The Dart Posted April 26, 2018 Share Posted April 26, 2018 They do them all the time surely, unless you have a different idea of the meaning than I do? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members PunkStep Posted April 26, 2018 Paid Members Share Posted April 26, 2018 20 minutes ago, WeeAl said: I'm unsure about house shows (though I do think they have still happened in fairly recent history) but WrestleMania's 4, 5 and 9 were all partially bought shows. The casino paid a large amount of money in order to purchase a certain percentage of the tickets, which made WrestleMania 4 more profitable at the gate with roughly 17,000 attendees than the 78,000+ at WrestleMania 3. I'd imagine it's happened a fair bit over the years though in some places that WWE don't run events that often. Yes you're absolutely right, I remember Bruce Prichard talking about it on their WrestleMania 9 podcast. The casino paid for the event and threw the tickets in with the high rollers staying at their hotels. Which isn't too dissimilar how boxing events work in Vegas, right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members WeeAl Posted April 26, 2018 Paid Members Share Posted April 26, 2018 I'm only after hearing on WOR that normal tradition in Saudi Arabia states that there would need to be an intermission for an hour during the show in order to facilitate a prayer hour. How in the fuck are they going to get around a 1 hour intermission for those watching over the network? A 1 hour pre-show, 5 hour main show with an hour tacked on for prayers? I'll finish watching the show next Wednesday at 8 o'clock. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members PunkStep Posted April 26, 2018 Paid Members Share Posted April 26, 2018 3 minutes ago, WeeAl said: How in the fuck are they going to get around a 1 hour intermission for those watching over the network? That's when they should show highlights from the women's matches from TV this week! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members WeeAl Posted April 26, 2018 Paid Members Share Posted April 26, 2018 2 minutes ago, PunkStep said: That's when they should show highlights from the women's matches from TV this week! That would be hilarious if they did that! Couldn't you just imagine the Saudi Royalty sitting in the front row, getting a phone call and being told what was streaming live during the break. He'd spontaneously combust. I believe you're right about the boxing events PunkStep. I'm sure it happens with them in quite a few cases if an event takes place inside an arena that belongs to a casino. When UFC ran Abu Dhabi a few years ago for one of their shows I think that may have been a similar case to this Royal Rumble event. A group in Abu Dhabi purchased a silent partner stake in the UFC. Part of what came with it was a show over there, on their turf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheffbag Posted April 26, 2018 Share Posted April 26, 2018 If they will stop a football match for the call to prayer then they will have a break in a wrestling show. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WyattSheepMask Posted April 26, 2018 Share Posted April 26, 2018 Commission @tiger_rick to do an hour long video of his Rumble Stats Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snitsky's back acne Posted April 26, 2018 Share Posted April 26, 2018 Jerry Lawler said he had received an email from WWE, as had all the wrestlers who were going, regarding what they can/can't do when in Saudi Arabia. Sadly it was edited out of the final broadcast as the email was a 'for your eyes only' kind of email. Would have been interested in knowing what was on the list to be honest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members IANdrewDiceClay Posted April 26, 2018 Paid Members Share Posted April 26, 2018 Is 1 hour is enough intermission for those Saudi women to scrub the stage clean? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keith Houchen Posted April 26, 2018 Share Posted April 26, 2018 3 hours ago, WeeAl said: How in the fuck are they going to get around a 1 hour intermission for those watching over the network? Randy Orton will have a match and stick a rest hold on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members LaGoosh Posted April 26, 2018 Paid Members Share Posted April 26, 2018 10 minutes ago, IANdrewDiceClay said: Is 1 hour is enough intermission for those Saudi women to scrub the stage clean? It won't be women. It'll be guys/slave labour from Yemen or the Philippines. I worked for 3 years on the Saudi/Yemen desk at the FCO so personally I am fascinated by this event and it's really interesting to see wrestling fans take on it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Gaffer Posted April 26, 2018 Share Posted April 26, 2018 One hour intermission mid 'Rumble. Plate of sandwiches and a jug of cool lemonade brought out for the lads. This event is just balls to the wall mental. I can't wait. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim R-T-C Posted April 26, 2018 Share Posted April 26, 2018 3 hours ago, Snitsky's back acne said: Jerry Lawler said he had received an email from WWE, as had all the wrestlers who were going, regarding what they can/can't do when in Saudi Arabia. Sadly it was edited out of the final broadcast as the email was a 'for your eyes only' kind of email. Would have been interested in knowing what was on the list to be honest. https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/saudi-arabia/local-laws-and-customs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Supremo Posted April 26, 2018 Paid Members Share Posted April 26, 2018 Has here ever been a WWE show that’s felt so non-canon as this one? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Lorne Malvo Posted April 26, 2018 Paid Members Share Posted April 26, 2018 Non-canon? It's been heavily advertised and a lot of Raw/Smackdown this week was build for this show. I'd say some of those UK PPVs (No Mercy 1999, for example) that had no effect on storylines and hardly got mentioned on normal programming were much more non-canon. Unless I've completely misinterpreted your meaning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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