Paid Members herbie747 Posted September 17, 2014 Paid Members Posted September 17, 2014 (edited) Edit: Okay - I just posted some old TWC related pics in the Random Pics thread, and PowerButchi has moved them & made it into it's own TWC thread. So I guess we can make it an "Ask Me Anything" kinda deal. Poster for International Showdown: Edited September 17, 2014 by herbie747
Paid Members herbie747 Posted September 17, 2014 Author Paid Members Posted September 17, 2014 Custom poster I had designed by one of our TWC graphics guys - only 3 ever printed. Mo Chatra has one, myself, and another guy who worked at TWC. Still have mine on the wall in my office. Awesome.
Paid Members herbie747 Posted September 17, 2014 Author Paid Members Posted September 17, 2014 (edited) In 2005, TWC were thinking of starting a promotion in the UK, with the idea of weekly TV and a taping once per month. The plan was to use all the best guys & gals in the UK, in addition to 2 US mainstays - Cabana & Danielson. Proper production, and proper storylines with a regular roster. On board was myself heading production, TWC head office as backers, John Lister & Kenny McBride as writers, Jon Ritchie handling talent, Sanjay Bagga as promoter, and Steve Lytton as MC. A few other people were involved too, but it didn't get past 1 meeting... Once we crunched numbers, we decided it wasn't viable. The regular venue would have been Fairfield Halls in Croyden. A sell-out each month would have been break-even... so obviously that didn't make sense as a venture. Anyway; we had the name, the ring design, the website design, and some music in development before we knocked it on the head. Logo: Ring: Rough Website Design: Opening Theme: https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/60352061/Spirit%20Theme.mp3 Edited September 17, 2014 by herbie747
Moderators PowerButchi Posted September 17, 2014 Moderators Posted September 17, 2014 Awesome post. You ever thought of writing a history of TWC for saddos like me?
Paid Members herbie747 Posted September 17, 2014 Author Paid Members Posted September 17, 2014 2 early TWC draft logos:
Paid Members Benno Posted September 17, 2014 Paid Members Posted September 17, 2014 Great stuff, thanks for sharing Herbie.
Paid Members herbie747 Posted September 17, 2014 Author Paid Members Posted September 17, 2014 Awesome post. You ever thought of writing a history of TWC for saddos like me? It's fun talking about it, but would be too much hassle to write about it! What a ride though! The story of how it came about is the most fascinating bit - I was unemployed with no experience in TV or broadcast - and within 2 years I'd convinced all these people I knew what I was doing and got backers to invest £1m. I got my own fully equipped (edit suites, betacam decks, etc) office 10 mins from my house and hired all my friends... AND pulled it off. Obviously it's not as simple as that, but it was some fucking blag!
Moderators PowerButchi Posted September 17, 2014 Moderators Posted September 17, 2014 Maybe a podcast with someone? Someone's gotta want this scoop. I'd love to hear your story.
Krytie 2X4B 523P Posted September 17, 2014 Posted September 17, 2014 Awesome post. You ever thought of writing a history of TWC for saddos like me? It's fun talking about it, but would be too much hassle to write about it! What a ride though! The story of how it came about is the most fascinating bit - I was unemployed with no experience in TV or broadcast - and within 2 years I'd convinced all these people I knew what I was doing and got backers to invest £1m. I got my own fully equipped (edit suites, betacam decks, etc) office 10 mins from my house and hired all my friends... AND pulled it off. Obviously it's not as simple as that, but it was some fucking blag! Maybe get in touch with the guys at historyofwrestling.info or someone who could write for you because that would one book Id love to read
Paid Members herbie747 Posted September 17, 2014 Author Paid Members Posted September 17, 2014 (edited) Maybe a podcast with someone? Someone's gotta want this scoop. I'd love to hear your story. I did an interview a couple of years back: http://www.thesonicsaloon.com/temp/wrestling_matters_twc.mp3 Edited September 20, 2014 by herbie747
Vamp Posted September 17, 2014 Posted September 17, 2014 Pro Wrestling Summit would have been such a perfect name for the time. Who came up with the telly falling down the stairs thing? Were there are other ideas discussed?
Paid Members herbie747 Posted September 17, 2014 Author Paid Members Posted September 17, 2014 Pro Wrestling Summit would have been such a perfect name for the time. Who came up with the telly falling down the stairs thing? Were there are other ideas discussed? It wasn't so much an idea, as we needed an ident quick, so we filmed the stairs beside our office. That was it - it didn't even make sense.
Vamp Posted September 17, 2014 Posted September 17, 2014 Wait, it wasn't a moment of surrealist genius? I'm as disappointed as I was when the second series of FWA TV just seemed to randomly end.
Lemon Juice Posted September 17, 2014 Posted September 17, 2014 How much did RF charge for allowing you to air their shoots?
Paid Members herbie747 Posted September 17, 2014 Author Paid Members Posted September 17, 2014 How much did RF charge for allowing you to air their shoots? $250 per shoot. And at the time, we were also taking ROH for $400 per episode.
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