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Espn To cover SummerSlam?
Posted on 7/22/15 at 7:40 pm
Posted on 7/22/15 at 7:40 pm
Has to be better than rock paper scissors and cup stacking championships that have been covered on the network.
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Something to keep an eye on over the next month is how much ESPN covers this year's WWE SummerSlam pay-per-view.
ESPN currently has two different viewpoints. Jonathan Coachman, the former WWE broadcaster turned ESPN analyst has pushed fans to contact ESPN with the idea of covering SummerSlam like it's a major sporting event. There are those in ESPN who have fallen for the idea that WWE is "hot" right now, despite the fact that ratings are at record low levels and live attendance is around its' usual levels.
ESPN is said to be feeling pressure because the company's revenues are dropping significantly. There are those who work for ESPN, however, that are completely against the network covering pro wrestling because of the fact that it's not a real sport.
This post was edited on 7/22/15 at 7:49 pm
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Posted on 7/22/15 at 7:43 pm to pioneerbasketball
Wow..
Posted on 7/22/15 at 7:46 pm to pioneerbasketball
Back to their AWA roots
Posted on 7/22/15 at 8:03 pm to UnluckyTiger
I could see Wrestlemania or possibly wwe hall of fame but thats about it.
Wrestlemania would be around march madness though.
Wrestlemania would be around march madness though.
Posted on 7/22/15 at 8:12 pm to pioneerbasketball
Main Event: Hogan and Skip Bayless vs DDP and Steven A
Posted on 7/22/15 at 8:20 pm to pioneerbasketball
Preseason NFL will be underway and college football will be days away so I doubt they'll cover it too much. If it were this month that might be a different story.
Posted on 7/22/15 at 8:22 pm to saintsfan22
I've noticed that ESPN has been more friendly about WWE events & news lately. Doesn't really bother me. It's already hard to take ESPN seriously anyway.
Posted on 7/22/15 at 8:24 pm to saintsfan22
Makes you wonder how bad of shape espn is in currently.
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ESPN is said to be feeling pressure because the company's revenues are dropping significantly
Posted on 7/22/15 at 8:30 pm to pioneerbasketball
If Undertaker is wrestling they better cover it.
Posted on 7/22/15 at 8:31 pm to pioneerbasketball
Is Fox Sports doing that well?
Posted on 7/22/15 at 8:52 pm to pioneerbasketball
Taker vs Lesnar will draw a lot of attention
Posted on 7/22/15 at 9:01 pm to MontyFranklyn
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Is Fox Sports doing that well?
Poor Katie Nolan gets less viewers than Grantland Podcast Youtube videos.
Posted on 7/22/15 at 9:16 pm to saintsfan22
They cover ping pong, and other "sports" people dont care about. Why not cover SummerSlam?
Posted on 7/22/15 at 11:21 pm to MontyFranklyn
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Is Fox Sports doing that well?
I think it has more to do with espn losing money and subscribers
Posted on 7/22/15 at 11:55 pm to pioneerbasketball
they don't want cover it because it's not a sport. Half their stuff now is TMZ bullshite anyway. Wrestling is more of a sport than a lot of stuff they show now. I still wouldn't watch though.
Posted on 7/23/15 at 12:08 am to King of New Orleans
Same, but would watch depending on who they bring in like the rock or mayweather.
Posted on 7/23/15 at 12:16 am to JBeam
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I've noticed that ESPN has been more friendly about WWE events & news lately. Doesn't really bother me. It's already hard to take ESPN seriously anyway.
They've shown WWE highlights on Sportscenter.
Posted on 7/23/15 at 1:53 am to pioneerbasketball
Well they cover the NBA still, so why not?
Posted on 7/23/15 at 4:04 am to pioneerbasketball
lol
they have no shame over there, and zero integrity, so why not.
they have no shame over there, and zero integrity, so why not.
Posted on 7/23/15 at 11:31 am to stlslick
True they spend half their time on TMZ type issues,so go ahead and show it.
PLUS....wrestling is more of a sport than golf.
PLUS....wrestling is more of a sport than golf.
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