The WarnerMedia upfront is being held in MSG. Amazing...

Wednesday would be a bit ballsier since it's against nxt but wwe doesn't release NXT viewer numbers

FUCK YES

WRESTLING BACK TO TNT. SHIT GOT REAL

Also prevents the situation of their shows being preempted or delayed during NBA playoffs since TNT airs games on Tuesdays.

Oooof.

That might just drive me away from buying. All In was $10 bucks cheaper, right?

$20 cheaper since All In was $40 on Fite.TV

What does boxing and UFC usually charge for their events? I could see that just being a placeholder till AEW announces the real price soon.

If that's legit, no way are they going to be successful right out of the gate at $60 since Impact struggles to sell ppvs at $40 and ROH are in the $30s-$40s range for non-HonorClub. Not even WWE did that outside of Mania and took a long while for their prices to creep up.

Well now, AEW got a solid 2 weeks to hopefully knock the price down to reasonable levels.

I understand the concept of "double or nothing". But that doesn't mean jack up the price the 2nd time around.

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="und" dir="ltr">$49.99 <a href="https://t.co/up2HCHLhIo">https://t.co/up2HCHLhIo</a></p>&mdash; Dave Meltzer (@davemeltzerWON) <a href="https://twitter.com/davemeltzerWON/status/1127668885698727937?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 12, 2019</a></blockquote>
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Meltzer also mentioned that its very likely the prices are being set by cable providers and not by AEW themselves due to how the cable PPV industry typically works.

I hope they get a streaming service w/ a better price because that is too steep for me for an untested brand

Most likely they are going to be using Bleacher Report Live for streaming since Turner owns it.

In terms of prices, $20-$30 is the sweet spot for monthly PPVs these days mainly because of the WWE Network and WWE's constant free month offerings have really devauled PPVs.

AEW could probably follow ROH's model for streaming and offer multiple tiers if they want pricey PPVs. Cheapest tier gives a discount on monthly PPVs purchased separately and most expensive tier includes all PPVs at no additional cost.

Actually have a smidgen of interest for this.... but not willing to pay more than $20.... and even at $20 I'd have a tough time deciding to do it.....

I’d probably have gone as high as $30. I don’t think I can justify $50.

UK price is £14.95. And I've got in early and have already ordered. :yes:

I really want to support this but I can’t justify $60. If that’s the price it’s a huge mistake.

Gonna hold out for an official announcement from them though. They don’t seem like they’d be dumb enough to charge something that would price out a lot of people for their very first show..

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">We’re back in the wrestling business! <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/AEW?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#AEW</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/AEWrestling?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@AEWrestling</a> <a href="https://t.co/1DVRLRdQgd">pic.twitter.com/1DVRLRdQgd</a></p>&mdash; TNT Drama (@tntdrama) <a href="https://twitter.com/tntdrama/status/1128632147248668673?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 15, 2019</a></blockquote>
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Press Release says all AEW ppvs will stream on B/R Live

Site looks really user friendly:

https://live.bleacherreport.com

Also says they will “introduce statistics into pro wrestling for the first time ever.” Wins and losses will be tracked.

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ripping off AWA and TNA seems like a good start

They should rip off WCW and have a spin the roulette wheel make a deal match at the PPV

Pretty sure the point was that wins and losses will be tracked constantly and not just as part of a certain gimmick competition.

I actually made sure to put “introduce statistics for the first time ever” in quotations to make it clear that I was quoting the press release before the inevitable STD unnecessary correction. He’s gonna be pissed that Droford beat him to it.

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too lazy to figure out how to edit AEW over "Whos line is it anyway" and JR over Drew Carey.

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No TNT in Canada..... wonder if they will get a deal here somewhere.....

Woo hoo. BR Live has a roku app so I'll be able to watch this. Pretty stoked.

Cody means "% of times this move wins the match/% of times this guy gets taken out by this type of move" stats

It mentioned that, too. Which could be cool I guess. An NFL type "next gen stats" thing for wrestling. I'm more interested in the wins and losses being tracked though. Instantly forces them to actually care about the outcome of every match and forces long-term booking or else the whole system falls apart.

Wrestling fans complaining about WWE calling wrestling "SPORTS ENTERTAINMENT"

vs

Wrestling fans embracing AEW using sports style statistics in wrestling

does not compute

Dude, what in the fuck point are you trying to make?

calling it sports entertainment is awful when WWE does it but its innovative when AEW treats wrestling as a sport with statistics

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Later this year we’re introducing some real superheroes with a new live franchise: All Elite Wrestling <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/AEW?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#AEW</a> - a brand-new league - with a new style and a new generation of talent. <a href="https://t.co/Vdc3nS1H6u">pic.twitter.com/Vdc3nS1H6u</a></p>&mdash; TNT Drama (@tntdrama) <a href="https://twitter.com/tntdrama/status/1128669254734229504?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 15, 2019</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

Does anybody else think TNT's tweet is funny? "A new generation of talent" yet they show Jericho who was on their last wrestling show lol.

Gotta love Jericho taking all the credit though, I miss the Jericho invented everything memes!

how is this inconsistent? People - within the 'smarky' community - have wanted wrestling treated like more of a sport for eons. Why are you so retarded?

what happened to all the "its not sports entertainment its wrestling" people then?

What are you fucking talking about? You are the dumbest motherfucker in the world.

Exciting times. can't wait to watch!

If AEW is wrestling with sports statistics then to me its considered sports. but people hate vince for calling wrestling "sports entertainment". which is fucking exactly what AEW will be.

I don’t think you get why people don’t like the sports entertainment euphemism.

Difference is if AEW actually follows a sports-like model, then they are using the phrase correctly.

Vince mainly uses the term as if he's been ashamed he's only ever been successful in wrestling and to rebrand his style of wrestling as something different when it isn't.

NJPW is a lot more sports-like than WWE but don't use the term "sports entertainment" because they don't hold a petty view of wrestling.

Wrestling is entertainment. But it only functions at its creative best when you treat it like a shoot sport. Putting too much focus on the entertainment aspect makes it nearly impossible to suspend your disbelief. Putting the focus on the sports aspect makes it much easier to suspend your disbelief because people are wrestling over sports reasons instead of over shampoo deals or because HHH made a match in the opening segment because he was cranky.

People's problem with sports entertainment was never the sports part. Why would you ever think that? You're a moron.