caley Posted January 10, 2018 Share Posted January 10, 2018 Good Bix article in which WWEs CEO is genuinely surprised how WWE Network viewers want to watch wrestling https://deadspin.com/wwe-network-is-better-than-ever-but-does-wwe-even-know-1821953237/amp?__twitter_impression=true Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raziel Posted January 10, 2018 Share Posted January 10, 2018 Good and Bix Article aren't generally used in the same sentence, especially when things WWE are concerned. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bustronaut Posted January 10, 2018 Share Posted January 10, 2018 Go stalk Goodwill for some dead people's clothes. Your negativity is dullsville. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caley Posted January 11, 2018 Share Posted January 11, 2018 4 hours ago, Raziel403 said: Good and Bix Article aren't generally used in the same sentence, especially when things WWE are concerned. I don't always agree with him re:WWE, but I thought this one was well-done/made sense. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cobra Commander Posted January 11, 2018 Share Posted January 11, 2018 On 1/9/2018 at 3:09 PM, MonteCarl said: Even if this co-worker did come across old footage of Missy, it's not like she looks anything like she did back then now anyway, so he'd probably think it was just a coincidence that this "old wrestling chick" and that lady he works with have the same name. Depends, is she known around work as Melissa Hiatt, or Missy Hiatt? But for all we know, the different spellings of last names is enough to throw off this guy. Those halftime wrestling matches at the Grizzles have to be considered dangerous because of where the ring is. I mean if the ropes break they are dead. Guarantee nobody is doing a top rope move and not just because the majority age of the wrestlers in these are about 60. I have always said it is like putting a wrestling ring on a scaffold. So, it's the same amount of big bumps as a Memphis studio match, with the added possibility of falling to doom? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hagan Posted January 11, 2018 Share Posted January 11, 2018 I guess Big Dave went the full 5 on Omega/Jericho. Got no complaints there, but wrestling Twitter flipping out about his "Omega bias" should be fun. Edit: if Wiki is to be believed this is Jerichos FIRST five star match and Omega's SIXTH five (and over) since 2016. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shibata Is My Homie Posted January 11, 2018 Share Posted January 11, 2018 15 minutes ago, Hagan said: I guess Big Dave went the full 5 on Omega/Jericho. Got no complaints there, but wrestling Twitter flipping out about his "Omega bias" should be fun. Edit: if Wiki is to be believed this is Jerichos FIRST five star match and Omega's SIXTH five (and over) since 2016. Can't believe people rated rasslin' matches with star ratings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zakk_Sabbath Posted January 11, 2018 Share Posted January 11, 2018 I'm higher on Jericho than most but I'm really shocked that's his first 5 star match. Mysterio, Eddy, Shawn, Rock... He's had some good ones Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BurningBeard Posted January 11, 2018 Share Posted January 11, 2018 Take it FWIW but there's rumours going around that WWE might be jumping to Fox and/or that Fox might attempt to buy out WWE completely. WWE would potentially replace UFC if they don't renew their deal with Fox. The report also speculates that Fox could purchase WWE in its entirety in order to avoid having to constantly renegotiate TV deals thanks to that sweet sweet Disney money. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zakk_Sabbath Posted January 11, 2018 Share Posted January 11, 2018 4 minutes ago, CreativeControl said: Take it FWIW but there's rumours going around that WWE might be jumping to Fox and/or that Fox might attempt to buy out WWE completely. WWE would potentially replace UFC if they don't renew their deal with Fox. The report also speculates that Fox could purchase WWE in its entirety in order to avoid having to constantly renegotiate TV deals thanks to that sweet sweet Disney money. This is interesting news. It would certainly help raise the profile of FS1, but that would likely throw the ESPN relationship into turmoil. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bustronaut Posted January 11, 2018 Share Posted January 11, 2018 It'll never happen. Vince will *never* sell, even though at this point Xfinity pretty much owns WWE through Universal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BurningBeard Posted January 11, 2018 Share Posted January 11, 2018 Yeah that was my thought too. The report said Triple H had met with Fox execs but it seemed like people were just jumping to conclusions Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spritenaut 32 Posted January 11, 2018 Share Posted January 11, 2018 I frequently forget that FS! is even a thing. I don't think putting WWE on would help that any. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnnyJ Posted January 11, 2018 Share Posted January 11, 2018 Could WWE remain successful without Vince and Co.? That would be the billion dollar plus question. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig H Posted January 11, 2018 Share Posted January 11, 2018 11 minutes ago, Keep Calm, Akira Hokuto On said: I frequently forget that FS! is even a thing. I don't think putting WWE on would help that any. Raw would at least wind up on Fox per the speculation. This also all stems from the Wrestling Observer since Dave had a write up about it. Something that hasn't been mentioned is that Vince isn't ready to give up his ownership yet and would probably only do so once the stock hits a high enough price. The thought internally is that the stock price could go up to $40 with a new TV deal and at that point Vince could start selling off more of his shares, but still not enough to lose his majority stake. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
odessasteps Posted January 11, 2018 Share Posted January 11, 2018 I know sports media types have been discussing for a few weeks now, so it's not like Dave came up with this out of the blue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Infinit Posted January 11, 2018 Share Posted January 11, 2018 So is there a consensus at all as to what were the top 5 or 10 matches ever at Centre Stage? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattdangerously Posted January 11, 2018 Share Posted January 11, 2018 3 hours ago, CreativeControl said: Take it FWIW but there's rumours going around that WWE might be jumping to Fox and/or that Fox might attempt to buy out WWE completely. WWE would potentially replace UFC if they don't renew their deal with Fox. The report also speculates that Fox could purchase WWE in its entirety in order to avoid having to constantly renegotiate TV deals thanks to that sweet sweet Disney money. "Coming up next on Hannity: Sebastian Gorka will join us to discuss the rising tensions between Daniel Bryan and Shane McMahon, and how Hillary's Uranium One deal caused it." 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zakk_Sabbath Posted January 11, 2018 Share Posted January 11, 2018 Imagine Joe Buck calling a three hour Raw bleghhhhhh 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John from Cincinnati Posted January 11, 2018 Share Posted January 11, 2018 8 minutes ago, Zakk_Sabbath said: Imagine Joe Buck calling a three hour Raw bleghhhhhh 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ace Posted January 11, 2018 Share Posted January 11, 2018 Not even one "Her father is the District Attorney!"? 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nofuture Posted January 11, 2018 Share Posted January 11, 2018 Can they at least get Mike Pereira to come in to give his opinion on any dicey ref decisions? 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobbyWhioux Posted January 11, 2018 Share Posted January 11, 2018 1 hour ago, Zakk_Sabbath said: Imagine Joe Buck calling a three hour Raw bleghhhhhh “That is a disgusting act!” was made to be a wrestling broadcaster catchphrase 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobbyWhioux Posted January 11, 2018 Share Posted January 11, 2018 Just now, nofuture said: Can they at least get Mike Pereira to come in to give his opinion on any dicey ref decisions? One step closer to my dream Dusty Finish of over turning a tag title change due to replay review showing the hot tag “didn’t complete the process” of grabbing the tag rope and thus never being the legal man 2 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dolfan in NYC Posted January 12, 2018 Share Posted January 12, 2018 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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