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Post by Feargus McReddit on Jun 2, 2021 11:22:22 GMT -5
That doesn’t explain to me what a potential buyer really gets from WWE. Like, they get content but they’d be taking on the touring costs and can’t really adapt anything they have since WWE doesn’t really have IPs. And whoever buys it would still need to arrange something with FOX because it’s doing pretty well on Fridays considering it’s usually a death slot. At this point I could see Smackdown on NBC I’ll go on the record of zero chance of that happening.
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Post by mistery on Jun 2, 2021 11:22:40 GMT -5
TV deals are up in two years. They're renegotiating next year, why start the song and dance of rights fees again when you can just sell the whole thing? There's just too much smoke - new executives, Nick Khan being on the BoD after a cup of coffee, a boat load of cuts. They're leaning up for a reason beyond just stock performance. That doesn’t explain to me what a potential buyer really gets from WWE. Like, they get content but they’d be taking on the touring costs and can’t really adapt anything they have since WWE doesn’t really have IPs. And whoever buys it would still need to arrange something with FOX because it’s doing pretty well on Fridays considering it’s usually a death slot. Live sports (entertainment) events, no matter how fake or scripted they may be, are one of the better money makers out there for TV. Hell, NBC Universal is planning on splitting coverage for the Olympics between NBC and Peacock this year in an attempt to double dip.
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Post by hbkid718 on Jun 2, 2021 11:23:03 GMT -5
Because my site keeps track of everyone's W/L Record throughout the year. So, now's a good time to promote your site? Seems exploitative to me. I am not promoting my site. It just that if you have seen my posts here, you know that I do W/L Records. So people might expect me to give everyone's W/L Record. So, if people were expecting it, I was saying that I wasn't going to do that.
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Post by ayumidah on Jun 2, 2021 11:23:10 GMT -5
Oh yeah Aleister's firing is especially weird if they're really bringing Zelina back. This company, man, heh.
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Post by Dave the Dave on Jun 2, 2021 11:23:49 GMT -5
Maybe if they sell, wrestlers can finally be employees and get insurance?
Here’s to hoping
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Post by YAKMAN is ICHIBAN on Jun 2, 2021 11:24:09 GMT -5
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Post by Viking Hall on Jun 2, 2021 11:24:15 GMT -5
So, now's a good time to promote your site? Seems exploitative to me. I am not promoting my site. It just that if you have seen my posts here, you know that I do W/L Records. So people might expect me to give everyone's W/L Record. So, if people were expecting it, I was saying that I wasn't going to do that. Did anyone ask though?
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Post by Deleted on Jun 2, 2021 11:24:40 GMT -5
I hope this news doesn't impact Braun too much.
I know he's suffered with depression a few years back and I'd hate to see him relapse or worse.
I hope he knows he will bounce back from this because I'm sure AEW will be wanting to bring him in.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 2, 2021 11:24:46 GMT -5
It's not imploding, it's new management coming in and beginning the process of clearing house to get it ready to be sold off to NBCU. Nick Khan's already on the board of directors. The sale has to be coming in the next two years or so. That maybe so, but these releases in particular show that if that is the case, there's no communication or foresight being applied, it's almost a pick a name from a hat situation at this point. They clearly didn't know they were going to fire Aleister Black even days ago, else why go to the effort of bringing him back at all? That tells me that there's rash decisions being made rather than calculated ones which sort of implies that there's more pressing issues that simply an impending sale. I had a running thought that the releases have gone something like Vince says he needs to cut costs and Khan suggests some talents Vince gives authority to ace and whatever other yes man to cut who they see fit to cut They proceed to cut people they do not like or approve of...Vince is none the wiser and just sees money being saved.
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Post by Finish Uncle Muffin’s Story on Jun 2, 2021 11:25:02 GMT -5
That doesn’t explain to me what a potential buyer really gets from WWE. Like, they get content but they’d be taking on the touring costs and can’t really adapt anything they have since WWE doesn’t really have IPs. And whoever buys it would still need to arrange something with FOX because it’s doing pretty well on Fridays considering it’s usually a death slot. At this point I could see Smackdown on NBC Right. The whole thing is going somewhere, they can just let the FOX deal run out. Also, all these companies want is content. They'll tone down the touring business enough to make it sustainable, we've heard rumblings that was going to happen anyways.
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Post by bob on Jun 2, 2021 11:25:14 GMT -5
they'll all land on their feet
I'm most surprised by Braun
and I couldn't help but laugh that they released Allister Black after literally doing nothing with him for like a year, just to return to tv and now he's gone
feel bad for all the talent released
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Post by hashtagdaley/JudasDay on Jun 2, 2021 11:25:18 GMT -5
I just don’t get it. A month ago? Makes perfect sense. Now? No one has a plan.
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Post by Talent Name on Jun 2, 2021 11:25:42 GMT -5
Saw that Mark Henry was responsible for bringing in Braun, Henry shows up on AEW few days later Braun is gone. Could WWE be that petty?
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Post by Finish Uncle Muffin’s Story on Jun 2, 2021 11:25:58 GMT -5
More from Fightful on Braun:
"Braun Strowman's release was likely the most surprising to fans, but to talent close to the situation, it didn't seem to be. Several that we spoke to said that Strowman's contract, signed in 2019, was a monster deal, and that he very much knew his worth when negotiating with the company. His contract came down to the wire in the summer of 2019, and he was signed well into 2023, for what WWE sources claim was over $1 million per year. Strowman was said to have been very private about negotiating the deal until it was finalized"
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Post by floundertime on Jun 2, 2021 11:26:11 GMT -5
I still can’t get over Braun. Love him or hate him, he’s what Vince loves. He’s one of those guys that when people see him they know he’s something special.
All that said, with the rumor of them asking talent to go to the PC to workout, did some of these releases say no and that’s why they cut them?
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Post by hbkid718 on Jun 2, 2021 11:27:11 GMT -5
I am not promoting my site. It just that if you have seen my posts here, you know that I do W/L Records. So people might expect me to give everyone's W/L Record. So, if people were expecting it, I was saying that I wasn't going to do that. Did anyone ask though? No one asked. It was a preemptive post. Also, I already tweeted it & posted it on Facebook, so I just copied & pasted it here. That's what I usually do when it comes to wrestling posts.
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Post by Feargus McReddit on Jun 2, 2021 11:28:10 GMT -5
That doesn’t explain to me what a potential buyer really gets from WWE. Like, they get content but they’d be taking on the touring costs and can’t really adapt anything they have since WWE doesn’t really have IPs. And whoever buys it would still need to arrange something with FOX because it’s doing pretty well on Fridays considering it’s usually a death slot. Live sports (entertainment) events, no matter how fake or scripted they may be, are one of the better money makers out there for TV. Hell, NBC Universal is planning on splitting coverage for the Olympics between NBC and Peacock this year in an attempt to double dip. Sure, but NBC doesn’t own the IOC. They have their own coverage but they don’t pay for it to happen.
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Post by An Dog On An Skateboard on Jun 2, 2021 11:28:10 GMT -5
Not sure if this has been posted already, but former writer Dave Schilling reckons this is preparing for a sale...
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Post by Fade on Jun 2, 2021 11:28:17 GMT -5
In kayfabe it’s an incredible way for Black to go out. Bunch of weird fancy vignettes. Show up and randomly kick Big E’s head off. Never seen again.
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Post by "Gizzark" Mike Wronglevenay on Jun 2, 2021 11:28:42 GMT -5
I hope some of the people who buy into the WWE brass ring mindset see the case of Murphy and learn something.
Was pushed in NXT a bit until the real star, Alexa, left, and he was left doing nothing.
He killed himself to drop weight to get on 205 and was allowed.
Managed to not just start having great matches, not just get over with fans, but but management noticed.
Got to win a title in his home nation in front of one of the promotion's biggest ever crowds.
Managed to somehow escape the 205 hole and get into the main roster, something almost nobody has managed, let alone...
...becoming a piece of one of the main event stables in the company, rubbing shoulders with one of the chosen ones, Seth Rollins.
And now?
Gone.
He beat the system. He broke the trends. Multiple times. And it still wasn't enough.
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