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Post by Magic knows Black Lives Matter on Sept 29, 2013 12:07:04 GMT -5
WWE could probably get a ton of money out of their tape library. Imagine how much they would market having matches between, say, Sting and Angle on a set. Realistically speaking though, they already have Angle and Sting's best matches in their tape library. Why advertise a DVD featuring two guys past their prime wrestling each other in a much smaller venue than either man wrestled in during their prime? The same goes for every other big name that TNA has (or has ever had under contract) that wrestled in WWE, WCW/NWA, or ECW. The only use they could get out of the library would be to hype up guys like AJ Styles or Samoa Joe before they make their debut on NXT or the main roster. Even then, it's not necessary, it'd just be a nice cherry on top of the sundae.
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Post by BayleyTiffyCodyCenaJudyHopps on Sept 29, 2013 12:51:17 GMT -5
Janice Carter: Hello, Mr...Kurns. I bad want...money now. Me sick. Dixie: Ooh, she card reads good. AJ: *facepalms*
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Post by Toates Madhackrviper on Sept 29, 2013 13:02:06 GMT -5
I know it would never happen but I would like the see the results of WWE buying TNA whole sale and continuing to run IMPACT as a show taking place in a Kayfabe separate company. I think the product of that could be pretty interesting. Or not, but I'd be really intruiged to see it if it happened.
Realistically they'd buy the tape library (and anyone underselling the importance of TNA's tape library is full of it) and probably snap up some of the talent too... though maybe wait till they could get them for cheaper I bet if TNA went out of business we'd see a lot of TNA's top guys in WWE that we would never see if TNA stayed in business through that person's entire career. Like Roode will likely never go to WWE at this point as long as TNA is in business, but a TNA-less world where Roode's options are Japan or ROH... I could see WWE at least shooting him an offer or something. *shrug*.
Hardy would go back for sure, Angle would probably be taken back at least for a trial run to see if he could handle it, Sting would be taken back of he wanted to. The Dudleys being given one last run sounds great its too bad that they'd probably not give Ray the chance to show off his Bully Ray character in a singles run though. They absolutely should but it won't happen.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 29, 2013 13:16:39 GMT -5
TNA's video library is already located on YouTube.
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Post by kidglov3s on Sept 29, 2013 13:25:40 GMT -5
TNA's video library is already located on YouTube. So is like everything. WWE definitely would want to acquire TNA's video library if it were to become available. They've found infinite ways to utilize what they already own and would only benefit from increasing the material available to them. Especially when they're still supposedly trying to start a network.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 29, 2013 13:57:54 GMT -5
WWE would probably buy the TNA tape library just to say that they have it, mainly for the "Self Destruction of TNA Wrestling" boxset featuring Disc 2: "Holy shit, they sent Jeff Hardy out for a PPV main event while stoned out of his mind!" but I'm sure that it's not a high priority for them anymore than it would be for the NFL Network to buy the XFL footage.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 29, 2013 14:53:06 GMT -5
TNA's video library is already located on YouTube. So is like everything. WWE definitely would want to acquire TNA's video library if it were to become available. They've found infinite ways to utilize what they already own and would only benefit from increasing the material available to them. Especially when they're still supposedly trying to start a network. Mid South or any oldschool fed isn't 99.9% featured on YouTube like TNA. That's why those had value. TNA is already available to everyone wanting to watch anything related to them.
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Post by gnr123 on Sept 29, 2013 15:38:07 GMT -5
They'd buy the video library and leave the bulk of the roster to fend for themselves and pick the guys they would like up at a later date for less money. People can blather on about how the TNA library is worthless all they want, but there's a lot of footage of stars who still mean something to the modern audience that the WWE would like to have and they've been keeping track of TNA's programming in case they ever acquire it if rumours are to be believed. Unlike with WCW, the owners know that it has value and don't need to accept a lowball offer just to get it off their hands, with the rise of on demand services, there are a lot more places Panda could sell the TNA library to than just the WWE. The video library isn't really worth all that much as most wrestlers who are on it are still active. So they're still relevant to a modern audience. WWE could make more money from TNA's Kurt Angle, Dudleys, Kevin Nash and Sting Matches than they ever could from WCCW and Midsouth footage because the library is organised, in good condition, the shows have decent production values and most importantly, people who are still into wrestling and buy wrestling DVDs or on demand services know who the roster are. What benefit is there by showing matches of guys like Kurt Angle and Sting in a soundstage in front of 1000 people? TNA is irrelevant and there really is no reason to buy them if Vince had the chance. Most of the "stars" like Styles, Roode, Storm, Sting, Angle, are in their late 30's/early 40's. It's a useless investment because TNA doesn't even have any famous matches or big moments to recap.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 29, 2013 15:48:19 GMT -5
They'd buy the video library and leave the bulk of the roster to fend for themselves and pick the guys they would like up at a later date for less money. People can blather on about how the TNA library is worthless all they want, but there's a lot of footage of stars who still mean something to the modern audience that the WWE would like to have and they've been keeping track of TNA's programming in case they ever acquire it if rumours are to be believed. Unlike with WCW, the owners know that it has value and don't need to accept a lowball offer just to get it off their hands, with the rise of on demand services, there are a lot more places Panda could sell the TNA library to than just the WWE. So they're still relevant to a modern audience. WWE could make more money from TNA's Kurt Angle, Dudleys, Kevin Nash and Sting Matches than they ever could from WCCW and Midsouth footage because the library is organised, in good condition, the shows have decent production values and most importantly, people who are still into wrestling and buy wrestling DVDs or on demand services know who the roster are. What benefit is there by showing matches of guys like Kurt Angle and Sting in a soundstage in front of 1000 people? TNA is irrelevant and there really is no reason to buy them if Vince had the chance. Most of the "stars" like Styles, Roode, Storm, Sting, Angle, are in their late 30's/early 40's. It's a useless investment because TNA doesn't even have any famous matches or big moments to recap. The sorts of fans who've never heard of TNA wouldn't know that. You advertise matches the general fan base has never seen between people like Jeff Hardy, Sting, Kurt Angle, Mick Foley, Kevin Nash, and the Dudleys and people will buy it up. I'm sure there are probably a good few casual fans who have Angle vs. Sting as a dream match and don't know it's happened before.
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Post by kidglov3s on Sept 29, 2013 16:00:28 GMT -5
What benefit is there by showing matches of guys like Kurt Angle and Sting in a soundstage in front of 1000 people? TNA is irrelevant and there really is no reason to buy them if Vince had the chance. Most of the "stars" like Styles, Roode, Storm, Sting, Angle, are in their late 30's/early 40's. It's a useless investment because TNA doesn't even have any famous matches or big moments to recap. The sorts of fans who've never heard of TNA wouldn't know that. You advertise matches the general fan base has never seen between people like Jeff Hardy, Sting, Kurt Angle, Mick Foley, Kevin Nash, and the Dudleys and people will buy it up. I'm sure there are probably a good few casual fans who have Angle vs. Sting as a dream match and don't know it's happened before. It can also add depth to compilations, like how career sets will include stuff from WCW/ECW/AWA/Florida/etc. They could have a Sting set that follows him from WCW to TNA. They could include Savage's match from TNA in a set and advertise it as featuring his rarely seen last match. If they're doing a high-flyers/gimmick match they could throw on some X-Division classics, Ultimate Xes, etc. If they're doing a most unusual matches set they could include stuff like the reverse battle royal. There's definitely an audience for well produced AJ Styles/Samoa Joe/Christopher Daniels sets, and that would be moreso if one or all of them had a run in WWE. I think the value of a giant wrestling library spanning over 10 years featuring some of the biggest names in modern wrestling history to the largest wrestling company in the world, especially when that company has ambitions of creating a tv network, cannot be underestimated.
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Post by ________ has left the building on Sept 29, 2013 16:01:37 GMT -5
WWE would buy TNA's video library and intellectual properties because they are the Ash Ketchum of Pro Wrestling.
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Post by Glitch on Sept 29, 2013 16:11:08 GMT -5
It gives Vince and Trips the perfect chance to have even bigger egos. And also serves as the head on a pike for the E to tell other companies what happens when they try to make it big.
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Post by Hawk Hart on Sept 29, 2013 16:11:45 GMT -5
With the change from Vince's car?
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Post by The Dark Order Inferno on Sept 29, 2013 16:16:20 GMT -5
What benefit is there by showing matches of guys like Kurt Angle and Sting in a soundstage in front of 1000 people? TNA is irrelevant and there really is no reason to buy them if Vince had the chance. Most of the "stars" like Styles, Roode, Storm, Sting, Angle, are in their late 30's/early 40's. It's a useless investment because TNA doesn't even have any famous matches or big moments to recap. If you're going to take that attitude, all non WCW/WWE footage is worthless as all the big moments in wrestling happened there... Yet the WWE still keeps on acquiring libraries, the bulk of which consist of poorly maintained footage that means absolutely nothing to 99% of wrestling fans. More people around the world watch TNA than have ever watched ECW, heck more people in the UK watch TNA than watch the WWE, there is an audience for TNA and it's stars, it's not their fault the people running TNA have no clue how to promote live events and like to keep wasting money trying to leap onto the next level without taking the time to grow the business or learn from their mistakes.
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Post by ________ has left the building on Sept 29, 2013 16:17:03 GMT -5
With the change from Vince's car? How much Vince spends a year on tanning and waxing could bankroll TNA for the next 5 months.
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Post by Toates Madhackrviper on Sept 29, 2013 16:32:42 GMT -5
There are people who really oversell the importance of TNA in the wrestling world but there are people who go WAAAYYY too far in the other direction and very cynically WAY undersell it. There's a happy medium there. And at that happy medium the TNA tape library is valuable to the WWE.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 29, 2013 16:48:29 GMT -5
The WWE would probably buy it just to own it (the video library). I doubt they would do anything with it.
Regardless, in order to be a buyer, there has to be a seller. If TNA does not want to sell, then Vince could offer anything and still couldn't get it. That's something people need to understand.
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Post by MiLB Fan on Sept 29, 2013 18:00:15 GMT -5
The same way Bill Gates bought CompuGlobalHyperMeganet.
Vince: So rather than try to compete with you, I've decided to just buy you out.
Dixie: Mr. McMahon, I humbly accept your offer.
Vince: Well, everyone usually does. Buy her out, Paul!
*Triple H runs in with a sledgehammer and starts destroying TNA's offices*
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