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[This Guy]

Destination X | Mar. 11/07 | VKM vs. Hemme's Mystery Team

Quotes from the Hosts of Live Audio Wrestling

Dan “The Mouth†Lovranski
This is on the pre-show, right?

Jason Agnew
Anytime there is a mystery opponent stipulation on the card people’s mind’s run wild as to who it may be. I only see disappointment with this one. But hey, let’s just be glad it’s not Kip vs. Christy in the ring… YET. I suspect we get that next month.

John Pollock
Only in TNA can the woman standing up for her gender be the heel and the male chauvinist the babyface. I’ve heard the Basham’s may be coming in for this one, they will be a great addition and should go over, if they lose on their debut that’s counter productive.

 

[X-Pac]

55 on The Outlaws

 

[Wrestling Station]

70 on Mystery team!!

 

[imported_Chase]

55 on Christy Hemme's Team

 

[SAIYANS]

- The planned WWE cable network is going to be a big part of the company re-branding that is going on. The idea is that they are doing their own network and don't want it seen as a pro wrestling TV channel.

WWE is looking to air scripted programming and other programming that they can use their marketing concepts with. This would include marketing the characters and even touring with the new shows. The Harlem Globetrotters would be a perfect fit for this new concept but they aren't doing sports right now. The concept was described as something like High School Musical or Dora the Explorer where you have a program, you merchandise the characters and go on tour.

WWE is also looking at using people like Drew Carey to come up with programming ideas.

The WWE network will feature a lot of wrestling still, with a lot of old footage airing. WWE is currently digitizing some of their footage and trying to upgrade it to HD for the network. The network will also show programs like NXT, Superstars and some of the recap shows that air internationally.

Source: Wrestling Observer Newsletter

Looks like they want to be the new ESPN or FSN. If the Globetrotter won't work, I'd suggest getting Ball Up from FSN or airing the And 1 mixtape tour

 

[PHX]

This could be very good or be a waste of programming so hopefully they pick the right kind of stuff to add on there. Could see game shows, having it's own QVC type deal, etc.

 

[SAIYANS]

All I really want is Byte This to return and to have a caller ask Todd about TNA.

 

[PHX]

You ask him about it now he's liable to just laugh for 5 minutes lol. Byte this would be pretty awesome esp if Val called in about Melina :

 

[SAIYANS]

I'd love a game show with Bob Barker, Snoop Dogg's Fatherhood, Ball Up/And 1, Byte This, and Piper having his own show. They would be on my favorite network list behind USA, NBA TV, FX, ABC Family, CW, and TNT

 

[PHX]

Don't forget Ryder having his own 30 minute reality show.

 

[SAIYANS]

I'd watch drunk Rima as well.

 

[SAL]

This is stupid...they have a billion dollar company in a bad economy with interest in the product at a low point...why are they expanding?

 

[SAIYANS]

Because they have made a profit at everything with the WWE name on it (XFL and Body building didn't). They made made on their films, books, cd's, and merch. They also could cash in on advertising revenue instead of just having sponsors for the first time and letting Universal make the money off the commercials.

 

[SAL]

But their whole thing is being WWE, a wrestling company. They're trying to get away from that, but creating their own network won't make people think "oh look, they do all kinds of stuff." It'll make people think "oh look, the wrestlers are trying to do non-wrestler stuff and I care as much as I cared about their movies."

 

[SAIYANS]

I think they care more about working out new business deals and getting those execs to say look they do more than just wrestle. The reason for going after names is to basically get more advertising and sponsorship agreements as they have pretty much expanded into every major outlet they can as a wrestling company via Raw and SD