WWE Video Library

[ron the dial]

What exactly is the WWE's video library comprised of? Obviously they own the rights to WCW and ECW footage, but what else do they have the rights to?

[TerranRich]

From memory:

WCW footage
ECW footage
NWA footage (all, or certain promotions)
USWA I believe
Some Japan footage, not sure which promotion(s)

Doubt that helps

[Xero]

They own the AWA footage as well.

They recently got the OVW library and one that Jerry Lawler once owned.

[mrslackalack]

Heres the offical list

WWWF/WWF/WWE

NWA/WCW got in 01

ECW got in 03

AWA got in 03

Championship Wrestling from Fla got this year

Stampede got in 05

World Class got this year

SMW got in 95

Georgia Championship Wrestling got in 01

OVW got this year

[TerranRich]

Thank you, Mrs. Lack-a-lack. Props for the official list. :y:

[ron the dial]

Thank you, Mrs. Lack-a-lack. Props for the official list. :y:

[TerranRich]

I don't care how many times he'll correct me, I'm still callin' him Mrs. Lack-a-Lack. :D

[Ben Rodrigues]

Just curious - do they have like a giant room with stacks upon stacks of video tapes - thus "video library"?

[TerranRich]

I think it's all digital now. Around 01/02 they converted it all to digital format. So they must have like a 100 TB hard drive (or that much in combined space) somewhere.

[Volchok]

I'd like to steal it though... That'd be fuckin awesome to have.

[TerranRich]

:yes:

[Xero]

I would imagine that while it's all digital they still have all the master tapes.

[Ben Rodrigues]

I would imagine that while it's all digital they still have all the master tapes.

And then a pipe in the ceiling bursts and ruins millions of dollars in footage...

[Volchok]

They prolly have all the master tapes in a vault in Titan Towers, along with the million $$ belt.

[Ben Rodrigues]

That must be some huge ass vault.

[mrslackalack]

over 75,000 hours worth of footage:drool:

[Volchok]

Shit, you know how big vaults can get? I'm sure Vince has the money to get a vault to put every last piece of video in that bitch.

[Skippord]

MUST STEAL BELT

[Ben Rodrigues]

MUST STEAL BELT

Do it Ocean's Eleven style.

[Skippord]

My plan was to become the Incredible Hulk break into Titan Towers and run through all of their guards go through the vault and grab it,but yours sounds easier.

[mrslackalack]

Not counting the OVW, Stampede and WCCW footage. If you watched the rest of the entire footage in real time, it would take over 8 and a half years to do so.

[TerranRich]

Well I'm not doing anything I'm about 33, so let's do it!!

[Volchok]

Shit, I have time to kill. I'll watch WWF from 96' till about 2000 and then watch all of ECW. Then maybe some WCW here and there.

[TerranRich]

I want all of WCW from 1996 to 1998. Right now.

[mrslackalack]

Hogan mentioned in his book that he would have bought WCW if he knew the video library came with it. He said he would have put on a WCW channel and made money on it plus he would sit at home and watch the entire collection.

[Xero]

Hogan mentioned in his book that he would have bought WCW if he knew the video library came with it. He said he would have put on a WCW channel and made money on it plus he would sit at home and watch the entire collection.
Just as Vince does now. Except he hasn't watched a minute of his own product in his life.

[projectrunaway]

It would be great if WWE released WCW DVD's like the best of Nitro or Thunder.

[Xero]

Holy unnecessary bump Batman!

[Skippord]

I :heart: the 24/7 library

[MMercM]

They own the AWA footage as well.

They recently got the OVW library and one that Jerry Lawler once owned.

Isn't that footage illegal in North America? :rofl: