Yeah. I know there is more than 10. However, grand scheme of it all.. It does feel like 10 people. This article said that they were the third largest wrestling company. Does that even really matter?
None of this makes any sense at all.
Correct me if I am wrong, which I have faith you will, isn't trying to be a DVD company stupid these days? You can go to any torrent site and find a DVD.. Or a forum and download it.. Or just look hard enough and find a download link. IWA-MS (?) shut down not too long ago and they were a DVD company.
It's tough, but ROH has loyal fans that always come back and put money into the company. Do I illegally download shows? Yes, I do. Would I pay for more if I had the money? Yes, I would. Do I buy tickets every time ROH is in town and then buy that DVD when it is released? Yes, I do. Illegal downloads are in no way the end of profits.
I will give ROH some due. Have significantly cheaper PPVs than the WWE is a smart idea. TNA had that idea years ago. Only difference, TNA used to build a faithful fanbase in their early stages. ROH is using it stay afloat. So, yeah, about trying to sell the product to non-ROH fans might be a good idea after all.
ROH is also using it to increase fans as well as make money.
Ok. So, you are pretty much saying that if you don't like and/or know nothing about the ROH product, "tough cookies"? How in the world has this company stayed around for so long with fans like that.
Go back and read what you said. You watched one show, decided that the entire company sucked based on it, and refuse to give it another shot. I love sharing ROH with people, but you obviously have no interest in giving it another unbiased look.
Cena has been on top for 7-8 years now. The WWE has marketed and developed itself around this one guy for 7-8 year now. Sounds stupid on its head, but a majority of rasstlin' fans don't just want watch oily men in their underwear hit each other. They want to watch a TV show. That is why the WWE is successful.
Who has ROH based their universe around in any real long term manner?
How many creative members have come and gone in that time? Plus, ROH is in a different place than WWE. WWE is top of the mountain. Guys work their whole lives to get there. ROH is a goal for a lot of wrestlers, but a lot of those same guys grew up watching WWE and want to get their as their ultimate career goal. ROH uses guys to their full potential until WWE or TNA swoop in, sign then, and then misuse them.
The main draw of ROH is not any one man, rather, it is the company itself. You know that when you watch an ROH show, you are going to see great wrestling, no matter the names on the card.