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Old 10-14-2013, 12:14 AM   #1
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all of you dummies missed the correct answer right here
There is something to be said for the "laboratories of democracy" argument, esp. to the extent social media makes it possible for people to have non-binding "votes" on the booking direction they've seen. It's not quite a democracy except for people "voting with their feet" or refusing to spend money on a promotion that angers them.

However, the finite resources of the pro wrestling market makes it counter-productive to have a bunch of smaller feds competing when they could pool their resources to put on a better product than what you'd get with a bunch of shoestring budget feds. Crowd funding might weaken this argument in time, but that market is saturated with over-the-hill wrestlers asking for help paying healthcare.
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Old 10-14-2013, 11:08 PM   #2
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There is something to be said for the "laboratories of democracy" argument, esp. to the extent social media makes it possible for people to have non-binding "votes" on the booking direction they've seen. It's not quite a democracy except for people "voting with their feet" or refusing to spend money on a promotion that angers them.

However, the finite resources of the pro wrestling market makes it counter-productive to have a bunch of smaller feds competing when they could pool their resources to put on a better product than what you'd get with a bunch of shoestring budget feds. Crowd funding might weaken this argument in time, but that market is saturated with over-the-hill wrestlers asking for help paying healthcare.
So, you want to bring back the NWA?
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Old 10-15-2013, 02:09 AM   #3
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So, you want to bring back the NWA?
I think you're baiting me...I'll bite and say "yes" because it is the simplest thing to do without being a rowdy rude roody-poo who blows off your question.

NWA should acquire CHIKARA and ROH so their fans can witness a multi-promotional champ defending all over. I say that either way, ROH and CHIKARA should be kept alive because the FBDVs need to get their wrestling-as-sex fixation every Saturday night.

Ever notice how they go "OHHH" and orgasm when a wrestler hits a big spot? They'll be changing undies when they get home.
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Old 10-15-2013, 11:38 PM   #4
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There is something to be said for the "laboratories of democracy" argument, esp. to the extent social media makes it possible for people to have non-binding "votes" on the booking direction they've seen. It's not quite a democracy except for people "voting with their feet" or refusing to spend money on a promotion that angers them.

However, the finite resources of the pro wrestling market makes it counter-productive to have a bunch of smaller feds competing when they could pool their resources to put on a better product than what you'd get with a bunch of shoestring budget feds. Crowd funding might weaken this argument in time, but that market is saturated with over-the-hill wrestlers asking for help paying healthcare.
Kinda sounds like what your talking about isn't the NWA. What your talking about is more like what the smaller promotions tried to do in 1988 with SuperClash 3. AWA, WCCW, CWA and several smaller separate promotions tried to band together and make one big show to generate interest in their product. The problem with that is exactly what you'd think it is, if I'm in charge of Company A, I would want all my guys to look strong and not lose any of their matches. Same could be said about B and C, eventually you'd all fight and argue and the arrangement would be broken up and we'd be back to square one.
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Old 10-18-2013, 12:46 AM   #5
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Kinda sounds like what your talking about isn't the NWA. What your talking about is more like what the smaller promotions tried to do in 1988 with SuperClash 3. AWA, WCCW, CWA and several smaller separate promotions tried to band together and make one big show to generate interest in their product. The problem with that is exactly what you'd think it is, if I'm in charge of Company A, I would want all my guys to look strong and not lose any of their matches. Same could be said about B and C, eventually you'd all fight and argue and the arrangement would be broken up and we'd be back to square one.
Well, they could keep things to Battle Bowl-style tag matches where different feds would have members on the same combined team.
AWA Guy 1 + WCCW Guy 1 vs. AWA Guy 2 + WCCW Guy 2
Those could be the main event attractions.

Undercard and micard matches could be same fed vs. same fed, though you could also have a Battle Bowl of midcarders with each team required to have an even mix of different feds on each side of the contest. So no matter which side wins, a minimum number of winning wrestlers would be from each fed.
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