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Blasmeister posted:I'm a bit worried if Sky is pressuring WWE to close its current VPN loophole. To not only deny the US service to new subscribers but also people like me who've jumped through hoops for the privilege of paying WWE for its already availiable products.... ugh. For someone more technically minded than me, is blocking people using VPN possible?
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Blasmeister posted:It seems crazy to me that neither side would have planned for the network launch when they signed this deal in the first place - WWE to be sure launching the network wouldn't violate the contract, or Sky not having planned ahead and made a deal with the already announced network in mind. Meltzer noted on today's Observer podcast that Sky WERE aware the Network would be a thing, but at the time of the TV deal, it was supposed to launch in 2015. Sounds like one of the big sticking points is Survivor Series. Sky are already advertising it as a PPV, and WWE weren't just undercutting, they were going to give it away.
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If we get the full network by 2015 fine i can take that I don't want it as an on demand service like the canadian version as it'll be so watered down and lacking it won't be worth it. Neither side is looking good at the moment for differing reasons.
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BigHandsVince posted:For someone more technically minded than me, is blocking people using VPN possible? yeah, blacklist the VPN provider's USA endpoints and make it a ToS violation to use VPN software to access the Network via VPN software. Which is the part I don't get. If the WWE wanted to have huge subscription numbers, make that poo poo available globally from day 1. If the service sucks for a country, make it a big deal you're going to roll out a localized service. Trying to get The Network as a channel on existing TV providers is an unworkable pipedream, anyway.
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SKY are denying that they have anything to do with this.  http://rajah.com/node/44038
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Oh, I don't doubt that that second statement's accurate, in that Sky didn't explicitly TELL WWE to pull it, but I don't believe for a second they're not involved with the reason why it happened. It'd be idiotic for Sky to admit that they had a hand in it, especially if the outcome is going to be a worse service for a higher price. Gaz-L fucked around with this message at 19:16 on Nov 4, 2014 |
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davef posted:SKY are denying that they have anything to do with this. I love that Rajah still looks the exact same as it did in 1999
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Gaz-L posted:It'd be idiotic for Sky to admit that they had a hand in it, especially if the outcome is going to be a worse service for a higher price. Yeah but they didn't necessarily have to deny it either. Maybe someone didn't get the memo?
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davef posted:Yeah but they didn't necessarily have to deny it either. Maybe someone didn't get the memo? So Morgan Freeman is the new Sky board member?
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Goddam Rajah's been around a long time.
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All these years and it's still the best wrestling news site. It's the cleanest to look at, the easiest to read with the white text on black background, loads the fastest, and has the least amount of ads. Look at how ugly these are http://www.pwtorch.com http://www.prowrestling.com Compare them to http://rajah.com
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Super Ninja Fish posted:All these years and it's still the best wrestling news site. lol
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No wrestling news site can compare to Lordsofpain.net. Nothing like trying to get the scoop on who the higher power is only to stumble into some gay bondage porn.
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Or the other way around.
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Come back CRZ, all is forgiven!
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Watched Hog Wild and I now get how the NWO took over WCW. WCW is just that dumb. What is up with the finish from the Sting/Luger vs Outsiders match? What the hell is up with that finish? Did they really expect people to buy the ref hitting Luger by accident? Also the main event was awful. Could Hogan just not move back then? That match was mostly stalling and wristlocks. And no one tried to stop Hall and Nash from interfering? I mean, Giant was in an actual faction then. So none of the other members of the Dungeon of Doom even tried to back him up. And lol at Giant being down for like 10 minutes from being hit in the head with the belt.
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DeathChicken posted:Come back CRZ, all is forgiven! I visited [Slash] Wrestling the other day and I was surprised that it's been over twelve years.
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I got one of the surveys the other day conducted by some marketing firm that they use for their 90% satisfaction rate statistic. Was a good use of my time for $2.00
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Stall_19 posted:Also the main event was awful. Could Hogan just not move back then? That match was mostly stalling and wristlocks. Heel Hogan must've watched Memphis tapes or something, because he took Jeff Jarrett's stalling and heel moveset to the nth degree. Whipping with the weightlifting belt, choking, backrakes, eye-rakes, etc. etc. etc.
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Astro7x posted:I got one of the surveys the other day conducted by some marketing firm that they use for their 90% satisfaction rate statistic. Was a good use of my time for $2.00 I just got a WWE Survey. I was sure to tell them I'm "Somewhat Not Interested" in TNA. Seemed the most accurate way to describe my feelings so I'm glad it was a choice. Edit: This is a pretty dumb survey, look at this  Edit2: They asked who your favourite WWE Legend is, and CM Punk is on the list haha. Along with Kelly Kelly Kurt Angle and Stacy Keibler triplexpac fucked around with this message at 21:56 on Nov 5, 2014 |
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triplexpac posted:I just got a WWE Survey. Yup, that's the one! I had this screen come up which I am not sure I should have seen. I found it kind of interesting how they group the fans. 
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Ew, cis football? I like my football super androgynous.
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I can't think of much worse than an "aspirational" hardcore wrestling fan.
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Pope Corky the IX posted:I visited [Slash] Wrestling the other day and I was surprised that it's been over twelve years. The W is apparently still a thing.
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Stall_19 posted:And lol at Giant being down for like 10 minutes from being hit in the head with the belt. This was in a Botchamania, with "GIANT SELLS BELT SHOT FOR 10 MINUTES" or something similar on the screen with the video all sped up. It's hilarious. But yeah, WCW was really really dumb.
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Huh, they put up a video of Vince personally apologising for the UK delay. Only viewable if your IP says you're from here, and the video's pretty much Vince using more words to say what the original article on WWE.com did, but it's interesting. They must've gotten a LOT of negativity.
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Astro7x posted:Yup, that's the one!
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triplexpac posted:I can't think of much worse than an "aspirational" hardcore wrestling fan. Or "Mark who thinks they're a smark"
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Delsaber posted:The W is apparently still a thing. Somewhat, at least. Nice to see he's still in touch with his fans. triplexpac posted:I can't think of much worse than an "aspirational" hardcore wrestling fan. What the gently caress does that even mean?
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They survey asked how passionate you were about WWE, then had trivia questions with stuff like photos and identifying wrestlers. I'm guessing that you're not really hardcore unless you know who Zach Ryder is.
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Gaz-L posted:Huh, they put up a video of Vince personally apologising for the UK delay. Only viewable if your IP says you're from here, and the video's pretty much Vince using more words to say what the original article on WWE.com did, but it's interesting. They must've gotten a LOT of negativity. Where's our apology video for sticking Canada with a lovely gimped version of the Network only available from a cable provider that doesn't even do business west of Ontario. Maybe the next step is to force the lovely cable channel on everyone stateside west of Minnesota.
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BGrifter posted:Where's our apology video for sticking Canada with a lovely gimped version of the Network only available from a cable provider that doesn't even do business west of Ontario. That video is of Vince rolling around naked in a massive pile of money. Maybe not something we all want to see at this stage.
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Memento posted:That video is of Vince rolling around naked in a massive pile of money. Maybe not something we all want to see at this stage. If the money was on fire I'm game.
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Pope Corky the IX posted:What the gently caress does that even mean? That you're not a hardcore fan yet, but you aspire to be one.
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triplexpac posted:Edit2: They asked who your favourite WWE Legend is, and CM Punk is on the list haha. Along with Kelly Kelly Kurt Angle and Stacy Keibler  I didn't submit it like that.
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Australia should count itself lucky it managed to get the proper Network considering the pay TV provider here is an overpriced Murdoch-owned monopoly, and was previously also the only way to get Raw etc and PPVs as far as I know.
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Chinston Wurchill posted:I didn't submit it like that. i sure hope not you forgot to check Kevin Nash
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I can't believe that survey was meant to be published like that, if Chyna's on the list.
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oatgan posted:i sure hope not you forgot to check Kevin Nash https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=chb8DjmjnCY Unfortunately his best work was outside of the WWE.
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Chinston Wurchill posted:
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