That makes sense if we're talking iPPV/VOD for both. PPV has a higher fixed cost (risk) and also a higher potential upside if they can get a hot show. Remember, only about 2k people bought WOTW last year on iPPV, while BITW a month later did 12k on PPV for a way worse line-up. Cable distribution and availability still makes a difference...why not maximize that with your best cards?Mr. Orange wrote:I think the reasoning behind keeping the New Japan shows off ppv is to create another big show. If the New Japan show combines with BITW that will be one awesome show which will probably do the same buys as a normal ROH PPv if not more. Keeping them separate will give them a PPV which people will buy plus a joint new Japan show which people will also buy and do really well. I think the goal is to have two shows that get a lot of buys instead of just one.
BITW should be in May with NJPW talent. Nobody will remember if it was May or June when next year rolls around.
Edit: One thing that just came to mind is the difficulty of building to the NJPW shows with their TV, which is something they're trying to get in a rhythm of doing (and is vastly improved heading into the March show). The NJPW shows will do well on their own and don't require a lot of build, but making one of those shows a tent pole PPV would make for some less than episodic TV around them. We saw that last year leading up to them. I still disagree with it, but I can at least see the logic in it.
