City and WWE

[freshie]

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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[Brightwell Bros.]

Why surprised lol I follow City and cycling, don't do American sport

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.

 

[Brightwell Bros.]

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

Co-op and the new expanded Etihad semi-regularly running big UK WWE/UFC PPVs would be a massive deal for that part of Manchester and the city more generally.

 

[Silva61]

Nine year old City fans will be delighted. Otherwise, who gives a shit?

Not for me but my 2 lads are mad about it and they're in their thirties.

 

[Brightwell Bros.]

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.

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.

 

[Matt Diablo]

Makes me want to puke

 

[MCFC Wirral]

Watch Mankind v The Undertaker Hell In A Cell and come back to me.

 

[Crooked_rain]

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

 

[Brightwell Bros.]

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

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.

 

[lust overlord]

Was Haystacks ever allowed to beat Big Daddy?

No