October 6, 20159 yr comment_5702553 NXT 24 was their best documentary on an event since they did the Mania of Wrestlemania about Wrestlemania 19. They spotlighted all four main eventers that night and everyone came off looking like stars but personable at the same. I agree with WingedEagle, this is best output of programming since they've launched the Network. They can get rid of the Jerry Springer stuff and the adult cartoons.
October 6, 20159 yr comment_5702626 NXT 24 was their best documentary on an event since they did the Mania of Wrestlemania about Wrestlemania 19. They spotlighted all four main eventers that night and everyone came off looking like stars but personable at the same. I agree with WingedEagle, this is best output of programming since they've launched the Network. They can get rid of the Jerry Springer stuff and the adult cartoons. OK, now I'm picturing a secret section of the Network featuring X-rated fare like "Big Show Meats the Divas" or something
October 6, 20159 yr comment_5702633 NXT 24 was their best documentary on an event since they did the Mania of Wrestlemania about Wrestlemania 19. They spotlighted all four main eventers that night and everyone came off looking like stars but personable at the same. I agree with WingedEagle, this is best output of programming since they've launched the Network. They can get rid of the Jerry Springer stuff and the adult cartoons. OK, now I'm picturing a secret section of the Network featuring X-rated fare like "Big Show Meats the Divas" or something To quote my man, Giddyup.
October 7, 20159 yr comment_5702688 I just watched the NXT 24 doc and it was awesome. I got all choked up a few times. Fantastic stuff.
October 7, 20159 yr comment_5702692 Man if Rollins was chocking up after Sasha/Bailey what do you expect from marks like us? The doc was fucking great.
October 7, 20159 yr comment_5702764 NXT 24 and the Daniel Bryan doc from Mania XXX are probably the two best things they've produced for the Network. They are on par with anything ESPN produces documentary-wise.
October 8, 20159 yr comment_5703041 The Table For 3 with Owens, Cesaro and Ambrose is pretty fun, enjoyed some of their travel stories from the indie days. Not sure how much of this was him trying to stay in character, but Ambrose eats like a pig.
October 8, 20159 yr comment_5703104 I just got an email to pick up my WWE Network gift cards at Walmart.
October 8, 20159 yr comment_5703115 I just got an email to pick up my WWE Network gift cards at Walmart. Me too. Unless I'm missing something, sounds like three free months?
October 8, 20159 yr comment_5703165 I just got an email to pick up my WWE Network gift cards at Walmart. Me too. Unless I'm missing something, sounds like three free months? I think it's that you can buy three months at Walmart, and not have to enter a credit card. Key if you want the network but don't have one.
October 9, 20159 yr comment_5703209 I know they don't want to upload more classic footage since they say no one watches it. I feel like basing content decisions on what's already being viewed is faulty logic that almost ensures a permanent status quo, but if it is what it is, they should offer a deluxe package that has regular uploads of classic stuff. I'd pay up to $20 a month for it depending on how aggressive they were about adding more content.
October 9, 20159 yr comment_5703249 I know they don't want to upload more classic footage since they say no one watches it. I feel like basing content decisions on what's already being viewed is faulty logic that almost ensures a permanent status quo, but if it is what it is, they should offer a deluxe package that has regular uploads of classic stuff. I'd pay up to $20 a month for it depending on how aggressive they were about adding more content. Everyone complains about Vince hating pro wrestling, but if the numbers prove that the current audience doesn't really give a shit outside of the 90's and big points int he 80's...isn't he kind of right? I am not sure if this is all a self-fulling prophecy/re-education of the fans for years that had lead us to this point, but I think its an instresting case in which came first the chicken or the egg or a more apt description which came firs Vince's apathy towards wrestling past or the fans?
October 9, 20159 yr comment_5703250 It's a self fulfilling prophecy. They stopped adding classic stuff a month or so after launch, so when people stopped watching they can point to it and say that's why they don't add more. They just added a boatload of ECW Hardcore TV after ignoring it for months, on the heels of finally getting around to adding more Nitros. Hopefully they get enough views to prompt them to add more.
October 9, 20159 yr comment_5703257 Well yeah. They're adding ECW and WCW stuff. That's the "old stuff" that there is a demand for. It's why they also keep releasing ECW and WCW DVD sets. There's a large audience for it. There isn't a large audience for AWA, Smokey Mountain, World Class, and Mid South. I mean I'D love it but I'm not the target audience.
October 9, 20159 yr comment_5703258 Well I'm just one dude but they won't be getting this one dude's money until they start putting up some of their territory footage. What is the point of spending the money to buy the libraries just to sit on them?
October 9, 20159 yr comment_5703272 It's a self fulfilling prophecy. They stopped adding classic stuff a month or so after launch, so when people stopped watching they can point to it and say that's why they don't add more. They just added a boatload of ECW Hardcore TV after ignoring it for months, on the heels of finally getting around to adding more Nitros. Hopefully they get enough views to prompt them to add more. I think that they just seem to be overly fixated in the mid 90s while ignoring that there may be a market for early 90s Superstars or Horsemen Era NWA/WCW. At the very least, it seems odd that they don't seem to push harder for the Savage/Hogan/Dusty/Flair nostalgia audience.
October 9, 20159 yr comment_5703318 Well yeah. They're adding ECW and WCW stuff. That's the "old stuff" that there is a demand for. It's why they also keep releasing ECW and WCW DVD sets. There's a large audience for it. There isn't a large audience for AWA, Smokey Mountain, World Class, and Mid South. I mean I'D love it but I'm not the target audience. There's not a huge demand for 1920s silents on Netflix, but they are there because Netflix realizes there is some demand and if they have the content why not use it? Variety is king when it comes to a streaming service like the Network, and the Network does not provide adequate variety considering the library they have access to.
October 9, 20159 yr comment_5703325 That's just it -- I can't imagine the costs in adding older footage to the network is tremendous, especially where there's really no capacity to remaster or otherwise improve the footage. If those costs are minimal it really makes no sense and can only help establish the network as *the* go-to archive for wrestling fans. I doubt this moves the needle much, if at all, but if the required investment is insignificant it seems like an easy call.
October 9, 20159 yr comment_5703334 That'd make sense. If there's a real cost in dollars and hours I'd expect a focus on more recent, better produced material.
October 9, 20159 yr comment_5703335 Was WWE CoD captioned? I thought it was, but I never had the service itself.
October 9, 20159 yr comment_5703340 Yes. They had to because of Americans With Disabilities Act regulations.
October 9, 20159 yr comment_5703343 Then based on a rough estimation, this is the stuff that was shown on 24/7 / Classics on Demand / WWE Classics and should be ready to be uploaded whenever they want: - anything since the HD move + every DVD release ever - the entire Video Coliseum collection - every MSG show ever and over 200 big arena house shows (Boston/Spectrum/L.A...) - every AWA PPV/Supershow, a chunk of All-Star Wrestling 1981. - the entire TNT run including the Bobby Heenan Show - the entire Prime Time run from the day Heenan joined - ECW Hardcore TV until 1998 (probably all, but that's where they stopped) - Mid Atlantic 1981 and 1982 - the entire Raw, Nitro and Smackdown runs - chunks of Stampede Wrestling 1978 and 1979 - World Class from 1982 to 1984 - NWA/WCW Saturday Night from 1985 to 1988 - WWWF Championship Wrestling 1977 - WWF Mania 1993 - WCW Worldwide 1993 probably a lot more, I just put together this list in five minutes looking through a tape list.
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