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"Sky not showing Armageddon and possibly Royal Rumble. Possibly a good thing?"

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Wed 10/12/03 at 18:52
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Damn sorry for such a long topic title.

And sorry for another topic, I seem to be filling this board with crap nowadays.

Anyway, well, as we should by now know, Sky have no plans to show Armageddon or Royal Rumble. I've emailed them to confirm that Royal Rumble will not be shown, and I said a few other things. No reply yet, tssk. Anyway, has anybody actually stopped to think that this might be good?

Look at it like this. It looks as if soon Sky will be dropping RAW and Smackdown, and just showing the PPVs. Damn them if they do. After Wrestlemania in March, I have a funny feeling they will terminate the contract with WWE altogether, and just finish with whatever they have left to show, and then be done with WWE. With the Wrestling Channel coming soon, WWE might sign up with them. So why is that good?

Well; they have the rights to WCW and ECW videos, and so if WWE sign with TWC, they will more then likely be shown (especially if TWC is 24 hours). Also, we might get RAW and Smackdown on the actual day of filming; so RAW on Tuesday AND Friday and Smackdown on Friday (after RAW) AND Saturday. When I say day of filming, obviously, they're not gunna stick RAW and SD on at 1am live.

With TWC, if it is 24/7, we should also get Confidential (which I want to see...) and stuff like that.

Basically, if we could be guarenteed that TWC will have better, more convenient WWE coverage, Sky should terminate the WWE contract. The sooner the better. TWC is opening in March, just in time for WMXX. Obviously, Sky will be showing that. But I suspect that will be the WWE's final month on Sky.

So come on WWE, if Sky drop you, you know where to turn!

Yeah, discuss.
Wed 10/12/03 at 19:02
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TWC is low budget, but I reckon they would get the sufficient money out of it. The WWE is very big now.

The only downpoint is that it COULD help promote WWE's rivals NWA/TNA (Tune into FRIENDLY TV (268) now or tomorrow morning at 7am for NWA/TNA Xplosion) and other smaller feds. Vince might be more reluctant, as obviously, other feds are shown on the channel.
Wed 10/12/03 at 19:02
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Well, I guess it would be good if they went to the wrestling channel...but not for me since I can't get it...so keep it on SKY :P
Wed 10/12/03 at 18:59
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Could TWC afford to buy the rights to air the WWE though?

To me TWC sounds quite low budget.
Wed 10/12/03 at 18:58
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NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

It wouldn't be as bad if it was only Armageddon they weren't showing but both! I like the Royal Rumble! Oh well if WWE's fans start going down in the UK it's their own fault.
Wed 10/12/03 at 18:52
Regular
Posts: 11,597
Damn sorry for such a long topic title.

And sorry for another topic, I seem to be filling this board with crap nowadays.

Anyway, well, as we should by now know, Sky have no plans to show Armageddon or Royal Rumble. I've emailed them to confirm that Royal Rumble will not be shown, and I said a few other things. No reply yet, tssk. Anyway, has anybody actually stopped to think that this might be good?

Look at it like this. It looks as if soon Sky will be dropping RAW and Smackdown, and just showing the PPVs. Damn them if they do. After Wrestlemania in March, I have a funny feeling they will terminate the contract with WWE altogether, and just finish with whatever they have left to show, and then be done with WWE. With the Wrestling Channel coming soon, WWE might sign up with them. So why is that good?

Well; they have the rights to WCW and ECW videos, and so if WWE sign with TWC, they will more then likely be shown (especially if TWC is 24 hours). Also, we might get RAW and Smackdown on the actual day of filming; so RAW on Tuesday AND Friday and Smackdown on Friday (after RAW) AND Saturday. When I say day of filming, obviously, they're not gunna stick RAW and SD on at 1am live.

With TWC, if it is 24/7, we should also get Confidential (which I want to see...) and stuff like that.

Basically, if we could be guarenteed that TWC will have better, more convenient WWE coverage, Sky should terminate the WWE contract. The sooner the better. TWC is opening in March, just in time for WMXX. Obviously, Sky will be showing that. But I suspect that will be the WWE's final month on Sky.

So come on WWE, if Sky drop you, you know where to turn!

Yeah, discuss.

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