WWE meeting with Pride (DSE)

[Panzerfaust]

Source: wwe.com

PRIDE meets WWE
November 17, 2006


WWE.com has learned that WWE officials and members of the group PRIDE have a meeting scheduled later this morning at WWE global headquarters in Stamford, Conn. The meeting will focus on the possibility of the two groups doing some form of business together in the future.

World Wrestling Entertainment is a multimedia conglomerate with presence in films, music, and sports-entertainment around the world. Known for its unique brand of competition, PRIDE is a major championship mixed martial arts organization based in Japan.

Check back with WWE.com for updates on WWE and the PRIDE organization.
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Wonder what this is all about, possible Pride getting a spot on USA network? Who knows but i am sure things are about to get interesting.

[sonar1234]

I hope that Pride the best in MMA today doesnt sink to become has crappy has WWE is right now.

I love Pride the way it is now, if its for a tv spot its great but other then that.

[Panzerfaust]

After giving it some thought, i cannot help but remember how much Dana and Vince McMahon despise each other..enter Pride (DSE)..Pride is trying to get a foothold in the US and if you have to become friends with your competitions worst enemy, then so be it.

I see Pride being friendly with the WWE long enough to establish a "household" name in the US and then they will split off and do their own thing, i could be wrong but it makes sense IMO for them to befriend Zuffa's worst enemy.

[rar1015]

After giving it some thought, i cannot help but remember how much Dana and Vince McMahon despise each other..enter Pride (DSE)..Pride is trying to get a foothold in the US and if you have to become friends with your competitions worst enemy, then so be it.

I see Pride being friendly with the WWE long enough to establish a "household" name in the US and then they will split off and do their own thing, i could be wrong but it makes sense IMO for them to befriend Zuffa's worst enemy.

Make's sense to me. Pride is becoming popular in the USA fast.

[Hunter]

Both companies know how to do business, we should look forward to both stepping there games up bring us better fights

[rar1015]

I could honestly care less about the wwe but pride, thats another story altogether.

[orton4]

yeah i saw that article on wwe.com this morning... i think the meetin was probally about ways the two can work together to dominate the ratings over ufc... i know wwe and pride both compete with ufc... obv pride another fighting org.. but one of ufc's main goals when they went to spike tv was to overtake the ratings from wwe when RAW was on spike.... plus if you ever search websites like rajah.com that has info on pro wrestling and fighting there is always articles comparing the ratings of ufc and wwe being they compete for television ratings... i have no idea what they can pull off but muriloninja that was a good idea bout PRIDE going to USA Network

[Hunter]

I could honestly care less about the wwe but pride, thats another story altogether.

lol I meant the ufc and pride lol I am with you on pro wrestling I could care less

[sonar1234]

lol I meant the ufc and pride lol I am with you on pro wrestling I could care less

I cannot get myself to watch pro wrestling anymore yet i was an indy pro wrestler here in Montreal for 5 years figure that one out LOL

[LuckyDragon]

After giving it some thought, i cannot help but remember how much Dana and Vince McMahon despise each other..enter Pride (DSE)..Pride is trying to get a foothold in the US and if you have to become friends with your competitions worst enemy, then so be it.

I see Pride being friendly with the WWE long enough to establish a "household" name in the US and then they will split off and do their own thing, i could be wrong but it makes sense IMO for them to befriend Zuffa's worst enemy.

This could be good or bad. Is long as they can keep the worked matches and soap opera drama out of Pride that is. Also, maybe WWE can take the actual wrestlers "Olympic and D1 experience" and use them as feeder system to Pride instead of wasting them on scripted matches. This is not comin from a WWE fan by any means

[Flagg]

Love or loath WWE the fact remains is that everyone on the planet practically knows what it is and this can only be good publicity for Pride.

[Knockout_Power]

Love or loath WWE the fact remains is that everyone on the planet practically knows what it is and this can only be good publicity for Pride.

For sure, Imagine a WWE PPV featuring 1 or 2 MMA fights. There would be some ratings. McMahon is no idiot, if there's money to be made, he smells it.