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Post by joeman on Dec 7, 2007 17:02:17 GMT -5
Question is, do you think Vince Mcmahon is a great bussinessman? Also, where would rank him from 1-10?
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Post by Arthur Digby Stamp on Dec 7, 2007 17:05:35 GMT -5
I want to say that he is a great businessman.
Then the WBF and the XFL glare at me from across the room.
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Post by normcoleman on Dec 7, 2007 17:06:50 GMT -5
7.9. Knows wrestling and ONLY wrestling
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Post by mysterydriver on Dec 7, 2007 17:11:27 GMT -5
He needs to know when to pick his spot. XFL was rushed and poorly planned, but led to a "camera angle" revolution in the NFL. WBF was just a bad idea that may have worked if he could've put full power behind it. WWE Films...is working. They're making money and will continue to make profits if they stick directly to DVD with only 1 or 2 Theater films a year. WWE...Yeah, I think he did well with that...  So, I'd got with a 7. Sometimes you just have to try. At least he has the guts to fail, bounce back, and try something new. He sure hasn't hurt himself. |
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Post by BayleyTiffyCodyCenaJudyHopps on Dec 7, 2007 17:13:18 GMT -5
8. He knows when he's lucky.
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Post by CrazySting on Dec 7, 2007 17:19:36 GMT -5
8 for the first twenty years,, 5 for the last five or six years or so.
He screwed up the invasion angle for Goodness sake! That had the potential to make hundreds of millions of dollars (well, a lot)
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Post by Red Impact on Dec 7, 2007 17:32:33 GMT -5
He makes a shit-ton of money a year. Wrestling angles and prejudices aside, it counts for something.
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Post by Ben Wyatt on Dec 7, 2007 17:34:31 GMT -5
He needs to know when to pick his spot. XFL was rushed and poorly planned, but led to a "camera angle" revolution in the NFL. WBF was just a bad idea that may have worked if he could've put full power behind it. WWE Films...is working. They're making money and will continue to make profits if they stick directly to DVD with only 1 or 2 Theater films a year. WWE...Yeah, I think he did well with that... So, I'd got with a 7. Sometimes you just have to try. At least he has the guts to fail, bounce back, and try something new. He sure hasn't hurt himself. What he said |
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Post by CrazySting on Dec 7, 2007 17:47:50 GMT -5
Would a true genius put his daughter in charge of an important aspect of the business (creative) when she's clearly not qualified or had any prior experience?
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Post by bigjimmy on Dec 7, 2007 17:48:19 GMT -5
the man knows the buisness he is in, smart enough to listen to his employees whan things get tough (attitude era) is willing to take risks (XFL & WBF) is willing to take chances when the chips are down (hiring of WCW talent in the monday night wars when egos ran rampant) is willing to run with his audiances whims (maybe not so much now but SCSA) and will branch out without neglecting the industry that bought him to the show (for the most part).
i'd say he is one hell of a buisnessman, if he wasnt we'd be watching nitro on mondays!
i'd give him an 8, but thats my humble opinion!
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Post by Erik Majorwitz on Dec 7, 2007 17:48:38 GMT -5
I want to say that he is a great businessman. Then the WBF and the XFL glare at me from across the room. They gave up on the XFL way too soon. NBC is a b****. Yep, I'm biased, I hate that network. |
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Post by CrazySting on Dec 7, 2007 17:49:26 GMT -5
I want to say that he is a great businessman. Then the WBF and the XFL glare at me from across the room. They gave up on the XFL way too soon. NBC is a b****. Yep, I'm biased, I hate that network. they went from a 9.2 to a 1.5 in like 2 weeks. No network in their right mind would have kept it on. |
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Post by Deleted on Dec 7, 2007 17:51:06 GMT -5
id give him a 9... honestly he created wrestling and made it what it is today... he may have had some bumps along the road but still he knows what the audience will love and he gives it to them most of the time.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 7, 2007 17:57:15 GMT -5
9.
He was the man who brought wrestling into the mainstream, and made it a multi-million dollar industry. If it wasn't for Vince McMahon, most of us wouldn't be here as fans to day.
But he's not so good with anything apart from wrestling, unfortunately.
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Post by Loki on Dec 7, 2007 18:05:17 GMT -5
I don't think we have actual material or competence to rate McMahon as a businessman. At all.
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Post by derrtaysouth95 on Dec 7, 2007 18:40:16 GMT -5
8.
he takes risks but manages to bounce back from them. also he took his father's company and made it the powerhouse it is today
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Post by mrjl on Dec 7, 2007 18:46:37 GMT -5
Would a true genius put his daughter in charge of an important aspect of the business (creative) when she's clearly not qualified or had any prior experience? The WWE is in no danger of going out of business so I question your claim she is not qualified. |
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Post by JMA on Dec 7, 2007 18:47:04 GMT -5
I think he can be innovative at times, but he also tries to force what HE wants on consumers. The market doesn't always conform to what a businessman would like. That's why the smart businessman knows when to compromise and when to push his vision aggressively. While Vince's persistence is admirable, his inability to tweak his ideas is a big fault.
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Post by HRH The KING on Dec 7, 2007 18:47:58 GMT -5
In the wrestling business 10/10
In non-wrestling ventures 0/10
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Post by Confused Mark Wahlberg on Dec 7, 2007 18:49:06 GMT -5
In the wrestling business 10/10 In non-wrestling ventures 0/10 |
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