Comments on: Is WWE getting into the MMA business? http://www.fightopinion.com/2006/10/22/is-wwe-getting-into-the-mma-business/ Thu, 09 Feb 2012 21:35:21 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: UFCFan http://www.fightopinion.com/2006/10/22/is-wwe-getting-into-the-mma-business/comment-page-1/#comment-52768 UFCFan Thu, 25 Sep 2008 01:26:53 +0000 http://www.fightopinion.com/2006/10/22/is-wwe-getting-into-the-mma-business/#comment-52768 I certainly hope WWE is not going to start a MMA we dont need to take mma into a show. I certainly hope WWE is not going to start a MMA we dont need to take mma into a show.

]]> By: Dennis http://www.fightopinion.com/2006/10/22/is-wwe-getting-into-the-mma-business/comment-page-1/#comment-13523 Dennis Thu, 18 Jan 2007 16:26:03 +0000 http://www.fightopinion.com/2006/10/22/is-wwe-getting-into-the-mma-business/#comment-13523 WWE will definately infect what is now the fastest growing phenom in the world! How can they resist? What's worse? My biggest fear has always been that guys like Tito & Rampage will propagate this virus throughout the UFC. I continue to hope that someone will start an omnipresent MMA channel that not only keeps a rein on this type of carnival act routine, but also arranges fights between organizations, keeping the brotherhood together. Otherwise, new organizations will keep being formed, and the fighters will keep jumping ship for more money, and the quality of fights will deminish until the masses will tune in to WWE because of the presentation, and the fight quality will no longer be a factor. Warning... The next generation will not even remember what boxing is..... WWE will definately infect what is now the fastest growing phenom in the world! How can they resist?

What’s worse? My biggest fear has always been that guys like Tito & Rampage will propagate this virus throughout the UFC.

I continue to hope that someone will start an omnipresent MMA channel that not only keeps a rein on this type of carnival act routine, but also arranges fights between organizations, keeping the brotherhood together.

Otherwise, new organizations will keep being formed, and the fighters will keep jumping ship for more money, and the quality of fights will deminish until the masses will tune in to WWE because of the presentation, and the fight quality will no longer be a factor.

Warning… The next generation will not even remember what boxing is…..

]]> By: pt_mck http://www.fightopinion.com/2006/10/22/is-wwe-getting-into-the-mma-business/comment-page-1/#comment-13055 pt_mck Fri, 05 Jan 2007 18:45:58 +0000 http://www.fightopinion.com/2006/10/22/is-wwe-getting-into-the-mma-business/#comment-13055 Pride-WWE partnership makes sense from both sides. Rasslin' peaked in the '90s and has been declining ever since with repetitive storylines and comic shtick. If McMahon wants to grow his business he will need to expand. MMA is a natural extension of his existing business. The partnership with Pride makes sense as they have a common enemy in UFC. WWE could handle the marketing, television and North America logistics of 4 PPVs per year even setting up a North American division while Pride could handle the fight operations. WWE could be used as a marketing tool to promote Pride fighters and Events in North America on the condition there are no crossover storylines. Pride-WWE partnership makes sense from both sides.

Rasslin’ peaked in the ’90s and has been declining ever since with repetitive storylines and comic shtick. If McMahon wants to grow his business he will need to expand. MMA is a natural extension of his existing business. The partnership with Pride makes sense as they have a common enemy in UFC. WWE could handle the marketing, television and North America logistics of 4 PPVs per year even setting up a North American division while Pride could handle the fight operations. WWE could be used as a marketing tool to promote Pride fighters and Events in North America on the condition there are no crossover storylines.

]]> By: hamrjamr http://www.fightopinion.com/2006/10/22/is-wwe-getting-into-the-mma-business/comment-page-1/#comment-12999 hamrjamr Thu, 04 Jan 2007 01:03:15 +0000 http://www.fightopinion.com/2006/10/22/is-wwe-getting-into-the-mma-business/#comment-12999 Can anyone out there imagine a WWE like Pride event? The UFC is getting close to WWE, but there is hope that they see the light before it is too late. Let's just hope that McMahon was sitting in the Pride stands to simply watch a quality show....and nothing more!!! Can anyone out there imagine a WWE like Pride event? The UFC is getting close to WWE, but there is hope that they see the light before it is too late. Let’s just hope that McMahon was sitting in the Pride stands to simply watch a quality show….and nothing more!!!

]]> By: rHBa http://www.fightopinion.com/2006/10/22/is-wwe-getting-into-the-mma-business/comment-page-1/#comment-11344 rHBa Tue, 14 Nov 2006 01:01:01 +0000 http://www.fightopinion.com/2006/10/22/is-wwe-getting-into-the-mma-business/#comment-11344 I can't see any dedicated MMA fan being interested in any worked/choreographed/fake fights so if Pride moved to the US under McMahon and staged worked fights they would loose their entire US PPV audience who would switch to UFC if they don't watch it already. They would also loose most of their Japanese audience (I'm assuming it would last about as long as Legend of Kingdom) I can’t see any dedicated MMA fan being interested in any worked/choreographed/fake fights so if Pride moved to the US under McMahon and staged worked fights they would loose their entire US PPV audience who would switch to UFC if they don’t watch it already. They would also loose most of their Japanese audience (I’m assuming it would last about as long as Legend of Kingdom)

]]> By: Keith http://www.fightopinion.com/2006/10/22/is-wwe-getting-into-the-mma-business/comment-page-1/#comment-11077 Keith Wed, 01 Nov 2006 23:18:41 +0000 http://www.fightopinion.com/2006/10/22/is-wwe-getting-into-the-mma-business/#comment-11077 I feel that the WWE is all crap now anyway. I have actually just started too watch UFC and I really like it alot! HELL I LOVE IT! I really like how it is not fake like the WWE. I can respect the superstars in the WWE for the show they can put on.....but lets face it WWE is fake, UFC is all real!!! We don't want Vince too come and turn a good combat sport into a circus show do we? Thumbs up too the UFC!!!!!!You have a new and loyal fan and what ever you do....please keep it real! I feel that the WWE is all crap now anyway. I have actually just started too watch UFC and I really like it alot! HELL I LOVE IT! I really like how it is not fake like the WWE. I can respect the superstars in the WWE for the show they can put on…..but lets face it WWE is fake, UFC is all real!!! We don’t want Vince too come and turn a good combat sport into a circus show do we? Thumbs up too the UFC!!!!!!You have a new and loyal fan and what ever you do….please keep it real!

]]> By: Will Ziacoma http://www.fightopinion.com/2006/10/22/is-wwe-getting-into-the-mma-business/comment-page-1/#comment-10845 Will Ziacoma Tue, 24 Oct 2006 19:42:20 +0000 http://www.fightopinion.com/2006/10/22/is-wwe-getting-into-the-mma-business/#comment-10845 If those payouts are accurate, it completely puts an end to the Pride pays more than UFC talk. We've heard Dana say for years that he pays just as much if not more than Pride. Yet Fedor only gets $100,000 for his fight with Coleman? Tito Ortiz got $1MM for his 3rd fight with Ken becuase there was no PPV revenue to share. The main difference I see here is that the lower end of the scale is a bit lower in the UFC although Galbraith and Villasenor didn't do too well on Saturday. If those payouts are accurate, it completely puts an end to the Pride pays more than UFC talk. We’ve heard Dana say for years that he pays just as much if not more than Pride. Yet Fedor only gets $100,000 for his fight with Coleman? Tito Ortiz got $1MM for his 3rd fight with Ken becuase there was no PPV revenue to share. The main difference I see here is that the lower end of the scale is a bit lower in the UFC although Galbraith and Villasenor didn’t do too well on Saturday.

]]> By: Shaolin http://www.fightopinion.com/2006/10/22/is-wwe-getting-into-the-mma-business/comment-page-1/#comment-10821 Shaolin Tue, 24 Oct 2006 10:32:42 +0000 http://www.fightopinion.com/2006/10/22/is-wwe-getting-into-the-mma-business/#comment-10821 Come on mr. insider, how can you be so nieve now, but so intelligent when it comes to prides failures. Those numbers are about as accurate as k-1's when it comes to total pay. I believe rampage once said pride pays alot of it in cash, also this is almost as funny as ray sefo making about 8 grand when he fights here. Come on mr. insider, how can you be so nieve now, but so intelligent when it comes to prides failures.

Those numbers are about as accurate as k-1’s when it comes to total pay. I believe rampage once said pride pays alot of it in cash, also this is almost as funny as ray sefo making about 8 grand when he fights here.

]]> By: Mike http://www.fightopinion.com/2006/10/22/is-wwe-getting-into-the-mma-business/comment-page-1/#comment-10816 Mike Tue, 24 Oct 2006 07:21:56 +0000 http://www.fightopinion.com/2006/10/22/is-wwe-getting-into-the-mma-business/#comment-10816 If Vince McMahon ran a successful MMA promotion, it would be the first non-wrestling business he ran that wasn't a miserable failure. If Vince McMahon ran a successful MMA promotion, it would be the first non-wrestling business he ran that wasn’t a miserable failure.

]]> By: Mr. Roadblock http://www.fightopinion.com/2006/10/22/is-wwe-getting-into-the-mma-business/comment-page-1/#comment-10786 Mr. Roadblock Mon, 23 Oct 2006 22:39:33 +0000 http://www.fightopinion.com/2006/10/22/is-wwe-getting-into-the-mma-business/#comment-10786 I think the reason you won't see WWE get into MMA is that the MMA guys would be getting more money than the wrestlers and it would lead to discontent in the wrestling promotion. I wouldn't be surprised to see Vince try to do an MMA-like wrestling promotion similar to UWFi. He could transition one of his 3 shows to that style if he chose to. I think the reason you won’t see WWE get into MMA is that the MMA guys would be getting more money than the wrestlers and it would lead to discontent in the wrestling promotion.

I wouldn’t be surprised to see Vince try to do an MMA-like wrestling promotion similar to UWFi. He could transition one of his 3 shows to that style if he chose to.

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