General Chit-Chat Thread - No Spoilers

[RLStern]

People keep bringing up WCW losing 13 or the rumored 60 million, when they fail to acknowledge that the money WCW gained went to Turner, so the WCW division lost no matter what

 

[RLStern]

Home video went to Warner Bros home video

 

[Deezy]

Yeah I don't say that..

 

[RLStern]

ppv went to Turner sports, NO money went to WCW, so of course they would report losses, doesn’t mean it actually lost money, it simply went to other divisions

 

[Smart Marx]

Name dropping shit from 50 years ago is totally a great way to bring in younger viewers

Are you referring to his YouTube channel or something?

I loved Russo during the Attitude Era and his TNA run, but I’m not particularly pushing for a 2021 return.

 

[RLStern]

Rock’s heel turn was one of the best if not the best writing in wrestling history

 

[RLStern]

they even used it for Austin’s heel turn

 

[Deezy]

In fact I've said WCW got fucked by the network they put on the map

 

[RLStern]

with McMahon coming down

 

[Swamps]

they even used it for Austin’s heel turn

Austin's heel turn was horrible dude

 

[Smart Marx]

People keep bringing up WCW losing 13 or the rumored 60 million, when they fail to acknowledge that the money WCW gained went to Turner, so the WCW division lost no matter what

Turner also dumped all their debts to WCW when the AOL merger went public in January of 2000.

Bischoff says there’s a term for it, but it escapes me.

 

[Smart Marx]

In fact I've said WCW got fucked by the network they put on the map

 

[RLStern]

Turner also dumped all their debts to WCW when the AOL merger went public in January of 2000. Bischoff says there’s a term for it, but it escapes me.

 

[Smart Marx]

ppv went to Turner sports, NO money went to WCW, so of course they would report losses, doesn’t mean it actually lost money, it simply went to other divisions

What’s funny is WCW still reported record business in 1998. Something like $200 million. Wouldn’t be beat until WWF in 2000. But WWF got to keep all theirs.

 

[CakeWalker]

secondary trading of distressed debt?