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Post by polarbearpete on Feb 19, 2021 22:15:47 GMT -5
Well as much as some people wanna shit on the booking of the division, Riho vs Rosa being a Bleacher Report special to try and get casual fans to watch more of the AEW product, and using THE WOMEN to do it, is showing they have some faith in the girls if they wanna do stuff like this. Bleacher Report has millions upon million sof viewers. This is kind of a big spot for Riho and Rosa to be in I get people are pissed because they want more time for the girls on Dynamite, but they're trusting Riho and Rosa with a big bag here and it could pay dividends. I don’t think people “want” to shit on the booking of the division, which you’ve backhandedly mentioned a bunch of times. People just have legitimate gripes and want it to get better.
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Post by Xxcjb01xX [PIECE OF: SH-] on Feb 19, 2021 22:20:23 GMT -5
Well as much as some people wanna shit on the booking of the division, Riho vs Rosa being a Bleacher Report special to try and get casual fans to watch more of the AEW product, and using THE WOMEN to do it, is showing they have some faith in the girls if they wanna do stuff like this. Bleacher Report has millions upon million sof viewers. This is kind of a big spot for Riho and Rosa to be in I get people are pissed because they want more time for the girls on Dynamite, but they're trusting Riho and Rosa with a big bag here and it could pay dividends. I don’t think people “want” to shit on the booking of the division, which you’ve backhandedly mentioned a bunch of times. People just have legitimate gripes and want it to get better. I should have been clearer, I wasn't really talking about people here with that post, I was talking about the comments on Khan's posts, so I apologize. I dont think people want to be upset either, I'm just trying to look at this from a positive end, at least for Riho/Rosa They definitely need to work on the stigma of one women's match a card, but Riho/Rosa are basically being given a huge spot on Bleacher Report, I can't say this is a bad decision by Khan and it shows good will towards the girls to show a bunch of casual eyes what AEW is, by showcasing the girls.
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Post by darbus alan on Feb 19, 2021 22:39:34 GMT -5
Yeah I'm sorry but that's a joke. Riho vs Rosa should be on Dynamite. So now I have to go out of my way to watch it on a site I never visit. Lame. Out of all the matches they use to promote on a major partner's platform, they use Riho vs Rosa. That's not a joke. That's showing a lot of faith in the women.
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Post by Xxcjb01xX [PIECE OF: SH-] on Feb 19, 2021 22:51:45 GMT -5
Yeah I'm sorry but that's a joke. Riho vs Rosa should be on Dynamite. So now I have to go out of my way to watch it on a site I never visit. Lame. Out of all the matches they use to promote on a major partner's platform, they use Riho vs Rosa. That's not a joke. That's showing a lot of faith in the women. Exactly and I can't stress this enough, this is NOT B/R Live which is what the PPV Pre-Shows are on, this is Bleacher Report, which is watched by millions of people, and it is going to be available to free without subscription. Their social medias of 9.4 Million Twitter Followers, and 14.8 Million Instagram Followers, will be promoting this match. Every single aspect of Bleacher Report as an entity, dwarfs AEW in social presence and what they can attain in live viewership. I get we want more women's matches and time on Dynamite, but this is the type of exposure that is REALLY GOOD for AEW, not just for the girls, but as a whole. An the fact they trust Riho and Rosa in this position doesn't just mean they see them as pillars for the girls, but as pillars for the company. They are waving the flag for this company and are going to try and sell a ton of casuals on tuning into the show/PPV with this match. In the long term, this is the kind of cross branding that AEW needs to be doing, it's what the Shaq match inevitably is also trying to accomplish. They're a young company, they're still trying to grow and expand their audience... this is an opportunity you don't want to whiff on, so the trust in Riho/Rosa is massive here. It shows they AREN'T treating the women like an afterthought, they're trying to build it, especially Riho and Rosa, as big must see deals, or this wouldn't be happening.
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Post by "Evil Brood" Jackson Vanik on Feb 19, 2021 23:22:30 GMT -5
I'd love for every AEW match to be on free TV for the largest audience possible. But this definitely seems like something Tony wants to hit out of the park. This is the first time TNT has offered this slot on Bleacher Report. The fact that Tony had Riho and Rosa on Dynamite in extended tournament matches shows that he has faith in them. He sees this as a marquee match and expects it to draw some eyeballs. I'd rather have more tournament matches on TNT as opposed to YouTube each week (for the American side at least) but this makes sense and I think can do a lot for all involved.
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Post by polarbearpete on Feb 19, 2021 23:32:25 GMT -5
Out of all the matches they use to promote on a major partner's platform, they use Riho vs Rosa. That's not a joke. That's showing a lot of faith in the women. Exactly and I can't stress this enough, this is NOT B/R Live which is what the PPV Pre-Shows are on, this is Bleacher Report, which is watched by millions of people, and it is going to be available to free without subscription. Their social medias of 9.4 Million Twitter Followers, and 14.8 Million Instagram Followers, will be promoting this match. Every single aspect of Bleacher Report as an entity, dwarfs AEW in social presence and what they can attain in live viewership. I get we want more women's matches and time on Dynamite, but this is the type of exposure that is REALLY GOOD for AEW, not just for the girls, but as a whole. An the fact they trust Riho and Rosa in this position doesn't just mean they see them as pillars for the girls, but as pillars for the company. They are waving the flag for this company and are going to try and sell a ton of casuals on tuning into the show/PPV with this match. In the long term, this is the kind of cross branding that AEW needs to be doing, it's what the Shaq match inevitably is also trying to accomplish. They're a young company, they're still trying to grow and expand their audience... this is an opportunity you don't want to whiff on, so the trust in Riho/Rosa is massive here. It shows they AREN'T treating the women like an afterthought, they're trying to build it, especially Riho and Rosa, as big must see deals, or this wouldn't be happening. Is Bleacher Report a channel or a streaming station? How is it aired?
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Post by "Evil Brood" Jackson Vanik on Feb 19, 2021 23:36:20 GMT -5
Bleacher Report is a sports website that has an app you can use. It would be like going to the ESPN site and clicking a game you want to watch. No registration is required or anything.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 19, 2021 23:41:07 GMT -5
I guess I’ll post this here as well..
They just announced Fenix vs. Archer in a qualifier match for the tnt title ladder match.. these two have been main eventing dynamite for a month and have two work their way into the match? Yet dark overachiever Scorpio Sky gets right in??! Some one on another forum said it’s because he’s returning. Dude I didn’t even know he was gone!
Instead of this qualifying nonsense. they should have Rosa vs. Riho on dynamite instead and have two women’s matches on the show for once.
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Post by ronin705 on Feb 19, 2021 23:51:00 GMT -5
I guess I’ll post this here as well.. They just announced Fenix vs. Archer in a qualifier match for the tnt title ladder match.. these two have been main eventing dynamite for a month and have two work their way into the match? Yet dark overachiever Scorpio Sky gets right in??! Some one on another forum said it’s because he’s returning. Dude I didn’t even know he was gone! Instead of this qualifying nonsense. they should have Rosa vs. Riho on dynamite instead and have two women’s matches on the show for once. The issues of not having a second network show are definitely starting to rear their heads
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Post by "Evil Brood" Jackson Vanik on Feb 19, 2021 23:52:53 GMT -5
I guess I’ll post this here as well.. They just announced Fenix vs. Archer in a qualifier match for the tnt title ladder match.. these two have been main eventing dynamite for a month and have two work their way into the match? Yet dark overachiever Scorpio Sky gets right in??! Some one on another forum said it’s because he’s returning. Dude I didn’t even know he was gone! Instead of this qualifying nonsense. they should have Rosa vs. Riho on dynamite instead and have two women’s matches on the show for once. For what it's worth, this was Tony's kayfabe explanation:
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Post by darbus alan on Feb 19, 2021 23:55:12 GMT -5
Bleacher Report is a sports website that has an app you can use. It would be like going to the ESPN site and clicking a game you want to watch. No registration is required or anything. And best case scenario, if this cross-promotion tactic goes well, this could lead to Warner wanting to further invest time and money into AEW, especially on its online streaming platforms like HBO Max.
Like, if I'm Tony Khan and I see what WWE was able to arrange with NBCU for Peacock, I'd be like "I want that for AEW." Because that's the future. Something like this might not seem like much to wrestling fans, but it's the building blocks to achieving that sort of long-term future success.
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Post by "Evil Brood" Jackson Vanik on Feb 19, 2021 23:58:35 GMT -5
Bleacher Report is a sports website that has an app you can use. It would be like going to the ESPN site and clicking a game you want to watch. No registration is required or anything. And best case scenario, if this cross-promotion tactic goes well, this could lead to Warner wanting to further invest time and money into AEW, especially on its online streaming platforms like HBO Max.
Like, if I'm Tony Khan and I see what WWE was able to arrange with NBCU for Peacock, I'd be like "I want that for AEW." Because that's the future. Something like this might not seem like much to wrestling fans, but it's the building blocks to achieving that sort of long-term future success.
Absolutely. While he doesn't have what WWE can offer, he could go to Warner Media and say "I got Bleacher Report X number of viewers with this one match, we have a YouTube show that gets 300K+ viewers a week, and we can always make more content if needed, so we could move that over exclusively to your site for $X!" It's at least worth exploring and seeing how you could both boost your revenue and strengthen your partnership with your home network.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 20, 2021 0:02:17 GMT -5
I guess I’ll post this here as well.. They just announced Fenix vs. Archer in a qualifier match for the tnt title ladder match.. these two have been main eventing dynamite for a month and have two work their way into the match? Yet dark overachiever Scorpio Sky gets right in??! Some one on another forum said it’s because he’s returning. Dude I didn’t even know he was gone! Instead of this qualifying nonsense. they should have Rosa vs. Riho on dynamite instead and have two women’s matches on the show for once. For what it's worth, this was Tony's kayfabe explanation: Nah. I didn’t want to two put two woman’s matches on dynamite, so here’s some kayfabe nonsense.
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Post by Harry The Arrow was Wrong! on Feb 20, 2021 0:04:30 GMT -5
Yeah I'm sorry but that's a joke. Riho vs Rosa should be on Dynamite. So now I have to go out of my way to watch it on a site I never visit. Lame. Out of all the matches they use to promote on a major partner's platform, they use Riho vs Rosa. That's not a joke. That's showing a lot of faith in the women. Personally only know the name of the site by passing so I really didn't know just how big this deal is so yeah that's on me. Hopefully it grabs a lot of attention then.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 20, 2021 0:06:07 GMT -5
I guess I’ll post this here as well.. They just announced Fenix vs. Archer in a qualifier match for the tnt title ladder match.. these two have been main eventing dynamite for a month and have two work their way into the match? Yet dark overachiever Scorpio Sky gets right in??! Some one on another forum said it’s because he’s returning. Dude I didn’t even know he was gone! Instead of this qualifying nonsense. they should have Rosa vs. Riho on dynamite instead and have two women’s matches on the show for once. The issues of not having a second network show are definitely starting to rear their heads They have a two hour YouTube show... they use it for squash matches. They could use it for giving undercard talent their own storylines and give them something to do. If listening for tazz’s newest botchamania soundbite is one of the major selling points.. nah I’m good
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Post by polarbearpete on Feb 20, 2021 0:26:01 GMT -5
Bleacher Report is a sports website that has an app you can use. It would be like going to the ESPN site and clicking a game you want to watch. No registration is required or anything. And best case scenario, if this cross-promotion tactic goes well, this could lead to Warner wanting to further invest time and money into AEW, especially on its online streaming platforms like HBO Max.
Like, if I'm Tony Khan and I see what WWE was able to arrange with NBCU for Peacock, I'd be like "I want that for AEW." Because that's the future. Something like this might not seem like much to wrestling fans, but it's the building blocks to achieving that sort of long-term future success.
I mean I’ve heard of Bleacher Report as a website and I know they have podcasts. But I’ve never heard of them airing live sports or shows. I can’t imagine this gets more views than YouTube.
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Post by "Evil Brood" Jackson Vanik on Feb 20, 2021 0:37:26 GMT -5
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Post by "Evil Brood" Jackson Vanik on Feb 20, 2021 0:39:04 GMT -5
And best case scenario, if this cross-promotion tactic goes well, this could lead to Warner wanting to further invest time and money into AEW, especially on its online streaming platforms like HBO Max.
Like, if I'm Tony Khan and I see what WWE was able to arrange with NBCU for Peacock, I'd be like "I want that for AEW." Because that's the future. Something like this might not seem like much to wrestling fans, but it's the building blocks to achieving that sort of long-term future success.
I mean I’ve heard of Bleacher Report as a website and I know they have podcasts. But I’ve never heard of them airing live sports or shows. I can’t imagine this gets more views than YouTube. I don't think it will either. But I do think there is value in 1. partnering with Warner Media on a platform you haven't directly used before and 2. using a new platform that has a different user base. The AEW YouTube audience is pretty steady at this point. I doubt this leads to massive changes but if you can put a match somewhere to get new eyes, you try it.
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Post by Dub H on Feb 20, 2021 0:39:32 GMT -5
That part of the japanese side is honestly really cool but sadly US only and I doubt fite.tv will have it
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Post by "Evil Brood" Jackson Vanik on Feb 20, 2021 1:36:49 GMT -5
More info from Meltzer:
"AEW pushed for the 2/28 special on Bleacher Report that Tony Khan announced earlier today as a way to help push that the 3/7 show will be the company's first Sunday PPV show.
Khan announced Riho vs. Thunder Rosa, which could be the best match of the women's tournament, would be on the platform. Bleacher Report is available worldwide unlike BR Live, which is available only in the U.S.
There will be either two or three matches on the special show. Besides the announced Riho vs. Rosa match, the final of the Japanese bracket of the tournament from Saitama will also be part of the special.
Khan said that he was pushing for a Sunday show on the platform to get fans ready because AEW has never previously run on Sunday.
The winner of the Japanese bracket match will appear live on the 3/3 Dynamite show against the winner of the American bracket, which would be the Rosa vs. Riho winner against whoever advances from the other half of the American bracket, with Anna Jay, Britt Baker, Tay Conti and Nyla Rose. The American bracket final will air on March 1 on YouTube.
The winner on 3/3 faces Hikaru Shida for the title on the 3/7 Revolution PPV show."
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