[ROH] Ring of Honor und HDNet gehen getrennte Wege - Auswirkungen & Entwicklungen

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Sodale, es geht mit den ersten offiziellen Reaktionen los, namentlich natürlich die beiden Wichtigsten in diesem Zusammenhang.

Beginnen wir mit Dave Lagana, ehemaliger WWE Producer und derzeitiger Head Producer von ROH On HDNet

"It was a surprise to everyone and one that leaves a lot of questions about the future of ROH. HDNet was a great partner and honestly, without them, I don't know if my career in wrestling would have continued after my time in WWE. I was given the chance to really spread my wings and produce the ROH on HDNet show. It was that trust that really exemplified the spirit of ROH. Ring of Honor has always been a place for great talent to showcase their ability and I believe it will continue that same mission into the future. Things will obviously change, but doesn't progress require it?"

Und auch Cary Silkin, seines Zeichens ROH Besitzer und Präsident, hat in einem Interview mit Fanhouse seine Meinung zu verschiedenen Themen gegeben

1. Zur Trennung von HDNet

"It gives us an opportunity to ... naturally, we're going to look for another outlet. But besides that, we should be filling in some extra weekends now with some additional house shows. We have the time open and we're also looking towards doing more of the i-pay-per-views (online pay-per-view shows) which are becoming pretty successful. We've gotten increased numbers on each one of them. The "Final Battle" (on Dec. 18) was significantly better and I think people are getting more accustomed to that forum of media. It's new. As people are learning about it and they realize they can see the show live for not that much money, they're enjoying it. So, we'll be working on those aforementioned avenues."

2. Zur allgemeinen Zusammenarbeit mit HDNet

"We appreciate our time with HDNet. As a regular TV show, they were the first ones to give us an opportunity. They made us look like a million bucks. Their production was fantastic. The good news is that they're open to working with us to do a live special, hopefully in this year. That was legitimately spoken about so maybe we're not fully done with HDNet yet and they'll take another look at us through a live special."

3. Zur Entscheidung warum man damals HDNet gewählt hat und was neue Sender betrifft

"It's not easy but there are a lot of networks out there. I think one thing HDNet did give us was the platform that we're a real company, a real wrestling company. We needed to be legitimized a little. They gave us two years of national exposure so it gives you a little backbone going into this."

4. Zur Zukunft von ROH

"There have so many occasions where they were tolling the bell, like the ten-bell salute for us. Whether it's been losing major stars simultaneously or other things that have happened in the past and now this. We've been able to come out of it. Sometimes these adverse situations lead to new opportunity. So, that's how we're looking at it and we're looking forward to 2011."