Paid Members mim731 Posted February 11, 2016 Paid Members Share Posted February 11, 2016 Looks like the Citizens Advice Batista has been on the case -  https://twitter.com/DaveBautista/status/697585006563217408  I would pay money for someone to make Citizens Advice Batista. Like Watchdog, but with Batista. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Undefeated Steak Posted February 11, 2016 Share Posted February 11, 2016 Wrestling Observer are tweeting about WWE's latest Quarterly report and WWE are claiming that the Network has just below 1.3 million subscribers now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WyattSheepMask Posted February 11, 2016 Share Posted February 11, 2016 Which isn't much more than what they were claiming in October in the last quarterly. I reckon that's pretty much the number they'll peak at Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ambulance Chaser Posted February 11, 2016 Share Posted February 11, 2016 Yeah lost a few domestic but gained slightly international apparently as it went live in India.  I'm with Wyatt, I can't see it going much higher than that. I personally subscribed from March last year until about 2 months ago, I just wasn't using it and found the new content crap. Hated table for 3, hate the skitty stuff like swerved and this Edge and Christian thing looks utter shit to me. I watched NXT and "old school", the stuff from the mid to late 80's from MSG and the Spectrum etc. I had problems with lagging on and off, just got tired of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Benno Posted February 11, 2016 Paid Members Share Posted February 11, 2016 (edited) I think we have pretty much levelled out with the Network numbers save for the boost Mania time where it'll go up a few hundred thousand and then go down again. They'll keep pushing there's more revenue in the Network than in PPV but actual profit is still half what it was for PPV's back in 2010. Â The main points: Â Â The conference call was fun. They got asked about falling ratings and Vince gave the line about the TV Networks as a whole having lower ratings and that they weren't falling quite as much as that. He also got asked about what they're going to do at Wrestlemania with all the injuries and he said they're going to get more "creative" and that Wrestlemania would be "just as much of an attraction as last year". Of course, they have to be bullish in these things as the stock is taking its usual tumble right now. Â Also fun was this slide they always pull out their arse about people with "affinity" for WWE. They're never clear on how they come to these numbers but only 5% of the UK being counted as passionate/hardcore fans sounds quite suspect. Â Edited February 11, 2016 by Benno Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Scott Malbranque Posted February 11, 2016 Paid Members Share Posted February 11, 2016 I love Ryback! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Nick James Posted February 11, 2016 Paid Members Share Posted February 11, 2016 Looks like the Citizens Advice Batista has been on the case - Â https://twitter.com/DaveBautista/status/697585006563217408 Â MVP telling someone to 'go drink sulfuric acid' underneath was a bit harsh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Pitcos Posted February 11, 2016 Share Posted February 11, 2016 I wonder whether the Free Month Wankers will pay up for a month if it stops over WrestleMania time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members tiger_rick Posted February 11, 2016 Paid Members Share Posted February 11, 2016 Video on Drew Galloway on the BBC website - http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/get-inspired/35554946 Â Drew Galloway has gone from Scotland to America and now wrestles megastars like Kurt Angle and The Undertaker for a job. Â He tells us how he was obsessed with wrestling as a kid and, through a combination of hard work and perseverance, he now finds himself living his dream. Â He's keen to share the love of the sport and wants more people to have a go. "It's so so rewarding, I'd recommend it to anybody," he says. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Pitcos Posted February 11, 2016 Share Posted February 11, 2016 In terms of media coverage, wrestling seems a lot more mainstream than it used to be. Every wrestler death or big PPV makes the proper news sites. It's really just that big institutions are so desperate for hits now that they'll cover any old shite though, isn't it? Well, that and more journalists now being of the early 90s WWF UK mini-boom generation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
d-d-d-dAz Posted February 11, 2016 Share Posted February 11, 2016 I hope someone's told The Undertaker... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Tommy! Posted February 11, 2016 Paid Members Share Posted February 11, 2016 Does any one have a link to that tale outing Drew as having a tiny willy and a love of waitress bum hole? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members tiger_rick Posted February 11, 2016 Paid Members Share Posted February 11, 2016 In terms of media coverage, wrestling seems a lot more mainstream than it used to be. Every wrestler death or big PPV makes the proper news sites. It's really just that big institutions are so desperate for hits now that they'll cover any old shite though, isn't it? Well, that and more journalists now being of the early 90s WWF UK mini-boom generation. That and you know you'll get "engagement". You'll get RTs and views from people who like wrestling and ridicule from people who don't. But at least people will be talking about it. Rather than something about Diving or Netball that people just shrug at. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members tiger_rick Posted February 11, 2016 Paid Members Share Posted February 11, 2016 (edited) . Edited February 11, 2016 by tiger_rick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Benno Posted February 11, 2016 Paid Members Share Posted February 11, 2016 It's still amazing that Raw routinely is the highest rated show on it's night and it's still dismissed as low rent shite by television advertisers. They don't seem so discerning online though, where a a click is a click. Wrestling is a niche thing but there's loads of us well into it. Must make for great traffic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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