The OS WWE 'Dirt' Thread

[soltrain]

I am guessing we will be seeing Raw on FX. And a live Smackdown on Fox Sports 2 or something.

Which I hope is the case. I work for Fox Sports.

[TracerBullet]

Vince says that CM Punk is on a sabbatical and is hopeful he will return.

[almostbobsaget]

Quote: Originally Posted by TracerBullet

Vince says that CM Punk is on a sabbatical and is hopeful he will return.

That's code for he can't get ahold of him.

[TracerBullet]

Quote: Originally Posted by Dayman

I'm not sure how attached with a fake sport you want your legitimate sporting network to be. I know ESPN used to show wrestling, but there's a good reason that if Disney bought the WWE rights it would never sniff being on ESPN.

Quote: Originally Posted by Matt_GoBlue

People know what wrestling is nowadays. And Raw is a big ratings getter. Why wouldn't you want them on your sports net?

Quote: Originally Posted by ubernoob

I think, as a business society, we're past the point of wrestling being "fake." It's a legitimate athletic event. It's proved over the past few decades that it's more than a legitimate sporting business, in terms of the business numbers they do. If ABC bought the WWE, they would put it on a channel that needs it. ESPN already pulls ratings - they don't need RAW to do that for them. How many businesses have ESPN on their TVs in their establishments? How many of those businesses have Fox Sports on? Foxsports.com ran an article on the Royal Rumble before it aired. The UFC helped launch their foray into semi-mainstream with TUF 1 piggybacking off WWE's ratings in 2005 when they were both on Spike. At this point, we go back to the silly phrase that gets uttered too much. "Best for business."

I actually agree with Dayman here to an extent. I don't think it's the sole reason though or the main reason. While some people would still harp on the "fakeness" of wrestling, I'm sure most would get over it. Ratings are good, but that's a huge block of time to dedicate to wrestling each and every week. FS1 is supposed to start airing MLB Playoff games. If one falls on a Monday or Friday, do they just move Raw or Smackdown? I'm not sure they're willing to drop their Monday/Friday night primetime slot just yet as they're still acquiring properties. I think FX would be the likely home for it if Fox picks it up. They may do some special episodes on FS1, but I think that's about it.

[ubernoob]

I would assume SmackDown! Would be a show that goes to FS2 as a home if this theoretical deal ever takes place.

I don't know, I just see foxsports.com publishing random articles about WWE (and legitimate articles, not dirt sheet stuff) and hiring Jim Ross as too much of a coincidence. They obviously aren't averse to the idea of having some WWE presence around their name/brand.

They already had to give free ad time away during some major events (last year's World Series, some college football games on Fox) for failing to hit target viewership ratings on FS1.

[WWF80sKid]

Funny thing is, I don't care where it ends up, because I'll watch it on my network app every week. Lol

[ubernoob]

Quote: Originally Posted by Matt_GoBlue

Funny thing is, I don't care where it ends up, because I'll watch it on my network app every week. Lol

RAW, SmackDown and Main Event won't be on the network app.

No idea on the timeframe it will take for their replays to go up.

[DonkeyJote]

Quote: Originally Posted by ubernoob

RAW, SmackDown and Main Event won't be on the network app. No idea on the timeframe it will take for their replays to go up.

I'm pretty sure they will be next day like on Hulu.


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