Wrestling Thread April-September 2018 RIP

If NXT and NJPW are in the same realm

A. Find me ANY wrestler anywhere that has/will DREAM of being on an NXT roster

B. Compare the pay stub of the mid and upper carder of NJPW vs. NXT
EYE can't find the paystubs of anyone on NJPW other than Okada.
 
2017 Attendance Numbers from WrestlingData.com

WrestleKingdom 11- 26,192
TakeOver Orlando- 14,975
TakeOver War Games- 14,231 per Wiki
Dominion- 11,756
TakeOver Brooklyn- 10,300
G1 Climax Day 19- 10,280
Sakura Genesis- 10,231
TakeOver San Antonio- 9,465 per Wiki
King of Pro Wrestling- 9,234

For some reason they don't have attendance numbers for TakeOver Chicago, but Allstate Arena can hold 18,211 for wrestling. I'd assume the attendance was somewhere in the 10k-14k range.
Find me the attendance of NXT shows that aren't in conjunction to a WWE PPV Weekend and we can see how much they can ACTUALLY draw.
 
WWE wouldn't run a Takeover in an actual ARENA, if it was JUST an NXT show.

They have them on the same weekend of main roster shows for that reason (and to save money)
 
i dunno man. tna always had piss poor ratings and had aj joe and angle all in their primes at one time
 
I’m sorry but saying New Japan and NXT are near the same level is laughable. If you wanna compare it to ROH and PWG that’s fine but now NJPW.
 
So now you need more qualifiers.
The INITIAL argument was, "NXT is an incubation company."

Part of incubation (IE: Handle with Care) is running their PPVs the same weekend as Main Roster PPVs.

So you posting attendance figures (out of context) doesn't disprove my claim
 
i dunno man. tna always had piss poor ratings and had aj joe and angle all in their primes at one time
The name of a wrestling company was called T I T S and A S S.

That alone limits your upward mobility.

Plus it started off as WCW-Lite; many folks never took it seriously
 
Both minor leagues. Look at the attendance. Stages aren't remotely as big as WWE.
Nothing is nearly as big as WWE. But WWE is an empire. It is in a class of it's own. Elite level pro wrestling company.

NJPW/CMLL are big enough to be considered MAJOR wrestling promotions.

Kids grow up wanting to be there.
Free agents WANT TO (not settle) to go there.
They have/had major television exposure in their native countries.

I wouldn't call them MINOR promotions.
 
oh **** i was the deciding factor in the bliss jojo match up :lol:
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