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Most likely.

Yeah but compare those numbers to everything else on FS1 not pro/college foosball/basketball and they're great numbers.

I swear right before they offed him I was thinking to myself "He might just be the absolute worst fucking character to ever be on television, it's not even worth watching it because of him." And next thing I know he's pulling a Jim Morrison (too soon?).

NEW NETWORK NEW NETWORK

UFC wasn't what it is today back in 1999. WWE will never get those numbers again, ever. I'm not saying storylines/characters aren't important (obviously that's one of the main reasons Ultimate Fighter has gotten so big, which has fueled MMAs popularity), but going forward in 2014 and beyond, the majority of people aren't going to want to watch "fake" fights when they can just as easily watch real ones. That was not the case in 1999, when MMA was only LEGAL in a handful of states. Shit, UFC can't even run in MSG because my state capital is just the absolute fucking worst. Still lots of progress to be made, with WWE it's a matter of how to stop the bleeding.

2 SOON.

Half the time I'm watching it is with my brother who's read all the books and even has that goddamn sword in his living room, and the other half I have no fucking clue what's going on because I didn't watch the first 2 seasons and I hate his audio commentary anyway. BUT AM I WRONG REGARDING TYWIN?? Because I think I'm right (shocking~!)

The storylines are compelling and definitely draw in fans, sure, but they exist only as a premise for which matches take place. If it were just storylines and not matches that were so interesting to fans and able to draw in money, WWE should set up a film studio and have their superstars star in mov-...., oh, wait. ;-)

I don't know man, that whole speech lecturing the new King about how a "good king SHOULD behave" painted a different picture for me. Couldn't Tywin had just paid Tyrell to do it for him?

That's why you keep the Hendersons/Ruas on free TV, and use those eyeballs to promote Jones' next victim (ughhhhhhhhughghgughghhhh). Sure the pacing is akward now, but MMA is still in its infancy, I honestly believe in 20 - 30 years it will be as big as NFL.

Joffrey's grandfather had him killed, right? I'd use his name but except for Joffrey, One-armed man, and Bolivar, I have no idea who any of the characters are.

Lord of War is criminally underrated. Borderline classic.

Wrestling was only big because it was the closest proxy to an unrestricted brawl between 2 grown men you could get that didn't involve gloves and 12 fucking rounds. Why would the fight choice for kids to watch 10 years down the line be something that's "fake" versus MMA? Sure you can say the storylines, and that's why it'll always have a core following, but the storylines are only the premise for the matches to take place. Do kids like a good story? Of course. Do they like the idea of 2 guys legit smacking the shit out of eachother even more? Yup.

Tyson bit somebody at somepoint and Mayweather refuses to fight Pacquiao. That's the extent of my boxing knowledge.

Fuck you to the ice cold Geek Squad bitch at Best Buy who gave me my laptop back. Just because I paid you to do data backup doesn't mean I paid you to go through my Videos folder, that's your own damn fault.

I didn't mean that there were currently any Austin/Rock guys in MMA (although I'd argue that GSP and Brock (when they were around) were pretty damn close as far drawing ability is concerned), but that should some emerge in the future, they'd gravitate more towards MMA than WWE. You hear guys like Taker and Rock say that if MMA had been bigger when they were younger, they would've given that a shot instead of prowres, and you can even see that with Punk and his "I know kung fu" side hobby. Well, it's a LOT bigger now. And unlike prowres (but very similar to the big league sports), you have NCAA wrestling taking place as the "training grounds" of sorts, much like NCAA foosball and basketball are for NFL/NBA. Unless you're specifically picked for the WWE training facility or turn enough heads on the indy's a la Punk and DB, there's zero chance of Vince taking notice (unless you have one leg, and even then...) I've never heard about NFL/NBA taking guys from MMA (although this is probably on account of my mental image of the future MMArtist being a guy who wrestling throughout high school up until college, and being as football/wrestling/basketball season all overlapping, I don't image anyone playing all 3, or even more than 1 with any competence), but I suppose it's a valid point. And you're right: some guys will straight up just never want to take a punch in the face. But in general, if a young, charismatic athletic kid wants to try and make it big, in 2014 I see him trying out for Ultimate Fighter or something "real" so he feels his abilities are validated through actual competition, rather than attempting to be Vince's next pet project.

I'm gonna be honest, in the age where UFC is running a show almost every week, I don't think wrestling will ever reach Hogan/Rock/Austin levels agains. It'll remain a niche -p-r-o-duc-t with a loyal, core audience, but all the potential future Rocks/Austins are now taking their chances with MMA, not the squared circle.

In defense of AMC, it's an entire CHANNEL, not just 5 or 6 hours of weekly broadcasts. If one show doesn't go AMCs way, they can always replace it with another. If RAW ratings start to tank, that's the entire company. The fire Vince talk is all on the completely misleading numbers. 900K to profitability turns into 1.4M, only gets 667K. Promises 200%+ increase in fees, delivers 30%. If GlaxoSmithKline promised 1M new patients for its new cancer drug and almost $1B in licensing fees for a new type of equipment, and only pulled in 2/3 and $200M respectively, shareholders would be flipping a shit as well.

You know these are dark times when Phantom Lord is a voice of reason. 1) The subscriber numbers aren't "assumptions," management explicitly stated first they needed 800K-1M to turn a profit, then it came out they only signed up around 667K, and now management just said they need 1.3-1.5M for the network to be profitable. The assumptions aren't what numbers they need to hit for this to succeed, the assumptions are whether those numbers WILL be hit. I'm sure this will only earn me more fans here, but I see there being VERY little chance of them hitting 1.5M subscribers EVER, barring a complete move of RAW onto it.2) Vince is a good wrestling promoter, he's not a good BUSINESS MAN. WBF? XFL? WWE Films? Erroding WWE profitability over past decade despite a virtual monopoly? These are not the marks of a competent capitalist. The guy knows how to build compelling storylines and book good matches. THAT'S IT. 3) If you bought the shares at $11 and didn't sell over $20, you missed the boat. You won't see that range again any time soon (I'd argue that it's silly to buy a stock in the first place on the premise of short term movements, that's the greater fool game and not one to be played). Sell them and move on to something better.

Come on. I went tit-for-twat. Give me that much. If a simple "um no" is enough to prompt teh h8, I should be absolved from following internet protocol.

"The brain is a muscle too." "No, it's not."

Uggggggghhhughughughhhhhh

^ WE HAVE A WINNER.

'Twas a weak shank though.