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Dana White on Wrestling Observer Live
By Luke | September 4, 2006
Dana White joined Dave Meltzer on Wrestling Observer Live last night, and came off better in that hour than I think Dana has come off in quite some time.
The interview covered a range of topics, which didn’t include PRIDE’s foray into the United States, but they touched on Tito Ortiz, BJ Penn, fighter salaries, judging, The Ultimate Fighter, PPV hype shows, DVD distribution, expansion outside of Nevada, etc. It was a great hour of radio, where Dana even took calls.
A transcript of the interview will be available at wrestlingobserver.com. I believe that the program will be replayed this afternoon on Sportsbyline affiliates at 3pm eastern, or you can subscribe to WOL podcasts through iTunes, and listen to the program that way (it hadn’t been put up, last I checked).
Topics: All Topics, Luke Nicholson, Media, Pro-Wrestling, UFC | 2 Comments » | Permalink | Trackback |
I agree…an absolutely tremendous hour with Dana.
Here’s the link to the MP3:
http://www.podbridge.com/mp3/0345BB2A-EDB5-4521-8A0B-A58A623F4961.mp3
Dana only got defensive on the fighter pay issue and his comment that we will never know their true pay is true since they know pay the top draws ppv bonuses, bonus for best ko and best sub, etc… I’m all for better pay especially now that the UFC is making big money. Supply and demand will always rule the market and it is self adjusting. Dana giving bonuses is one such adjustment.
Dana didn’t really want to talk much about Pride and Silva on commenting that the only way it would happen was if Silva worked for him.
No real fireworks during the interview but the hard issues were at least addressed so it wasn’t a fluff piece. Dana showed a bit of sense of humor too.