GnR at Westlemania XX - from WWE newsletter

[liquidvirus]

We have heard a very strong rumor that the Triple Threat match featuring Triple H, Chris Benoit, and Shawn Michaels at WMXX will be a ladder match.

Another rumor that is making its way around the internet Guns n Roses message boards is that the band will perform at WrestleMania XX. Obviously at this point this is just a rumor.

As always, we'll keep you updated.
wonder where they got that idea from???

[Dont Try Me]

We have heard a very strong rumor that the Triple Threat match featuring Triple H, Chris Benoit, and Shawn Michaels at WMXX will be a ladder match.

Another rumor that is making its way around the internet Guns n Roses message boards is that the band will perform at WrestleMania XX. Obviously at this point this is just a rumor.

As always, we'll keep you updated.
wonder where they got that idea from???

 

[withoutyoubaby]

It would definately represent a "get in the ring" outlook.

Maybe he's ready to kick some ass, If it is at all true.

[Izzy]

Nevermind if its true or not.....look how popular this board has become!

150 posts per rumour.....thats pretty damn good! Imagine when we have real news....

[Bubba St. Rose]

Meltzer says he has heard the rumor

Management say that none of this is true

 

Now, you not only have connections with GNR management you also have a connection with an Internet wrestling columnist (Meltzer)!! Are you also in contact with the president? Give me a break.  

[pilferk]

Meltzer says he has heard the rumor

Management say that none of this is true

 

Now, you not only have connections with GNR management you also have a connection with an Internet wrestling columnist (Meltzer)!! Are you also in contact with the president? Give me a break.  

Ummmmm....Meltzer's email addy is right up on his wrestling observer web page....not too hard to shoot him off an email.  I've heard he's pretty responsive to just about everyone who emails him.

[Mysteron]

Meltzer says he has heard the rumor

Management say that none of this is true

 

Now, you not only have connections with GNR management you also have a connection with an Internet wrestling columnist (Meltzer)!! Are you also in contact with the president? Give me a break.  

 

[kupirock]

Another thing Wrestlemania is HUGE, milllions and millions of people from around the world watch it every year

Yeah 5-10 years old people...next GNR should play cartoon network tv channel...Million and millions of people watch that channel...

[Axl_owns_dexter]

next GNR should play cartoon network tv channel

Slash knows what that is like.  

[lennonisgod]

Another thing Wrestlemania is HUGE, milllions and millions of people from around the world watch it every year

Yeah 5-10 years old people...next GNR should play cartoon network tv channel...Million and millions of people watch that channel...

I actually think the majority of people that watch wrestling are a little older the 10 years old.  Like I said before if this were to happen it wouldn't be that bad of a thing.  So stop acting like a 10 year old, and be positive.  Why the fuck would it be so bad for GNR to play at wrestlemania??  Are you scared for GNR to become mainstream again?

[pilferk]

Another thing Wrestlemania is HUGE, milllions and millions of people from around the world watch it every year

Yeah 5-10 years old people...next GNR should play cartoon network tv channel...Million and millions of people watch that channel...

Actually, FYI, their strongest demo is 18 to 25 year old males (sound familiar? It should, it's considered the largest music buying segment on the planet).  And their numbers in that demo are pretty compelling, in the advertising world.  Sure, there is a stigma associated (rightly or wrongly) with the product, buy hey, sometime that's a selling point in itself.  

Also, in today's "wrestling world", I sure wouldn't let my 5 to 10 year old kid watch. Yowza....

[Izzy]

Another thing Wrestlemania is HUGE, milllions and millions of people from around the world watch it every year

Yeah 5-10 years old people...next GNR should play cartoon network tv channel...Million and millions of people watch that channel...

I actually think the majority of people that watch wrestling are a little older the 10 years old.  Like I said before if this were to happen it wouldn't be that bad of a thing.  So stop acting like a 10 year old, and be positive.  Why the fuck would it be so bad for GNR to play at wrestlemania??  Are you scared for GNR to become mainstream again?

Well put

What is everyone's problem?

This would be awesome for GNR! (Plus we could all watch it)

It would be mass exposure to an appropriate demographic group.

All this bullshit about damaging their repuation...they have a guitarist that used to play with Nysnc for God's sake!!!!!!!!!!

[liquidvirus]

Well put

What is everyone's problem?

This would be awesome for GNR! (Plus we could all watch it)

It would be mass exposure to an appropriate demographic group.

All this bullshit about damaging their repuation...they have a guitarist that used to play with Nysnc for God's sake!!!!!!!!!!

lol....well put
anyways we should know soon enough...cuz thew word is spreading fast among the gnr and wwe committe
and we know that these guys are the most used to rumours!!

[Malcolm]

Ya wrestlemania's like next to the superbowl in tv ratings. theres so many people that watch wrestlemania from ages like 6 to 75. not even joking. it would be amazing to see guns n roses at wrestlemania 20. huge promotion. cant wait

[coolbuddy]

I agree Izzy bro! Hey if all the mainstream bands can do that then so can our Good ol' Gn'FR!

[jarmo]

Wrestling isn't THAT big....

Make no mistake about it...Wrestling, while not enjoying the popularity it did in years past, is still a HUGE moneymaker.  

Oh, and it IS beamed to hundreds of countries, world wide.

Sorry, I don't like going off topic but it seems like some of you have no clue about how big football is in the rest of the world.

Facts about the 2002 World Cup:

Television coverage reached 213 countries, virtually every country in the world.

The cumulative audience over the 25 match days of the 2002 event reached a total of 28.8 billion viewers.

These impressive figures make the 2002 FIFA World Cup Korea/Japan? the most extensively covered and viewed event in television history.

The 20 most viewed matches of the tournament achieved an impressive average market share of 84.8%. The largest market share, 94.2%, was reached during Brazilian broadcaster TV Globo's coverage of the England v. Brazil quarter-final (46 million viewers and a 30.2% rating). This is an impressive audience for a broadcast that took place at 3.30 am local time.

Out-of-home viewing contributed to the 2002 Final being the most viewed match in FIFA World Cup? history, with 1.1 billion individuals watching this game.


The most viewed event in the world

http://www.fifa.com/en/marketing/facts/key.html




So if GN'R wants BIG coverage, play in Germany in the summer of 2006.



I'd rather see GN'R doing something else than appear on some wrestling show.

Play a benefit show or something. Maybe even the media would say something nice about GN'R if they decided to do something like that....



/jarmo

[Graciela]

Good

[pilferk]

Wrestling isn't THAT big....

Make no mistake about it...Wrestling, while not enjoying the popularity it did in years past, is still a HUGE moneymaker.  

Oh, and it IS beamed to hundreds of countries, world wide.

Sorry, I don't like going off topic but it seems like some of you have no clue about how big football is in the rest of the world.

Facts about the 2002 World Cup:

Television coverage reached 213 countries, virtually every country in the world.

The cumulative audience over the 25 match days of the 2002 event reached a total of 28.8 billion viewers.

These impressive figures make the 2002 FIFA World Cup Korea/Japan™ the most extensively covered and viewed event in television history.

The 20 most viewed matches of the tournament achieved an impressive average market share of 84.8%. The largest market share, 94.2%, was reached during Brazilian broadcaster TV Globo's coverage of the England v. Brazil quarter-final (46 million viewers and a 30.2% rating). This is an impressive audience for a broadcast that took place at 3.30 am local time.

Out-of-home viewing contributed to the 2002 Final being the most viewed match in FIFA World Cup™ history, with 1.1 billion individuals watching this game.


The most viewed event in the world

http://www.fifa.com/en/marketing/facts/key.html




So if GN'R wants BIG coverage, play in Germany in the summer of 2006.



I'd rather see GN'R doing something else than appear on some wrestling show.

Play a benefit show or something. Maybe even the media would say something nice about GN'R if they decided to do something like that....



/jarmo

I realize football is huge in the rest of the world. I never said it wasn't. And I, too, think them playing at the Word Cup would be a good idea.   However, you seem to imply that wrestling "isnt' that big", and that assumption would be incorrect.

In Fiscal  '03, for example, WWE beamed PPV's (including WM 19) to over 100 countries worldwide, to the tune of something like 95 million dollars in ppv revenue. And WWE posts similar numbers EVERY year (actually, '03 numbers were down a bit), rather than once every 4 years. It might not have the broad appeal of football/soccer, but it's still HUGE, on a global scale.  That number only stands to go up, this year, as they've signed Terrestrial deals with in Italy, large parts of the Pacific Rim, Australia, New Zealand, the Middle East, and Latin America.  Wrestling is Big business, with a capital B, and it targets the EXACT same demographic that the Music Industry is after...  

You may not like the product, and that's fine, but let's not allow our personal bias to cloud reality.  

[Platoon]

Metallica is no more pop than GN'R.

[D]

with all due respect jarmo wrestlemania 20 is not just "some" wrestling show, it is the super bowl of wrestling they set an indoor attendance record at safeco field in seattle last year, this show is at madison square garden, it will be seen by 20 to 30 million if not more people worldwide

so lets not treat it like its some sort of backyard redneck show, this is a class event where the best matches happen and everything is exciting, it is a priviledge to play at an event like wrestlemania so u people stop bashing wrestling

and axl #69 or whoever u are junior, dont insult wrestling or bon jovi cause u obviously dont know shit about either and u look retarded when u try to comment on either one

what music do u listen to tough guy? spit it out! gnr,chili peppers,bon jovi, prince here, who do u like?

i admit who i like and im proud of it, at least im probably not a closet nsync fan like u are and if i did like any band im not afraid to admit it at all

wrestling is not for the hillbilly inbred etc, wrestling is mainstream and it kicks ass and it would be awesome if gnr were playing at wrestlemania, more people will be watching wrestlemania than watched the mtv video awards

and the biggest thing u people are overlooking is the fact if gnr do play wrestlemania thats a huge indicator that c.d. is coming out

like i previously stated and izzy just said, wrestling is the same demographic that gnr are targeting, so its an incredible excellent opportunity, wrestling fans buy albums

wwe put out cds all the time that go platinum or at least gold, and thats for wrestlers theme music, so any help is needed and would be great!