Got this off Sherdog,shockingly similar approaches to business Vince McMahon: Since the booming success of WWE in the 80s, they cut off media credentials for Pro Wrestling Magazines and news letters. UFC: UFC off media credentials for online MMA outlets like Sherdog and MMA Weekly. Vince McMahon: He totally disagrees with Co Promoting. UFC: Also disagrees with Co Promoting. Vince McMahon: Has had talent exchanges with Japanese Pro Wrestling organizations. UFC: Has had talent exchanges with Japanese MMA organization (Pride). Vince McMahon: Ken Shamrock being hype up in a "storyline" feud for ratings. UFC: Ken Shamrock being hype up in a real life feud with Tito Ortiz for ratings. Vince McMahon: WWE was at one point second to WCW, but then succeeded and Vince bought WCW when they went bankrupt. UFC: UFC was at one point second best to Pride (comparing Pride's market in Japan to UFC's market in North America), but then UFC started succeeding and Zuffa bought Pride when they went bankrupt. Vince McMahon: Vince does not lable WWE as "Pro Wrestling." UFC: Dana White and Zuffa does not lable UFC as MMA (Because to them UFC is MMA). Vince McMahon: After he bought WCW, the MAJORITY of the WCW wrestlers that came into WWE were made to be second class to the original WWE roster. UFC: After UFC bought Pride, the MAJORITY of the Pride fighters became second best to the UFC fighters who were upsetting them. Vince McMahon: Vince own a smaller independent wrestling federation that the WWE uses for telant development. UFC: Zuffa owns a smaller MMA organization which they used for talent transitions. Vince McMahon: He wants to monopolize Pro Wrestling. UFC: Zuffa and Dana White wants to monopolize MMA. Vince McMahon: For a long time, WWE would never mention the achievments of of their own wrestlers when they were not in WWE. UFC: UFC does not acknowledge the win lose record of their fighters at times. For example, when they say that their fighter is undefeated (only in the UFC) but yet he has been beaten before coming to the UFC. Vince McMahon: Does not ackowledge other smaller promotions around them. UFC: Does not acknowledge other promotions around them. Vince McMahon: Created great success by applying a MTV theme to it's product. First in the 80s and then again in the late 90s. UFC: They also apply the MTV theme to it's product. Vince McMahon: Created a reality show to create new stars. UFC: Created a reality show to create new stars. Vince McMahon: Spike TV UFC: Spike TV Vince McMahon: Brock Lesner UFC: Brock Lesner
No doubt! Dont' forget about the pay! It's the whole reason WWE is successful and now MMA. Pay them cheap, work the wrestlers into the ground(literally) Pay them cheap work the fighters a lot The only major difference is, Vince didn't have any upsets like Gonzaga over Cro Cop or Chuck Liddell getting waxed in Rampage's debut. Would Vince be where he is if Undertaker got taken out by Rey Mysterio or Hulk Hogan KTFO by Kamala? Vince+total control>Zuffa
and it wasn't an upset......:nono:...maybe to 90% of ufc fans who only know ufc and chuck liddell(their god and savior) it was.....:dunno:
I saw the Pride fight between Chuck and Rampage and I knew Chuck was going to sleep. Rampage has Chuck's movement timed and Chuck still fought the same way so I predicted Rampage by KO. Everyone watching kept saying, nah, Chuck man. Chuck will KO him. They were wrong::
Freedom will ring my brothers. As we post here, it shall be done. Dana and the Zuffa's won't control it all forever. The will have to co-promote or be looked at as the WWE. Capotilism will prevail.:clap:
