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bergdogg
Joe Bergeson from Minnesota, joined wrestlingmarks.com on 1/20/07
Where is the wrestling industry headed?
by bergdogg on 1/21/07 8:56 AM
I posted this on a message board, and after reading it, I was kind of impressed with what I wrote. Here is the main focal point of the post I made:
The wrestling industry as a whole is really intriguing right now. TNA is really starting to pick up some serious steam since it opened it's doors due to big names coming in, great storytelling both in and out of the ring, and new, interesting preformers who are making serious names for themselves. The WWE, though solid as a company and making a serious profit due to their excellent services (their top notch DVD releases as well as their WWE 24/7 service), is putting out a television product that is incredibly mediocre and lacking that one thing that could really bring more people in. The WWE seems to be trying to please everybody with their multiple brands (Using Raw for their "entertainment" fans, ECW for their "hardcore" fans, and Smackdown for their "wrestling" fans).
The most interesting aspect of the wrestling industry really doesn't come from TNA vs WWE though. It comes from a new promotion that could force the WWE to act, and that promotion is Wrestling Society X. With the WWE pushing ECW as it's "Extreme" brand, it will be facing off against a wrestling promotion that will focus on and push heavily on the spotfest style that hardcore wrestling fans are looking for. Plus, if the MTV crowd picks up on WSX and the show actually takes off, you can garantee it will force Vince McMahon to act, and that could be either good or bad for the wrestling industry. It could be something as simple as pushing for a move to a different night or time (which would be good), or it could lead to Vince copying WSX and turning ECW into nothing more than a spotfest backyard type promotion (very, very bad!). Hell, if WSX becomes huge, it could lead to the downfall of ECW, and a lot of good wrestlers losing their jobs in favor of "Vince guys". Hell, after saying all of that, it could be just as possible that WSX is a total failure and that it makes some people in TNA's power take a step back and say "let's stay away from that type of battle for right now", which could be very good or very bad (depending on the state of TNA at the time).
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Feel free to tell me what you think of that post. Do you think I'm right? Am I accurate about my feelings on the wrestling industry or am I just over analyzing it?
Basically.........discuss.
Comments
(2 total)
From bpapa on 1/21/07 10:31 AM
Personally I'd be super surprised if WSX becomes a huge hit. But on MTV sometimes it's hard to tell. 15 years ago I wouldn't think the Real World would still be around today, a couple of years ago I never thought Laguna Beach would go anywhere, and the thing is both of those shows have inspired tons of other things shown on MTV.
The TNA thing you say is interesting though. A few weeks ago I hung out with a bunch of old friends who I hadn't seen in awhile, and I told them about the site. All of them were casual fans at best, and get this - all of them thought that WWE was lame and that TNA was where it's at.
From iamrobinho on 1/24/07 12:01 PM
WSX has the potential to grab a slice of the action in the next year and the main reason for that is MTV's presence in TV markets around the world.
WWE has exposure worldwide, while TNA struggle a little to get their product seen in other countries. WSX can expect to be seen in nearly every nation that has MTV.
Obviously the success of the promotion has as much to do with its quality as exposure in the market does, and by the sound of the roster and judging by the clips i've seen so far of the new MTV league, they have no worries from that point of view.
The big question for the time being as far as WSX is concerned is: can they put out a compelling product that will garner attention from wrestling fans, and can they build a fan base substantial enough to keep the promotion economically viable.
we'll have to wait and see.