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Will it ever be considered as competition?
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RKO said:
The point about wrestlers isn't really valid. I mean Hogan, Savage, Luger , Hall and Nash all moved to WCW before Vince bought them. It's just a wrestler being out of work and going to the next best option. I thought the Cena comment was more about Hogan leaving for WCW also I know he didn't mention names so we'll never know.
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It's forever doomed, @[Crayo]
@[seabs], Their contract might be outdated to be on TV, but they're still owned by WWE, sort of. It's just my opinion, but I believe Vince trades them, in exchange for money.
@[seabs], Their contract might be outdated to be on TV, but they're still owned by WWE, sort of. It's just my opinion, but I believe Vince trades them, in exchange for money.
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They have actual contracts which do expire though. Their name might be owned by the WWE but the performers themselves aren't owned.
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CM PuLs3 said:
I'm not sure WWE would put themselves in that position, which is completely unneeded. If it does fail, they'd have a backup plan installed with plenty of money left behind I think. Vince failed with the XFL too remember.
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I understand the network completely, I'm also convinced it'll be a success. It's a risk, but it's a worth-while risk. They're not stupid enough not to have a backup plan. Why would you put your billion dollar business in a situation like that, when it's completely not needed? They're just doing it to continue promoting the brand, if it fails, they'll be fine.
Crayo said:
This is McMahon's dying project. This is something that he's wanted to try forever so that's why he is putting it in the situation. Personally, I think they are going to lose a shit ton of money off it.
They want to film and edit Legend's House in the same week instead of doing the show months in advance. Awful idea for a reality show.
If you can't get above a 3.0 on your flagship show with your biggest stars, and your second biggest show is under 2.0 regularly...exactly where are you going to find the viewership for a 24 hour network? Especially in the daytime, where kids are in school and people are at work?
If this doesn't work (which it more than likely, won't) Vince will just have to keep throwing money into it and focusing more and more on it instead of the WWE, which allows companies like TNA & RoH to move up in viewers as more people become disenchanted with the WWE.
One thing that I think that the WWE needs to remember is that they are a wrestling company that pays wrestlers to wrestle and people pay to watch wrestling. I'm sorry but there is no way in blue hell I'm going to watch lifestyle shows on the WWE Network.