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Post by rlm6370 on Sept 26, 2014 17:08:28 GMT -5
So WWE doesn't own it outright, because ESPN Classic can show it forever along with some of the USWA and GWF and UWF. ESPN has re-broadcast rights. They don't have any control over WWE's use of the AWA library. If WWE were to decide that one of the next few things to be added to the Network will be full episodes of ESPN's "AWA Championship Wrestling", ESPN can't stop WWE from doing that. The same way WWE can't stop ESPN Classic from running a marathon of AWA Wrestling, BTW which over the years they have
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cjh
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Post by cjh on Sept 26, 2014 17:27:27 GMT -5
ESPN has re-broadcast rights. They don't have any control over WWE's use of the AWA library. If WWE were to decide that one of the next few things to be added to the Network will be full episodes of ESPN's "AWA Championship Wrestling", ESPN can't stop WWE from doing that. The same way WWE can't stop ESPN Classic from running a marathon of AWA Wrestling, BTW which over the years they have Yes, exactly. The difference is that WWE has the entire AWA library, while ESPN is limited to what the Gagnes put together and sent to the network for airing. Also, as far as I know, ESPN doesn't have any rights beyond re-broadcasts on TV, so they would not be allowed to, for example, release AWA footage on DVD/Blu-ray for the home video market. WWE, obviously, has the right to distribute AWA footage any way they choose.
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saintpat
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Post by saintpat on Sept 27, 2014 0:04:08 GMT -5
I choose to believe that Col. DeBeers has exclusive rights to broadcast AWA in South Africa.
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Post by Professor Chaos on Sept 27, 2014 19:26:23 GMT -5
I wanna see the footage of Eric Bischoff packin meat off a truck in Minneapolis. ... Brother.
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