November 4, 2011
Former WWE Creative Member Talks CM Punk After Money in the Bank
Brian Mann, a former WWE Creative member, was a recent guest with John Pollock and Wai Ting on The LAW. You can find the full interview here and some highlights below:
The chain of command on the team: At the end of the day, the show has one writer, and that’s Vince. So, you can have a team of 12-15 people, and they’re being delegated certain responsibilities at certain times, but ultimately what ends up on TV is, of all the ideas and everything that Vince hears, what he decides to go with. Ultimately, when it goes to Vince, there’s no writer credit, nothing like that. As far as the hierarchy, it sort of gets thrown out the window. People have various responsibilities, but it’s nothing that interesting to really talk about. As far as the creative aspects, at the end of the day, the show has one writer. A lot of the preconceived notions that I had going into it, as far as various egos and why certain things are done, I was wrong about a lot of it. Just coming out of the experience, I certainly view the product much differently, and I would certainly say that I left the process having a whole lot more respect for everybody involved.
I’d say one of the biggest misconceptions that goes out there, and this is something I felt sometimes the Internet communities are a little too harsh on the creative team…being able to look at it from the scripting phase and the brainstorming phase, and finally what ends up on television, the things that are on TV that maybe sometimes don’t necessarily come across as the best written are rarely due to poor writing. A lot of times I’d say it can be poor execution, sometimes it can be just be simply poor response. Other times, you have a really great, solid idea, and when you just get so many opinions and ideas being thrown it, it waters it down. This is something I was told in the very beginning – for every idea that comes up, there’s a fantastic reason to do it, and a fantastic reason not to do it.
This Day in Wrestling History
Greg Valentine defeated Wahoo McDaniel for the NWA U.S. Heavyweight title.
November 4, 1982
The infamous "gun confrontation" between Steve Austin and Brian Pillman occurs on a live WWF(E) RAW show.
November 4, 1996
November 3, 2011
DX Promoting WrestleMania XXVIII Tickets On Sale
Triple H and Shawn Michaels will be in studio guests on the Jorge Sedano morning show (@SedanoShow on twitter) tomorrowy from 9:30am to 10am in Miami. You can listen live at 790theticket.com.
source: pwinsider.com
WWE Earnings Give a Stone Cold Stunner to Wall Street
World Wrestling Entertainment is definitely known for some outlandish things, including Austin himself. The fact that the company is laying the smack down on Wall Street earnings estimates today is one of them.
The Stamford, CT.-based company reported third quarter earnings of 19 cents per share on $108.5 million in revenues. Wall Street had been expecting earnings of 15 cents per share on $106.7 million in revenues.
With improving earnings and better than expected revenues, shares of World Wrestling Entertainment are not the Heavyweight Champion just yet, but are at least in a number 1 contenders match, as shares are up over 2% this afternoon.
Bullish:
Traders who believe that WWE will continue to generate stronger than expected revenues might want to consider the following trades:
There is no chance of a takeover, with the McMahon family virtually holding all of the company’s shares. If the company can generate increased excitement in its brands, it could be a strong name to consider if the U.S. economy does double dip into a recession.
Bearish:
Traders who believe that the WWE will get smacked down even with Johnson appearing at multiple pay per view events may consider alternate positions:
The company failed to capitalize on the C.M. Punk story line, and may very well do the same with Johnson coming back. There is a reason why shares have continued to fall since going public in the early 2000′s, and are down 27% year-to-date.
source: forbes.com
Shawn Michaels Teases Meeting with Triple H
From HBK's twitter:
Bat phone ringing off the hook!! Gotta meet my partner in crime in Miami tonight. What in the heck does WWE have going on in Miami?? :-)
Bat phone ringing off the hook!! Gotta meet my partner in crime in Miami tonight. What in the heck does WWE have going on in Miami?? :-)
Oderint Dum Metuant: Let Them Hate As Long As They Fear
