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New Horizons (from WWE.com)

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New Horizons
By Noah Starr
October 13, 2006

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A recent article in Street & Smith’s “Sports Business Journal” about WWE compared the company with other titans of the sports-entertainment business. “While the ‘on-field’ comparisons between professional wrestling and sports properties are few and far between, what binds them is one simple goal: attracting and entertaining fans. WWE events have long topped weekly cable ratings, pay-per-view bouts post enviable subscription numbers, and the DVD titles regularly top the charts in the sports category.”
According to the “Sports Business Journal” article, the WWE is never a company to rest on its laurels and is now making a strong push into digital media, the international market, even the film industry. Already a publicly traded company on the New York Stock Exchange (WWE), the corporation posted revenue of $400 million in 2006. With three TV shows, pay-per-view specials, live events, WWE 24/7 On Demand, merchandise, and a fantastic website to boot, the WWE brand continues to flourish and grow.
Recently, WWE has collaborated with major Hollywood players like Lionsgate and 20th Century Fox. “See No Evil,” starring Superstar Kane, grossed $15 million at domestic box offices and “The Marine,” starring John Cena exploded on to screens nationwide on October 13th.
The article adds one more difference that helps WWE to stand out from the pack, “Vince McMahon is the only chairman of a major sports and entertainment group that allows his employees to smack, berate and body slam him, all in the name of revenue growth.”

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For more, pick up a copy of “Sports Business Journal” on newsstands now.

so what does everyone think of that?

WWE sounds more promising than ever money-wise.

I hope WWE films makes them a lot of money.

Didn't Austin sign up to do a WWE movie awhile back?

I think Austin's filiming the movie right now.

Do we know what its about?

http://imdb.com/title/tt0443473/

An adrenalin-charged action thriller, "The Condemned" tells the story of Joe Conrad (Stone Cold Steve Austin), who is awaiting the death penalty in a corrupt Central American prison. He is "purchased" by a wealthy television producer and taken to a desolate island where he must fight to the death against nine other condemned killers from all corners of the world, with freedom going to the sole survivor.

I bet someone gets the Stunner in the movie.

That would be awesome.

That'd only be cool if JR was there to say stunner five times after.

5 bucks says we'll see him flip the bird about 5 times and about twice he'll say "That's the bottom line!"

I want to see him stomp a mud hole and walk it dry... On Bubba, his cell mate.

Oh god, Nathan Jones is in it.

Nathan Jones...OH That one guy who was on that show where he did That Finisher and was from that country.....

Who again??

lol, seeing a Stunner in a movie would be hilarious.

Think WrestleMania XX, and then remember that Undertaker was in a handicap match because he wasn't good enough to be in an A-Train match.

Which was the movie where The Rock busted out the Rock Bottom? I remember seeing the trailer in theaters when I was really high and I was like "I bet he Rock Bottom's someone" then he did and like flames shot up and I couldn't stop laughing for about 2 years.

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Originally Posted by Joey J

Think WrestleMania XX, and then remember that Undertaker was in a handicap match because he wasn't good enough to be in an A-Train match.

Actually WM 19 vs A-Train and Big Show :p at XX he came back as Old School and beat Kane for the 2nd time at a WM

...Oops. Wrong Mania.

It's cool, just givin ya shit

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Originally Posted by FakeRazor

I think it was star trek

He does the Rock Bottom in The Rundown. The opening club scene.

I was a Nathan Jones mark :$

I thought Nathan Jones was great in Fearless. However the movie reminds me of the video game Manhunt.

The good news is that Vinnie Jones is in it