Mick Posted December 2, 2015 Share Posted December 2, 2015  Where do ICW get the money to hire a studio to make a game for them? £25 x 4000 people at the SECC is the answer.  Actually, I think its more than that given there were more expensive VIP tickets in additon. No idea how many VIP tickets there were however. I think they cost around £50, but I forget. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MungoChutney Posted December 2, 2015 Share Posted December 2, 2015 500 VIP tickets at £50 a go. = £25,000. 3,500 tickets at £25.00 a go = £87,500 for a gross of £112,500. Possibly not as exact as that to be fair but that's some figure even as a ballpark. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Accident Prone Posted December 2, 2015 Paid Members Share Posted December 2, 2015 (edited) Â Â Â Aye, that was the game series i was talking about when i mentioned Wrestlin Mpire. An absurd series of games; fun for what they are but not the second coming of a WWE 2K-beater that it's die hard fans claim it to be. That actually stems quite nicely to my thoughts on the latest ICW developments (spoilered for spoilers)... Â They are now running a storyline where Red Lightening has become the majority stakeholder of ICW due to some convoluted storyline involving Mark Dallas taking out a loan to run the Hydro next year blah blah etc. ICW is meant to be the 'alternative' to WWE yet here they are with silly dueling authority figures. Fuck sake, i can't imagine how tiresome that set-up was to stand through. Â ICW have always done the heel stable thing though, at least this gives red lightning a reason to be on shows other than "he's a good heel" wouldn't being good at what he does be enough to use him on a show or in a storyline? Â Yes, he should be used because he's a good heel who cuts good promos, but you have to keep some elements of kayfabe. And "dallas didn't sack him because people chant you're a wanker at him" would be stretching it a bit. Â Â I love ICW; i love the characters, the atmosphere, the commentary, everything. Reminds me of when i was 14 and watching a Delta Vision ECW VHS.I just find it hypocrital that they fight to be this WWE 'alternative' yet they use many of the tropes that people complain about in regards to RAW every week. Heel authority figures, lots of interference during matches and face/heel turns coming out of the wazoo. They'll be having 30-minute authority promos opening the show next and the ICW faithful will lap it up and hail it as the next best thing since sliced bread whilst still complaining about the state of WWE. Boggles the mind. Edited December 2, 2015 by Accident Prone Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kickpadsking Posted December 2, 2015 Share Posted December 2, 2015 (edited) 500 VIP tickets at £50 a go. = £25,000. 3,500 tickets at £25.00 a go = £87,500 for a gross of £112,500. Possibly not as exact as that to be fair but that's some figure even as a ballpark.  Keep in mind that cost also ha to cover the SECC hire which isn't cheap, pay off talent and imports as well as advertising, PR and any other regular expenses that they don't get free or cheap.  Not saying ICW isn't making good money because obviously they have an experienced businessman at the top and would walk away with at least a third and at most a half of that overall gate which is more than the average person in their hometown will make in a year and Im betting no other wrestling company will be able to boast that money made within their year.  Mental numbers. Edited December 2, 2015 by kickpadsking Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted December 2, 2015 Share Posted December 2, 2015 Game being produced by a small company that approached icw about making it for them. Events ran as concerts with aim to make cash from them than rub egos. Â Whilst a lot of ideas are very wwe like, very little ever in wrestling is original. But it's done in an atmosphere where it's bloody good fun to be there , wwe crowds just look stale amd bored Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MungoChutney Posted December 2, 2015 Share Posted December 2, 2015   500 VIP tickets at £50 a go. = £25,000. 3,500 tickets at £25.00 a go = £87,500 for a gross of £112,500. Possibly not as exact as that to be fair but that's some figure even as a ballpark. Keep in mind that cost also ha to cover the SECC hire which isn't cheap, pay off talent and imports as well as advertising, PR and any other regular expenses that they don't get free or cheap.  Not saying ICW isn't making good money because obviously they have an experienced businessman at the top and would walk away with at least a third and at most a half of that overall gate which is more than the average person in their hometown will make in a year and Im betting no other wrestling company will be able to boast that money made within their year.  Mental numbers. Absolutely, that's why I mentioned the gross. Would be interesting to see what their net income was. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marshmallo Posted December 2, 2015 Share Posted December 2, 2015 https://youtu.be/Vul06cuFeQc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted December 2, 2015 Share Posted December 2, 2015 Been humming that all day Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ClassicsGuy Posted December 2, 2015 Share Posted December 2, 2015 (edited) The monthly subscription cost for ICW on Demand is rising, from $5.99 to $6.99, ICW sent an email to subscribers earlier today regarding this. Â Increase is with immediate effect for new subscribers, but existing subscribers will continue to pay $5.99 a month until May 1st next year. Â Does anyone know when last weekend's show headlined by Grado vs Lionheart is likely to be uploaded? Â Edited December 2, 2015 by ClassicsGuy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KurruptZhun Posted December 3, 2015 Share Posted December 3, 2015 I don't know how correct these figures are, but here you go. https://companycheck.co.uk/company/SC418185/INSANE-CHAMPIONSHIP-WRESTLING-LTD/summary Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Your Fight Site Posted December 3, 2015 Paid Members Share Posted December 3, 2015 I don't know how correct these figures are, but here you go. https://companycheck.co.uk/company/SC418185/INSANE-CHAMPIONSHIP-WRESTLING-LTD/summary   They’ll be based on whenever the company last sent their corporation tax return. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ant Posted December 3, 2015 Share Posted December 3, 2015 In the first BBC documentary and a week ago in a Guardian piece Mark Dallas indicated there's no money. Something like making the same money as he did in his old day job. If that's the case where's the money? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Your Fight Site Posted December 4, 2015 Paid Members Share Posted December 4, 2015 In the first BBC documentary and a week ago in a Guardian piece Mark Dallas indicated there's no money. Something like making the same money as he did in his old day job. If that's the case where's the money?  Some will be in a bank account, some will have been spent. Just like any other company’s money Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted December 4, 2015 Share Posted December 4, 2015 If you want to know where money is, fear and lothian is on on demand from 530 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kickpadsking Posted December 4, 2015 Share Posted December 4, 2015 In the first BBC documentary and a week ago in a Guardian piece Mark Dallas indicated there's no money. Something like making the same money as he did in his old day job. If that's the case where's the money? Â Â If ICW is set up and run as a proper company then the money belongs to the company not the people running it so Mark Dallas would be paid a wage not have instant access to all money coming through the gate. Â If ICW is making a load of money after paying off everythnig they must shell out for on a weekly basis including production or if its making nothing wouldnt make a different. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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