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Post by KAMALARAMBO: BOOMSHAKALAKA!!! on Sept 26, 2021 18:19:45 GMT -5
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Post by hulksmash87 on Sept 26, 2021 18:21:29 GMT -5
Yep only time I ever got to see sting live and the match bombed the whole show sucked. Thankfully the tickets were free
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cjh
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Post by cjh on Sept 26, 2021 18:34:05 GMT -5
I feel like early 1990s WCW business was built around house shows, even up to mid 1990s at least in certain areas. Growing up in Baltimore County, I went to a few WCW house shows in the early 1990s, I think they always had a good business in Baltimore. And what was really cool was mid to late 1990s they would have autograph signings on the first days of ticket sales. That was a relic of the old business where live shows were the moneymaker and TV was just advertising. When Bischoff took over is when TV ratings became the primary concern, even at the expense of profit. Bischoff started reducing house shows in 1993-94 because they were money losers. WCW actually became profitable in 1994-95 for the first time ever because of the money saved from cutting the schedule.
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