Curt McGirt Posted December 2, 2019 Share Posted December 2, 2019 Non Network subscribers can find that interview online with a short Google search. I did and it was worth watching for sure. I never knew about some of the injuries (that ear one was gross) and the string of scenes of them trying to make Taker corpse at the end was great. They were pretty honest about the Goldberg match which was surprising. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RIPPA Posted December 2, 2019 Author Share Posted December 2, 2019 I think a lot of it had to do with Austin being the person interviewing him. Like I don't think Taker would have opened up to just anyone. But with Austin it seems that it naturally just became two guys talking about the old times who saw a lot of the same shit. I like that Taker admitted he has a hard time saying no and that even Michelle McCool doesn't believe him now when he says he is done Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rev Ray Posted December 2, 2019 Share Posted December 2, 2019 The Taker interview is a great listen, but you also realize how much ground they didn't cover with him too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curt McGirt Posted December 2, 2019 Share Posted December 2, 2019 Even they mentioned that. They should have made it a three part series or something; I'm sure there will probably be a second one down the road. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Fowler Posted December 3, 2019 Share Posted December 3, 2019 Oh definitely. They barely touched on the Mankind feud that defined an entire era of his career. I'd love another 2 or 3 hours of this. Austin is a really good interviewer of pro wrestlers. Everyone seems to relax and open up with him. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Fowler Posted December 3, 2019 Share Posted December 3, 2019 Well, Goldberg gets to shit on that match next. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RIPPA Posted December 6, 2019 Author Share Posted December 6, 2019 From the new WON Quote There were a couple of major changes with the WWE Network this past week. The first is that they launched the free tier on 12/5 with no fanfare. The idea has been to do a three-tiered network, with a free tier, the $9.99 tier and a $14.99 tier (which should be launched early next year and would feature content from Evolve, Progress, wXw and perhaps other promotions) for early next year. The other change is a crackdown on people from other countries who are getting the network in a manner they aren’t supposed to by using a U.S. proxy address. It appears this is aimed at Canada, where WWE has deals in place with the cable providers and fans are going around those deals. The WWE Network in Canada is a cable television station and there aren’t the options and archives like the U.S. version, just the live stream and limited VOD content. So Canadians have been using a VPN address to subscribe and get the full VOD content. They have found a way to crack down on this. What makes this notable is if there are a significant number of Canadians or people from other countries doing this, it would mean a significant drop in U.S. subs by 12/31, a number that was already feared would fall below 1 million for the first time in many years Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NikoBaltimore Posted December 6, 2019 Share Posted December 6, 2019 If they don't watch out all this may lead to an increase in all that sweet VOD content being shared through not-quite-legal means. But it sounds like they're willing to clamp down on Canadian access VPN at the risk of their subscriber numbers. I''d be surprised if they fully go through with that because telling investors they're under 1 million will not be pleasant for them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Fowler Posted December 8, 2019 Share Posted December 8, 2019 (edited) Here's the thing: on paper, the WWE Network is objectively a damn good deal. Monthly ppvs that they could be charging $50+ apiece for, thousands and thousands of hours of on demand content, including a ton of classic wrestling, documentaries, and reality TV, and both archival and original content. This should be a slam dunk deal for wrestling fans. But between the fact they've never tried to promote it to the lapsed fan market (WCW! JCP! UWF/Mid-South! AWA! ECW! WCCW! The Hogan era! The Attitude Era!), how badly the product is driving off current fans, and the Saudi deal causing at least a decent number of people to unsubscribe last year, and they are hemorrhaging subscribers. They cannibalized their ppv market to make the Network, and now they are driving it into the ground. It's mind-boggling. And despite all that, they are going to have their best quarter ever. Edit: oh, and I left out the absolute disaster that the new version of the network has been. Edited December 8, 2019 by Brian Fowler 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eivion Posted December 8, 2019 Share Posted December 8, 2019 (edited) 1 hour ago, Brian Fowler said: But between the fact they've never tried to promote it to the lapsed fan market (WCW! JCP! UWF/Mid-South! AWA! ECW! WCCW! The Hogan era! The Attitude Era!) Huh? Pretty sure they did promote WCW, ECW, and the Attitude era stuff added when they originally put them on. Are there really that many hungering for those lost days that they would sign up? Seems to me the part of the problem is that there isn't enough of those lapsed fans interested in signing up for older content. Edited December 8, 2019 by Eivion Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John from Cincinnati Posted December 8, 2019 Share Posted December 8, 2019 (edited) Quote It appears this is aimed at Canada, where WWE has deals in place with the cable providers and fans are going around those deals. The WWE Network in Canada is a cable television station and there aren’t the options and archives like the U.S. version, just the live stream and limited VOD content. So Canadians have been using a VPN address to subscribe and get the full VOD content. Meltzer's been misinformed. In addition to the television channel, Canadians have access to the exact same archived content as everyone else (with NXT being delayed by a day now, I think). The only difference here is that when you log in, there's an extra step where you also use your cable service's login. The Canadians using VPNs are cord cutters. Edited December 8, 2019 by West Newbury Bad Boy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Fowler Posted December 9, 2019 Share Posted December 9, 2019 11 minutes ago, Eivion said: Huh? Pretty sure they did promote WCW, ECW, and the Attitude era stuff added when they originally put them on. Are there really that many hungering for those lost days that they would sign up? Seems to me the part of the problem is that there isn't enough of those lapsed fans interested in signing up for older content. They advertised it to current fans. They've made no effort to advertise to lapsed fans. They should be doing targeted advertising in markets that had hot wrestling territories they have the library of. Buy some local commercial time in the Carolinas, Louisiana, Dallas, etc. They only ever push the network at people already watching their shows. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
odessasteps Posted December 9, 2019 Share Posted December 9, 2019 11 minutes ago, Eivion said: Huh? Pretty sure they did promote WCW, ECW, and the Attitude era stuff added when they originally put them on. Are there really that many hungering for those lost days that they would sign up? Seems to me the part of the problem is that there isn't enough of those lapsed fans interested in signing up for older content. I've always said the lapsed fan who only want to watch old stuff spent the same kind of money as current fans who dont wa t to watch it. What harm would it do to court them, other than admitting their current product does not appeal to every wrestling fan? Heck, they could be doing the same type of podcasts internally that review old shows and would have the benefit of maybe having guest spots with the workers themselves. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Infinit Posted December 9, 2019 Share Posted December 9, 2019 2 hours ago, West Newbury Bad Boy said: Meltzer's been misinformed. In addition to the television channel, Canadians have access to the exact same archived content as everyone else (with NXT being delayed by a day now, I think). The only difference here is that when you log in, there's an extra step where you also use your cable service's login. The Canadians using VPNs are cord cutters. That process works for me on the website...but on the app it won't let me log in thru my cable provider, like the old version of the network did. Do you have the same problem? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John from Cincinnati Posted December 9, 2019 Share Posted December 9, 2019 (edited) 6 minutes ago, Infinit said: That process works for me on the website...but on the app it won't let me log in thru my cable provider, like the old version of the network did. Do you have the same problem? Depends on the device for me, and I haven’t bothered with anything other than the website on a browser in a while. Probably not since the update. That situation is definitely one where Canadian subscribers are getting the shaft. Edited December 9, 2019 by West Newbury Bad Boy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Infinit Posted December 9, 2019 Share Posted December 9, 2019 It's kind of ridiculous...on the website, I'm a subscriber...but on the app I'm not a subscriber but it shows all the stuff I've watched. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RIPPA Posted December 13, 2019 Author Share Posted December 13, 2019 Reminder that the Austin interview of Goldberg debuts after TLC I am pretty sure we are all in agreement that it will suck compared to Taker 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Natural Posted December 14, 2019 Share Posted December 14, 2019 (edited) Good feature new to to the Broken Skull Sessions. Edited December 14, 2019 by The Natural 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Fowler Posted December 16, 2019 Share Posted December 16, 2019 So, as expected, this was not nearly as good as the Undertaker interview, but the Goldberg ep was still a lot of fun. There were a few things I wish they had dug in to, but such is life. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FDC1 Posted December 17, 2019 Share Posted December 17, 2019 On 12/13/2019 at 2:53 PM, RIPPA said: Reminder that the Austin interview of Goldberg debuts after TLC I am pretty sure we are all in agreement that it will suck compared to Taker You lost, it was great 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curt McGirt Posted December 17, 2019 Share Posted December 17, 2019 It was okay. And surprise, they didn't bring up the Taker match Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Fowler Posted December 18, 2019 Share Posted December 18, 2019 9 hours ago, FDC1 said: You lost, it was great Did it suck? No. Did it suck compared to the Taker one? Yes. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curt McGirt Posted December 18, 2019 Share Posted December 18, 2019 The only question I have from it is why did he hate Scott Hall. Well I mean there are probably a thousand reasons -- Scott Hall even hated Scott Hall then -- but if there's a specific one I'd like to know it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sabremike Posted December 18, 2019 Share Posted December 18, 2019 51 minutes ago, Curt McGirt said: The only question I have from it is why did he hate Scott Hall. Well I mean there are probably a thousand reasons -- Scott Hall even hated Scott Hall then -- but if there's a specific one I'd like to know it. Not just because of WCW: Years back at an indy show they had guys videotape well wishes to a child who (IIRC) was terminally ill. Goldberg in particular did one where he was very emotional. Scott Hall was asked to do one and refused unless he was paid. So yeah. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curt McGirt Posted December 18, 2019 Share Posted December 18, 2019 Woof. That's terrible. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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