This week on Strictly Business Jon Albe & Eric Bischoff are joined by the founder and Owner of Wrestlecade: Tracy Myers.
0:00 START
0:29 recovering from Wrestlecade
1:44 FEEDBACK from last week
2:04 The Business of Wrestling conventions
3:21 HOW did Wrestlecade start?
6:24 Eric Bischoff on how WELL Wrestlecade is run
8:24 Adopting concepts from other conventions
13:44 WHO draws the guests to a convention?
16:54 Dealing with BAD VENDORS
19:04 What is the % of fans who return?
22:24 BIGGEST Challenge for next year
25:54 WHY does wrestling still work?
28:40 People buy experiences not autographs
32:54 HOW do you draw BOTH groups of fans?
35:14 WHEN do you start planning for next year?
36:54 ISSUES with signings
39:15 Advertising EARLY to get more value
41:41 FOSTERING relationships with major promotions
43:34 "working" relationship with WWE
46:34 How valuable was the ARCHIVE of your event?
50:04 OUTRO
Since 1984 every wrestling promoter has tried to best Vince McMahon and the World Wrestling Federation unsuccessfully… except one, Eric Bischoff. Eric beat Vince McMahon’s Monday Night RAW head-to-head in Monday Night Wars 83 consecutive times. 83 Weeks will take a deep dive into the highs and lows of Eric Bischoff’s unparalleled successes in the wrestling business.
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