WWE Purchases Mid-South Tape Library

[Miracle Violence]

PWInsider.com has confirmed that WWE has acquired the Watts video library consisting of Mid-South Wrestling, Mid-South's Power Pro Wrestling TV and the original Universal Wrestling Federation. Unlike most libraries, there were a number of complete house shows from the 1980s that were filmed and maintained along with the TV footage, allowing WWE access to lots of rare footage that can repurpose for their properties.

The library, which was owned by Bill Watt's ex-wife Ene as part of a divorce settlement, was the largest known video collection now owned by WWE. There had been numerous meetings and attempts to purchase the library by WWE but the two sides had been unable to come to terms. With the Network planned to launch later this year, WWE wanted the additional material in their archives. WWE will officially take possession of the library this week.

One WWE source noted that there are already discussions internally to do a DVD documentary on the promotion as well as full fledged DVDs on Ted DiBiase, Junkyard Dog and Hacksaw Duggan, all of whom were major stars for the territory.

Could make for a couple potentially great DVD sets.

 

[TrueEpic08]

They didn't have it already?

Color me surprised.

 

[Grifter]

 

[Da King]

TNA should just go ahead and sell their tapes and save time

 

[Black Thunder]

well now vinces owns all the american wrestling worth owning besides roh

 

[Kid Kash]

Ah well, just more entrance themes to overdub for WWE

 

[Ed MOTHERFUCKING G]

Seeing JYD's rise in mid south would be good

really this allows for DVD packages of wrestlers who made it into WCW and WWF to be more complete...thats probably the biggest W

 

[DaylitoJames]

TNA should just go ahead and sell their tapes and save time

The Best of the Suntanned Superman - R-Truth 3 Disc box set

 

[bear27]

i bought mid south 82-85 tv off ioffer,i know i am an idiot for paying for stuff these days,but shyt is hard to find.Brehs best wrestling i have ever seen,82 is meh but 83 and 84 is fukking amazing,if you havent seen this yet and you consider yourself a real rasslin dude,ya gotta see this era.classic shyt.they start showin this on wwe network you will all see.

 

[Black Thunder]

shoulda downloaded that shyt off pwt, i did a long time ago

 

[Scottie Drippin]

I demand a Freebirds DVD.

 

[Kimo_bud]

Hacksaw and jyd sucked anyways

 

[Singh]

I'm ready to cop the wwe midsouth doc fukk it we eating

Thank u coke boy Vince

 

[TRIPLE M]

Seeing JYD's rise in mid south would be good

really this allows for DVD packages of wrestlers who made it into WCW and WWF to be more complete...thats probably the biggest W

Yep JYD can finally get the bio and best of DVD he's long deserved