already know.
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Post by tafkaga on Jan 4, 2024 9:25:02 GMT -5
Another one? After revisiting WCW, I think the conclusion is obvious without the bias needed. At the end of the day, it was perfect timing. No way would that deal take place in 2024. No matter how damaged the WCW brand was at the time, someone out there would have seen the value it still had. Again, it's interesting to think about what would have happened if WCW stuck around for another year, while WWF kept their big plans in place such as Stone Cold turning heel, Rock leaving, and the injuries to Triple H and Benoit. I don't believe that WCW turns the tide of the MNW, but I can definitely see them at least gaining some of their audience back, provided that wrestling remained a hot commodity. They would have been fine with some committed investors and a TV slot, and as you say the brand recognition would have given them an advantage over an upstart company like TNA. They'd have plenty of booking experience if they kept Sullivan or Dusty on the payroll. Are they going to get back to where they were in '96-98? Probably not, but I think they would have been viable. I can almost guarantee you that I would not have gone on a 10 year sabbatical from wrestling if WCW had continued in some form, and I don't think I'm the only one.
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Post by BRV on Jan 4, 2024 10:13:00 GMT -5
If we're talking untold or unfinished stories about the demise of WCW, I still feel like there's fertile ground in the aborted 2001 relaunch of WCW starting at the "Big Bang" pay-per-view. I want to know what the plan was for the new version of WCW - a hard relaunch compared to the soft reboot from 2000 - who the stars were going to be, and what the plan was for trying to recapture lightning in a bottle.
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Post by wildojinx on Jan 5, 2024 0:32:22 GMT -5
It would be interesting if they could interview Ted Turner himself, but according to friends of Ted, he's in no condition to give interviews.
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Post by karl100589 on Jan 5, 2024 0:37:22 GMT -5
Hasn't the story of the demise of WCW been told in every conceivable way in every format possible? There have been books, DVDs, podcasts. How many more times does the story really need to be told?And, knowing that the team behind "Dark Side of the Ring" is involved in this, expect a few needless potshots to be thrown at Vince McMahon and for a not-insignificant portion of the blame of the demise of WCW to be his fault.
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Post by thecrusherwi on Jan 5, 2024 16:42:20 GMT -5
At this point all they can ask is the business side of the Turner/Time Warner Networks their takes, the non-wrestling people and most of the anti-wrestling suits of the time. I'd be much more interested in the Rise and Fall of Time Warner at this point.
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Post by Oh Cry Me a Screwball on Jan 5, 2024 16:47:06 GMT -5
Yeah, the story of WCW has been told to death, but I do think this series is made for a bit different audience than all the aforementioned documentaries.
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