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Post by FLUX '97 on Nov 24, 2018 1:30:22 GMT -5
If they land some big names, they could maybe come as close as when TNA landed Hogan. Otherwise I don’t think anything BIG is gonna happen. TNA, LuchaUnderground, WCW all had a few big names and all failed. Lucha Underground was never trying to compete with WWE...like, at all. They were simply trying to bring a combination of drama and lucha libre to a niche audience, and it worked until they decided to throw all their eggs in the Jack Swagger basket.
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Post by E N I G M A on Nov 24, 2018 6:47:59 GMT -5
If they land some big names, they could maybe come as close as when TNA landed Hogan. Otherwise I don’t think anything BIG is gonna happen. TNA, LuchaUnderground, WCW all had a few big names and all failed. Lucha Underground was never trying to compete with WWE...like, at all. They were simply trying to bring a combination of drama and lucha libre to a niche audience, and it worked until they decided to throw all their eggs in the Jack Swagger basket. I wan’t trying to say that they try to imitate WWE, they also had a few big names and it didn’t have a big impact. I know that it’s a completely different approach and goal!
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Post by BASTARDKING on Nov 24, 2018 12:47:42 GMT -5
This will affect ROH & TNA long before it is even on WWE's radar. This, Unfortunately. Every promotion outside of the WWE sphere of influence will feel the heat long looonnnngggggg before WWE ever does
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Post by bababooey on Nov 24, 2018 12:57:33 GMT -5
Just because someone has a ton of money doesn’t mean they know what they’re doing. Dixie Carter says hello.
Assuming this does happen this guy will need to surround himself with knowledgeable people who don’t just abuse the situation. Even then it’ll be years of them consistently putting out a better product to even sniff WWE’s air realistically.
It’s like Five Guy’s or Smash Burger trying to compete with Macdonald’s. They’re way better but they don’t put a dent in McDonald’s.
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Post by B-Radimus Prime on Nov 24, 2018 13:13:07 GMT -5
I hope it does well. I’ve been readinf dirtsheet rumors about some WWE wrestlers being interested in this promotion. I wont get my hopes up for underused talent jumping ship to make it a bigger wrestling company...but it’d be cool to see.
I’ll check it out regardless if/when it becomes a reality.
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Post by Nivro™ on Nov 24, 2018 14:03:39 GMT -5
The only way this company could even sniff the position that WWE is in would be if they signed The Rock, John Cena & Roman Reigns because the fact of the matter is the average/casual wrestling fan has no clue who Marty Scurll, Kenny Omega or the Young Bucks are and when they see Cody they're only going to recognize him from his stint in WWE. There's not enough marks & die hard wrestling fans, like us that hang on out forums and argue about wrestling, to make a wrestling company competition for a media giant.
Wrestling companies also tend to always run in the red for many years before every turning a profit. The Jags owner might have money but how much of it is he willing to throw away (and for how long) before he washes his hands of it. Remember just about every major wrestling company has lost money at some point and the original owners bailed on them except Vince McMahon.
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Post by The American Daydream on Nov 24, 2018 14:15:49 GMT -5
The only way this company could even sniff the position that WWE is in would be if they signed The Rock, John Cena & Roman Reigns because the fact of the matter is the average/casual wrestling fan has no clue who Marty Scurll, Kenny Omega or the Young Bucks are and when they see Cody they're only going to recognize him from his stint as Samson in the CW's Arrow. There's not enough marks & die hard wrestling fans, like us that hang on out forums and argue about wrestling, to make a wrestling company competition for a media giant. Wrestling companies also tend to always run in the red for many years before every turning a profit. The Jags owner might have money but how much of it is he willing to throw away (and for how long) before he washes his hands of it. Remember just about every major wrestling company has lost money at some point and the original owners bailed on them except Vince McMahon.
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Post by FLUX '97 on Nov 24, 2018 18:08:24 GMT -5
It probably won't happen what if this is a smoke screen.to throw every one off and they show up at the Royal Rumble. Nah.
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Post by Rated [R] NinJa on Nov 25, 2018 0:18:34 GMT -5
Just because someone has a ton of money doesn’t mean they know what they’re doing. Dixie Carter says hello. Assuming this does happen this guy will need to surround himself with knowledgeable people who don’t just abuse the situation. Even then it’ll be years of them consistently putting out a better product to even sniff WWE’s air realistically. It’s like Five Guy’s or Smash Burger trying to compete with Macdonald’s. They’re way better but they don’t put a dent in McDonald’s. I love this analogy lol
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Post by theMOESIAH on Nov 25, 2018 3:20:57 GMT -5
I just read that Hoodslam is going to start running weekly shows in 2019. It's only a matter of time before WWE gets Future Endeavored.
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Post by Codyverse: Tag Team Champion on Nov 25, 2018 8:39:53 GMT -5
Lol no. WWE’s only competition is self generated.
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Post by TheBadGuyChico on Nov 25, 2018 12:57:05 GMT -5
It all depends on what Kahn is looking to spend, and what type of network deal he can obtain.
I certainly believe that the WWE has no shortage of disgruntled talents, similar to Neville, just not looking to leave WWE money behind. Who knows, maybe even somebody at the top would like a fresh start.
It all comes down to money and visibility. If he's willing to spend big, and he can land a good TV deal,it instantly puts WWE on defense. WWE has everything to lose with a billionaire once again poaching talent.
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Post by RybackV1 on Nov 25, 2018 17:12:44 GMT -5
A new Monday Night War would be insane
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Post by FLUX '97 on Nov 25, 2018 21:08:39 GMT -5
It all depends on what Kahn is looking to spend, and what type of network deal he can obtain. I certainly believe that the WWE has no shortage of disgruntled talents, similar to Neville, just not looking to leave WWE money behind. Who knows, maybe even somebody at the top would like a fresh start. It all comes down to money and visibility. If he's willing to spend big, and he can land a good TV deal,it instantly puts WWE on defense. WWE has everything to lose with a billionaire once again poaching talent. And what happened last time? The billionaire poaching talent lost. Never count out Vincent Kennedy McMahon.
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Post by TheBadGuyChico on Nov 25, 2018 22:37:50 GMT -5
It all depends on what Kahn is looking to spend, and what type of network deal he can obtain. I certainly believe that the WWE has no shortage of disgruntled talents, similar to Neville, just not looking to leave WWE money behind. Who knows, maybe even somebody at the top would like a fresh start. It all comes down to money and visibility. If he's willing to spend big, and he can land a good TV deal,it instantly puts WWE on defense. WWE has everything to lose with a billionaire once again poaching talent. And what happened last time? The billionaire poaching talent lost. Never count out Vincent Kennedy McMahon. You're downplaying how mismanaged WCW was in it's waning years. Vince McMahon gets credit for what he did with his own company, but WCW's demise was self inflicted. That was also almost 2 decades ago, Vince McMahon hasn't looked like a creative genius in about the same span of time. He's nobody to fear, if you have Kahn's pockets.
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Post by showbizpizzabear81 on Nov 28, 2018 6:03:54 GMT -5
If hes "competition," do we still get the Mattel Retro Jericho release?
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Post by Nivro™ on Nov 28, 2018 9:41:08 GMT -5
And what happened last time? The billionaire poaching talent lost. Never count out Vincent Kennedy McMahon. You're downplaying how mismanaged WCW was in it's waning years. Vince McMahon gets credit for what he did with his own company, but WCW's demise was self inflicted. That was also almost 2 decades ago, Vince McMahon hasn't looked like a creative genius in about the same span of time. He's nobody to fear, if you have Kahn's pockets. Wcw was mismanaged but nobody has shown that they can and will make the sacrifices that McMahon has/will and that's the difference. How much money you have is irrelevant in that regard.
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Post by alanpartridge on Nov 28, 2018 9:55:30 GMT -5
The only way they have a chance at competing with WWE is if they could land CM Punk.
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Post by stinkfaceT on Nov 28, 2018 9:59:57 GMT -5
Not saying this would be the end of WWE, or that WCW didn’t shoot itself in the foot years ago. The main factor in WCW going down/being sold was when Ted Turner lost control of the company. Had he remained in charge he would have continued to support/keep the company afloat with or without it being profitable.
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Post by MacReady on Nov 28, 2018 10:00:58 GMT -5
A general wrestling audience isn't going to care enough about 3 WWE Legends, a former WWE midcarder, and a bunch of spot monkeys who look like the guys that Braun used to squash weekly.
I'm not saying I wouldn't be interested in it; I just don't think it'll be "competition" for WWE.
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