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WeedlordGoku69
Feb 12, 2015

by Cyrano4747
Eric Bischoff is slowly turning into Eddie Murphy :stare:

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wagnike2
May 31, 2007

Lucha LaBOOM
Well that's interesting. I guess splitting the videos makes sense from that standpoint.

DPM
Feb 23, 2015

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WCPW Loaded #4 is now live!


They're starting to tighten up now, can't wait to see how it all goes in a bigger venue.

E: They finally added a new youtube channel specifically for WCPW

DPM fucked around with this message at 03:21 on Aug 23, 2016

CVE
Jan 27, 2012
Their First PPV is now going live. If nothing else it should have some pretty decent wrestling.

Rampage vs Big Damo for the WCPW World Title
- Jay Lethal vs Noam Dar for the ROH World Title
- Joe Coffey vs Primate: No Holds Barred
- El Ligero vs Martin Kirby
- Joe Hendry and Joseph Conners vs Prospect
- Gabriel Kidd vs Prince Ameen

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z2ggROPkskM


Edit: Very solid show all in all. Them getting an actual commentary team that has worked the uk indies for quite a bit really ups the quality together with better sound mixing and the matches were all pretty decent.

CVE fucked around with this message at 00:34 on Jul 26, 2016

DPM
Feb 23, 2015

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YHMo8PkTCxM
Joe Hendry's Music
Play Joe Hendry's Music
Play Joe Hendry's Music, yeah!

As CVE Mentioned, WCPW - BUILT TO DESTROY, their first PPV style event happened earlier today. The new commentary team, behind the scenes changes, bigger audience and longer matches have made a massive difference.


:siren: BUILT TO DESTROY :siren:

Commentary Team: Dave Bradshaw, Alex Shane
Location: O2 Arena, Newcastle Upon Tyne

DPM fucked around with this message at 03:20 on Aug 23, 2016

Vaguido
Feb 22, 2011

When the drug test comes back positive for performance enhancing drugs.
Legitimately enjoyed Built to Destroy. They are doing a good job making me more interested in their product, and that was the end of their first tapings, so the next set of tapings should be booked a bit better. I saw that WC was taking a lot of feedback and they're even making fun of their problems on the channel (especially the over-reliance on screwy finishes).

New commentary team is the best thing ever.

CVE
Jan 27, 2012
At the recent livetapings they announced that Cody Rhodes is joined by Kurt Angle for their October shows.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G_Cww11KFWs

DPM
Feb 23, 2015

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YfZXCYhbZQA

Motherfucking shitload more Kurt Angle announcements. Do you want to see Local Hero vs Olympic Hero? Yes you loving do.

Germansimp
May 28, 2013



DumbparameciuM posted:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YfZXCYhbZQA

Motherfucking shitload more Kurt Angle announcements. Do you want to see Local Hero vs Olympic Hero? Yes you loving do.

More importantly, do you want Joe Hendry to create custom entrance music for Kurt Angle? Oh loving hell yeah.

DPM
Feb 23, 2015

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WCPW Loaded #5 is now on Youtube



DPM fucked around with this message at 03:19 on Aug 23, 2016

CVE
Jan 27, 2012
The first match was the best of the evening and I'm a mark for flippy poo poo.

The main event suffered through the potential injury though I heard that it wasn't that bad since he apparently finished the rest of the tapings. The Finish for the women's match was a huge botch.

Still it's competently made and the wrestling is usually very solid regardless of what one may think about the promotion being made by internet smarks, which is personally don't mind.

Cardboard Box
Jul 14, 2009

this show improved a hundred times by getting actual commentators instead of that horrible unfunny king guy who just references wwe

their finishes and booking are still really bad for the most part, but the wrestling itself is mostly pretty good

Cardboard Box fucked around with this message at 21:15 on Aug 9, 2016

CVE
Jan 27, 2012

Cardboard Box posted:

this show improved a hundred times by getting actual commentators instead of that horrible unfunny king guy who just references wwe

their finishes and booking are still really bad for the most part, but the wrestling itself is mostly pretty good

I think a big problem with the booking is that they have many guest stars that they want to show in a good light to please the crowd and their audience but since they are there only alimited time it hurts the overall product to have them go over the entire time since you cannot have a drawn out story with these people. Other than that it is a best of wwe booking in some cases for their huge decisions but to be fair it's only 6 weeks in so they still have to find their feet and build a roster before they can engage in serious long term booking I feel.

Professional commentary is miles above what they started out with. Although Blampied died alright in the one match he commentated when Simon wasn't there. King Ross is horrible though through and through. His Heel commentary doesn't really work.

Luigi Thirty
Apr 30, 2006

Emergency confection port.

Cardboard Box posted:

this show improved a hundred times by getting actual commentators instead of that horrible unfunny king guy who just references wwe

their finishes and booking are still really bad for the most part, but the wrestling itself is mostly pretty good

they're holding an iPPV in October with JR and Cornette on commentary apparently

Solus
May 31, 2011

Drongos.

Luigi Thirty posted:

they're holding an iPPV in October with JR and Cornette on commentary apparently

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q7LTwrMnxNA

yep

Mekchu
Apr 10, 2012

by Jeffrey of YOSPOS
I don't really follow Pro-Wrestling but someone shot a video of the triple threat match and it was pretty awesome.

Mekchu fucked around with this message at 18:30 on Aug 12, 2016

DPM
Feb 23, 2015

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WCPW Loaded #6 is now on Youtube!

DPM
Feb 23, 2015

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WCPW Loaded #7 is now on Youtube!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EiG1qoffzCU

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hm5qBx_87vY

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7AKXWJBA99s

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cV6hTAHqp40

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9F-1nAeQqHs

Chris James 2
Aug 9, 2012


WCPW booked Minoru Suzuki :stare:

Chris James 2
Aug 9, 2012


For some reason my mobile didn't paste the video earlier

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gktEILo0fEU

Claytor
Dec 5, 2011

Chris James 2 posted:

WCPW booked Minoru Suzuki :stare:

Given the big names these guys are getting, I have to wonder: Do you still count as a money mark if you know you're being a money mark?

Genetic Toaster
Jun 5, 2011

Claytor posted:

Given the big names these guys are getting, I have to wonder: Do you still count as a money mark if you know you're being a money mark?

We've finally entered the era of the money smark

Chris James 2
Aug 9, 2012


Welp

https://twitter.com/BigBackBodyDrop/status/778697425850544128
https://twitter.com/WAR_Podcast/status/778701690480369665

oatgan
Jan 15, 2009

who could have seen this coming

Cardboard Box
Jul 14, 2009

here's an article on the issue. what jerks!

Cubone
May 26, 2011

Because it never leaves its bedroom, no one has ever seen this poster's real face.
where would a wrestling promotion get the idea to leverage profits from an underutilized media format to drive out competition while operating at a loss?













Chris James 2
Aug 9, 2012


Thauros
Jan 29, 2003

The almost lucha scene-esque drama with WCPW playing the role of Elite has me more intrigued by the UK scene than before at least. gently caress if I have the time to follow any more wrestling than I already do tho.

Vaguido
Feb 22, 2011

When the drug test comes back positive for performance enhancing drugs.
This whole thing is very interesting. When I heard their announcements and ridiculously cheap prices for tickets recently to see people like Angle and Del Rio, I didn't think of how it would impact other promotions in the area. I'm excited to see where this goes in the next few months. Wrestling drama is cool.

handsome only face
Apr 22, 2010

Cockroach went out of the room in anger. And roach's go to empty room...

Cockroache's Anarchist


I'm gonna go to WCPW and see Minoru Suzuki and Kurt Angle and Cody Rhodes and Alberto Del Rio and whoever for pennies and then go to UFC 204 immediately after then fly home where none of these companies run yee haw don't care about the stability of the scene suck m'dick promoters

NotQuiteQuentin
Jan 29, 2005

BIG OVER
College Slice
i really don't care about wcpw, but the undercutting vs allowing fans to see minoru suzuki for dirt cheap is a real interesting comparison!

Benne
Sep 2, 2011

STOP DOING HEROIN
Where the gently caress are these guys getting the money to book Suzuki, Del Rio, Angle and JR


YouTube listicle ad revenue can't be that high, can it?

Ostentatious
Sep 29, 2010

Benne posted:

Where the gently caress are these guys getting the money to book Suzuki, Del Rio, Angle and JR


YouTube listicle ad revenue can't be that high, can it?

coupling inane youtube videos with equally insipid written articles is a profitable industry

Dias
Feb 20, 2011

by sebmojo
Man, half the wrestling scene seems to have a boner for Libertarians and free-market crap, then someone decides to play the game and then it's a bad thing. Or is that just an USA thing?

Ostentatious
Sep 29, 2010

sounds like they should play bioshock imo

DJExile
Jun 28, 2007


Benne posted:

Where the gently caress are these guys getting the money to book Suzuki, Del Rio, Angle and JR


YouTube listicle ad revenue can't be that high, can it?

This is what I've been wondering as well. I'm amazed they have the bank to do it.

Vaguido
Feb 22, 2011

When the drug test comes back positive for performance enhancing drugs.
The site seems to have a lot of content outside of wrestling, and it has at least 3 youtube channels I can think of on the top of my head. Not to mention to extra merch and magazine they sell on their store. It's definitely operating at a loss, but they are probably making enough off of their other ventures to compensate for the time being.

oatgan
Jan 15, 2009

Dias posted:

Man, half the wrestling scene seems to have a boner for Libertarians and free-market crap, then someone decides to play the game and then it's a bad thing. Or is that just an USA thing?

the thing is wcpw isn't trying to compete or deliberately gently caress with the other feds it's just a money mark promotion running at a massive loss to the detriment of the other promotions who built that scene up over the last few years in the first place without realizing it when everyone could benefit from not working against each other and sharing resources like splitting fees for fly-ins and copromoting

Dias
Feb 20, 2011

by sebmojo

oatgan posted:

the thing is wcpw isn't trying to compete or deliberately gently caress with the other feds it's just a money mark promotion running at a massive loss to the detriment of the other promotions who built that scene up over the last few years in the first place without realizing it when everyone could benefit from not working against each other and sharing resources like splitting fees for fly-ins and copromoting

I dunno, dude, running shows at a loss and running off other promotions because you can afford to doesn't look like naivety from a money mark to me, it looks like a pretty shrewd maneuver to monopolize a region. Not that I agree with it, I just find it funny due to some political proclivities in that business, is all. It would be pretty poo poo if they imploded and took out the rest of UK's wrestling scene with them tho.

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Beef Jerky Robot
Sep 20, 2009

"And the DICK?"

It might be shrewd if it was at all sustainable

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