Vince McMahon WWE Board $3 Million Investigation / CEO Resignation Megathread

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Well it wasn't getting a Saudi deal
Uhh.....The Saudi deals are just extra money on the table, their biggest revenue stream is the TV deals, ads and merch.
 

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Probably because the Saudi Prince aint asking for Adam Cole or Johnny Gargano
 

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Uhh.....The Saudi deals are just extra money on the table, their biggest revenue stream is the TV deals, ads and merch.

They were WWE network exclusive for years and there was little advertisement and was run out of the same arena. It was a borderline indy show that happened to be run by Triple H
 

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To be fair, NXT probably doesn’t make a profit with Vince running it either. So you can’t go off how NXT did, to judge how WWE would do. Just isn’t even comparable.
 

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The casual fan wasn’t gonna go to NXT live events. But to act like WWE would stop making the billions it does now if the booking at least entertained the iwc crowd is silly.

The WWE machine with the deals it has with USA and Fox and Saudi Arabia with NXT booking for the hardcore fans wouldn’t make any less, but it might increase a few Peacock subscriptions. Those are the people more likely to buy internet streaming for pro wrestling and whatnot.

I also don’t think it would go full NXT, either. Stephanie was in charge of creative during the Ruthless Aggression Era during Johnny Ace’s first stint so I’d see her and Trip’s WWE like a hydra of NXT, NXT 2.0 and 2005 WWE.
 

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Don't get Deezy started on another profit convo lmaoooooo it's the only measure of success in the absolute world
 

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To be fair, NXT probably doesn’t make a profit with Vince running it either. So you can’t go off how NXT did, to judge how WWE would do. Just isn’t even comparable.
I doubt NXT makes much, especially since it only starting touring again last week.

I'm just saying all the praise Triple H got for NXT is just based on what people see on TV, not what it did for the bottom line....something that is more important to WWE or any company in any business environment.
 

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To be fair, NXT probably doesn’t make a profit with Vince running it either. So you can’t go off how NXT did, to judge how WWE would do. Just isn’t even comparable.

Not at all lmao your developmental shouldn't even be making a profit, you INVEST in it and it's supposed to make you main roster money in the future, if it can make it's own costs back then that's great but thats a fucking pipe dream lmao
 

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Not at all lmao your developmental shouldn't even be making a profit, you INVEST in it and it's supposed to make you main roster money in the future, if it can make it's own costs back then that's great but thats a fucking pipe dream lmao
Thought it stopped being developmental when they sold out Brooklyn. 8D
 

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Wwe makes billions despite vinces bad booking. Any improvement would only lead to more viewership. Ill die on that hill
 
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Not at all lmao your developmental shouldn't even be making a profit, you INVEST in it and it's supposed to make you main roster money in the future, if it can make it's own costs back then that's great but thats a fucking pipe dream lmao

I don’t get how people don’t understand what a developmental is. It’s not meant to make money.
 

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I don’t get how people don’t understand what a developmental is. It’s not meant to make money.
Honestly not sure true dev should even b on tv. Was fine on the network. Even black n gold was not designed to be tv competition
 

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Thought it stopped being developmental when they sold out Brooklyn. 8D

WWE tried to promote that third brand stuff, but it was always developmental. It was always the brand pipeline for the PC and the newly hired people off the indies before WWE decided they wanted them on the main.
 

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Honestly not sure true dev should even b on tv. Was fine on the network. Even black n gold was not designed to be tv competition

I don’t mind it on TV. The performers need to be used to the camera and people critiquing them online.

I remember wishing FCW was on TV back in the day.
 
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