Thanks for the detailed response Chris

As kjh said I imagine that there will be a 18-23% bump in the stock after the Q1 results - a lot of people may see the huge bump and jump in. I may pick some shares up and top slice after the announcement or dump them all depending on the gains. Only weary because of the USD being so strong as I said, so I actually missed the ex-dividend date.

Subscription numbers seem to be a factor as big as any other indicator and I can’t see them getting hundreds of thousands with this new product, and I do not know for how long are they going to be able to pull out gimmicks out of their hat to artificially keep the numbers up. I expect them getting their ass kicked and then coming up with something to pump numbers up again.

I do not see the long term value of WWE stock, in fact it’s a terrible investing stock because of its volatility, but a wrestling fan can hear signals and trade. However the stock is hard to read. If they hadn’t thrown in such ridiculous numbers at the start the stock could be a steady 50% more valuable at this point. It has also been a historically underperforming stock (maybe because of the wrestling bias, I don’t know) and there’s always the black swan of people dying and the stock crumbling again.

Interesting how for years and years I’d skip the financial portions of WON but now they are the only WWE pages that I always read.

 

PS - Chris, is the dude that criticised you and thinks they will get to 2M a wrestling fan?

I'm pretty sure the "superkick party" stuff is just the usual Joey Styles crew screwing around and doing things management has no clue about - probably meant as a tribute.

 

Maybe. But then there was that Mark Henry line to Roman Reigns last night: “You young bucks, you think you know it all, you did it all. YOU AIN’T BEEN NOWHERE!”

Is that story about Bam Bam Bigelow saving kids from a fire true?

Yup and he ended up getting pretty badly burned because of it, like 40-50% of his body.

I've heard about it, but I've never seen any actual articles or anything to verify it.

So who knew there was a wrestling match with a finishing stretch based around a used condom?:

 

 

This Buxx Belmar guy certainly has his own style...

Is the Saturday morning Georgia show from summer 84 to spring 85 worth the time and effort?

It's an interesting show to watch for the mixed bag of talent that works there....there is quite the shift once 1985 begins and their deal with Memphis died.

Max Landis made a video similar to his really funny Death of Superman summary that breaks down HHH's career in kayfabe. It's outstanding.

Max Landis made a video similar to his really funny Death of Superman summary that breaks down HHH's career in kayfabe. It's outstanding.

 

This is absolutely terrific.

 

(gotta love the Shockmaster showing up too)

So this past weekend at Frozen Dead Guy Days, a festival I help run every year, we got to see a crowd turn on a Coffin Race team and turn them heel based purely on them being undefeated for the previous five years. I was announcing and played up how no one has been able to beat them. This year they won again, beating Team Luchadores in their final heat. The crowd totally turned on them and my announcing sorta helped. They never cheat, they just can't be beaten.

 

This brings back memories!!

 

http://uproxx.com/prowrestling/2015/03/survey-says-the-somewhat-definitive-history-of-wrestlers-on-family-feud/

Max Landis made a video similar to his really funny Death of Superman summary that breaks down HHH's career in kayfabe. It's outstanding.

That's amazing. And it's not a HHH bash, it's a hilarious explanation of his character while also being a declaration of why Pro Wrestling is awesome to people who don't get it. That's the premise. Everything in there that's also an Internet trope about why people hate him is shown clearly to be part of this TV Character the host loves. And most importantly, it's really funny and it's making fun of people who still bash wrestling for not being "real". "Wrestling Isn't Wrestling" is the best tag line ever.

 

Max Landis made a video similar to his really funny Death of Superman summary that breaks down HHH's career in kayfabe. It's outstanding.

That's amazing. And it's not a HHH bash, it's a hilarious explanation of his character while also being a declaration of why Pro Wrestling is awesome to people who don't get it. That's the premise. Everything in there that's also an Internet trope about why people hate him is shown clearly to be part of this TV Character the host loves. And most importantly, it's really funny and it's making fun of people who still bash wrestling for not being "real". "Wrestling Isn't Wrestling" is the best tag line ever.

 

I much prefer Kevin Cook's take on Trips:

 

http://prowrestlingonly.com/index.php?/topic/8273-the-greatest-things-ever-written-on-wrestling-message-boards/?p=5435882

Jesus, I miss Cook. Wonder what he's doing these days.

Hansen and Sid tagging in February 1991 when they obviously both had other matches to build at WrestleWar and no apparent motive or previous association is one of the best examples of Rule Of Cool booking I've ever seen.

 

On a related note, their pre-WW Omni opponents are Sting and Luger, similarly paired for nothing more than Rule Of Over (which I never realized until now), and they certainly are that.

What was D-Von Dudley's name and gimmick before debuting in ECW? Everywhere I look says he started wrestling in '92, but doesn't say what name he used.

My Nephew In The Steel Cage Taking on All Comers

 

 

 

 

THIS IS PRO WRESTLING!

Part Two

 

 

Does anyone happen to have a list of promotions which present their TV online (youtube etc?)

 

A shocking title change and a brutal attack!

I cant believe Bearball got taken out like that! Does Dresden have no shame? Oh the humanity!

I am watching a Nitro from 1996, and Pat Tanaka coming out to Goldberg's music amuses me way too much.

 

Wrestling is stupid.

Stephanie responded to Max Landis on twitter saying she loved the video. I guess Alvarez was wrong about the company not responding. Unless they are messing with him after the fact