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WWE's problems with CRTC

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Scott,

Any comments on this? Are the CRTC in the right?

 

-Paul.

I changed the link from the junk news site to the WON  update it came from first.  

And yes WWE is absolutely skirting Canadian content rules here.  I'm shocked they didn't run into this sooner in fact. 

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  1. zanatudeSeptember 26, 2014 at 6:25 PM

    Since when has Meltzer starting talking about sumo?

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  2. X-ManSeptember 26, 2014 at 6:55 PM

    When Yokozuna debuted?

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  3. Biscuit!September 26, 2014 at 7:07 PM

    WELP, here come Classic Stampede, Atlantic Grand-Prix and International Wrestling shows! Perhaps also some classic AWA from Winnipeg!

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  4. Biscuit!September 26, 2014 at 7:14 PM

    Obviously the best solution is a new nightly talk show: ROUGEAU TONIGHT!

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  5. Ryan YoderSeptember 26, 2014 at 7:23 PM

    "Our lead story..."
    "We also examine..."
    "We also have an update..."
    "We also have a story..."
    "We also look at..."
    "We also have..."
    "We also look at..."
    "We also look at..."
    "We also look at..."
    "We look at..."
    "We also have coverage..."

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  6. failSafeSeptember 26, 2014 at 8:28 PM

    The weird thing is ... I might actually need to do some pondering if they had Atlantic Grand Prix on the channel.

    I distinctly remember it from my childhood, but as far as I know it's entirely disappeared.

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  7. PrimeTimeTenSeptember 26, 2014 at 8:39 PM

    Best-case scenario is Rogers has to pull the plug on their rip-off service and WWE goes OTT.

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  8. PrimeTimeTenSeptember 26, 2014 at 8:45 PM

    Otherwise, it's the return of WWF Superst.... er... WWF Wrestling! And WWF Wrestling Cha... er... WWF Cavalcade!

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  9. MrASeptember 26, 2014 at 9:01 PM

    Paying for wrestling news is like paying for the Onion. Meltzer needs be jobless, homeless and hairless.

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  10. Biscuit!September 26, 2014 at 9:04 PM

    I was in NB visiting relatives one year and we went up to a show in Moncton. From what my cousins told me they didn't regularly do Saint John where we were, which I thought odd.

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  11. SnowmanSeptember 26, 2014 at 9:11 PM

    JR mentioned on his podcast how Ambrose - Rollins could have used some color. He's right. What I don't get is how stomping somebody's head into cinder blocks is TVPG but a little blade job isn't.

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  12. JasonSeptember 26, 2014 at 9:19 PM

    Observer updates give me a headache.

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  13. JasonSeptember 26, 2014 at 9:24 PM

    I wonder if Meltzer could make money if he switched his site to something akin to Gawker-esque site for wrestling.

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  14. VinceSeptember 26, 2014 at 9:54 PM

    That's also a better-case scenario than what we have now. They're not for the right reasons, but this is one of the few times I'm on the side of the CRTC.

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  15. justicegraySeptember 26, 2014 at 10:00 PM

    I was about to say, I think all that means is that WWE will suddenly be showing a lot of Stampede/Maple Leaf in Canada.

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  16. Adam MooreSeptember 26, 2014 at 10:21 PM

    I'm pretty sure he does well for himself as is.

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  17. Corwin HaughtSeptember 27, 2014 at 12:01 AM

    Apparently Canadian content isn't the problem as WWE Network is being classified as a non-Canadian programming service. Apparently the problem is being too similar with Fight Network, which airs some wrestling.

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  18. JasonSeptember 27, 2014 at 1:42 AM

    There goes the exclusive interviews for Live Audio Wrestling.

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  19. JasonSeptember 27, 2014 at 1:44 AM

    Mattel has a lot of cinder block accessories for Slam City so it's ok.

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  20. Topher0820September 27, 2014 at 4:13 AM

    Maybe they can cut a deal to only air 1997 RAW episodes that assert Canadian superiority, Lance Storm U.S. Title matches, and promos from the Unamericans.

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  21. John EdwardsSeptember 27, 2014 at 4:47 AM

    I don't know Scott, that link you provided is rather shitty in its own right. I couldn't find the story for the life of me, just a bumch of previews for stories people would never pay to read. CALL THE WCW HOTLINE AND FIND OUT ALL THIS AND MORE

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  22. MaffewOfBotchamaniaSeptember 27, 2014 at 6:12 AM

    *Lance Storm Canadian Title matches, thankyouverymuch.

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  23. joedustSeptember 27, 2014 at 7:02 AM

    Blood is gross. And also AIDS is still a thing. WWE is a publicly traded company ; they can't have people cutting themselves for your entertainment.

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  24. joedustSeptember 27, 2014 at 7:04 AM

    Websites like this wouldn't exist without Meltzer making smart fans relevant in the first place.

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  25. zanatudeSeptember 27, 2014 at 7:06 AM

    That title was the SHIT.


    Oh wait, the SHIT was another title.

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  26. joedustSeptember 27, 2014 at 7:06 AM

    I'm confused. WWE can't be on the air in Canada because it's too similar to another network? Then how to they decide which of the other 500 networks that are a huge same to air?

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  27. Fozzy OsbourneSeptember 27, 2014 at 7:44 AM

    "We also need to buy a thesaurus."

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  28. ziggaman730September 27, 2014 at 8:07 AM

    that is one screwy rule if you ask me. does canada not have as many tv channels that the us has?

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  29. ziggaman730September 27, 2014 at 8:08 AM

    what was the cruiserweight belt called, the under something amount of kilos title lol?

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  30. ziggaman730September 27, 2014 at 8:09 AM

    and alot of random shots of jack tunney pressers.

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  31. ziggaman730September 27, 2014 at 8:14 AM

    I think Meltzer has a Japanese fetish of some sort.

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  32. brak_attackSeptember 27, 2014 at 9:34 AM

    Yeah, I think back to how Hogan used to wipe his bloody, sweaty head with a towel or shirt and then throw it out to the audience. Yuck.

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  33. WaylonMercy2K14September 27, 2014 at 1:10 PM

    Nope, that was the Hardcore Title aka the Saskatchewan Hardcore International Title aka the future inspiration for Rosey, Super Hero In Training.

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  34. WaylonMercy2K14September 27, 2014 at 1:13 PM

    Why not just use blood capsules then? No one has ever gotten AIDS from those.

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  35. WaylonMercy2K14September 27, 2014 at 1:15 PM

    Kinda funny that 90% of Movie Central's lineup is non-Canadian yet the CRTC has never gone after them for that.

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  36. Kevin WongSeptember 27, 2014 at 4:13 PM

    "Welcome to the Great White Aftermath. I'm ArdaKyle and these are my friends Renee and Jimmy"

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  37. Nick PiersSeptember 27, 2014 at 4:27 PM

    Honestly? I would be down for that.


    Provided we got the proper Network, not this extra channel through Rogers bullshit.

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  38. Matt JohnsonSeptember 28, 2014 at 12:50 PM

    No wrestler has ever gotten HIV due to blading.

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  39. CruelConnectionNumber2September 28, 2014 at 1:06 PM

    "Splendid. Now please rise for the singing..."

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