Bored binge watching free WWE network access has made me realize only one wrestler has even made adult me mark the fuck out not only once but twice
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I watched it. I know he is in pretty good shape; however, I can't believe that Shane McMahon (i.e. heir to the billion dollar WWE) actually did this.
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Crump's brother
Moxahala Park Carnie/ Rehoboth Strangler
Charlotte Flair is on my TV right now, and all I can think of is Super Wexler.
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Behind the Scenes of ‘WrestleMania 36,’ WWE’s Most Unusual Yet
A spoiler-free look at WWE’s decision to make WrestleMania a two-night affair based out of its Performance Center in Orlando—and how ESPN almost factored into the biggest wrestling event of the year.
WrestleMania 36 is a story of control. And right now, Vince McMahon has lost control of his company to the unlikeliest of opponents.
The coronavirus has effectively halted professional sports around the globe, and instead of performing in front of an audience of over 70,000 people from all over the world, WrestleMania 36 is taking place in WWE’s workout facility. Who could have ever imagined a virus would be the biggest threat to McMahon’s throne?
Although you haven’t heard the word “coronavirus” said on WWE programming, McMahon is quite familiar with its impact and reach. The virus is claiming lives, shutting down schools and businesses, and changing the way people live. It has also altered the way business is conducted. From a financial standpoint, it has wreaked endless havoc on McMahon’s empire. Combining the loss of the live gate from WrestleMania with McMahon’s XFL canceling the remainder of its season, in addition to losing the gate from every single WWE show scheduled to run—Raw, SmackDown, NXT, and even the Hall of Fame ceremony—amounts to a hit for WWE’s bottom line.
There was no possible way to hold WrestleMania in its original venue, which was Tampa’s Raymond James Stadium. Part of McMahon’s success as a businessman has been his stubbornness, and staying at Raymond James was at one point a consideration. McMahon pivoted, however, for reasons outside of his control. First was the state government. It is hard for anyone to argue that it is a good look for the state of Florida to hold the “Showcase of Immortals” with pyro, pomp, and circumstance amidst a pandemic. Second was aesthetics. Performing in front of an empty Performance Center is a challenging viewpoint; this would have been magnified had the show taken place in a massive football stadium.
So McMahon moved the show to the Performance Center. Canceling the event would run in direct opposition to all of his principles and sensibilities, which is likely the reason WWE is a prime candidate to hold the first major event with fans once the United States resumes its more traditional pace of daily life.
Postponing WrestleMania seemed like the most logical option, but it is also a logistical nightmare. The remainder of the year is already booked and, with more people being tested for the coronavirus and the number of infected continuing to rise, it is impossible to pin down an exact date when government restrictions will be lifted. That is why McMahon made the decision he did, which is to control the environment he can control.
In this current environment, moving WrestleMania to the Performance Center has some advantages. WWE owns the facility—remember, McMahon built WWE into a global conglomerate with a tight control of his business—and Orlando is a travel hub, which is especially important with so many moving pieces. It is obviously less than ideal, but this is an unprecedented situation, extending far deeper than WWE.
The change of venue wasn’t the only adjustment. For the first time ever WrestleMania will be a two-night event, beginning this Saturday. The idea of a two-night show was discussed last year for WrestleMania 35 but never gained traction as a realistic possibility. There is wisdom in breaking up what has evolved into an incredibly long show into two sittings. WrestleMania is available on the WWE Network. Subscribers will gain access to the show as part of the $9.99 monthly fee, and new subscribers receive the first month free. This adds pressure for WWE to perform a highly acclaimed show on its first night, increasing subscriptions for night two. In a deal that doesn’t hurt WWE, the show is also available on the FOX Sports and FOX NOW apps, as well as FITE TV, for $59.99 and as a pay-per-view.
Broadcast rights for WrestleMania, WWE’s crown jewel, are especially interesting. Airing the show on ESPN would have made sense, but WWE executives undoubtedly questioned whether that would have led to a mass exodus of subscribers on the WWE Network. And existing relationships are also important.
WWE airs weekly on Fox and USA Network, and those networks—Fox in particular—were less than enthused that WWE made a deal to air three encore presentations of past WrestleManias on ESPN. This sheds light to the seemingly odd choice to have SmackDown and Raw air past ’Mania matches that were set to air only days later on ESPN. Both the John Cena vs. Bray Wyatt affair from WrestleMania 30 and WrestleMania 32’s Triple H-Roman Reigns match aired on FOX on Friday then again on ESPN only two nights later. The main event from WrestleMania 35, featuring Becky Lynch, Ronda Rousey and Charlotte Flair, was shown this past Monday on Raw before it is set to air on ESPN Sunday afternoon. Fox anticipated those encore presentations would belong on FS1, but ESPN gets significantly more viewers, so WWE made the decision to air there. McMahon had control to leverage the best deal, which he was certainly entitled to do. WWE and Fox recently announced an agreement to air one-hour versions of past WrestleManias on FS1.
The WrestleMania discussions with ESPN also got serious a year ago. ESPN was in deep discussion with WWE last year about having a desk at WrestleMania and airing WrestleMania SportsCenter breaks all weekend, but the talks died the week before WrestleMania 35.
A sticking point was McMahon did not want to reveal the behind-the-scenes aspects of WWE, including moments after the show, which makes sense because of the history of secrecy in pro wrestling. Of course, all that could have been acquired for an astronomical price, but the footage is far more valuable to WWE than it ever would be to ESPN.
A potential partnership for this year included airing WrestleMania 36 on the ESPN+ pay-per-view service, similar to the manner in which the UFC is covered, until the coronavirus ended those discussions. ESPN did not want to spend such a high price on any event stuck in uncertainty. Had WWE sold the pay-per-view piece to ESPN+ and reconfigured the Network, perhaps this could have been a real windfall for the company. Instead, it pivoted its strategy with access to the WWE Network to lead to more subscriptions. WrestleMania has always been the biggest reason people add the WWE Network, and in addition to television rights, it marks another guaranteed source of income in an uncertain time for WWE. But one thing is certain: ESPN is interested in being in the WWE business.
There are other elements to WrestleMania also out of McMahon’s control, though he is doing what he can to combat that. The priority is ensuring WrestleMania is presented in the best possible form. But since filming began last week, which included overnight recordings from 11 p.m.—5 a.m., leaked results have been a possibility. Considering WrestleMania is a cultural event, spoilers have the potential to significantly diminish interest and profitability. So how does McMahon prevent loose lips from sinking his ship?
Entire article: https://www.si.com/wrestling/2020/04/03/wwe-wrestlemania-36-behind-the-scenes-info
A spoiler-free look at WWE’s decision to make WrestleMania a two-night affair based out of its Performance Center in Orlando—and how ESPN almost factored into the biggest wrestling event of the year.
WrestleMania 36 is a story of control. And right now, Vince McMahon has lost control of his company to the unlikeliest of opponents.
The coronavirus has effectively halted professional sports around the globe, and instead of performing in front of an audience of over 70,000 people from all over the world, WrestleMania 36 is taking place in WWE’s workout facility. Who could have ever imagined a virus would be the biggest threat to McMahon’s throne?
Although you haven’t heard the word “coronavirus” said on WWE programming, McMahon is quite familiar with its impact and reach. The virus is claiming lives, shutting down schools and businesses, and changing the way people live. It has also altered the way business is conducted. From a financial standpoint, it has wreaked endless havoc on McMahon’s empire. Combining the loss of the live gate from WrestleMania with McMahon’s XFL canceling the remainder of its season, in addition to losing the gate from every single WWE show scheduled to run—Raw, SmackDown, NXT, and even the Hall of Fame ceremony—amounts to a hit for WWE’s bottom line.
There was no possible way to hold WrestleMania in its original venue, which was Tampa’s Raymond James Stadium. Part of McMahon’s success as a businessman has been his stubbornness, and staying at Raymond James was at one point a consideration. McMahon pivoted, however, for reasons outside of his control. First was the state government. It is hard for anyone to argue that it is a good look for the state of Florida to hold the “Showcase of Immortals” with pyro, pomp, and circumstance amidst a pandemic. Second was aesthetics. Performing in front of an empty Performance Center is a challenging viewpoint; this would have been magnified had the show taken place in a massive football stadium.
So McMahon moved the show to the Performance Center. Canceling the event would run in direct opposition to all of his principles and sensibilities, which is likely the reason WWE is a prime candidate to hold the first major event with fans once the United States resumes its more traditional pace of daily life.
Postponing WrestleMania seemed like the most logical option, but it is also a logistical nightmare. The remainder of the year is already booked and, with more people being tested for the coronavirus and the number of infected continuing to rise, it is impossible to pin down an exact date when government restrictions will be lifted. That is why McMahon made the decision he did, which is to control the environment he can control.
In this current environment, moving WrestleMania to the Performance Center has some advantages. WWE owns the facility—remember, McMahon built WWE into a global conglomerate with a tight control of his business—and Orlando is a travel hub, which is especially important with so many moving pieces. It is obviously less than ideal, but this is an unprecedented situation, extending far deeper than WWE.
The change of venue wasn’t the only adjustment. For the first time ever WrestleMania will be a two-night event, beginning this Saturday. The idea of a two-night show was discussed last year for WrestleMania 35 but never gained traction as a realistic possibility. There is wisdom in breaking up what has evolved into an incredibly long show into two sittings. WrestleMania is available on the WWE Network. Subscribers will gain access to the show as part of the $9.99 monthly fee, and new subscribers receive the first month free. This adds pressure for WWE to perform a highly acclaimed show on its first night, increasing subscriptions for night two. In a deal that doesn’t hurt WWE, the show is also available on the FOX Sports and FOX NOW apps, as well as FITE TV, for $59.99 and as a pay-per-view.
Broadcast rights for WrestleMania, WWE’s crown jewel, are especially interesting. Airing the show on ESPN would have made sense, but WWE executives undoubtedly questioned whether that would have led to a mass exodus of subscribers on the WWE Network. And existing relationships are also important.
WWE airs weekly on Fox and USA Network, and those networks—Fox in particular—were less than enthused that WWE made a deal to air three encore presentations of past WrestleManias on ESPN. This sheds light to the seemingly odd choice to have SmackDown and Raw air past ’Mania matches that were set to air only days later on ESPN. Both the John Cena vs. Bray Wyatt affair from WrestleMania 30 and WrestleMania 32’s Triple H-Roman Reigns match aired on FOX on Friday then again on ESPN only two nights later. The main event from WrestleMania 35, featuring Becky Lynch, Ronda Rousey and Charlotte Flair, was shown this past Monday on Raw before it is set to air on ESPN Sunday afternoon. Fox anticipated those encore presentations would belong on FS1, but ESPN gets significantly more viewers, so WWE made the decision to air there. McMahon had control to leverage the best deal, which he was certainly entitled to do. WWE and Fox recently announced an agreement to air one-hour versions of past WrestleManias on FS1.
The WrestleMania discussions with ESPN also got serious a year ago. ESPN was in deep discussion with WWE last year about having a desk at WrestleMania and airing WrestleMania SportsCenter breaks all weekend, but the talks died the week before WrestleMania 35.
A sticking point was McMahon did not want to reveal the behind-the-scenes aspects of WWE, including moments after the show, which makes sense because of the history of secrecy in pro wrestling. Of course, all that could have been acquired for an astronomical price, but the footage is far more valuable to WWE than it ever would be to ESPN.
A potential partnership for this year included airing WrestleMania 36 on the ESPN+ pay-per-view service, similar to the manner in which the UFC is covered, until the coronavirus ended those discussions. ESPN did not want to spend such a high price on any event stuck in uncertainty. Had WWE sold the pay-per-view piece to ESPN+ and reconfigured the Network, perhaps this could have been a real windfall for the company. Instead, it pivoted its strategy with access to the WWE Network to lead to more subscriptions. WrestleMania has always been the biggest reason people add the WWE Network, and in addition to television rights, it marks another guaranteed source of income in an uncertain time for WWE. But one thing is certain: ESPN is interested in being in the WWE business.
There are other elements to WrestleMania also out of McMahon’s control, though he is doing what he can to combat that. The priority is ensuring WrestleMania is presented in the best possible form. But since filming began last week, which included overnight recordings from 11 p.m.—5 a.m., leaked results have been a possibility. Considering WrestleMania is a cultural event, spoilers have the potential to significantly diminish interest and profitability. So how does McMahon prevent loose lips from sinking his ship?
Entire article: https://www.si.com/wrestling/2020/04/03/wwe-wrestlemania-36-behind-the-scenes-info
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WWE WrestleMania 36 odds: Best picks, 2020 predictions by same wrestling insider who nailed two Royal Rumbles
WrestleMania 36 odds
Shayna Baszler -160 vs. Becky Lynch +120
Drew McIntyre -400 vs. Brock Lesnar +275
Bray Wyatt -275 vs. John Cena +200
Rhea Ripley -250 vs. Charlotte Flair +175
Kevin Owens -150 vs. Seth Rollins +110
The Undertaker -600 vs. AJ Styles +350
Edge -325 vs. Randy Orton +200
Street Profits -350 vs. Andrade & Angel Garza +250
Aleister Black -450 vs. Bobby Lashley +300
King Corbin -125 vs. Elias -110
Smackdown: Bayley (+130) vs. Sasha Banks (+160) vs. Lacey Evans (+425) vs. Naomi (+550) vs. Dana Brooke (+3000) vs. Tamina (+5000)
Entire article: https://www.cbssports.com/wwe/news/...estling-insider-who-nailed-two-royal-rumbles/
WTF...
, you can actually bet on WWE matches that are scripted, i.e. fixed?
Betting site: https://www.betonline.ag/sportsbook/futures-and-props/wrestling
WrestleMania 36 odds
Shayna Baszler -160 vs. Becky Lynch +120
Drew McIntyre -400 vs. Brock Lesnar +275
Bray Wyatt -275 vs. John Cena +200
Rhea Ripley -250 vs. Charlotte Flair +175
Kevin Owens -150 vs. Seth Rollins +110
The Undertaker -600 vs. AJ Styles +350
Edge -325 vs. Randy Orton +200
Street Profits -350 vs. Andrade & Angel Garza +250
Aleister Black -450 vs. Bobby Lashley +300
King Corbin -125 vs. Elias -110
Smackdown: Bayley (+130) vs. Sasha Banks (+160) vs. Lacey Evans (+425) vs. Naomi (+550) vs. Dana Brooke (+3000) vs. Tamina (+5000)
Entire article: https://www.cbssports.com/wwe/news/...estling-insider-who-nailed-two-royal-rumbles/
WTF...
Betting site: https://www.betonline.ag/sportsbook/futures-and-props/wrestling
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Match 1: Charlotte Flair vs. Rhea Ripley
NXT Women's Championship -- Rhea Ripley (c) vs. Charlotte Flair: The first match of night two delivered in a big way. The women battled for almost 30 minutes with convincing near falls throughout for both. Ripley hit Riptide very early in the match but couldn't get the 1-2-3, allowing Flair to storm back with an all-out attack on the champion's leg. Ripley fought off Flair's trademark Figure Eight multiple times throughout the bout, storming back again and again. Ripley also locked Flair in her inverted standing Cloverleaf submission but was unable to get the tap out. Finally, the accumulated damage to Ripley's leg caught up to her and Flair was able to lock in the submission, bridging fully for the added pressure to force Ripley to tap out and win the title. The two women deserve tremendous credit for putting on a dramatic match at a perfect pace to push past the obvious hurdle of no crowd in attendance. This is one of the stand-out bouts of the weekend. Flair def. Ripley via submission to win the title -- Grade: A-
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