iamthedoctor Posted January 14, 2015 Report Share Posted January 14, 2015 As noted, WWE Network will not air a new episode of Main Event next Tuesday night and Santino Marella's Royal Rumble Lottery Special will air instead.Main Event is not airing because of WWE's existing deal with the Sky network. With the WWE Network launching in the UK and Ireland on Monday, they are unable to broadcast Main Event into those countries due to the Sky deal. WWE Network is unable to block certain content based on location. CREDIT: Wrestling Observer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JNLister Posted January 14, 2015 Report Share Posted January 14, 2015 Actually, the original post on the Observer site doesn't say they can't create a separate feed, it says: So unless WWE creates a separate U.K. feed without Main Event, they won't be able to put the show on the network, unless they strike a deal with Sky. Odd story either way, as if Sky have a UK exclusive on Main Event, how come they don't also have an exclusive on Superstars, and indeed on the PPVs? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillThompson Posted January 14, 2015 Report Share Posted January 14, 2015 This shows an incredible lack of foresight and understanding by the WWE. Sometimes I'm amazed that this company has stayed in business this long, and I really wonder if they'll ever understand exactly what the Network should be. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt D Posted January 14, 2015 Report Share Posted January 14, 2015 Time to bring back Tuesday Night Titans. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WingedEagle Posted January 14, 2015 Report Share Posted January 14, 2015 I know its been asked over and over for nearly a year now, but why are they still not promoting the network? The sell thus far has been a price shill and a middle finger to those who buy PPV. Presumably everyone who deems it cheap enough has come aboard, why not go after those who have no clue what's there besides the PPVs and the price? That spot for the Savage feature that aired just before Raw went off the air was great. How can they still not have a regular weekly lineup with programming (mostly old to keep costs down with some new things like this and the countdown features mixed in) that are pushed as hard as Raw and Smackdown? 60 second live or pre-taped cut-ins from Stamford, backstage at TV, the road, wherever giving a quick hit on the show that just aired or is about to air? I'm basically a subscriber for life at this or any slightly higher price point. I'm not the guy they need to talk to. Why won't they try something different when pitching this thing? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kjh Posted January 14, 2015 Report Share Posted January 14, 2015 I wonder if the live feed of WWE Main Event really makes financial sense? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Petey Posted January 15, 2015 Report Share Posted January 15, 2015 I'm not sure what else they can do to greatly expand the subscriber base. Myself, like a lot of others, clamor for more territorial footage and the like, but we're already subscribers. I'm not sure how many people they'd gain if they added Mid-South and Crockett. They're not going to get lapsed 80's fans to buy The Network just because it has a ton of WCCW footage. The two big draws are free PPV's and a bunch of archival footage, so they target current fans and the hardcores. Fringe fans aren't going to buy The Network just for a nostalgia kick. The only way to get more eyeballs is if WWE somehow gets hot and they greatly increase their current fanbase. Yeah, they market it poorly and there are little ways to make it better, but I don't think any of it would make a big difference unless WWE as a whole manages to grow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loss Posted January 15, 2015 Report Share Posted January 15, 2015 Do old lapsed WCW/NWA fans even keep up with wrestling enough to know that there is a such thing as a WWE Network? WWE only promotes it on its own programs, which is something else I don't get. There has been no media push even at the level there has been this week for Daniel Bryan's return. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pantherwagner Posted January 15, 2015 Report Share Posted January 15, 2015 I don't know what's the cost of putting up that old footage and I imagine that the returns may be minimal, but they don't even promote their own old footage on their own shows so I don't expect them to promote "other people's" footage outside of their shows. It would be a cool touch if they welcome the UK to the network by uploading the UK Rampage/European Rampage Tour shows from the early 90s. Silver Vision was a saviour to many of us back in the 90s. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt D Posted January 15, 2015 Report Share Posted January 15, 2015 What ever happened with getting Canada specific content because of some laws up there or something? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KrisZ Posted January 15, 2015 Report Share Posted January 15, 2015 Do old lapsed WCW/NWA fans even keep up with wrestling enough to know that there is a such thing as a WWE Network? WWE only promotes it on its own programs, which is something else I don't get. There has been no media push even at the level there has been this week for Daniel Bryan's return. I still know fans in their 20's that are pissed because the Network isn't on "real TV" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iamthedoctor Posted January 15, 2015 Report Share Posted January 15, 2015 Personally I do wonder if all this could have been avoided had WWE set the Network deal up before they resigned with Sky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hammerva Posted January 16, 2015 Report Share Posted January 16, 2015 Watching some of the 1st season of Tough Enough and Triple H shooting on Goldberg was just ridiculous. You can see why Goldberg hates his guts after that promo he cuts on the 3rd show. Maybe in 2001 that promo sounded right especially given the mess of Goldberg in WCW at the time but hearing it now is funny. Forgot about the classic time that Taz ripped a Goldberg poster on the wall and said "Wrong company" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C.S. Posted January 16, 2015 Report Share Posted January 16, 2015 Watching some of the 1st season of Tough Enough and Triple H shooting on Goldberg was just ridiculous. You can see why Goldberg hates his guts after that promo he cuts on the 3rd show. Maybe in 2001 that promo sounded right especially given the mess of Goldberg in WCW at the time but hearing it now is funny. Forgot about the classic time that Taz ripped a Goldberg poster on the wall and said "Wrong company" I can understand why they wouldn't want Goldberg posters on the wall of a WWE show, but both Triple H and Taz came across as petty, unlikeable infants. Whoever the poster belonged to, the poor kid was doomed after that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sek69 Posted January 16, 2015 Report Share Posted January 16, 2015 I know its been asked over and over for nearly a year now, but why are they still not promoting the network? The sell thus far has been a price shill and a middle finger to those who buy PPV. Presumably everyone who deems it cheap enough has come aboard, why not go after those who have no clue what's there besides the PPVs and the price? They clearly don't have the first clue how to promote this thing. They spend so much time hammering the price, but they never tell you what you get for it other than PPVs and historic RAW moments (half of which aren't even up yet). It never seems to occur to them the price doesn't matter if you don't tell people what they get. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goc Posted January 16, 2015 Report Share Posted January 16, 2015 I was somewhat considering subscribing again but hearing about them putting a new season of Tough Enough on USA and Main Event being pulled off the Network due to issues with Sky, I feel like they've already pretty much given up on making the Network anywhere near as good as what it could & should be. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pantherwagner Posted January 16, 2015 Report Share Posted January 16, 2015 I was somewhat considering subscribing again but hearing about them putting a new season of Tough Enough on USA and Main Event being pulled off the Network due to issues with Sky, I feel like they've already pretty much given up on making the Network anywhere near as good as what it could & should be. To be fair to them if USA is giving them money it would be silly to reject it, and it's not like a season of Tough Enough is going to move the numbers up enough to justify that. As for Main Event - similar deal - I know they have tried to revamp it but it's a C show at best only catering to the hardest of the hardcores who still have energy to watch more WWE after watching Raw and Smackdown (and Superstars, if you want to). If anything this only shows you that they clearly have no idea of what they are doing with this network. As soon as they made it a Barrios/Wilson project instead of a Steph project or a Vince project it became an "orphan project". By the way I forgot Wilson's name (Geddes would pop up but I know that wasn't it) so I went here: http://corporate.wwe.com/company/executive-officers and Kevin Dunn doesn't have his photo up, probably because he's a "Bugs Bunny looking motherfucker". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El-P Posted January 16, 2015 Report Share Posted January 16, 2015 probably because he's a "Bugs Bunny looking motherfucker". I cannot read that and not hear the voice of Corny. Still cracks me up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sek69 Posted January 16, 2015 Report Share Posted January 16, 2015 Man, it's a psychologist's wet dream that Kevin "no ugly or old people on my TV shows" Dunn is the only one with no photo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C.S. Posted January 17, 2015 Report Share Posted January 17, 2015 By the way I forgot Wilson's name (Geddes would pop up but I know that wasn't it) so I went here: http://corporate.wwe.com/company/executive-officers and Kevin Dunn doesn't have his photo up, probably because he's a "Bugs Bunny looking motherfucker". Pretty sure he shows up on the first season of Tough Enough, which is now available for only $9.99 on the WWE Network. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shoe Posted January 17, 2015 Report Share Posted January 17, 2015 I just did one of their survey's about the network. it's skewed in some areas . I wonder what someone like Harrington would say about it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sidebottom Posted January 17, 2015 Report Share Posted January 17, 2015 Yeah Dunn was on Tough Enough Season 1. I remember him talking badly about John Morrison / Nitro. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iamthedoctor Posted January 18, 2015 Report Share Posted January 18, 2015 Watching some of the 1st season of Tough Enough and Triple H shooting on Goldberg was just ridiculous. You can see why Goldberg hates his guts after that promo he cuts on the 3rd show. Maybe in 2001 that promo sounded right especially given the mess of Goldberg in WCW at the time but hearing it now is funny. Forgot about the classic time that Taz ripped a Goldberg poster on the wall and said "Wrong company" I cant blame Bill. WWE pretty much screwed up his career in WWE and was booked the wrong way, nevermind how Triple H had to be the guy who was the first to beat him. It was known Hunter had a groin injury and couldnt perform in the chamber and Bill basically wiped out the other wrestlers in that match and the way the ending to that chamber was clear bullshit. Maybe it would have been better putting him on Smackdown instead, I just know from memory it was always Bill/HHH everytime on PPV while he was the champion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C.S. Posted January 18, 2015 Report Share Posted January 18, 2015 Yeah Dunn was on Tough Enough Season 1. I remember him talking badly about John Morrison / Nitro. Weird, I just watched the first episode of TE Season 1 last night, and I don't remember Morrison being on it. Was it a blink and you miss it thing? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hawkeye12 Posted January 18, 2015 Report Share Posted January 18, 2015 Yeah Dunn was on Tough Enough Season 1. I remember him talking badly about John Morrison / Nitro. Weird, I just watched the first episode of TE Season 1 last night, and I don't remember Morrison being on it. Was it a blink and you miss it thing? Morrison was season 3. I think Dunn is here and there throughout all the seasons. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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