WWE: Madison Square Garden show with Bloodline, their segment did 3 Million in viewership..if the strikes happen...WWE may be in a good spot
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Remlik (aka Remlik)
Jul 11 '23, 19:21
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A number of WWE sources are waiting to see what happens this week when the extended talks for a new SAG-AFTRA contract end, leading to what many in Hollywood expect to be a long, drawn out fight before a new contract is locked in, effectively shutting down all film and television projects that fall under that union. With no end in sight for the Writer's Guild of America and their ongoing strike, WWE sources have pointed out that after last Friday's Smackdown, these issues in Hollywood could not come at a better time to benefit WWE.
As Dave Scherer reported, the segment with the Bloodline from Madison Square Garden brought in 3 million viewers, the largest WWE segment in a long, long time. WWE sources internally have compared that segment to the old "This is Your Life" segment with Mick Foley and The Rock from The Attitude Era in that each segments, while completely different in tone, went well beyond their expected time cue but in doing so, drove viewers in a massive way to the live broadcast. WWE was absolutely ecstatic with the numbers and the performances in that segment, with a LOT of people noting that the moment with Solo Sikoa and Roman Reigns may have been the beginning of a long, long tease for THAT confrontation down the line.
As several sources in the company pointed out, this was yet another indication that WWE, which is live, non-union production, can be a massive help to cable and broadcast networks as they rush to find new, original content during the strike(s), which are hitting just as WWE broadcast rights are also on the open market.
The belief is that now more than ever, with WWE hitting on all cylinders, the company is poised to be even more important to the entertainment world and that the company has the potential to enrich itself even more than ever before.
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