WWE Network Thread

The Ayatolla · 24-09-2015 10:47PM

Chromecast is dead handy for Netflix and Youtube. You can browse content on your phone and beam it to your TV with one tap. Youtube can even use playlists and "add to TV playlist" and it plays away.

I have a Ps4 but it'd be fierce handy to just browse away on your phone and cast it to the TV instead of firing up the PS4 every time. I've got a Chromecast in nearly every room in the house.

Stereomaniac · 24-09-2015 11:00PM

Are these things reasonably priced so if you have one in most of the rooms in your house? I probably don't sit in front of the television enough to justify getting anything like that. I watched Night Of Champions on the television through the PlayStation the other night and that was a total novelty for me because I usually watch most pay per views over laptop nowadays.

Pentecost · 24-09-2015 11:05PM

Ageyev wrote: »

If my PlayStation is on, I can "cast" a YouTube video to it from my tablet.

Second that free week's trial from UnblockUs for Germany

I actually have an unblock.us account I'm just too full of "bier" to figure out how I apply it to my tablet and I'm home tomorrow night. Hic..

Stereomaniac · 24-09-2015 11:32PM

Whereabouts in Germany are you anyway man? I only ever drove through parts of the country.

ricero · 25-09-2015 12:40AM

What's the story with Eric bischoff related shows on the network these days ? Is he making a comeback

Ageyev · 25-09-2015 01:09AM

Pentecost wrote: »

I actually have an unblock.us account I'm just too full of "bier" to figure out how I apply it to my tablet and I'm home tomorrow night. Hic..

Easy enough. Open new wireless connection, go advanced and input the numbers https://support.unblock-us.com/customer/portal/articles/291571?_ga=1.142241264.338713625.1434214708

Ageyev · 25-09-2015 01:12AM

ricero wrote: »

What's the story with Eric bischoff related shows on the network these days ? Is he making a comeback

He was interviewed for the Monday Night War DVD to add some extra selling point so seems logical they interview him for some Network stuff. Russo was also on some of the Countdown. Doubt either will ever appear in front of a live TV crowd though.

Stereomaniac · 25-09-2015 01:16AM

How long ago was that interview with JBL recorded I wonder? It would be good to see Eric Bischoff back in some sort of capacity, but Vince probably wouldn't take him seriously I'd say.

Zemuppet · 25-09-2015 01:20AM

Nice to see WWE got new stuff with Bischoff, whereas before they had to reuse interviews from 2002-3. The first part of the interview is good, JBL is a good host and interviewer I think.

Stereomaniac · 25-09-2015 01:29AM

It was cool hearing some of Eric Bischoff's background. I never realised that he had such a background in the business before he was in WCW. He came across really well to me anyway.

Pentecost · 25-09-2015 02:54AM

Stereomaniac wrote: »

Whereabouts in Germany are you anyway man? I only ever drove through parts of the country.

Berlin. Flew in Tuesday, back to Dublin tomorrow night. Great city, so much to do.

Monokne · 25-09-2015 08:55AM

Stereomaniac wrote: »

How long ago was that interview with JBL recorded I wonder? It would be good to see Eric Bischoff back in some sort of capacity, but Vince probably wouldn't take him seriously I'd say.

On the Flair podcast recorded last week he mentioned a sit down interview he did for WWE "2 or 3 weeks ago" with someone who was working there during the MNWar. So that indicates late August/early September for the JBL piece.

The stuff on the Monday Night War DVD predates that by a few months. Bisch has lost about 30 - 40 pounds over the past few months apparently and he's noticeably slimmer in the JBL interview.

Bisch is a guy I find fascinating. His strategy to strip WCW of all unnecessary cost in 93/94 to make it less of a money loser was really interesting, as was his way of rebuilding the brand. He has made many mistakes but he's a savvy guy and his book is a great read.

innuendo141 · 25-09-2015 09:04AM

Monokne wrote: »

Bisch is a guy I find fascinating. His strategy to strip WCW of all unnecessary cost in 93/94 to make it less of a money loser was really interesting, as was his way of rebuilding the brand. He has made many mistakes but he's a savvy guy and his book is a great read.

As a complete and utter WCW mark at the time, I've always liked Bischoff. Never bothered following what went on in TNA at the time but I enjoyed all of his stuff with WCW, even his in ring stuff. Was like 11/12 at the time so didn't notice a decline in quality. Was all good to me.

gerrybbadd · 25-09-2015 09:20AM

I quite like Bischoff too, he comes across really well. I loved him as the Raw GM too.

His episodes on the Stone Cold podcast are well worth a listen to as well.

Stereomaniac · 25-09-2015 09:55AM

Monokne wrote: »

On the Flair podcast recorded last week he mentioned a sit down interview he did for WWE "2 or 3 weeks ago" with someone who was working there during the MNWar. So that indicates late August/early September for the JBL piece.

The stuff on the Monday Night War DVD predates that by a few months. Bisch has lost about 30 - 40 pounds over the past few months apparently and he's noticeably slimmer in the JBL interview.

Bisch is a guy I find fascinating. His strategy to strip WCW of all unnecessary cost in 93/94 to make it less of a money loser was really interesting, as was his way of rebuilding the brand. He has made many mistakes but he's a savvy guy and his book is a great read.

Is that Controversy Creates Cash or has he ever brought out another one since then? I often wondered how long would WCW have lasted if he never appeared.

Blue_Dabadee · 25-09-2015 10:23AM

It's great to see Bischoff to work on various projects with WWE. I was getting fed up of seeing snipets of that 2002 interview on that MNW show.

Monokne · 25-09-2015 12:29PM

Stereomaniac wrote: »

Is that Controversy Creates Cash or has he ever brought out another one since then? I often wondered how long would WCW have lasted if he never appeared.

Yep, that's the one. It comes off the rails a bit toward the end but the earlier stuff is intriguing.

beakerjoe · 25-09-2015 12:39PM

Stereomaniac wrote: »

Is that Controversy Creates Cash or has he ever brought out another one since then? I often wondered how long would WCW have lasted if he never appeared.

Terry Funk went for the job Eric eventually got in WCW, wrestling today would be a different place as a result.

sky88 · 25-09-2015 01:32PM

Ive always like eric, think one of the main problems he had is he was good friends with a lot of the top guys in wcw so was easily swayed by them to keep them in the spotlight over the younger guys like eddie, jericho etc

Stereomaniac · 25-09-2015 02:12PM

beakerjoe wrote: »

Terry Funk went for the job Eric eventually got in WCW, wrestling today would be a different place as a result.

Oh man, it would have been great. Every title match 2 out of 3 falls ending in hour time limit broadways with both wrestlers pumping blood from their foreheads.

beakerjoe · 25-09-2015 02:37PM

Stereomaniac wrote: »

Oh man, it would have been great. Every title match 2 out of 3 falls ending in hour time limit broadways with both wrestlers pumping blood from their foreheads.

There might not have been a Nitro if Funk was in charge. God knows what WCW would have looked like.

Monokne · 25-09-2015 08:08PM

Stereomaniac wrote: »

Oh man, it would have been great. Every title match 2 out of 3 falls ending in hour time limit broadways with both wrestlers pumping blood from their foreheads.

I'm fine with this.

Itssoeasy · 25-09-2015 08:40PM

sky88 wrote: »

Ive always like eric, think one of the main problems he had is he was good friends with a lot of the top guys in wcw so was easily swayed by them to keep them in the spotlight over the younger guys like eddie, jericho etc

I've heard him address that before and he has said in hindsight it was a bad move but he wasn't a wrestling guy and he felt he needed to be their friend more that their boss at the start.

Ageyev · 26-09-2015 12:22AM

Looks like there's a Bischoff DVD doc coming next year.

https://mobile.twitter.com/EBischoff/status/647417566177030144?p=v

Ageyev · 26-09-2015 02:21AM

Saw this during a 1996 Monday Night Raw

Pentecost · 29-09-2015 12:54PM

The NXT panel from Summerslam/Takeover is worth a watch. No major revelations but they all came across well particularly Seth Rollins and Sasha.

Ageyev · 29-09-2015 11:10PM

They've lashed up a load more ECW Hardcore TV episodes from 1997

Pinkman · 30-09-2015 03:36PM

Pentecost wrote: »

The NXT panel from Summerslam/Takeover is worth a watch. No major revelations but they all came across well particularly Seth Rollins and Sasha.

Yeah Rollins came across very well - enjoyed him taking over the interview from the terrible Byron Saxton.

Ageyev · 01-10-2015 01:35PM

https://www.reddit.com/r/wwe_network/comments/3n2ba0/wwe_network_main_show_upload_progress/

billion dollar baby · 01-10-2015 02:24PM

Brilliant find. nothing worse than when you are trying to watch chronologically and there's huge gaps missing. Thanks for posting

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