WWE Network Thread

The Ayatolla

They need to scrap these. So so so bad

Batistas speech was brilliant

rovert

The Ayatolla wrote: »

They need to scrap these. So so so bad

They are typically bad.

The Ayatolla wrote: »

Batistas speech was brilliant

It was. Cena was pretty slick and Bryan is a pretty great communicator and extremely endearing even to an audience who didn't know about the Yes movement.

The Ayatolla

Maybe if they're going to continue with these they should wait til closer the event and have it in the city where it's on, where there'll be a bit of buzz and involve more fans. Have a Q&A. Include it as part of the platinum travel packs or something.

rovert

Part of issue according to someone who was there was a lack of communication from WWE on whether the press were allowed to be "part of the show" or not.

The Ayatolla

Blimey. The awkwardness of the whole thing was unbelievable. The staredowns at the end. Even the HHH-D-Bryan one. I mean they were ripping each other's heads off at the closing of Raw, and laughing and joking at the presser 12 hours later. Staged pro-wrestling shouldnt have these kinda things. A line of wrestler's at the top of a stage similar to the way UFC do it would be better.

Ape Lincoln

The Ayatolla wrote: »

Blimey. The awkwardness of the whole thing was unbelievable. The staredowns at the end. Even the HHH-D-Bryan one. I mean they were ripping each other's heads off at the closing of Raw, and laughing and joking at the presser 12 hours later. Staged pro-wrestling shouldnt have these kinda things. A line of wrestler's at the top of a stage similar to the way UFC do it would be better.

The last American pro wrestling press conference I watch was Wrestlemania 14 and I remember that being pretty good.

grames_bond

The Ayatolla wrote: »

Blimey. The awkwardness of the whole thing was unbelievable. The staredowns at the end. Even the HHH-D-Bryan one. I mean they were ripping each other's heads off at the closing of Raw, and laughing and joking at the presser 12 hours later. Staged pro-wrestling shouldnt have these kinda things. A line of wrestler's at the top of a stage similar to the way UFC do it would be better.

and it's not the only one they are doing, there is another one just before Mania - from 4:30-5:30 (local time)

rovert

In genuine shock at this week's Wrestlemania Rewind being Jericho vs Triple H.

jmolloy

rovert wrote: »

In genuine shock at this week's Wrestlemania Rewind being Jericho vs Triple H.

why i genuinely like hunter but he's overplayed in importance in the countdowns so it's no shock that his mania match would be considered internally so high

rovert

jmolloy wrote: »

why i genuinely like hunter but he's overplayed in importance in the countdowns so it's no shock that his mania match would be considered internally so high

Like to think the timing of the episode is another troll job. But a lot of the Network programme was put together a year or more ago.

Ape Lincoln

Lance Storm on Figure 4 wrestling radio live now talking about the press conf. http://50.7.77.178:8011/stream http://www.f4wonline.com/component/content/article/34175

blink44

Just got the wwe network finally, so much stuff I dunno where to begin, any recommendations?

Monokne

rovert wrote: »

Like to think the timing of the episode is another troll job. But a lot of the Network programme was put together a year or more ago.

I'd hoped these rewind shows might provide some genuine insight but they've not been great thus far, and between this & the Cena episode, seems like they're going to do them for just about any upper card Mania match.

Side note - anyone else sometimes feel like you're being brainwashed when you watch a few of the original programmes on the network? Watched two Mania rewinds and a countdown show last night...the incessant mentions of 'the universe' and constant portrayal of how WWE is this wonderful place to work and one big happy family...I know it's par for the course with this company but sometimes it'd be nice if everything wasn't so...homogenised? Like just hit us with the truth, these airbrushed versions of history can be quite insufferable.

I thought the bloopers countdown show was good but they needed to let the moments speak for themselves a little before the talking heads and music came in over the top. Over produced would be the term I think.

Am I totally out to lunch or anyone know what I mean?

Monokne

blink44 wrote: »

Just got the wwe network finally, so much stuff I dunno where to begin, any recommendations?

If you're interested in WCW stuff but have not seen a lot of it, I've been working my way through all their PPV's in chronological order. It's good fun. Some of it is so bad it's good and some of it is just great. Best of all, I don't know a lot of the match results so that adds excitement.

rovert

Monokne wrote: »

Side note - anyone else sometimes feel like you're being brainwashed when you watch a few of the original programmes on the network? Watched two Mania rewinds and a countdown show last night...the incessant mentions of 'the universe' and constant portrayal of how WWE is this wonderful place to work and one big happy family...I know it's par for the course with this company but sometimes it'd be nice if everything wasn't so...homogenised? Like just hit us with the truth, these airbrushed versions of history can be quite insufferable.

There was a prominent real world journalist who attended the WWE Press Conference who remarked to PWInsider's Mike Johnson that he felt it was like a Nuremberg Rally.

Ape Lincoln

blink44 wrote: »

Just got the wwe network finally, so much stuff I dunno where to begin, any recommendations?

I don't know what you like but standard recommendations to begin with are:

WWF pay-per-views:
In Your House 16 Canadian Stampede
Wrestlemania 17
Money in the Bank 2011

WCW
Great American Bash 1989
Most of the late 80s Starrcades

ECW:
Heatwave 98

WCCW:
The one with Flair vs Von Erich and anything with the Freebirds vs Von Erichs

It depends what style you like, what wrestlers etc.

Most of the Legends of Wrestling roundtables are pretty good.

OneEightSeven

Ape Lincoln wrote: »

I don't know what you like but standard recommendations to begin with are:

WWF pay-per-views:
In Your House 16 Canadian Stampede

I remember the Hart Foundation getting a huge pop at a PPV in Canada. I'd wait for the episodes of Raw, though.

grames_bond

rovert wrote: »

Like to think the timing of the episode is another troll job. But a lot of the Network programme was put together a year or more ago.

Are you sure about that? As the previous WM rewind was about Bret doing 2 matches in one night at WM X - and the latest "beyond the mat" to be added is triple H: Thy kingdom come, and now this? I think it may be too much of a coincidence for that to just happen!

Ape Lincoln

There was talk as far back as 2011 about doing a Countdown show that was to be a lead-in to Raw. So yeah, this programming has been around for a while.

Monokne

Anyone having problems right now?

My PS3 is giving me a fatal error and on my Macbook it's saying not available in this location, which is worrying since I've got my unblock US turned on...

grames_bond

Ape Lincoln wrote: »

There was talk as far back as 2011 about doing a Countdown show that was to be a lead-in to Raw. So yeah, this programming has been around for a while.

Oh the episodes are there alright bit I am talking about the timing of the releases!

jmolloy

Monokne wrote: »

Anyone having problems right now?

My PS3 is giving me a fatal error and on my Macbook it's saying not available in this location, which is worrying since I've got my unblock US turned on...

yup same issue

jmolloy

jmolloy wrote: »

yup same issue

Working fine for me lads on ps3 and apple tv.

jmolloy

Deleted User wrote: »

Working fine for me lads on ps3 and apple tv.

i'm back just click onto a programme and it started

Love the legends of wrestling shows.

It's like Vince and Stephanie don't even know the show exists with some of the things that are said on it.


Shocked in the greatest rivalries episode it shows a bret promo were he says the H in HBK stands for homo.

The Ayatolla

Why is it a troll job? Triple H is one of the greatest of all time, a lot of people would want to see these countdown shows and his documentary.

Ape Lincoln

Deleted User wrote: »

Love the legends of wrestling shows.

It's like Vince and Stephanie don't even know the show exists with some of the things that are said on it.


Shocked in the greatest rivalries episode it shows a bret promo were he says the H in HBK stands for homo.

The Legends show flew under the radar. Only 6 people worked on the entire series (not including guests obv). They're showing a Legends of Wrestlemania tonight or tomorrow I think which looks to be a new episode.

Ape Lincoln

Ape Lincoln wrote: »

The Legends show flew under the radar. Only 6 people worked on the entire series (not including guests obv). They're showing a Legends of Wrestlemania tonight or tomorrow I think which looks to be a new episode.

If that's the case I expect the new episodes to be toned down now they're on the network.

Ape Lincoln

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If that's the case I expect the new episodes to be toned down now they're on the network.

Probably, I don't know. It's the closest thing they ever got to documenting history legit as well as producing something that could rival the shoot interview DVD market. Though a lot of the guests were Yes men and when it was anchored by Scheme Gene I thought they suffered a bit.

From what I remember Kevin Nash was good on them. Never liked him at all but he was no bullsh*t and was talking as if the cameras weren't there.

Hangballlouie

Has anybody in the know released figures or strong gestimates as to how many buys the network has had thus far?