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Please do not change the class back from a Start to a B. This article is not yet a B class according to WP:PW guidelines. The article does not have a single in-line citation. Please fully cite the article first, and then I'll change the class from Start to B class. Thanks. Nikki311 15:39, 15 September 2007 (UTC)

former shows

Should it be included that they also own all former shows tapes like Heat and Velocity?--[[Adam Penale]] (talk) 14:49, 11 July 2008 (UTC)

No. This is about the content comprising the library, not the shows aired. Indeed, there have been hundreds of television programs, both local, national, and international, aired by all the companies WWE would buy. Smackdown and Raw are mentioned only because they are (nominally) separate brands - not because they are separate television series. --Jeffrey O. Gustafson - Shazaam! - <*> 03:25, 13 July 2008 (UTC)

USWA

Doesn't WWE own this too? 41.245.156.10 (talk) 07:24, 21 July 2008 (UTC)

No. --Jeffrey O. Gustafson - Shazaam! - <*> 07:40, 21 July 2008 (UTC)

Future!

im pretty sure the section about the future aqcuisition on TNA is incorrect..should it be deletd!??--Ruthless-paki (talk) 23:46, 12 January 2010 (UTC)

Unowned content

Would it be helpful to add context to the page by briefly summarizing the major US wrestling content which is not part of the WWE library? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 62.31.156.195 (talk) 22:05, 28 March 2010 (UTC)

No. --Jeffrey O. Gustafson - Shazaam! - <*> 22:03, 29 March 2010 (UTC)

I disagree. It WOULD be a good idea. But only major/significant ones. 137.158.152.213 (talk) 10:44, 28 April 2011 (UTC)

Interesting things you find out

I was about to add Bill Watts' Universal Wrestling Federation/Mid-South under WCW/Crockett Promotions, but decided to read the UWF's entry to make sure there was mention of WWE's library for sure. Never knew that Jim Crockett only bought the company and the wrestlers' contracts, not the library. John (talk) 19:46, 12 November 2010 (UTC)

There are various stories floating around as to why, but Bill Watts was going through a divorce at around the same time he sold the UWF, and his wife Ene wound up with the footage in the divorce settlement. Could have had something to do with Joel Watts, Ene's son and Bill's stepson, who was the producer of Mid-South and UWF broadcasts. Something along the lines of him being more loyal to his mother than to Bill, and that with his background, he could maintain and/or make better use of the footage than perhaps anybody. Looks like Ene and Joel have been busy in recent years trying to sell this stuff on their own, so I doubt you will hear any serious talk about the WWE acquiring it until one or both of them become tired of what they're currently doing.RadioKAOS (talk) 00:44, 9 December 2010 (UTC)

Editing and condition sections

More examples would be: editing and wiping performed by WCW, specifically WRT blood and language. There's probably more examples of this than I'm personally familiar with. Another one would be the elimination of original commentary from Philadelphia Spectrum matches, which actually began during the 1980s, I believe because the announcers were employees of PRISM (the cable network which originally aired the matches) and not the WWF. As for condition, it's been mentioned on and off for years that Ole Anderson kept the Georgia tapes stashed in boxes in his garage and practically forgot about them. Ever notice that what little Georgia footage the WWE has released looks like it was recorded off the air, as opposed to coming from master tapes? The only exception to that I've seen is the Georgia footage in the Road Warriors DVD. Also notice that the WWE promised a Georgia wrestling DVD over a year ago and (far as I'm aware) it was never released?RadioKAOS (talk) 00:44, 9 December 2010 (UTC)