Paid Members herbie747 Posted September 22, 2014 Author Paid Members Share Posted September 22, 2014 Yeah, we had a good relationship with Matthew Ody who used to sell the TNA shows worldwide since they started. They outgrew us, and him, which was a shame but was happy for them too as we were being bought by TFN anyway, so made no odds to me. It's funny; in January 2009 when TNA came to Dublin - after we'd been dealing with them since 2003 and gave them their first UK TV deal which lasted over 4 years - I had to get tickets for the Dublin show through Doug Williams - not TNA - Doug sorted me out. How quickly people forget... So I gave the tickets away and went to UFC, which was on the same night. Fuck them (and thanks Doug). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dean Ayass Posted September 22, 2014 Share Posted September 22, 2014 3. Mainly cost, and that we couldn't get tapes that had no commentary on them (well, GAEA already had none). If NOAH or NJPW had to send us tapes with no commentary tracks, it would have cost more. Plus, we were based in Dublin - how would we find 2 good commentators (or even 1) who knew enough about Japanese wrestling & were good commentators too? The studio time, the syncing, the mixing, the fees, the man hours, etc - it was cost prohibitive, especially for a show that didn't even pay for itself. Plus, in the past, bad English commentary has ruined Japanese shows - so we figured we'd tell people who they were & overlay the graphics, and then leave the rest intact. I remember being flown in to Dublin to record the commentary for International Showdown in the TWC studios. I did the commentary with an Irish guy called Eamon D'Arcy I think. As well as the hassle for Sean (Herbie) of having to drive to the airport to collect me and then drop me off again at the end of the day, and the cost of paying for my flight, it was a long old day for me too, as I flew there and back the same day. It was a fun experience to do as a one-off but I don't think anyone would want to do that on a regular basis. I remember us sitting in Planet Hollywood that afternoon (before I dropped you to the airport) and the new pope ordainment was all over the TVs. So I guess the date was.... *googles*... 19 April 2005 - would make sense. Adding the commentary around a month after Showdown. Yes! I still remember you asking the rhetorical question, "Why do they always give Popes the same names? Why can't we have Pope Derek I?" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members SpursRiot2012 Posted September 22, 2014 Paid Members Share Posted September 22, 2014 Great thread, herbie. I don't really have much to say other than I remember printing off the TWC test schedule (I guess it was a test schedule. Friendly TV thing, maybe) and showing it to a guy at college who was into wrestling and then just being totally hyped for the whole thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members eugenespeed Posted September 22, 2014 Paid Members Share Posted September 22, 2014 Loved TWC, but I always remember this track randomly appearing quite often during commercial breaks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members herbie747 Posted September 22, 2014 Author Paid Members Share Posted September 22, 2014 Loved TWC, but I always remember this track randomly appearing quite often during commercial breaks LOL - awesome song & band. My friend played bass for them live and his wife also sang with them (she's in the video singing the chorus). So I threw the video on the channel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members FLips Posted September 22, 2014 Paid Members Share Posted September 22, 2014 Not that it's entirely relevent but for the brief year or two I was in training, Blake Norton was a semi-regular there and he was genuinely one of the nicest blokes i've met. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members waters44 Posted September 23, 2014 Paid Members Share Posted September 23, 2014 How did the Israeli show come about? I think it was one of the Sunday supercard shows you used to do. I remember at the time thinking that was a bit of a random show to put on the channel, and dont think I saw anything else from them? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scotty_1120 Posted September 23, 2014 Share Posted September 23, 2014 (edited) Speaking of supercard Sundays how did the sponsor deal with the sun come about and why did it end? Was the sponsor money from supercard Sunday a big earner for the channel? Edited September 23, 2014 by scotty_1120 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members bbabba Posted September 23, 2014 Paid Members Share Posted September 23, 2014 How did the Israeli show come about? I think it was one of the Sunday supercard shows you used to do. I remember at the time thinking that was a bit of a random show to put on the channel, and dont think I saw anything else from them? Another question I was going to ask. I remember watching this one and thinking "how on earth did TWC come across this?". From what I remember it looked like it was taped in a nightclub with a tiny crowd and a bar at the side but was an ok show Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Your Fight Site Posted September 23, 2014 Paid Members Share Posted September 23, 2014 The only thing I remember from the Israeli show is, the cameraman tilting the camera at random intervals. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members herbie747 Posted September 23, 2014 Author Paid Members Share Posted September 23, 2014 The Israeli Pro Wrestling guys sent us the show for free! So we aired it. The SUN Sponsorship - not sure how it came about - wasn't big money as far as I recall. May have just been a mutual PR deal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSM Posted September 23, 2014 Share Posted September 23, 2014 (edited) Sorry for clogging up the thread but I found my program from the TWC Supershow and thought it might be worth posting. Edited September 23, 2014 by LSM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Accident Prone Posted September 23, 2014 Paid Members Share Posted September 23, 2014 How did the Israeli show come about? I think it was one of the Sunday supercard shows you used to do. I remember at the time thinking that was a bit of a random show to put on the channel, and dont think I saw anything else from them? Another question I was going to ask. I remember watching this one and thinking "how on earth did TWC come across this?". From what I remember it looked like it was taped in a nightclub with a tiny crowd and a bar at the side but was an ok show I remember that show. I caught it whilst staying over at my grand parents house. The only thing that has stuck with me is HAWAII ALAN! Still the greatest wrestler of all time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members herbie747 Posted September 23, 2014 Author Paid Members Share Posted September 23, 2014 I fell out with Bagga for a year or so over that programme. I e-mailed him & Fozzy (Andrew Maddocks) over a list of edits to make - mainly typos to fix + a picture of Tiger Emperor and he made none of them before going to print....! We made up though, but I was really pissed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members bbabba Posted September 23, 2014 Paid Members Share Posted September 23, 2014 Another question Herbie: Without revealing numbers (unless you want to), what were the 3 most expensive regular programs to acquire the rights to? I imagine TNA and WOS must have been particularly costly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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