2003 World Championships Pay Per View - It's all about Choice
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Larry Nugent (USAW Director of Development)
12/10/2002
Click Here to complete Survey Over the next two weeks, USA Wrestling is asking everyone that visits TheMat.com to participate in a survey that will measure the interest in a pay-per-view offering of the 2003 World Championships from Madison Square Garden next September. The survey will be used to predict if it is feasible…given the cost of broadcasting a Pay-Per-View event. It would be great if everyone could attend the Championships in person. It is our goal for a sell out! The reality is that many simply cannot attend. USA Wrestling wants to give the wrestling fans of America a CHOICE. If you cannot attend in person…watch the Semi-Finals and Finals in their entirety and via Pay-Per View. Another bit of reality is this: If the event is not pay-per-view, the best we can expect is a tape delayed broadcast on cable in which the matches are shown as highlights and only some of the matches can be featured. Imagine every match shown completely, with "live" interviews, features and highlights of how the competitors got to the finals or semi-finals. Imagine the excitement that your wrestling buddies will experience IF Cael Sanderson makes the USA Team and then reaches the Semi-Finals and then the Finals of the Worlds…perhaps against Russian superstar Satiev or Cuba's popular Romero! Our research shows that USA Wrestling will need at least 3000 pay-per-view customers to break even on this venture. If successful, it could pave the way for future Pay-Per-Views of other important and popular wrestling events. So please, participate in the survey and ask anyone else that might be interested to fill out a survey as well. Five participants will be randomly selected to receive a 2000 Olympic Team Poster Set and a TheMat.com T-shirt. Winners will be contacted by E-mail following the conclusion of the survey. Click Here to complete Survey