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| Subject: Vince talks TNA, PG product and PPVS Sat Apr 30, 2011 9:38 am | |
| - When asked by a shareholder at Friday's meeting about Extreme Rules, Vince McMahon said that you don't need blood to be extreme, adding that people won't tune in to the pay-per-view to see someone bleed.
- Vince was also asked by a shareholder if he had interest in buying TNA Wrestling. The shareholder asked, "When are you going to buy that three letter company that's based in Nashville, TN, because they have the wrong people in charge of that company."
Vince responded with a "right" and the shareholder continued on about how Vince needs to save the wrestling business from Dixie Carter and added that Stephanie McMahon has more brains than Dixie Carter, in his opinion. Vince responded, "I would hope." There was laughter from Vince, Stephanie and Triple H after the shareholder's comments.
The shareholder continued about how he thought Vince could fix TNA. Vince just responded with, "I don't know that they are for sale." After the shareholder suggested Vince make an offer and after more laughter from everyone, Vince smiled and said, "Well, maybe."
- Vince McMahon admitted at Friday's shareholder's meeting that WWE tries to avoid running pay-per-view events on the same weekend as boxing and UFC events.
- Vince also said that WWE is broadening their product a bit when a shareholder said WWE feels like it's 1970's or 1980's comic book campy, and suggested they could be PG but more adult oriented. Vince noted that it's important to go backwards in order to go forward, and they went so far in the other direction at one point that there was nowhere to go, but said they have no plans to go back in that direction. Vince said WWE can have a more aggressive and sophisticated product that appeals to various ages.
When talking about WWE's PG product, Vince noted that a TV-MA rating turns sponsors away. Vince mentioned again that they can have a sophisticated product but be PG. He said WWE will be aggressive and entertaining but sponsors must know that the company won't do anything outlandish.
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