City and WWE

urban genie said:
Silverlake bought them and UFC a few months ago, this was always gonna happen, the CO-OP will be hosting shows just like UFC, we are partners through our part owner
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An associated party transaction then. Expect it to be marked down to 50p a year once the American owners meet for their next meal.
 
Damocles said:
Because Ashton Under Lyne Hippodrome's annual pantomime doesn't have a 100 million viewers, social media engagement larger than every PL club and a market cap of 18 billion dollars.

It is also the 9th largest Youtube channel in the world, with 84bn views. That's also bigger than the NFL, NHL, MLB, PL, La Liga, etc. It's actually bigger than every single top European football club combined.

WWE aren't some obscure pantomime. It's 2024, they're one of the world's biggest entertainment brands and in terms of social media engagement, THE world's biggest entertainment brand. And about 40% of those people are in the 18-35 age group. This is an absolutely huge get.
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And this is what the "yeah but wrestling is just a fake pantomime" crowd don't get. It's an immensely popular entertainment product worldwide, and is just as "real" as most of the stuff on TV, online or in the cinema.

There are VERY smart business people on both sides, at City and WWE. It'll be interesting to see if this is just a one-and-done based on City's forthcoming US tour, or if there are future plans based on the connection the two organisations now have via the ownership of Co-op Live.

WWE start their distribution deal with Netflix in January so their footprint is only going to get bigger. If there's ANY City presence from that point then it's only going to be good for the exposure of the club.
 
argyle said:
It will lead to WWE events at the Co-op or maybe even Abu Dhabi.
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Not sure about Abu Dhabi given WWE's long standing and lucrative arrangement with Saudi Arabia, however in the States the TKO group are already heading towards having full weekend takeovers in certain city's/states. So for example across a Friday-Sunday it's perfectly feasible that Co-op Live could host 2 x WWE shows and a UFC PPV. You're talking 60k+ fans paying for very expensive tickets and a very profitable weekend.
 
give it to gordon said:
Why surprised lol I follow City and cycling, don't do American sport
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I mean I'm not surprised you don't watch it, but The Rock has been the biggest movie star on the planet for a decade and the next president of the United States (unless the dems replace their candidate) is likely to be a WWE Hall of Famer. Promotion is all over BT Sport on matchdays, and it's a legitimately huge global entertainment company.
 
bluemc said:
And this is what the "yeah but wrestling is just a fake pantomime" crowd don't get. It's an immensely popular entertainment product worldwide, and is just as "real" as most of the stuff on TV, online or in the cinema.

There are VERY smart business people on both sides, at City and WWE. It'll be interesting to see if this is just a one-and-done based on City's forthcoming US tour, or if there are future plans based on the connection the two organisations now have via the ownership of Co-op Live.

WWE start their distribution deal with Netflix in January so their footprint is only going to get bigger. If there's ANY City presence from that point then it's only going to be good for the exposure of the club.
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Not just via co-op. Silverlake (18% of City's ownership) now have a majority stake in TKO which runs WWE. So you'd expect to see some type of continued co-branding or use of the Etihad campus. You could run a Smackdown taping in co-op, PLE in the expanded Etihad once that's done, and a NXT show at the academy stadium over a weekend.
 
Its 1-1 in the 89th minute against Arsenal, the lights go down, the sound of glass smashing rumbles through the stadium, out comes Stone Cold Steve Austin, hits Saliba with a Stone Cold Stunner while Haaland runs through and gets the winner for City.

Probably would actually happen if they get their wish to host premier league games in USA
 
Crooked_rain said:
Its 1-1 in the 89th minute against Arsenal, the lights go down, the sound of glass smashing rumbles through the stadium, out comes Stone Cold Steve Austin, hits Saliba with a Stone Cold Stunner while Haaland runs through and gets the winner for City.

Probably would actually happen if they get their wish to host premier league games in USA
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Made funnier by the fact whoever does the music at Arsenal is obviously a huge wrestling fan and has them come out to WWE entrance music after half time.
 
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