Your ideas for an Irish product

I'm not doing one of those 'lets start our own' discussions, but I'm find of inspired by the discussion that kicked off in page 136 of the 'Irish Promotions' sticky on how a particular poster would make their promotion work.

The forum seems to have several people with plenty of ideas for making a wrestling promotion work in this country, and it would be interesting to listen to them in earnest!

So here's my two cents for kicking off - the universities and I.T.s. Several of them (AFAIK TCD and UCD and more) hve boxing societies with their own rings. Would it be feasible to cut a deal with these societies where the promotion would put on a show and the society would get a cut of the gate? It'd allow you to cordon off two of your biggest outlays - ring and venue - as a percentage of your earnings, making the other factors (talent and insurance) a bit more affordable.

Using the Unis would mean there's a big chunk of punters on-site (certainly more 18-25 year olds than most decent-sized towns) who'd be up for trying something different. You could then have a good adult-oriented product with the focus on proper wrestling. There'd also be less pressure in this model to get a big ex-WWE name in. Instead, you'd put mid-card Irish guys who can have a decent match (Vic Viper level, say) and write a two-hour show that gives room for proper characterisation.

Once a term in 5 locations gives you 15 shows in a year, more than enough to see if it's catching on enough (or breaking even) to push the idea further. The logical extension, as I see it then, is getting a ring and taking it to the summer festivals after year two - you've gotta admit, a wrestling show at electric picnic would be something!

So come on with ideas/evaluations/ investment!