shoe Posted July 26, 2017 Report Share Posted July 26, 2017 WWE would sit on the footage. They are in no rush to put new old school content on the network. It took years for them to put more libraries on their that they already have converted. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sek69 Posted July 26, 2017 Report Share Posted July 26, 2017 To be fair, after some early shakeups there was really no one leading the department that includes the Network for a while. Once they had someone actually running the ship, we started seeing monthly classic content dumps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goc Posted July 27, 2017 Report Share Posted July 27, 2017 I agree with the people saying Houston footage being owned by WWE would be worse and not better. They're releasing full TV shows in order and nothing seems to indicate that they can do that with the Houston footage. Not to mention that a lot of the matches we got on NWAOnDemand wasn't played on TV so if they even did manage to put together the TVs and upload them we'd still miss out on a lot of stuff. I don't see any reason to believe that if WWE had gotten the Houston footage instead of Bruce Tharpe that we'd have seen more on WWE Network than what we've gotten from NWAOnDemand, I imagine it would be a LOT less. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peachchaos Posted July 27, 2017 Report Share Posted July 27, 2017 "It belongs in a museum!" No chance in hell we would have seen even a fraction of the footage we have if this had been sold to WWE first. Mainly for the reasons Matt D laid out, but also once Houston is part of the massive collection, it gets marginalized. We've seen a total of 1 Georgia match on the Network, a pretty famous and historic territory. Think we'll see another one any time soon? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sek69 Posted July 27, 2017 Report Share Posted July 27, 2017 More WCCW shows and a Spectrum Old School show have popped up so far today. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peachchaos Posted July 27, 2017 Report Share Posted July 27, 2017 I'm curious as to whether there is maybe another collection Corgan could purchase to start his own library. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peachchaos Posted July 27, 2017 Report Share Posted July 27, 2017 Hope there's more Spectrum to come. Jesus, 1983 WWF really is a new low. Backlund vs. Iron Mike Sharpe as the Main Event? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shoe Posted July 27, 2017 Report Share Posted July 27, 2017 From what I was told their were probably between 300-500 matches left on the reels. Some of the reels might only have an interview or 2. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sek69 Posted July 27, 2017 Report Share Posted July 27, 2017 I'm curious as to whether there is maybe another collection Corgan could purchase to start his own library. I'm not sure there's anything out there that could be used to start a library. Memphis rights are a mess (and even if they weren't WWE would get first dibs via Lawler), the only Portland stuff I've seen was from the stash Buddy kept in his garage and not the greatest VQ. Those are the only two I can think of that would be worth purchasing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goc Posted July 27, 2017 Report Share Posted July 27, 2017 WWE does not own the St. Louis library then you have stuff like the Savoldi collection that has a lot of different stuff in it and the PM Films collection owned by the Martinez family that has stuff like Southwest and a lot of other odds and ends in it. Bruce Tharpe did say that he'd had other people reach out to him when he started the site & try to sell him their tape libraries but that he didn't have the time or resources to handle anymore than what he was already doing with Houston. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Thread Killer Posted July 27, 2017 Report Share Posted July 27, 2017 Hope there's more Spectrum to come. Jesus, 1983 WWF really is a new low. Backlund vs. Iron Mike Sharpe as the Main Event? You take that back. That's Canada's Greatest Athlete you're talking about there, pal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mad Dog Posted July 28, 2017 Report Share Posted July 28, 2017 I'm glad to finally see more WCCW footage. But can they get some of the gaps closed please. They have the oddest missing episodes mixed throughout. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sek69 Posted July 28, 2017 Report Share Posted July 28, 2017 Anyone else having problems with the 1980 MSG show? It keeps randomly shutting off and sending me back to the previous menu on my PS4. It's the only thing I've really had an issue with. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grimmas Posted July 28, 2017 Report Share Posted July 28, 2017 Can anyone watch the April 1990 SNME the one with Harts vs Rockers? Every time I try it skips to the next show automatically. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JRH Posted July 28, 2017 Report Share Posted July 28, 2017 According to the Edge and Christian podcast we wont be getting a second season of the E&C show. WWE isnt willing to pay the money needed to produce it, and E&C's schedules are too hectic, so no season 2 probably. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mad Dog Posted July 28, 2017 Report Share Posted July 28, 2017 Reddit: Vince obviously hates Edge and Christian's show because he can't control what they say!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ricky Jackson Posted July 28, 2017 Report Share Posted July 28, 2017 I have no opinion of the E and C show because I only caught a tiny bit of it, but I have to say I'm totally fine with Network belt-tightening in regards to original content as long as it means more uploads of cost-free old school footage Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sek69 Posted July 28, 2017 Report Share Posted July 28, 2017 Christian also posted pics of his wrestling boots on Twitter wondering if they still fit, so he might be contemplating a comeback. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goc Posted July 28, 2017 Report Share Posted July 28, 2017 Christian also posted pics of his wrestling boots on Twitter wondering if they still fit, so he might be contemplating a comeback. How do you make a comeback when you were FORCED to retire in the first place? Unless he's gonna wrestle somewhere else and I don't get the sense he would want to go slum it in GFW or ROH, especially considering how unhappy he looked when he got inducted into TNA's Hall of Fame. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt D Posted July 28, 2017 Report Share Posted July 28, 2017 Christian also posted pics of his wrestling boots on Twitter wondering if they still fit, so he might be contemplating a comeback. How do you make a comeback when you were FORCED to retire in the first place? Unless he's gonna wrestle somewhere else and I don't get the sense he would want to go slum it in GFW or ROH, especially considering how unhappy he looked when he got inducted into TNA's Hall of Fame. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iamthedoctor Posted July 28, 2017 Report Share Posted July 28, 2017 Reddit: Vince obviously hates Edge and Christian's show because he can't control what they say!!!! I was a fan of the JBL Show interviews and it sucks it got canned months ago. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kronos Posted July 28, 2017 Report Share Posted July 28, 2017 Are there any shows on the network with a Rockers v Demolition match? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zep81 Posted July 28, 2017 Report Share Posted July 28, 2017 Are there any shows on the network with a Rockers v Demolition match? Not sure if it's on the network, but they had a belter of a match at MSG on 10/24/88 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt D Posted July 28, 2017 Report Share Posted July 28, 2017 Great match which Michaels totally misunderstood. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kronos Posted July 28, 2017 Report Share Posted July 28, 2017 Are there any shows on the network with a Rockers v Demolition match? Not sure if it's on the network, but they had a belter of a match at MSG on 10/24/88 10/24/88 is one of the two shows on the Network, so score! Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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