Paid Members Psygnosis Posted January 10, 2007 Author Paid Members Share Posted January 10, 2007 (edited) "Which ECW star do you want in APW?" Â Has he ever been this bad? Â Terry Funk is under a WWE contract I think, And he is 60 years old and yet he's going to contact him, And......bah I give up. Edited January 10, 2007 by Shockmaster Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Dangerous Dave Posted January 10, 2007 Share Posted January 10, 2007 So, some popular and well promoted shows draw about 1 thousand people. Why on Earth has Sprules booked a venue that holds 3000? What is the man thinking? Honestly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Surf Digby Posted January 10, 2007 Paid Members Share Posted January 10, 2007 Is it really that bloody important to be "over" that you'll accept a booking from someone like Sprules?Hence why Sprules contacted them using the assumed name of Andy Bailey. Also, WAW have drawn over 1,000 to their shows, and I think WZW have also done so. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dunny Posted January 10, 2007 Share Posted January 10, 2007 IPW drew 1,000 for their two shows in Hull. And was even less of an area for wrestling then it is now. Stevie Knight & Youngy promoted that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members SiMania Posted January 10, 2007 Paid Members Share Posted January 10, 2007 IPW drew 1,000 for their two shows in Hull. And was even less of an area for wrestling then it is now. Stevie Knight & Youngy promoted thatWasn't it IWP, not IPW? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dunny Posted January 10, 2007 Share Posted January 10, 2007 Yes, yes it was Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike_Musso Posted January 10, 2007 Share Posted January 10, 2007 Wasn't it IWP, not IPW?Bobby Duval's promotion??? Are you sure? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members unfitfinlay Posted January 10, 2007 Paid Members Share Posted January 10, 2007 "Which ECW star do you want in APW?"Has he ever been this bad?Terry Funk is under a WWE contract I think, And he is 60 years old and yet he's going to contact him, And......bah I give up.Is he? I figured it was just for a few shows leading into One Night Stand and a Legends deal for merchandising and stuff. I'm guessing he could still work Indies?That aside, they really are dreaming if they think that ANY ex-ECW guy whose last name isn't Angle can sell out a 3000 seater arena over here. With all due respect, I don't think any of those guys have enough drawing power to make it worth the cost of bringing them over, especially since they might try and get more than their usual rate out of Sprules.And, if they are serious about booking New Jack then they better make sure they've got enough money to pay him. I don't really see him being the type of guy to go "Oh, well, they're upset and they said that they'd square me up later. I'll just take their word for it". "Calm and Reasonable" aren't the first words I'd associate with him.Also, a thought occurs to me. How many times did the original ECW actually draw 3000 fans to a show? From what I remember in PowerSlam their attendences were always in the 1,000 to 1,500 area? Am I right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members JNLister Posted January 10, 2007 Paid Members Share Posted January 10, 2007 ECW did 3000 a few times. Their monthly averages in the post-Barely Legal era ranged from 900-2000.I'm not sure why we are discussing Sprules booking an ECW guy. There's no apparant serious prospect of him getting anyone, it's just a bullshit poll he's put up, presumably under the impression a tiny internet forum only visited by people who'd likely buy tickets anyway is a good form of market research for working out who would sell tickets to a 3,000+ seater building in Coventry. It's about as useful and relevant as me posting a poll as to which of the past 10 Playmates of the Year I should allow to fellate me tonight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martinQblank Posted January 10, 2007 Share Posted January 10, 2007 In the same guise as dectective Sprules I've donned my dearstalker and done some research into this whole APW. First off, the venue. The two people I spoke to have no assured me that there is no booking for any promotion called APW at the Coventry Skydome, they haven't heard of Andrew Baily, Kriss Sprules, or "venture capitalist Charles Buchan". Furthermore, there is no wrestling booked at the venue at all at this time, including Saturday 16th June. From reports, it would seem that there has been no wrestling group shown any interest in booking the Dome for months.On the talent basis, Joe Legend had a phone conversation, and is interested in working the date, though is now only aware of who Andrew Baily really is. Brent Albright has had brief e-mails with "Baily", these are yet to transpond into flights being booked, dates confimed, etc. Again, Albright was unaware of Sprules' dubious past. Nor did he provide the following soundbite used by Sprules in a "press" release: Brent Albright: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Psygnosis Posted January 10, 2007 Author Paid Members Share Posted January 10, 2007 (edited) Hmm not booked for the Skydome, I love the smell of lawsuit for false advertisement, super! Mind you his only advertising platform is the internet, damn. Edited January 10, 2007 by Shockmaster Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martinQblank Posted January 10, 2007 Share Posted January 10, 2007 (edited) Oh, one more thing. Both Iceman and Darren Burridge were booked by Andrew Bailey for the show, then pulled out when they realised who was really behind it. Edited January 10, 2007 by martinQblank Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FireBrand Posted January 10, 2007 Share Posted January 10, 2007 http://z4.invisionfree.com/AnarchyWrestlin...view=getnewpost  Threads like the one above leave me confussed and incredulios at the people posting at APW. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martinQblank Posted January 10, 2007 Share Posted January 10, 2007 Thats because the majority of users on there are Sprules. Even "Tom Campbell". Saying he's the voice of APW is like irony or something. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FireBrand Posted January 10, 2007 Share Posted January 10, 2007 To be honest I should of guessed it seems quite scary to think Kriss Sprules has set up a forum where he is talking to himself under different idenities.....maybe he believes they are real.. :s Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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