Bix Posted March 24, 2017 Report Share Posted March 24, 2017 Something like that would be a pretty glaring oversight on pretty much everyone's part (insert joke about Jarrett being to cheap to pay to register the shows). Even AWA shows have copyright notices and Verne was behind the times on practically everything. I guess the question is if those "produced by" notices count, then. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peachchaos Posted March 24, 2017 Report Share Posted March 24, 2017 only upside to this I can think of is maybe Jerry has some stuff that's not out there yet? and if the 70stv guy has the highest quality near-masters, they should probably at least get the best available and throw him a bone Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DMJ Posted March 25, 2017 Report Share Posted March 25, 2017 So, did they just air Southpaw Regional one time only? I can't find it anywhere on the Network. I've been searching the usual spots (I even tried the Search function itself) but can't locate it. I know I can get it on YouTube, but I just find it really hard to believe they would produce a special that got some decent buzz online and then not actually keep it available. Any tips on locating it on The Network? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveJRogers Posted March 25, 2017 Report Share Posted March 25, 2017 I don't think it was intended for the Network. Its like the old JBL & Cole Show and Z True Long Island Story vignettes where its YouTube Channel only. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DMJ Posted March 25, 2017 Report Share Posted March 25, 2017 Ahh, I didn't research it too much - I just assumed it would be on the Network because why the hell would it not be on the Network? Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C.S. Posted March 25, 2017 Report Share Posted March 25, 2017 Ahh, I didn't research it too much - I just assumed it would be on the Network because why the hell would it not be on the Network? Thanks. Pretty much how I feel about a lot of the YouTube-exclusive WWE content. So fucking silly and backward - and downright infuriating - for WWE not to have this shit on their own Network. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt D Posted March 25, 2017 Report Share Posted March 25, 2017 In this case it was all a big ad for KFC and they wanted it on YouTube for the general public. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stro Posted March 25, 2017 Report Share Posted March 25, 2017 Ahh, I didn't research it too much - I just assumed it would be on the Network because why the hell would it not be on the Network? Thanks. Pretty much how I feel about a lot of the YouTube-exclusive WWE content. So fucking silly and backward - and downright infuriating - for WWE not to have this shit on their own Network. They actually had a section on the Network devoted to their Youtube stuff for a while. I don't know why or when they got rid of it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goc Posted March 25, 2017 Report Share Posted March 25, 2017 I kind of get why they don't have all their Youtube stuff on the Network. They get ad revenue from youtube so putting that stuff on the Network as an exclusive wouldn't make sense because it's not like any of that stuff is going to drive subs & double posting it just takes away YT views and cuts into the ad revenue. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny Sorrow Posted March 26, 2017 Report Share Posted March 26, 2017 And who cares where it is? "Can I watch this show?" "Yup." "Cool. Is it free?" "Yup." "I don't know. I'm concerned that this isn't on your network." "......Fuck you?" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C.S. Posted March 26, 2017 Report Share Posted March 26, 2017 And who cares where it is? "Can I watch this show?" "Yup." "Cool. Is it free?" "Yup." "I don't know. I'm concerned that this isn't on your network." "......Fuck you?" Another day, another trolling Sorrow post that completely misses the point. Plenty of reasons to prefer content on the Network: The Network on Roku, my Smart TV, etc. has a much better UI than YouTube. If you stop in the middle of a show, you can't resume on the YouTube app. Search on the YouTube app is much more laborious. Tons of big and little reasons like that. On the web, it's probably a wash. But I don't watch anything on a laptop screen. As for the argument that WWE gets more revenue on YouTube...honestly, I don't care. I don't give a single shit about that. As a consumer, all I care about is the product I'm paying for, which is the Network. I get why Raw and Smackdown aren't live on the Network, but it should be next day (again, I don't care about Hulu). There's zero reason for the Network not to be a one-stop shop for everything WWE. The fact that it still isn't after all these years is a massive failure and missed opportunity. I would never suggest that WWE shouldn't be on YouTube, Hulu, etc., but I don't see why those deals have to come at the expense of the Network. This Is Us is on both the NBC app and Hulu, for example. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sean Liska Posted March 26, 2017 Report Share Posted March 26, 2017 [There's zero reason for the Network not to be a one-stop shop for everything WWE. The fact that it still isn't after all these years is a massive failure and missed opportunity. . Because it's $9.99 to watch every PPV and feeling entitled to all content WWE produces for that price is a little greedy? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sean Liska Posted March 26, 2017 Report Share Posted March 26, 2017 Like not trying to be argumentative but for $10 you get Mania and HOF and NXT Takeover and every PPV ever back logged and its a big deal you don't get this glorified KFC commercial? We've gotten spoiled. $10 is what it costs to get a Diet Coke in a WWE souvenir cup at a house show. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goc Posted March 26, 2017 Report Share Posted March 26, 2017 Of course USA Network isn't going to want a deal where Raw & Smackdown get put on the Network the day after they air live & WWE would be stupid to act like that's some kind of deal breaker. Even if it's just a difference between people watching it via their cable DVR or via The Network, USA is going to want the DVR #s. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JRH Posted March 26, 2017 Report Share Posted March 26, 2017 Strangely, the WWE Youtube channel includes content not available on the network, including the 1989 Hacksaw Jim Duggan home video (yeah, it pretty much sucks, but the fact remains that they uploaded a Coliseum video to youtube but not the network). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Posted March 27, 2017 Report Share Posted March 27, 2017 You can't put everything in the bubble. Otherwise how do you entice people from outside the bubble? Ultimately you want people watching on different platforms. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kronos Posted March 27, 2017 Report Share Posted March 27, 2017 You can't put everything in the bubble. Otherwise how do you entice people from outside the bubble? Ultimately you want people watching on different platforms.That's pretty much what I was thinking. They need to keep people paying attention to their product anyway they can, and that includes people who are not paying for the Network. Give them something valuable on the YouTube page, and it might entice them to subscribe to get even more. Also regarding the Southpaw wrestling videos: I like the way I just stumbled across them on YouTube one day. Or maybe somebody tweeted them. Either way, it was very easy to watch them without having to log in to my network account and find them. And while YouTube comments are frequently stupid and trollish, I still enjoy that aspect of being able to comment on videos and chat with people. That's something the Network does not have. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C.S. Posted March 27, 2017 Report Share Posted March 27, 2017 Of course USA Network isn't going to want a deal where Raw & Smackdown get put on the Network the day after they air live & WWE would be stupid to act like that's some kind of deal breaker. Even if it's just a difference between people watching it via their cable DVR or via The Network, USA is going to want the DVR #s. But it is on Hulu the next day (granted, Raw is in abbreviated form). You can't put everything in the bubble. Otherwise how do you entice people from outside the bubble? Ultimately you want people watching on different platforms. It seems no one fully read my post. I never said they shouldn't be on Hulu, YouTube, etc. - of course they should - but content should not be missing from the WWE Network. It's a reasonable expectation for the WWE Network to be a one-stop shop for WWE content. Don't see how that's "greedy." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stro Posted March 27, 2017 Report Share Posted March 27, 2017 WWE has about 13 million more Youtube subscribers than Network subscribers. I don't think it should be an issue that they throw up 5 minute exclusive videos on Youtube that link to the Network. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sek69 Posted March 27, 2017 Report Share Posted March 27, 2017 It seems like people think it's not possible for something to be on YouTube and the network. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flyonthewall2983 Posted March 27, 2017 Report Share Posted March 27, 2017 They are adding new Mid-South episodes right now, from 81 and 82 it looks like. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zoo Enthusiast Posted March 27, 2017 Report Share Posted March 27, 2017 They are adding new Mid-South episodes right now, from 81 and 82 it looks like. Is there someone going in HOF that these are relevant to? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flyonthewall2983 Posted March 28, 2017 Report Share Posted March 28, 2017 When did Rick Rude and the Rock & Rolls work for Watts? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeteF3 Posted March 28, 2017 Report Share Posted March 28, 2017 I don't think the Rock 'n Rolls got there until '83, but Rude was around as a job guy before that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shoe Posted March 28, 2017 Report Share Posted March 28, 2017 When did Rick Rude and the Rock & Rolls work for Watts? Rude went to Memphis while the Rock n Rolls went to Mid-South. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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