The Q
Hoop’s Villain, Reality’s Hero
If it is Khan, will they do a similar scene as we saw back in 2000 with WWE/WCW?
Hopefully they do it better
And then don’t ruin sting by putting overrated nepotism trash over him
If it is Khan, will they do a similar scene as we saw back in 2000 with WWE/WCW?
I don’t know that the industry is big enough to get any anti trust attention. And besides, as you said, competition exists in other countries. And WWE/WCW was allowed, and I think that was bigger than AEW/WWEI was gonna bring this up next
Aew
ROH
Wwe
Seems unlikely
Despite the options in other countries I can’t see it flying
I don’t know that the industry is big enough to get any anti trust attention. And besides, as you said, competition exists in other countries. And WWE/WCW was allowed, and I think that was bigger than AEW/WWE
I think antitrust is vague enough that the government has the ability to basically step in when they want or to look the other way when they want. Ripe for corruption and selective enforcement.I don’t know all anti trust law, but that easily could’ve been a distressed asset sale where since it was “losing money” (this is debated to this day) and if no one else will buy them it was gonna close…
Not sure that matters. But it is different in that way that Warner was willing to kill it entirely
I think antitrust is vague enough that the government has the ability to basically step in when they want or to look the other way when they want. Ripe for corruption and selective enforcement.
Would Tony Khan be able to purchase it right now with the whole anti trust?
Two things are different now though IMOI don’t know that the industry is big enough to get any anti trust attention. And besides, as you said, competition exists in other countries. And WWE/WCW was allowed, and I think that was bigger than AEW/WWE
1st…Two things are different now though IMO
A. The AOL merger was semi fresh so they had all the ducks in a row from wanting to get rid of WCW for years
B. Wrestling wasn’t really considered an industry, hence the biggest media company in the nation selling it.
Won’t pretend to know anything about anti trust law but if one dude owns the entire domestic industry it just seems like that is the definition.
What about Fox being the other entity?
I can see your point about Tony and have zero rebuttal cause I have no background or understanding of anti trust law. WWE is going to be selling at a minimum of 6 billion dollars so I can’t imagine it not being considered a big industry. I truly don’t know, but it just seems like the letter of the law he shouldn’t be allowed to be involved, but the same argument as was pointed out when Time Warner essentially paid WWE to take them off their hands.1st…
I also know next to nothing about antitrust laws. I am talking out of my ass as well, and could be 100% wrong about everything I am saying here.
That said…
Tony Hinchcliffe controls the entire industry of nationally televised comedy open mics, but no one would accuse him of having a monopoly. The industry is just not nearly big enough to get that kind of attention. While wrasslin’ is a much larger industry than that, it is still much too small, imho, to warrant getting any kind of antitrust attention.
The question about Fox buying would be is what would happen with the WWE Network?Fox would make a lot of sense
Disney/espn tried to buy the whole company when they were shopping steaming rights that eventually went to peacock
It’s sad that I maintain the product will be the best far away from these entities
The question about Fox buying would be is what would happen with the WWE Network?
I can see your point about Tony and have zero rebuttal cause I have no background or understanding of anti trust law. WWE is going to be selling at a minimum of 6 billion dollars so I can’t imagine it not being considered a big industry. I truly don’t know, but it just seems like the letter of the law he shouldn’t be allowed to be involved, but the same argument as was pointed out when Time Warner essentially paid WWE to take them off their hands.
I don't think ESPN/Disney would be interested. Probably too high of a price since they're trying to cut costs right now from what it sounds like. But if they did somehow find money for it, Disney+, ESPN+ or Hulu would be where I'd expect it to go.Wwe network is just for international fans. So I imagine it has some value.
I think espn would just wrap it into espn+
I don't think ESPN/Disney would be interested. Probably too high of a price since they're trying to cut costs right now from what it sounds like. But if they did somehow find money for it, Disney+, ESPN+ or Hulu would be where I'd expect it to go.
I’d assume lobbying. I have been reading the Nitro book, and the higher ups in AOL Time Warner were politically connected, haven’t gotten to the part where they sold it yet but damn those guys hated wrestling.Yes.
I do wonder if some circumstances can allow leniency
Or maybe they just didn’t care back then
I’d assume lobbying. I have been reading the Nitro book, and the higher ups in AOL Time Warner were politically connected, haven’t gotten to the part where they sold it yet but damn those guys hated wrestling.
DamnTime to change the title of this thread