Boo!
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Post by Boo! on Feb 24, 2014 11:12:05 GMT -5
It is still on sky, so don't see what the big deal is. The big deal is tonight, when (if) you watch Raw half of the show will be plugging content unavailable to you, as will be the case for the next few weeks, especially after Wrestlemania when they're going to have to do the hard-sell to try and compensate for the post Mania dip in new subscribers. I think people are kidding themselves if they think it's just going to be post-match backstage promos we'll not see. This is something that's going to get bells, ribbons, icing, candles and a mardi gras worth of promotion over the coming weeks to drive up subscribers. They're not going to simply over interviews. For the first few months at least the Network will become an integral part of their television productions. I predict exclusive announcements, over-runs and every gimmick under the sun to try and convince people to sign up. What it won't be is Rene backstage with Sheamus or footage of the ring crew getting ready to dismantle the equipment.This is their company-defining product. To say it'll come with all the trimmings will be an understatement. Then there's also the pre-PPV game show that moves exclusively now to the network and therefore exclusively out of our reach. At the Rumble we'd have missed out on the tag title change. |
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Boo!
Dennis Stamp
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Post by Boo! on Feb 24, 2014 11:13:19 GMT -5
What part any title suggests in-ring action? WWE this will include in-ring action, isn't the catchiest of titles.  The "backstage" bit. We'll see later on I guess. I hope there is in ring stuff. That bit before the PPV is called "preview" or "pre-game" yet there's a heck a lot of content on there. Over the course of the year that's potentially 12 PPV matches now that are 'dark' for us. The occasional title change too. And that's what they gave away when it was FREE to watch. Imagine what they'll do now it's a subscription service! |
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BEARD
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Post by BEARD on Feb 24, 2014 11:14:53 GMT -5
The "backstage" bit. We'll see later on I guess. I hope there is in ring stuff. That bit before the PPV is called "preview" or "pre-game" yet there's a heck a lot of content on there. Over the course of the year that's potentially 12 PPV matches now that are 'dark' for us. The occasional title change too. Then take a short cut, brother! |
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Post by The IWC WORLD Champion on Feb 24, 2014 11:14:53 GMT -5
Well if a match is not deemed important enough be be on the main card, I doubt we will miss much.
I can live without Kofi vs Fandango for the network title each week.
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Boo!
Dennis Stamp
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Post by Boo! on Feb 24, 2014 11:25:05 GMT -5
Well if a match is not deemed important enough be be on the main card, I doubt we will miss much. I can live without Kofi vs Fandango for the network title each week. From last year to this, matches we'd have missed out on over the last 12 PPVS (from WM) Miz vs Barrett - WWE IC Title Miz vs Cody Rhodes Sheamus vs Sandow The Shield vs Usos - WWE Tag Titles RVD vs Dean Ambrose - WWE US Title PTP vs Tons of Funk vs The Usos vs 3MB vs The Real Americans - WWE Tag Titles Ziggler vs Sandow Sandow vs Kingston Miz vs Kingston Fandango vs Ziggler New Age Outlaws vs Cody and Goldust - WWE Tag Titles Cody and Goldust vs Axel and Ryback ...now granted that's hit and miss but as it will be this year, these will all be matches unavailable to us - without discount. |
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spagett
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Post by spagett on Feb 24, 2014 11:34:18 GMT -5
The constant plugs for something we can't have is already incredibly annoying. I imagine it's only going to get worse too in the coming months.
I'm not sure I'd get it anyway but just having the option to would make it slightly easier.
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Post by Zombie Mod on Feb 24, 2014 11:34:35 GMT -5
That bit before the PPV is called "preview" or "pre-game" yet there's a heck a lot of content on there. Over the course of the year that's potentially 12 PPV matches now that are 'dark' for us. The occasional title change too. Then take a short cut, brother! Knock that off |
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BEARD
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Post by BEARD on Feb 24, 2014 11:40:06 GMT -5
Then take a short cut, brother! Knock that off Erm, I've not told him how to do it which is what mods have said not to do. |
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Post by Nickybojelais on Feb 24, 2014 11:51:41 GMT -5
Well if a match is not deemed important enough be be on the main card, I doubt we will miss much. I can live without Kofi vs Fandango for the network title each week. From last year to this, matches we'd have missed out on over the last 12 PPVS (from WM) Miz vs Barrett - WWE IC Title Miz vs Cody Rhodes Sheamus vs Sandow The Shield vs Usos - WWE Tag Titles RVD vs Dean Ambrose - WWE US Title PTP vs Tons of Funk vs The Usos vs 3MB vs The Real Americans - WWE Tag Titles Ziggler vs Sandow Sandow vs Kingston Miz vs Kingston Fandango vs Ziggler New Age Outlaws vs Cody and Goldust - WWE Tag Titles Cody and Goldust vs Axel and Ryback ...now granted that's hit and miss but as it will be this year, these will all be matches unavailable to us - without discount. But we don't get the preview show or "dark" matches before a PPV on Sky Sports anyway. Why are you demanding Sky Sports offer us a discount on something only youtube was providing us in the first place? |
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Boo!
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Post by Boo! on Feb 24, 2014 11:55:41 GMT -5
From last year to this, matches we'd have missed out on over the last 12 PPVS (from WM) Miz vs Barrett - WWE IC Title Miz vs Cody Rhodes Sheamus vs Sandow The Shield vs Usos - WWE Tag Titles RVD vs Dean Ambrose - WWE US Title PTP vs Tons of Funk vs The Usos vs 3MB vs The Real Americans - WWE Tag Titles Ziggler vs Sandow Sandow vs Kingston Miz vs Kingston Fandango vs Ziggler New Age Outlaws vs Cody and Goldust - WWE Tag Titles Cody and Goldust vs Axel and Ryback ...now granted that's hit and miss but as it will be this year, these will all be matches unavailable to us - without discount. But we don't get the preview show or "dark" matches before a PPV on Sky Sports anyway. Why are you demanding Sky Sports offer us a discount on something only youtube was providing us in the first place? They were all matches advertised for the respective pay-per-view shows that under new rules we'd never officially see. |
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Post by Nickybojelais on Feb 24, 2014 12:04:19 GMT -5
But we don't get the preview show or "dark" matches before a PPV on Sky Sports anyway. Why are you demanding Sky Sports offer us a discount on something only youtube was providing us in the first place? They were all matches advertised for the respective pay-per-view shows that under new rules we'd never officially see. It was your demand for a discount which was confusing me. I couldn't work out why you were demanding a discount (presumably from Sky Sports) for the loss of those pre-show matches when they were only ever available for free on Youtube anyway. |
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Post by Zombie Mod on Feb 24, 2014 12:31:18 GMT -5
Erm, I've not told him how to do it which is what mods have said not to do. Don't encourage people to do it either. |
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Post by Deleted on Feb 24, 2014 12:32:32 GMT -5
Erm, I've not told him how to do it which is what mods have said not to do. Zombie mod is a mod, any allusions to piracy or illegal streams (even in humour, which I've been slapped on the wrist for once upon a time) puts the forum at risk of being closed due to the ToS of Proboards not allowing it. |
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Marty McFry
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Post by Marty McFry on Feb 24, 2014 12:35:56 GMT -5
We've had it shit in the UK before (no Heat, No Smackdown, no Confidential) and we've had it good ('free' PPVs) so I don't begrudge us not getting the Network yet.
Anyway if it's so much of a problem, it's not like it's impossible to get.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 24, 2014 12:45:38 GMT -5
I don't mind THAT much. I just hope we don't actually have to wait until next year.
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Post by pepsitwist on Feb 24, 2014 12:48:54 GMT -5
It is still on sky, so don't see what the big deal is. Sky Sports is bloody expensive though. I certainly do not have it. |
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Post by The IWC WORLD Champion on Feb 24, 2014 12:51:38 GMT -5
It is still on sky, so don't see what the big deal is. Sky Sports is bloody expensive though. I certainly do not have it. It is. Definitely not worth it for wrestling alone, but I have it for football, boxing and darts too. |
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Post by Kash Flagg on Feb 24, 2014 12:52:56 GMT -5
And to make it clear in this thread as well...
READ THIS FIRST:
DO NOT TALK ABOUT WAYS TO SUBSCRIBE TO AND GET WWE NETWORK OUTSIDE OF THE UNITED STATES. THIS IS AGAINST PROBOARDS TOS AND THE LEGALITY OF IT IS QUESTIONABLE AT BEST.
Since someone can't shut up about it, I don't want people even mentioning they got it illegally. Keep that shit to yourselves.
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Gummydavidson
Dennis Stamp
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Post by Gummydavidson on Feb 24, 2014 13:18:53 GMT -5
I remember having problems with TNA in the UK when they started showing the end of Impact on their Reaction show.
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Eunös ✈
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Post by Eunös ✈ on Feb 24, 2014 13:32:02 GMT -5
Meh, I'm happy to wait Let our American friends deal with the bugs and glitches and than hopefully when It finally finds it's way here it will run smoothly  |
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