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Post by thebenjamin on Nov 30, 2016 3:20:33 GMT -5
I'm a casual ROH fan, watch the TV every week, follow the storylines but have never bought a PPV.
I am, however, a big Kyle O'Reilly fan. Saw him come up on the indies in BC, and love his work. He's developed into a hell of a talent.
Anyways, I've been enjoying the build to Final Battle and after this weeks sit down interviews with O'Reilly and Cole it has made me want to watch the show.
I logged onto the ROH website and was stunned to see the show listed at 34.99 US. That equals to about $47 Canadian or about four months of the Network.
I want to support the little guy as much as possible but it's ridiculous in this day and age to be charging that much for a show. There's way too much competition to be charging that.
It's essentially a one match show so it boggles the mind why they would charge so much. The shows should be, at the most, $20.
The landscape has changed as far as pricing goes but it seems like ROH missed that memo.
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Post by Christian Small on Nov 30, 2016 12:52:04 GMT -5
I think it's because it's an actual PPV and not an iPPV. They also promote it as if it's their Wrestlemania.
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Post by deezy on Nov 30, 2016 13:38:21 GMT -5
Keep it on the fite app.
PPVs a dying medium and jumping on now is just being out of touch.
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Post by kalgoroth on Nov 30, 2016 14:12:57 GMT -5
As long as people keeping paying that amount for them they will keep on charging that amount. Given it's one of only a handful of shows that they put on via traditional PPV it's not that bad a price really. They need to make their money somehow.
It could be worse, they could also be simultaneously broadcasting it for $10 on their website, or free if you're new, and calling you stupid for not doing so during the show once you've already bought it...
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Post by rocketking on Nov 30, 2016 14:33:09 GMT -5
As a guy who sleepwalked through both micro- AND macro-economics, I feel like I can provided an authoritative voice here...
Sometimes you need to charge like you have a premium product if you want it to be perceived as one. If ROH charges "indy promotion" prices, then that's what they are. If Final Battle is actually a big deal, then treat it like one.
Not saying it will work, but I can see the logic.
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Post by thebenjamin on Nov 30, 2016 14:40:30 GMT -5
As a guy who sleepwalked through both micro- AND macro-economics, I feel like I can provided an authoritative voice here... Sometimes you need to charge like you have a premium product if you want it to be perceived as one. If ROH charges "indy promotion" prices, then that's what they are. If Final Battle is actually a big deal, then treat it like one. Not saying it will work, but I can see the logic. If you're going to charge that much, then book it like a big deal. Give me a reason to care. They've done a shitty job of doing so. - Silas Young vs. Liger 'began' on the last week of TV when Young mocked a fan dressed like Liger - Cabana vs Castle: The turn happened two weeks ago - Lethal vs Cody: Literally zero build-up, why should anyone care? - TV title match: No idea who the champ is anymore, title has been passed around like a hot potato - 6 man tournament final: Yawn. Pointless to add another title - Bucks vs Briscoes: Not a fresh match at all - Machine Guns and Dijak vs The Cabinet: Since when was Dijak a face? Just a horrible build overall.
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Post by deezy on Nov 30, 2016 15:37:25 GMT -5
Never made a profit doing PPVs....let's increase the price, brilliant!
Should just pay WWE a flat rate and have them air their PPVs on the network for more exposure.
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Post by Christian Small on Dec 1, 2016 11:38:13 GMT -5
As a guy who sleepwalked through both micro- AND macro-economics, I feel like I can provided an authoritative voice here... Sometimes you need to charge like you have a premium product if you want it to be perceived as one. If ROH charges "indy promotion" prices, then that's what they are. If Final Battle is actually a big deal, then treat it like one. Not saying it will work, but I can see the logic. If you're going to charge that much, then book it like a big deal. Give me a reason to care. They've done a shitty job of doing so. - Silas Young vs. Liger 'began' on the last week of TV when Young mocked a fan dressed like Liger - Cabana vs Castle: The turn happened two weeks ago - Lethal vs Cody: Literally zero build-up, why should anyone care? - TV title match: No idea who the champ is anymore, title has been passed around like a hot potato - 6 man tournament final: Yawn. Pointless to add another title - Bucks vs Briscoes: Not a fresh match at all - Machine Guns and Dijak vs The Cabinet: Since when was Dijak a face? Just a horrible build overall. That six man finals is also a bad pairing considering the trios you could have picked from the start. I honestly don't know why they introduced these titles when they do Women of Honor Wednesdays and there's still no Women's champ. Also why the hell is Liger with Young? What a waste of a Liger appearance. Overall have to agree that the build has not been done well.
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Post by Jason X on Dec 2, 2016 0:14:18 GMT -5
Who the hell would pay 35 bucks to watch Ring of Honor in this day and age?
I'm not trolling, I'm serious. This aint your daddy's R.O.H. and there are so many ways to view content on the internet without paying 35 bones to watch some skinny indy spot monkeys do 10 flips and 20 superkicks per match.
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Post by Milky on Dec 8, 2016 17:24:59 GMT -5
As a guy who sleepwalked through both micro- AND macro-economics, I feel like I can provided an authoritative voice here... Sometimes you need to charge like you have a premium product if you want it to be perceived as one. If ROH charges "indy promotion" prices, then that's what they are. If Final Battle is actually a big deal, then treat it like one. Not saying it will work, but I can see the logic. I believe this is true, but also that the OP is correct. I think most people, especially around the holiday period, will have trouble justifying paying over $30 for something for themselves. But I do think anything less than $20 cheapens the image. Do you really think a proper wrestling PPV for $19.99 would be anything other than amateur? Add one more penny and I think you hit the sweet spot. Perception is important. I remember working at a store once. We had trouble selling a certain product so what did we do? We just raised the price and then people assumed it must be good. lol
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Post by Chris Thunder on Dec 19, 2016 8:02:50 GMT -5
It'd be great if ROH had more of a present here in Australia, being that their TV is only available here via the ROH website. Their in-ring action is good & are making vast improvements to there broadcasts.
However that being said, I can see why some people argue that today ROH is overpriced. When you have the option of WWE Network ($9.99) NPJW World (¥999) or even Flow Slam ($19.99).
I normally pay for 1 or 2 iPPV per year. I occasionally do have problems with the stream, but I also do with other networks.
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