Quote from 86skywalker on Jul 8th, 2008, 11:52am:Quote from SSteward on Jul 7th, 2008, 3:04pm:I think SMW matches will be a part of other sets, but sadly, I don't see WWE releasing anything that has such a southern name to it. It's too bad, because I'm a HUGE SMW fan, far moreso than World Class and AWA which they have released sets of.
That's my gut feeling; first, I don't think SMW was ever 'mainstream' enough to appeal to a broad enough fan base to justify a mass-produced DVD, and secondly, I think McMahon would rather keep his thumb on the masters and just let the memories of any other wrestling organization fade away.
Your assessment of McMahon wanting the masters and hoping everything would just fade away is so far away from the truth of the matter. The WWE makes far more money selling DVDs and offering media online than it does with it's shows and PPVs. Actually it's a higher profit percentage as it is cheaper to produce these DVDs than to air live television and the AWA and WCCW DVDs did remarkably well and the ECW title was the highest selling DVD at its time and Vince does realize the need to buy up tape libraries as the fans of defunct organizations come out of the woodworks and put money in the "devils" pocket to relive their fond memories and Vince, being the smart business man he is has capitalized on this and added to his fatter pockets. He would rather make his stacks taller than stroke his ego. I think he sleeps fine at night knowing he is the greatest promoter (name ONE promoter who has made 1/100th of the fortune McMahon has and is still promoting. You can't because no one has or is) who has crushed EVERY promotion on the continent that ever mattered.
On the issue of if the E would ever do a SMW DVD. No. Plain and simple. AWA and WCCW sets were made because they were revolutionary (WCCW was the biggest promotion with the most exposure and global presence before the WWF made itself huge and AWA was the original ECW in regards that they spotted talent before they were stars and were subsequently raided by WWF and the NWA) SIGNIFICANT promotions that were mainstream with global exposure. SMW was a small footnote at best in wrestling history, a dying tribute to a dying style of wrestling. Nothing more. Doesn't mean it wasn't good, but nor good or important enough to warrant a DVD retrospective. Certainly the most worthless of the libraries Vince owns.
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Chances of official SMW DVD releases? (Read 1474 times)