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Why no wrestling shows on all sports signals

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wibgradio99

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I was wondering, every all sports station in all markets either on AM or FM does not carry a daily pro wrestling show. I know some will say it’s not a real sport but it generates more appeal than many other sports out there. It became so popular that Sirius/XM devoted a whole channel to pro wrestling 24/7. It would be nice to tune in to T radio rather then spending money for a subscription service, in my area it would be WIP or WPEN to hear a 3 hour show just for wrestling fans.
 
The Little Old Ladies who used to watch pro wrestling on Saturday afternoons don't listen to the radio. Besides, how would the announcer qualify people throwing folding chairs at each other without visuals? Would it be like Seacrist announcing a volcano?
 
The same reason they don't broadcast full operas. How you you describe folks moving around a stage without interrupting the music? With show wrestling It would be almost impossible to describe what's going on the ring and let you hear the fake violence at the same time.
 
I worked for a cluster of stations that did high school wrestling on the radio... and it was quit popular.

But to say it generats more appeal than may other sports?
If i had a choice betwene football, mens basketball, womens basketball or wrestling on my station.. wrestling would be my dead last choice.

Many times during HSFB, we had to take breaks just to burn off some spots, we had so many to get through. Never an issue with wrestling
 
SomeRadioGuy said:
I worked for a cluster of stations that did high school wrestling on the radio... and it was quit popular.

But to say it generats more appeal than may other sports?
If i had a choice betwene football, mens basketball, womens basketball or wrestling on my station.. wrestling would be my dead last choice.
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High School wrestling is real not scripted.
 
People who want to listen to pro wrestling talk have tons of podcasts to choose from, including ones hosted by pro wrestlers. There's no reason for it to be covered on sports radio.
 
secondchoice said:
The same reason they don't broadcast full operas. How you you describe folks moving around a stage without interrupting the music? With show wrestling It would be almost impossible to describe what's going on the ring and let you hear the fake violence at the same time.
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Actually, some (mostly non-commercial) classical outlets do carry full operas during the winter with the show called (going by memory here) "Metropolitan Opera," which I believe is based out of New York. While the show's announcers don't talk over the singing, they do go over the story and plot lines both before the opera begins and during breaks between the acts.

Going back to the original topic, since the outcome for pro wrestling is predetermined ahead of time, I, for one, would not want to hear the descriptions of matches. I mean, outside of that genre, professional sports is *not* about playing to a predetermined conclusion.
 
landtuna said:
The Little Old Ladies who used to watch pro wrestling on Saturday afternoons don't listen to the radio. Besides, how would the announcer qualify people throwing folding chairs at each other without visuals? Would it be like Seacrist announcing a volcano?
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That hasn't been the wrestling demographic for nearly 40 years. WWE, AEW and other current promotions target their product toward adolescents and young adults, largely male.
 
secondchoice said:
The same reason they don't broadcast full operas. How you you describe folks moving around a stage without interrupting the music? With show wrestling It would be almost impossible to describe what's going on the ring and let you hear the fake violence at the same time.
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Before television, and even into the '60s, blow-by-blow of major boxing title fights was carried on radio. I could see wrestling as being similarly adaptable for radio, but with radio listening declining, especially among the young male demos that today's wrestling appeals to, who would listen?
 
wibgradio99 said:
I am not saying play by play live I am saying discussing the events the day after like busted open does smmfh….
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Just because Pro Wrestling Nation works on SiriusXM -- and we have no idea how many listeners or advertising dollars it's attracting because SXM never reveals that information -- doesn't mean it will work on all-sports radio.

And what's with that "smmfh"? Did Mick Foley stuff Mr. Socko in your mouth or something?
 
wibgradio99 said:
I am not saying play by play live I am saying discussing the events the day after like busted open does smmfh….
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Even under the conditions you've specified, I really don't think it's a good idea for sportscasters to discuss pro wrestling matches after they occur and for the same reason. Now, if these were real wrestling matches where the outcome wasn't predetermined ahead of time, then I'd agree with you; but that is not what so-called pro wrestling is. Put another way, pro wrestling isn't really a sport at all; rather, it's a circus-type entertainment that (maybe) should be discussed when (or if) one discusses the Ringling Brothers/Barnum and Bailey circus and others of its genre.
 
Everyone on here sure knows their wrestling for people saying it doesn’t matter…geeze what is a 3 hour daily show, it’s better then talking over 5 hours on what a certain football players favorite color is…because there is nothing to discuss of importance.
 
wibgradio99 said:
You and everyone else on here sure know your wrestling for people saying it doesn’t matter…
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I was a fan for years, went to my first show in 1969, followed it up until Vince started pushing John Cena and turned the product ultra-bland. The current style of wrestling is not for me, but I don't begrudge you or anyone else your enjoyment of it. I just don't think it would work on radio in an all-sports environment. The average sports fan is a fan of multiple team sports. It doesn't matter to most of them whether Host A talks about the Mets for two hours, then Host B comes on and talks about the Knicks for the next two, then Host C fills his shift with NFL off-season talk. But Host D coming on after the Host C show and talking about Summer Slam is going to chase many of those listeners away. You notice that SiriusXM puts all the wrestling talk on a single dedicated channel rather than putting a two- or three-hour wrestling show in the middle of the Mad Dog Radio schedule. That's why.
 
ted chittenden said:
Actually, some (mostly non-commercial) classical outlets do carry full operas during the winter with the show called (going by memory here) "Metropolitan Opera," which I believe is based out of New York.
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The "Metropolitan Opera" is not a show. It is the largest classical music organization in the U.S.

en.wikipedia.org

Metropolitan Opera - Wikipedia

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It's home is in New York, but it used to travel widely. As a kid, I would go to see the Cleveland performances, as my father had been on the board that formed the Cleveland Symphony and which brought the met to Cleveland when it toured. The Met has recently begun touring of the orchestra internationally again.
 
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davideduardo said:
The "Metropolitan Opera" is not a show. It is the largest classical music organization in the U.S.
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The opera company's matinee radio program has been going since the '30s. It's a show, but as far as I can tell from the Met's website (both on the main page and on its dedicated page), it has no formal title.

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www.metopera.org www.metopera.org
 
CTListener said:
The opera company's matinee radio program has been going since the '30s. It's a show, but as far as I can tell from the Met's website (both on the main page and on its dedicated page), it has no formal title.

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www.metopera.org www.metopera.org
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It's called the Metropolitan Opera International Radio Network...

Metropolitan Opera radio broadcasts - Wikipedia

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From Wrestling to Opera. I can't think of two more polar opposites. Lol
 
wibgradio99 said:
Everyone on here sure knows their wrestling for people saying it doesn’t matter…geeze what is a 3 hour daily show, it’s better then talking over 5 hours on what a certain football players favorite color is…because there is nothing to discuss of importance.
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Really?! :unsure:

A three hour show? Why? It's a soap opera for guys...

Help us with a 100 word synopsis of exactly what conversation over three hours about 'rasslin' would appeal to both you *and* 100,000 others out there?

SXM is free thru the end of this coming weekend; get your fill by listening to three *days* worth of that right now!
 


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