WWE Network... It's Here

[pantherwagner]

I don't know why they just don't create a whole new category for The Main Event. There were only five of them.

 

I like having the SNME's and the ME's in order and in the same category but I am not sure what's stopping them from naming them The Main Event #1, #2... instead of numbering them after the original SNME 36 episode series.

[Lee]

There's 36 SNMEs, so it must in their cataloguing method that TMEs are 37-41, but I agree it looks very odd. Presumably they put it like that to avoid "The Main Event" clashing with "Main Event" in their records or whatever. I do like TME being listed with SNME since they're essentially part of the same 'series' but I also don't see why it should be so hard not to call them TME #1 etc.

 

The Jake Roberts' theme on Hulk Hogan's workout was in the original video, but it wasn't Jake's theme yet.

 

Also interested to see how they'll treat Friday Night's Main Event, two episodes from 1997 that aired in a similar SNME slot and ran 'backwards' (main events first, squashes at the end) but were actually USA Network concessions for the annual bumping of Prime Time/RAW for the US Open. Technically they'd fit in with the 97 Raws but you never know with WWE, so I guess we'll find out in a few months or whatever their uploading schedule is.

[JNLister]

It may be a mistake to assume the people numbering the episodes or uploading them have any clue about what the relationship is between SNME and The Main Event.

 

Is it really dumb to suggest they rehire Rob Naylor to work on the network?

[BillThompson]

Is it really dumb to suggest they rehire Rob Naylor to work on the network?

 

No, they need a bunch of guys like him behind the content. It would solve the problems of releasing things non-chronologically, or with wrong names/dates.

[flyonthewall2983]

How many episode of Legends of Wrestling are there exactly? They just put up another one and it looks like there's 36 altogether on there right now.

[Kevin Ridge]

How many episode of Legends of Wrestling are there exactly? They just put up another one and it looks like there's 36 altogether on there right now.

 

What did they add? Just looking at selection on my computer and there is only 32. The last one I saw added was The Soul of Wrestling.

[MikeCampbell]

The Managers episode from 2009 was just added, I believe that only leaves the one about Southern Wrestling as the only one missing.

[flyonthewall2983]

32, that's right.

[Johnny Sorrow]

They supposedly recorded some with Bruno when he was put in the HOF and made amends. I really want to see these. Just to see the guys who bashed him back pedal and kiss his ass.

[thebrainfollower]

Southern Wrestling is up. That ends that. I still don't get how they just gave up on all the early content, old school, WCCW and now it seems ECW as well. But they seem to be rushing to the MNW which makes me think Nitros will start being added in a month or so.

[Mad Dog]

They did that massive 50 episode dump of ECW shows and haven't touched it since.

[Al]

A long shot, but I'd love to see them dump that Texas Wrestling footage they have from Ed McLemore. Something utterly uncovered by the rest of their archive.

[The Chief]

They did that massive 50 episode dump of ECW shows and haven't touched it since.

Those are actully really fun to watch week to week and it's bugging the hell out of me that they just stopped. 1995 is when shit gets good.

[SteveJRogers]

They did that massive 50 episode dump of ECW shows and haven't touched it since.

 

My only guess is that they are waiting for Raw to catch up and do Raw/ECW/Nitro all at the same time.

[pantherwagner]

 

Is it really dumb to suggest they rehire Rob Naylor to work on the network?

 

No, they need a bunch of guys like him behind the content. It would solve the problems of releasing things non-chronologically, or with wrong names/dates.

 

 

Not only that but Naylor having some kind of say on the network would probably mean we'd get USWA Texas and Global and fun stuff like that.

[MikeCampbell]

They've been on a RAW binge lately. Not that long ago they were doing the post-Mania April shows, and now they're already into July '95. Nitro may be coming sooner rather than later. I'm hoping to see the 1990-92 SNME up soon. Since they set the precedent by showing the finish of Harts/Strike force at the first TME, I wonder if they'll show the aftermath the Jake/Savage/Liz/UT backstage stuff.

[thebrainfollower]

Actually Raw caught up a few weeks back with ECW. Still nadda.

[pantherwagner]

They've been on a RAW binge lately. Not that long ago they were doing the post-Mania April shows, and now they're already into July '95. Nitro may be coming sooner rather than later. I'm hoping to see the 1990-92 SNME up soon. Since they set the precedent by showing the finish of Harts/Strike force at the first TME, I wonder if they'll show the aftermath the Jake/Savage/Liz/UT backstage stuff.

 

Who knows what this really means but Dave said that the rest of the SNME is planned to go up in September, They didn't dump all of them in one go so 1) the "free week" users didn't have access to all of them and 2) so there's something else to make people renew their subscriptions.

[goc]

When they seem to have an actual plan for what they are putting up I might jump back in. Until then I already have enough unwatched wrestling that's piling up on DVDs and hard drives to worry about it.

[sek69]

It seems the plan is to add a lot of stuff in August/September when renewals come up. Bryan made a good point on one of his shows where if WWE had content that appealed to people other than PPVs on a monthly basis they wouldn't have to panic when renew time comes up every six months.

[pantherwagner]

This is from the Observer:

 

"The reason there is so much WWE content on YouTube, which some think has hurt network subscriptions and will hurt renewals, is it is a strategic decision by WWE. Rob Bernstein, the WWE Vice President of Digital and Print in March told the Digital Sports Fan Engagement Conference that they were not going after blocking archived YouTube videos of products that they own because they believe it’s better to leave them there and get fans hooked on the product. He said that the belief is that long-term, it is more beneficial and that fans who get exposed to the product that way will spend more money. There are differing opinions about that. There are some things that they do go after, particularly if it’s stuff they don’t want up."

 

The "old content" rollouts of the network make even less sense now.

 

I wonder if Vince has already mentally given up on this project.

[sek69]

I've been getting that impression for a while, given the push for it would barely be considered half-ass until the last week or so. The YouTube stuff especially makes no sense, since the biggest potential market would be lapsed fans from the Attitude Era. Right now none of that stuff is on the network (other than PPVs), and if you want to see the TV that led up to what they do have you have to go to YouTube to see it.

[Minds_Eys]

I cancelled my subscription yesterday. Once they get a plan together and have someone running the Network who has a clue I'll jump back on board.

[Mad Dog]

It's really such a small amount that I won't cancel. I just don't see why this is so hard. Just put a house show up a week, an ECW and a World Championship Wrestling. They did more with 24/7 Online and they never advertised that.

[goc]

At this point Classics on Demand was far better about constant updates. I guess this is really just a split between people who want archive footage and people really only have it to watch PPVs for cheap and maybe some of the documentaries.