General Chit-Chat Thread - No Spoilers

[Comrade Khan]

*#2

 

[Comrade Khan]

but also apples and oranges in some other ways, TNA never had the money TK does. not even close

 

[Comrade Khan]

so of course AEW had a better foundation

 

[Ricky Smarks]

It’s like I was saying with Debbie CW. FWCW had finding number two and didn’t panic when they stopped being number one they would’ve made a shit ton of money in the following years. And the funny thing is is they made more money that first year being number two then they did the entire time and they were number one. They were doing fives on TV is number two and 500,000 pay-per-view buys four times a year as number two versus the threes they did is number one and the 300,000 buys they did his number one visitor still about making money right? Lol. Oh hi.

 

[Spitfire]

i think the big difference between then and now

 

[Spitfire]

probably for a US audience

 

[Spitfire]

is the like of WWF and WCW

 

[Spitfire]

were an expectation

 

[Spitfire]

in the same way you had the NFL and the NBA etc

 

[Spitfire]

now its an investment of your choosing

 

[Comrade Khan]

It’s like I was saying with WCW. IF WCW had been fine with being number two and didn’t panic when they stopped being number one they would’ve made a shit ton of money in the following years. And the funny thing is is they made more money that first year being number two then they did the entire time they were number one. They were doing fives on TV as number two and 500,000 pay-per-view buys four times a year as number two versus the threes they did as number one and the 300,000 buys they did as number one. Business is still about making money right? Lol.

i would also add that you cant put a number on legacy - just being around a long time and being present makes such a difference. look at how fondly all TNAs fans still see it despite the struggles

 

[Comrade Khan]

the name being bought by WWE is like saddest thing to ever happen in wrestling imo

 

[Ricky Smarks]

The main thing is Turner and Cince had a pussing contest because Vince took WWF off TBS. WCW making money was secondary, unfortunately.

 

[Comrade Khan]

(business wise)

 

[Comrade Khan]

but ya like now you have parents who watched TNA bringing their kids sometimes - that is ultimately the goal is its one of the reasons WWE got so big. when you can build multiple generations of fandom