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kingkilla56 · 07-08-2014, 01:06 AM

WWE's vice grip on the market protects them from every direct competitor in the wrestling world. The new company buying away top talent from WWE alone would put them in the red. They would need to find tour venues, find television, find an audience, find a paying audience, and pay so many other people. I dont think a big shot will just pop out of the blue going right at WWE's neck. It would just end massive failure. WWE's brand recognition alone destroys any competition.

Chrisksaint · 07-08-2014, 01:08 AM

Yeah I feel like the WWE now is just way too established to allow real competition. Obviously they had been around when WCW started, but it wasn't as nationwide with television, social media, etc.

IndianBird · 07-08-2014, 01:09 AM

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	Just watching Monday Night Wars makes me think...what's stopping somebody with money to blow Ted Turner style from getting into the business, buying up a few big name talents (I'm talking Rock/Cena level), and trying to go at WWE today? The name that comes to mind is Mark Cuban...if he wanted to, I'm sure he could put something together and have a go at WWE. Maybe even buy out TNA...who knows. Not that I want it to happen, plus I know the level of loyalty to WWE is very high for a lot of these guys. But money talks, and if you paid a guy enough, he'd walk. Just a thought.

It's insanely difficult to make money in wrestling. A smart guy like Cuban wouldn't piss his money away to try it.

DonkeyJote · 07-08-2014, 05:57 AM

WCW was already an established entity when Turner's money came into play. They didn't buy Flair, Rhodes, and Sting from WWE, and Luger, Savage, Hogan, and the Outsiders probably don't go over there if it isn't already established, regardless of the money.

TheShizNo1 · 07-08-2014, 10:50 AM

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	WCW was already an established entity when Turner's money came into play. They didn't buy Flair, Rhodes, and Sting from WWE, and Luger, Savage, Hogan, and the Outsiders probably don't go over there if it isn't already established, regardless of the money.

I mean, plenty of them made it clear that it was about the money (guaranteed contracts and light workload) . And WCW wasn't exactly kicking doors down with ratings at the time, either. They had #MillionsOfDollars and maybe more importantly, TV time.

jasontoddwhitt · 07-08-2014, 01:59 PM

Need some billionaire TV mogul to go to Paul Heyman and say "here's some money, here's some guaranteed TV time...build me a promotion."

Chrisksaint · 07-08-2014, 05:38 PM

Watching Summerslam 99 and the promo video for the HHH/Stone Cold/Mankind title match makes me think that their needs to be more number one contender matches.

jmillhimes · 07-09-2014, 10:15 AM

Good Article in the Tampa sun on Fandango. a few things about him

- Big fan of Video games. Owns all the new systems

- Huge fan of Final Fantasy series

- Has over 300 maxed out VHS tapes that he recorded of old WWE events and WCW PPV's and Nitros

07-08-2014, 01:06 AM	#3521
kingkilla56 Hall Of Fame OVR: 31 Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Syracuse University Blog Entries: 1	Re: WWE Off-Topic WWE's vice grip on the market protects them from every direct competitor in the wrestling world. The new company buying away top talent from WWE alone would put them in the red. They would need to find tour venues, find television, find an audience, find a paying audience, and pay so many other people. I dont think a big shot will just pop out of the blue going right at WWE's neck. It would just end massive failure. WWE's brand recognition alone destroys any competition. TheShizNo1 likes this. __________________ Tweet Tweet

07-08-2014, 01:08 AM	#3522
Chrisksaint $$$ OVR: 33 Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Tampa,FL Posts: 19,142	Re: WWE Off-Topic Yeah I feel like the WWE now is just way too established to allow real competition. Obviously they had been around when WCW started, but it wasn't as nationwide with television, social media, etc. __________________ Saints, LSU, Seminoles, Pelicans, Marlins, Lightning

07-08-2014, 05:57 AM	#3524
DonkeyJote All Star OVR: 19 Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Bremerton, WA Posts: 9,037	Re: WWE Off-Topic WCW was already an established entity when Turner's money came into play. They didn't buy Flair, Rhodes, and Sting from WWE, and Luger, Savage, Hogan, and the Outsiders probably don't go over there if it isn't already established, regardless of the money. bigbob and SmashMan like this.

07-08-2014, 01:59 PM	#3526
jasontoddwhitt MVP OVR: 10 Join Date: May 2003 Location: KY Posts: 8,086	Re: WWE Off-Topic Need some billionaire TV mogul to go to Paul Heyman and say "here's some money, here's some guaranteed TV time...build me a promotion." TheShizNo1 and Matt_GoBlue like this.

07-08-2014, 05:38 PM	#3527
Chrisksaint $$$ OVR: 33 Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Tampa,FL Posts: 19,142	Re: WWE Off-Topic Watching Summerslam 99 and the promo video for the HHH/Stone Cold/Mankind title match makes me think that their needs to be more number one contender matches. StevenSD likes this. __________________ Saints, LSU, Seminoles, Pelicans, Marlins, Lightning

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07-09-2014, 10:15 AM	#3528
jmillhimes MVP OVR: 4 Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Sugarland-TX	Re: WWE Off-Topic Good Article in the Tampa sun on Fandango. a few things about him - Big fan of Video games. Owns all the new systems - Huge fan of Final Fantasy series - Has over 300 maxed out VHS tapes that he recorded of old WWE events and WCW PPV's and Nitros __________________ atleast..Its not Delaware

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