Paid Members tiger_rick Posted January 25, 2018 Paid Members Posted January 25, 2018 1 minute ago, BomberPat said: Is he a genius for doing this right before the Rumble, heading into the time when the most eyes will be on WWE - where, presumably, he can plug the hell out of this - or is he an utter lunatic for doing it when his workload and stress levels are already at their highest? Superbowl, init. The sport is on the lips of everyone in the US and around the world. This is the time if you want to get everyone talking about a competitor league for next season or for the off-season. Quote
Paid Members Gus Mears Posted January 25, 2018 Paid Members Posted January 25, 2018 We're all in agreement that this is going to be a total fucking disaster, right? Quote
Paid Members John Matrix Posted January 25, 2018 Paid Members Posted January 25, 2018 We're also overlooking the obvious possibility that this could of course, finally, be the acquisition of Newcastle United. Quote
Paid Members BomberPat Posted January 25, 2018 Paid Members Posted January 25, 2018 Just now, tiger_rick said: Superbowl, init. The sport is on the lips of everyone in the US and around the world. This is the time if you want to get everyone talking about a competitor league for next season or for the off-season. True. And there's a convincing theory about how this all ties into Donald Trump's attacks on the NFL - aside from his longstanding dislike of them, when Trump started criticising players for protesting by taking a knee, Vince starting filing for football-related trademarks, and laying the groundwork for Alpha Entertainment. Now, the question there is whether it's Vince taking Trump's lead, Vince seeing an opportunity, or - a bonkers option that would have been unthinkable at any other point in my lifetime - that the President of the United States is allowing his public statements to be influenced by, and for the benefit of, Vince McMahon. We know they're friendly - and for the amount of time Trump spends on Twitter, he actually only follows around 50 people; outside of the Trump family, members of his staff, FOX News hosts and Trump businesses, the number is down into the single figures, and one of those people is Vince McMahon... Quote
bigfoote Posted January 25, 2018 Posted January 25, 2018 The timing (although probably planned for sometime - after NFL playoffs) could not be better. As an announcement, rather than a press conference, this gets eyes on Vince and WWE, without press questions potentially derailing it with the current situations. Interested to see what the outline for the product will be - teams, divisions, schedules. And as Matrix alluded to, will Mike Ashley be trying to get UK-exclusive merch rights? Quote
Paid Members ColinBollocks Posted January 25, 2018 Paid Members Posted January 25, 2018 (edited) 13 minutes ago, BomberPat said: My main thought was that, even with that distinction, stockholders have always been jumpy at any suggestion that Vince might not be involved with WWE any more - the idea that he'll be dividing his time between WWE and Alpha Entertainment might scare a lot of people, and might even suggest that his heart isn't in WWE now. There's a lot more going on than "just" an XFL relaunch. I imagine he thinks that can be mitigated by being very clear that he's still very much the boss and is capable of doing both - maybe even highlighting how he'll delegate responsibility during the XFL, this time? Even if it is bollocks, Vince isn't above talking shite to help stock. I'm sure the stock will take a hit, but it would have been much worse if it was part of the WWE. this. He's being very clear it's his money, not WWE's.https://www.alphaentllc.com/#vince Edited January 25, 2018 by ColinBollocks Quote
Paid Members tiger_rick Posted January 25, 2018 Paid Members Posted January 25, 2018 14 minutes ago, Gus Mears said: We're all in agreement that this is going to be a total fucking disaster, right? Unless Donald steps in to ban the NFL or something, absolutely. Quote
bigfoote Posted January 25, 2018 Posted January 25, 2018 "And to present the inaugural coin toss for the first game of the XFL, accompanied by Mr Vince McMahon, the President of the United States, Donald Trump" Quote
UK Kat Von D Posted January 25, 2018 Posted January 25, 2018 Seems quite abrupt, would have thought Raw25 would have been a good time to announce the press conference. Going to assume this is being pushed forward to distract from the rape accusations Quote
Paid Members ColinBollocks Posted January 25, 2018 Paid Members Posted January 25, 2018 An extreme optimist is going to have a hard time arguing otherwise, seeing how this usually ends up going for Vince. Even the XFL brand, while infamous, has the stink of abject failure about it and mediocrity. It's like TNA for football fans. It's a weird one, because it's clearly a brand some will recognise, but not for the right reasons. IDK if starting with a new brand is the best way to star off, because he may be facing a battle to change the XFL stigma already doors. Quote
Paid Members BomberPat Posted January 25, 2018 Paid Members Posted January 25, 2018 2 minutes ago, UK Kat Von D said: Seems quite abrupt, would have thought Raw25 would have been a good time to announce the press conference. Going to assume this is being pushed forward to distract from the rape accusations Nah, when this story first broke, it was a journalist on Twitter specifically saying an XFL relaunch would be announced on January 25th. Maybe they didn't announce it at RAW 25 to further try and distance it from WWE. Quote
Paid Members tiger_rick Posted January 25, 2018 Paid Members Posted January 25, 2018 5 minutes ago, ColinBollocks said: Even the XFL brand, while infamous, has the stink of abject failure about it and mediocrity. It's like TNA for football fans. It's a weird one, because it's clearly a brand some will recognise, but not for the right reasons. IDK if starting with a new brand is the best way to star off, because he may be facing a battle to change the XFL stigma already doors. Can surely only be because of the documentary? Sure it was a failure the first time but the pub from the 30 for 30 enough to make people take an interest? Quote
UK Kat Von D Posted January 25, 2018 Posted January 25, 2018 If it’s planned then that makes it very odd timing. Between Raw25 and Rumble, just before the Super Bowl? Would have thought they’d announce the press conference before the day as well Quote
Paid Members Jazzy G Posted January 25, 2018 Paid Members Posted January 25, 2018 39 minutes ago, John Matrix said: We're also overlooking the obvious possibility that this could of course, finally, be the acquisition of Newcastle United. McMahon & Mike Ashley sharing the stage? Quote
Guest Posted January 25, 2018 Posted January 25, 2018 (edited) 1 hour ago, John Matrix said: . . Edited January 25, 2018 by Uncle Zeb Quote
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