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06-22-2008, 04:43 PM
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That's Not My Name
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Plus, PPVs back in the day were on random days, even weekdays, and sometimes at like 3pm. Obviously, at some point they decided Sunday was their most feasible day, but one Saturday show won't make a huge difference.
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06-22-2008, 05:40 PM
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Tîm Defaid
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Boxing reaches wider than wrestling. Anyone would know it's more popular by a country mile than wrestling. With Wrestlemania, WWE aim for as many buys possible from as many average joes as they can. With it being on a Sunday night there's more of a chance an average guy on a typical Sunday night in will order it. They've clearly been targeting common folk with the inclusions of Donald Trump and Floyd Mayweather in recent years, and I can count many people who came up to me who weren't wrestling fans at all but were intrigued by the Mayweather match, and a few actually ended up ordering it.
Now if that was on a Saturday, most average people are out on the town, or doing whatever, and if they had a choice of going out with their friends, or staying in to watch Mania, pretty obvious which one would be chosen. And also, Sunday is the tradition now. Some people might have assumed it was on the Sunday night, then they wake on the Sunday realising they've missed it. I'm not saying that putting it on a Saturday would absolutely kill the buy rates, but I'm sure it would leave a noticeable dent. |
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06-22-2008, 07:13 PM
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That's Not My Name
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I respectfully disagree. With the WWE marketing machine behind it, nobody's going to get the day mixed up. And if WrestleMania is worth $50 or £20 of your cash, you have to have more than a passing interest in it. And if you have $50/£20's worth of interest in it, you will take a night off from pasty smashing to watch it.
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06-22-2008, 07:16 PM
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That's Not My Name
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Plus, you telling me boxing doesn't also try to get the Average Joe buyrate too? Course they do, in particular for the "bigger" more visible fights. Hatton/Mayweather, for example, wasn't just bought by diehard boxing fans, and that started about 4am!
Boxing has successfully managed to attract Saturday night PPV buyers and stop them going out on the piss on a Saturday night, or even combine the two... in fact, if anything people buy slabs and get together and watch it at home, have parties... people are MORE likely to be attracted to sitting at home, watching WrestleMania with their mates and a few cans and having a laugh, than staying up til 4am (in the UK anyway) when they got work the next day. |
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06-22-2008, 07:31 PM
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Tîm Defaid
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I know boxing does...but it can afford to. It has a different type of 'stigma' to it. It can come down to a social thing. It's seen as socially acceptable or 'cool' to stay in on a Saturday for a boxing match. To stay in for a wrestling event on the other hand, isn't.
And if an average guy shows some interest in it, it's pretty unlikely he'd also happen to find another 2/3/4 of his non-wrestling watching friends to give up their Saturday night to go over and watch it. |
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06-22-2008, 07:45 PM
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He's Here
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Do it live Saturday and do a taped replay Sunday.
Those who don't know that it's not being done on Saturday probably aren't the most savvy fans anyway and it wouldn't change it. Those who can't watch it Saturday just do it Sunday. You're not going to lose a lot from the spoilers as long as the card is solid (though today that's a huge feat in and of itself). |
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