Burgundy LaRue Posted December 11, 2015 Share Posted December 11, 2015 What about that Jake Roberts video, huh? Yeah. . . . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SorceressKnight Posted December 11, 2015 Share Posted December 11, 2015 What about that Jake Roberts video, huh? Yeah. . . . Between that video showing what Jake Roberts wanted to do to Bray Wyatt, and the frequent comments by Scott Hall regarding the things he wants to do to Paige, we can pretty much surmise that DDPYoga can cure any wrestler- regardless of how far gone they were- from all of their addictions...but at the cost of them becoming a depraved, lecherous old man. ...so, pretty much what everyone who saw Diamond Dallas Page secretly expected. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cool arrow Posted December 11, 2015 Share Posted December 11, 2015 So that's what he meant by BANG! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zheroen Posted December 11, 2015 Share Posted December 11, 2015 For all the talk of the current WWE focus being an attempt at expanding their audience beyond the core faithful, according to Meltzer the current ratings demographic breakdowns show that they are heavily skewed towards drawing in male viewers aged 50-54, with the overall gender split being about 71% male and 29% female. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zakk_Sabbath Posted December 11, 2015 Share Posted December 11, 2015 Interesting. So are these guys who were 35-40 in the 90s-00s and 15-20 during Hulkamania, or are these guys that have somehow, some way been drawn in recently? I mean I can't imagine they're making "new" fans in that age group. My dad is in that demo but the only way I see him stopping on Raw is if there's a Diva match, Taker segment, or they trot out the NWO or DX once a year Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nate Posted December 11, 2015 Share Posted December 11, 2015 So that's what he meant by BANG! Comment/signature synergy!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie M. Posted December 11, 2015 Share Posted December 11, 2015 For all the talk of the current WWE focus being an attempt at expanding their audience beyond the core faithful, according to Meltzer the current ratings demographic breakdowns show that they are heavily skewed towards drawing in male viewers aged 50-54, with the overall gender split being about 71% male and 29% female. It's not surprising. What on this show could any kid either connect with or find cool? New Day is like the only thing that's remotely modern on the show and they're still being forced into a heel role because nobody has a clue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Casey Posted December 11, 2015 Share Posted December 11, 2015 Oh, don't you worry, New Day will be faces soon enough... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cristobal Posted December 11, 2015 Share Posted December 11, 2015 They're better as heels. As delusional chickenshit heels, they can do whatever the hell they want in the name of riling the crowd up. As babyfaces, they'd be neutered twits "having fun with the WWE universe". 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
odessasteps Posted December 11, 2015 Share Posted December 11, 2015 @itsbayleywwe I'm not sitting in my hotel watching Sasha Banks and Renee Young, what are you talking about..? #Unfiltered ----- Obligatory prurient response. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GuerrillaMonsoon Posted December 11, 2015 Share Posted December 11, 2015 Interested to start the debate before Star Wars comes out. Is Disney buying out the company from under the McMahons the best hope for the WWE at this point? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gorman Posted December 11, 2015 Share Posted December 11, 2015 Part of the problem now with this is the crowd. If anyone starts to get over, fans tend to demand they get pushed near the top instead of just being a solid, over midcard act. I think Sandow was the last guy to get really over who the fans would have been happy to keep in the midcard, then Hogan happened. I'd say the bigger problem is the people at the top aren't over. Of course people are going to want the over guys to move up the card when they don't care about the people who are positioned at the top. No one was clamoring for the New Age Outlaws or Crash Holly to be pushed over Austin or The Rock. People weren't as unanimous of their love of Austin/Rock as one might think in hindsight. A lot of folks on the IWC were pretty tired of Austin/Rock and clamoring for other people to be on top (Jericho, Benoit etc.). JR's non-stop praise of Austin, even during matches that had nothing to do with him, were pretty off-putting. And Rock was often viewed as a guy who dominated his opponents on the mic and never let them get the better of him. Maybe an undeserved rap, but it's the way things often were. Something tells me Billy Gunn will not argue with you on this point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gorman Posted December 11, 2015 Share Posted December 11, 2015 Interested to start the debate before Star Wars comes out. Is Disney buying out the company from under the McMahons the best hope for the WWE at this point? It may not be the best hope, but it certainly would be a new hope. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cristobal Posted December 11, 2015 Share Posted December 11, 2015 Interested to start the debate before Star Wars comes out. Is Disney buying out the company from under the McMahons the best hope for the WWE at this point? Would it even be possible without Vince's agreement? I thought WWE did that Class A/Class B shit that kept most of the voting power in his family's hands. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burgundy LaRue Posted December 11, 2015 Share Posted December 11, 2015 Yes, the stock classification created the McMahon family trust where one of those stocks has 10x more voting power than regular stocks. And IIRC, Vince owns over 80% of those stocks. I assume the rest are owned by Linda, Stephanie, possibly Shane, and maybe they give a few to the grandkids as birthday gifts every year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bustronaut Posted December 11, 2015 Share Posted December 11, 2015 Also, when a McMahon family members sells any of their stock, those shares convert to the "civilian" voting power. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Death From Above Posted December 11, 2015 Share Posted December 11, 2015 They're better as heels. As delusional chickenshit heels, they can do whatever the hell they want in the name of riling the crowd up. As babyfaces, they'd be neutered twits "having fun with the WWE universe". I agree completely but they're over so they'll try and put a stop to that soon, probably. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John from Cincinnati Posted December 11, 2015 Share Posted December 11, 2015 Just caught the descriptions WWE wrote for the AWA shows they've added to the Network. Nobody better than Shawn Michaels. Now that's the WWE I know and love (to roll my eyes at). 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GuerrillaMonsoon Posted December 12, 2015 Share Posted December 12, 2015 I kinda think whilst its not hostile takeover possible for the reasons listed, I think they'd be able to put themselves in a negotiating position to offer ridiculous levels of Fuck You money that not only is hard to say no to, but also eliminates some issues in that they only have to listen to one voice as opposed to the stockholders and USA. A situation where Trips and Steph stay on to run the product also doesn't sound crazy. I think if Star Wars doesn't shit the bed and brings in what would be expected, that would be one of their next targets. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Nature Boy Posted December 12, 2015 Share Posted December 12, 2015 The problem is, what channel would show Disney's WWE? ESPN? I can't imagine there being a dollar amount where Vince would sell WWE. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
odessasteps Posted December 12, 2015 Share Posted December 12, 2015 The Ocho 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Nature Boy Posted December 12, 2015 Share Posted December 12, 2015 Even with their ratings now, they'd still be the highest rated non-sports event on ESPN. Maybe Disney would do a better job than Vince at selling to advertisers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig H Posted December 12, 2015 Share Posted December 12, 2015 Do some of you seriously think Disney gives a shit about WWE or wrestling? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raziel Posted December 12, 2015 Share Posted December 12, 2015 Do some of you really think there's an actual sceanaro where Vince hands to company over to anyone *other* than Triple H? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cool arrow Posted December 12, 2015 Share Posted December 12, 2015 "I beat Ted Turner, dammit! I'm not bending over for Walt Disney!" 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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