mrbananagrabber
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Post by mrbananagrabber on Oct 3, 2013 2:43:16 GMT -5
So you book a venue, you pay to light it, heat it, keep it clean, have it fully staffed, show hundreds of people in and out, have security and medical staff on board every week.
You bring in a dozen or so wrestlers, albeit starting out/low card ones but occasionally big WWE stars..you put on a weekly show but don't advertise it or even have it shown on mainstream television.
If this was an indie fed surely this business model would be a disaster? I read (somewhere) that they don't even charge for tickets to NXT, so how the hell does it make any money? Do they acknowledge its run at a loss that is jept afloat by the rest of the revenue WWE brings in? I mean, as great a show as it is, it can't be making money..can it?
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Post by Talent Name on Oct 3, 2013 5:02:39 GMT -5
They sell merch, non-students do pay
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Post by CMWaters on Oct 3, 2013 5:04:54 GMT -5
They do charge for tickets.
$15 for the more front row and such ones, $10 all others.
I know because I'm planning to go to an NXT taping in November.
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Post by FinalGwen on Oct 3, 2013 5:11:15 GMT -5
Maybe it's also the case that the University covers a few of the running costs as part of the arrangement to have things running there?
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Post by CH Punk on Oct 3, 2013 6:12:50 GMT -5
As mentioned WWE charges for tickets (except for Full Sail Students) and they also sell NXT merch at the events. And I believe that Full Sail does cover for a lot of the costs in exchange for WWE offering scholarships and them using TV production students as staff on the tapings.
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Post by Bravo Echo November on Oct 3, 2013 6:14:09 GMT -5
Ad revenue could also be a source of income.
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Post by Bo Rida on Oct 3, 2013 6:14:46 GMT -5
They also sell the TV show to Hulu and many overseas stations.
But of course it doesn't matter if it makes a loss in the short-term, the idea is to invest in future stars now so they can make them a lot more money further down the road.
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Post by 67 more on Oct 3, 2013 6:30:49 GMT -5
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Post by Jedi-El of Tomorrow on Oct 3, 2013 6:52:08 GMT -5
They just send Alexa Bliss and those abs out there, and people hand over moeny.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 3, 2013 7:11:27 GMT -5
They're selling meth behind the arena.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 3, 2013 7:22:42 GMT -5
I'd like to know how previous development made any money.
I mean in FCW every single seat was a front row seat.
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Post by trollrogue on Oct 3, 2013 8:04:53 GMT -5
Yeah it's a case of money being exchanged behind the scenes, and several of the costs associated with teamsters and other backstage workers are covered by student 'volunteers' that are getting college credit (in other words their tuition is basically being paid to the WWE for the privilege of working NXT shows/learning the craft).
I used to work at the University of Florida O'Connell Center doing much the same thing (where the Gators' basketball team plays their home games) and even though all UF students get free tickets, they make an insane amount of money every basketball season for the same reasons.
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Post by Idiot on Oct 3, 2013 8:29:55 GMT -5
Well let's put it this way, their costs are very low. Their talent is paid by their parent company, the talent themselves do the work like selling tickets, setting up the ring and being security.
Either way, the aim of developmental is not and should not be to make money. It's teaching guys how to get better so they know what to do to make the most money when they're called up and it becomes important.
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Post by ________ has left the building on Oct 3, 2013 8:52:38 GMT -5
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Post by Deleted on Oct 3, 2013 11:54:00 GMT -5
By being the best show WWE produces.
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Post by Hit Girl on Oct 3, 2013 11:55:44 GMT -5
By seeing things in the long-term.
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Post by Brother Nero....Wolfe on Oct 3, 2013 12:02:41 GMT -5
For one thing, they have a lot of international TV deals. That's something most indies don't have and that can get them a loooot of money.
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Post by Hit Girl on Oct 3, 2013 12:46:03 GMT -5
It's a got an indie vibe to it. Maybe that's what makes it so appealing. A simpler, stripped down wrestling company, with an emphasis on distinct characters, wrestling and wrestling-related promos. No comedy skits, no backstage crap, no bullshit. Just back to basics with strong and logical booking. And it works great. It's just a shame that eventually the talent will get to WWE where they will be wasted. All the good work done to establish these characters in NXT can be undone with a Sheamus boot to the face in WWE.
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Post by Kayfabe FAN don't want none on Oct 3, 2013 16:56:24 GMT -5
Well, Bayley's hugs aren't exactly free....
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Post by Deleted on Oct 3, 2013 17:39:25 GMT -5
For one thing, they have a lot of international TV deals. That's something most indies don't have and that can get them a loooot of money. TNA have alot of international tv deals  |
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