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Wrestling Thread Sep 8-14 | 9/11 NXT Takeover - KENTA Debut, Neville v Zayn v Kidd v Breeze
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Still can't believe they changed this dude's name. Stupid company gonna do stupid stuff.
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Yeah toine
Enzo & Cass man...
Push those dudes.
TO THE MUTHA******* MOON! HOW YOU DOIN!
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happy bday.
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Warner Bros. is in talks to acquire the WWE library, two individuals with knowledge of the negotiations told TheWrap.
Warners Bros. and the WWE decline to comment.
While the financial terms of the deal were not disclosed, the library is estimated to have nearly 150,000 hours of content, consisting of television shows, pay-per-view events and house shows dating back to the 1950s. It also contains a large selection of the visual history of modern professional wrestling, and is currently held by Cinedigm.
An insider with knowledge of Cinedigm's WWE contract told TheWrap there is no end date as yet, but the company is transitioning away from the library.
The WWE Network, which launched in February, has made use of the library but hasn't received enough monthly subscribers to make up for its lost pay-per-view orders. At $9.99 per month, it needed 1.3 to 1.4 million subscribers, but the company closed its first quarter with just under 670,000 subscribers and declining PPV revenue. The WWE Network believed it would reach one million subscribers this year.
The WWE Network is a 24/7-streaming network that features 12 WWE live pay-per-view events, original programming, reality shows, documentaries, classic matches and more than 1,500 hours of video on demand at launch.
Basically, we've been trying to tell some of you guys this for MONTHS now ... the WWE Network #'s are WELL BELOW what they wanted/thought they could get. Hopefully this is proof that you see now. It's sad as most of us wanted the Network to succeed but it's simply not happening. WWE would need to go back to traditional PPVs ... and take a HUGE LOSS as they basically said "FU" to PPV companies hoping the Network would work. Now ... the PPV companies would set the profit split as WWE comes "begging back" .... something like a 60/40 (maybe more) split in favor of the cable providers. A HUGE loss for WWE if this happens. As noted, the network is failing #'s wise ... and WWE knows it. Not good. It's possible WWE may try to "merge" with UFC's network as sources say they are paying significant money to acquire a number of MMA libraries. A source with knowledge of two content libraries that UFC doesn't own said that negotiations for purchasing them has reached significant amounts of money. WWE would surely negotiate with them before they go back to traditional PPV events. The issue is .... would UFC be willing to combine networks with WWE?
via ewrestlingnews. take it for what it's worth. but wow. this could get interesting. if there is any truth to it
Warners Bros. and the WWE decline to comment.
While the financial terms of the deal were not disclosed, the library is estimated to have nearly 150,000 hours of content, consisting of television shows, pay-per-view events and house shows dating back to the 1950s. It also contains a large selection of the visual history of modern professional wrestling, and is currently held by Cinedigm.
An insider with knowledge of Cinedigm's WWE contract told TheWrap there is no end date as yet, but the company is transitioning away from the library.
The WWE Network, which launched in February, has made use of the library but hasn't received enough monthly subscribers to make up for its lost pay-per-view orders. At $9.99 per month, it needed 1.3 to 1.4 million subscribers, but the company closed its first quarter with just under 670,000 subscribers and declining PPV revenue. The WWE Network believed it would reach one million subscribers this year.
The WWE Network is a 24/7-streaming network that features 12 WWE live pay-per-view events, original programming, reality shows, documentaries, classic matches and more than 1,500 hours of video on demand at launch.
Basically, we've been trying to tell some of you guys this for MONTHS now ... the WWE Network #'s are WELL BELOW what they wanted/thought they could get. Hopefully this is proof that you see now. It's sad as most of us wanted the Network to succeed but it's simply not happening. WWE would need to go back to traditional PPVs ... and take a HUGE LOSS as they basically said "FU" to PPV companies hoping the Network would work. Now ... the PPV companies would set the profit split as WWE comes "begging back" .... something like a 60/40 (maybe more) split in favor of the cable providers. A HUGE loss for WWE if this happens. As noted, the network is failing #'s wise ... and WWE knows it. Not good. It's possible WWE may try to "merge" with UFC's network as sources say they are paying significant money to acquire a number of MMA libraries. A source with knowledge of two content libraries that UFC doesn't own said that negotiations for purchasing them has reached significant amounts of money. WWE would surely negotiate with them before they go back to traditional PPV events. The issue is .... would UFC be willing to combine networks with WWE?
via ewrestlingnews. take it for what it's worth. but wow. this could get interesting. if there is any truth to it
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THIS. Brought him in as Kenta just to change it. And not eem to something simple either
Also happy birthday Dfly
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This WB/WWE chatter is just noise.
Companies have been trying to pick up the library for a minute now since they're desperate for content in this slow growth economy.
Companies have been trying to pick up the library for a minute now since they're desperate for content in this slow growth economy.
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Not surprised in the least that they did that to Kenta smh.
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Suddenly, John Pollock's jokes on LAW earlier this week came true
I guess Prince Devitt will be Connor O'Sullivan
I guess Prince Devitt will be Connor O'Sullivan
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Seems like Fergal Devitt already has an NXT name 
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Thanks fellas.
And Kenta's name change isn't even that bad.
And Kenta's name change isn't even that bad.
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"Dennis Ing"
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It's a decent name, and I wouldn't care if they gave it to some other Japanese guy they had signed, but Kenta is like a superstar in Japan, right? That would be like Hulk Hogan having a different name in WCW or TNA.Thanks fellas.
And Kenta's name change isn't even that bad.
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It's Hulking Terri Bollea in the Impact Zone
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fatal 4 way was sick.
i am really excited for kenta.
i am really excited for kenta.
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DWN is SLACKING with the gif.s man
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But we already have our own gif resource in
had pants
bruh.
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had pants
bruh. LOOK TAZ! It's The Boa! It's The Pinnacle Prowler Randall Orkin! You know him!!!!
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The Pinnacle Prowler 
