ROH get a PPV deal

[Mr. Nerfect]

Originally Posted by Innovator A lot of indys companies have come and gone since ECW closed up shop. ROH has stayed the course and found their own niche in the wrestling world. With that said, over the last 5 years they pretty much have all the fans they can reach via the Internet Wrestling Community. Why not take a shot at a taped PPV which will only cost $10-$15? Some casual fans will see a new wrestling promotion, and maybe they'll take the chance. A live to tape PPV costs a hell of a lot less than a live PPV. No production truck, no live commentary. The show itself on 5/12 will probably go the normal 3-4 hours for an ROH show, so they can edit it and give us the best 2 hours of the show. Crowd craps all over Adam Pierce's match? Doesn't need to go on the show. And some quick notes I got from PWInsider Elite: -music will stay the same -production will go up at the show, upgrades to the lighting/cameras/etc. Of course there are risks with this, but ROH always goes about expansion carefully. They just pulled out of St. Paul, Minnesota because they weren't breaking even there. Same with Boston last year, and Buffalo. If they don't get in the black after this PPV, they probably won't renew their contract after the 6 are up.

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I agree completely, I'd bet ROH has thought this through. Not my house, or anything, but I don't think this is destined for failure.

I'm intrigued about the music. This is what I was hoping WSX would do. Real music in wrestling costs money, but who knows, some bands might actually like the exposure of reaching a hardcore audience like ROH? And come on, who would not mark out to Claudio Castagnoli coming out to Sledgehammer, and Bryan Danielson to The Final Countdown? Music in wrestling is often underappreciated, but I think it could be a great way for ROH to just connect with audiences, and rise their shows a little bit more.

I mean, some bands might not worry too much about their music being associated by a guy who goes out and plies his craft with skill and dedication, as opposed to them coming out and having sex with a dummy as they would in the WWE.

I think ROH stands to be more the most accepted wrestling promotion in the world by the media. ROH is art, and it makes the WWE look like finger-painting a lot of the time. I'm not sure how far the music will set them back, but I really think this is a good move.

I don't think they should go too over the top with the production values, though. Lighting would probably be it. Maybe a stage. Definitely not videos or anything like that. Production values should be cleaner, but I don't think they should go too much grander.