Numbers to be announced on Thursday, it could be embarassing

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Jul 27, 2014 22:55:03 GMT -5 Mayonnaise said:

Jul 27, 2014 22:08:32 GMT -5 Crusty Ruffles said:

What would it actually take for them to pull the plug on it?

That would be a god damn shame. I'm apparently one of few, but having an on-demand archive of content like this is pretty much the greatest thing that could've happened. Yeah, it's not everything. But it's still amazing.

I don't think they can honestly. There is too much invested in the tech. part of it and in acquiring footage as well as making that footage broadcast ready. Plus they cannot go crawling back to Dish, Direct, ATT and the other cable companies without losing everything. 

Yeah, Vince has too much pride to go crawling back to them.

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Jul 27, 2014 21:47:10 GMT -5 Phil Parent said:

I think what would save the Network is more first-run programming.

If I were WWE, I would offer ANY wrestling promotion in the world to run a show on the Network. The catch? Well, of course, they have to pay for it. That's how Vince got on so many tv channels in the 80's to begin with, here's a tape, here's a check, run the tape.

Companies can sell ads on the show AND promote their non-Network live events, which for indies is the big thing, it's still a ticket business compared to WWE who is no longer mainly a ticket business, it's a TV business.

Start by extending an olive branch to TNA if Spike punts them. Might just help their attendances.

Start by opening a single, two-hour block per week, in prime time, on a day primary WWE programming isn't on. Companies send in their matches, and their check. Network decides what airs, and airs 2-hours of indy matches from all over the world.

Japan has something similar, I don't remember what its called or if it even exists anymore, but many indies aired on that show.

I want to see other promotions succeed and get exposure, but paying WWE to run shows on the network would basically be selling their souls. It would only serve to further monopolize the business. I don't like the idea of WWE basically controlling the fate of all pro wrestling.