Luchaundead Posted March 13, 2017 Report Posted March 13, 2017 They do have a streaming service with most of their back catalog, do they not? ROH World or something like that. It's called a ringside membership it gets you early access and discounts on tickets mainly but it does also give you the ability to watch the TV online earlier and a selection of older VODs but it's never anything super current and they add and remove stuff so it's more like a digital version of WWE classics Quote
Zoo Enthusiast Posted March 14, 2017 Report Posted March 14, 2017 They do have a streaming service with most of their back catalog, do they not? ROH World or something like that. It's called a ringside membership it gets you early access and discounts on tickets mainly but it does also give you the ability to watch the TV online earlier and a selection of older VODs but it's never anything super current and they add and remove stuff so it's more like a digital version of WWE classics Plus no Roku or Apple TV app. Are they not capable of getting a PivotShare channel like HighSpots, CZDub, AAW, et al? It's not like there is any other effective way to monetize their back catalog short of just selling it to WWE eventually. There are many, many shows that aren't in print on DVD anymore so it's not like they'd even be cannibalizing that revenue stream (and I'd assume that it's mostly dry anyhow aside from the completist collectors). It's just a waste. Quote
Mad Dog Posted March 14, 2017 Report Posted March 14, 2017 No, I was actively trying to get their old shows on eBay and yeah, that didn't last long. Quote
Mrzfn Posted March 14, 2017 Report Posted March 14, 2017 I was shocked when I went looking for certain old ROH matches and simply could not find them. I'm sitting here with money in my hand, willing to fork over a reasonable about for certain old shows, and apparently they are just like, nah, we don't want it. Something they seriously need to work on, promotions a fraction of their size are lapping them in terms of making their back catalogue profitable. Quote
stro Posted March 14, 2017 Report Posted March 14, 2017 At that point you should have no compunctions just finding a torrent of whole years of ROH events, which are very easy to find online. It should be so fucking easy to digitize a master of all their old events and make them available for download, but if they're not going to, just got to XWT or whatever and cut them out of the easy money they could have had by doing the most basic of things. Quote
Mad Dog Posted March 14, 2017 Report Posted March 14, 2017 That's what I did. People wanted upwards of $50 for some shows or you just couldn't find it. I said fuck it at that point and just did torrents of the first 8 or so years of shows. I was willing to give them hundreds of dollars and they didn't want it. Quote
Coffey Posted March 14, 2017 Author Report Posted March 14, 2017 I still have the ROH weekend DVDs from when Kenta Kobashi was there, including the Kenta Kobashi Vs. Samoa Joe match. In fact, I believe those are the only wrestling DVDs I still have at all. I unloaded all of the rest. WWE Network made owning old WWF or WCW shows kinda obsolete. The ECW DVDs never had the music anyway and that was half the fun of the show. Quote
Johnny Sorrow Posted March 15, 2017 Report Posted March 15, 2017 Fuck, I have a bunch of old ROH DVD's I haven't watched in years. I'll give them away to anyone who wants them. Quote
Cox Posted March 15, 2017 Report Posted March 15, 2017 I find it to be a pretty telling statement of current Ring of Honor that the past two winners of their Top Prospect Tournament (Donovan Dijak and Lio Rush) are now both working for EVOLVE. In fact, most of the guys who have worked those tournaments aren't with the company anymore, and of those who are, only Dalton Castle has anything resembling a push. I'd love to see Will Ferrara or LSG get a bit more than they've had to work with over the past year, but then again, I'm biased, having worked with both in UWC. But this certainly doesn't help the narrative that ROH is not a good place to work if you're a young talent looking to get noticed. Quote
shoe Posted March 15, 2017 Report Posted March 15, 2017 Rowe and Hanson were in the 1st top prospect tournament. Quote
joeg Posted March 15, 2017 Report Posted March 15, 2017 Fuck, I have a bunch of old ROH DVD's I haven't watched in years. I'll give them away to anyone who wants them. Ditto. Seriously I have 2 big boxes of VHS and DVDs if somebody in the DC area wants them I'll give them away. Quote
Mad Dog Posted March 17, 2017 Report Posted March 17, 2017 We're going to be getting Jack Swagger vs. Bully Ray main events at the rate RoH is losing talent. Quote
Migs Posted March 17, 2017 Report Posted March 17, 2017 The rumors about Fish and Cole being gone shortly are expected. The rumors about Castle leaving would really bum me out. Quote
Mad Dog Posted March 17, 2017 Report Posted March 17, 2017 They're going to look like epic level morons if Castle leaves and becomes a star somewhere else. Quote
Grimmas Posted March 17, 2017 Report Posted March 17, 2017 They're going to look like epic level morons if Castle leaves and becomes a star somewhere else. They way they pushed Castle shows they are morons already. Quote
Mad Dog Posted March 17, 2017 Report Posted March 17, 2017 But they needed all of those super kicks and a Castle push would have drastically reduced the amounts of super kicking on the shows. Quote
stro Posted March 17, 2017 Report Posted March 17, 2017 We're going to be getting Jack Swagger vs. Bully Ray main events at the rate RoH is losing talent. If you don't get it at ROH, you'll definitely get it in HOH, at least. Don't fret. Quote
Migs Posted March 17, 2017 Report Posted March 17, 2017 Is there a period where ROH TV was compelling on a week to week basis? Looking for a new/old wrestling TV show to binge, but I get the sense ROH has always focused on whole shows to the detriment of having a good TV show. Quote
Phil Schneider Posted March 18, 2017 Report Posted March 18, 2017 Is there a period where ROH TV was compelling on a week to week basis? Looking for a new/old wrestling TV show to binge, but I get the sense ROH has always focused on whole shows to the detriment of having a good TV show. CWF worldwide is the answer, either that or old NWA wildside Quote
Mad Dog Posted March 18, 2017 Report Posted March 18, 2017 Is there a period where ROH TV was compelling on a week to week basis? Looking for a new/old wrestling TV show to binge, but I get the sense ROH has always focused on whole shows to the detriment of having a good TV show. CWF worldwide is the answer, either that or old NWA wildside NWA Anarchy is extremely compelling television but I don't know where you would find it anymore. Quote
sek69 Posted March 18, 2017 Report Posted March 18, 2017 By the way, the latest Observer mentions that Bully is in fact helping out backstage/in the office and is expected to be more of a part time guy. Quote
Wahoos Leg Posted March 18, 2017 Report Posted March 18, 2017 Is there a period where ROH TV was compelling on a week to week basis? Looking for a new/old wrestling TV show to binge, but I get the sense ROH has always focused on whole shows to the detriment of having a good TV show. CWF worldwide is the answer, either that or old NWA wildside NWA Anarchy is extremely compelling television but I don't know where you would find it anymore. still a bunch of them here https://www.youtube.com/user/colepromedia/videos Quote
goc Posted March 20, 2017 Report Posted March 20, 2017 Is there a period where ROH TV was compelling on a week to week basis? Looking for a new/old wrestling TV show to binge, but I get the sense ROH has always focused on whole shows to the detriment of having a good TV show. CWF worldwide is the answer, either that or old NWA wildside Yea CWF Worldwide is the way to go. Very good weekly TV with a pretty good amount of variety in the types of wrestlers who work there. https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLMIr13_npmhVaKO0II0V6XmeXaVi2bl8V Quote
Migs Posted March 21, 2017 Report Posted March 21, 2017 Thanks for the recs, will give CWF a whirl first. Quote
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