Extreme Rising announced plans yesterday to run a 13 week TV series in the Philadelphia/New Jersey/Delaware Market and has launched an Indiegogo.com fundraising drive to help the promotion raise the sum of $16,000 needed for purchasing the timeslot.

On the Indiegogo.com page, the promotion explained why they were raising the funds needed and what they would be used for:

"To make 13 weeks of TV includes time and money that we don’t currently have available, but the proper funding will allow us to quickly switch gears into television production mode. We have roughly 20 hours of footage from matches, to promos, already recorded. We will also have to grab a few promos to finish/continue some storylines. Our costs include editing and production, voiceovers (all footage being re-voiced for TV to give concise calls and to drive the character development and storyline home), hard drives, closed captioning, incidentals expenditures like travel, and other post-production expenses. We’ll also need to fund the production of our perks for backers including producing/shipping the DVDs and fulfilling all the other perks we offer. There are fees taken out by indiegogo.com/paypal.com, as well as business expenses/legal, paying taxes, and so on. We are sure you understand the idea. This is a large project, we live it and love it, but we need the fans help."

Indiegogo.com is similar to Kickstarter in that fans who donate receive rewards and if the fundraising does not meet it's goals, no money is received by the promotion whatsoever. Here are the reward donors get depending on how much they donate:

-$15.00 Basic - Enjoy a video stream of each Extreme Rising TV episode available 24 hours prior to initial weekly episode broadcast debut. Extreme Rising TV postcard announcement.

-$39.00 Basic & Then Some - Enjoy everything above, plus mp4 download one week after the initial weekly episode debuts.

-$49.00 Premium - Enjoy a video stream of each Extreme Rising TV episode available one week prior to initial weekly episode broadcast debut. Plus mp4 download one week after initial weekly episode debuts. Extreme Rising postcard announcement.

-$75.00 Premium Deluxe - 4 DVD Box Set of all 13 Extreme Rising TV episodes. Shipped after the airing of week 13. Includes shipping. Plus downloads of each episode & streaming.

-$99.00 Deluxe - Enjoy a video stream of each Extreme Rising TV episode available one week prior to initial weekly episode debut. Plus mp4 download one week after initial weekly episode debuts. Extreme Rising TV postcard announcement. Extreme Rising TV Poster. Exclusive Extreme Rising T-Shirt, Includes Shipping

-$149.00 Deluxe & DVD Box-Set - Enjoy a video stream of each Extreme Rising TV episode available one week prior to initial episode broadcast debut. Plus mp4 download one week after initial weekly episode debuts. Extreme Rising TV postcard announcement. Extreme Rising TV poster. Exclusive Extreme Rising T-Shirt. 4 DVD Box Set of All 13 Extreme Rising TV Episodes. Shipped after the airing of week 13. Includes shipping.

-$249.00 Special Thanks Deluxe - Special thanks to individual pledging to appear in the credits of all 13 Extreme Rising TV episodes. Enjoy a video stream of each Extreme Rising TV episode one week prior to initial weekly episode broadcast debut. Plus mp4 download one week after initial weekly episode debuts. Extreme Rising TV postcard announcement. Extreme Rising TV Poster. Extreme Rising shirt. 4 DVD Box Set of all 13 Extreme Rising RV Episodes Shipped after the airing of week 13. Includes shipping.

-$750.00 Associate Producer - Associate producer credit. IMDB listing. Video stream & MP4 download of each episode one week prior. 4 Sets of Extreme Rising TV Postcards, Posters, T-Shirts and DVD Box Set. Includes shipping.

-1,500.00 Sponsor - Top and bottom of hour ID. Logo and info placed on screen, :60 of ad time to be split as sponsor needs. 12 sets of DVD box sets, t-shirts, posters, etc...

-10,000.00 Executive Producer - Executive producer credit, IMBD listing, On screen credits, printing on DVD face label and box cover, 24 DVD box-sets, posters, Extreme Rising T-Shirts, and a EXCLUSIVE advance DVD screener of each episode mailed one week prior to airing!

Who Will Appear on the TV Show:

-Featuring Extreme Legends: STEVIE RICHARDS, JERRY LYNN, SABU, RHINO, DEVON STORM, THE FRANCHISE SHANE DOUGLAS, RAVEN, FBI LITTLE GUIDO & TONY MAMALUKE, THE SANDMAN,  BALLS MAHONEY, PERRY SATURN, AXL ROTTEN, AL SNOW W/HEAD, CW ANDERSON, GANGSTAS, 2 COLD SCORPIO, BLUE MEANIE, PITBULL GARY WOLF, THOMAS RODMAN, JOEL GERTNER, CHRISTIAN YORK, AND MANY MORE…

-Plus the best talent in the United States and Mexico: MATT HARDY, HOMICIDE, LUKE HAWX, BESTIA 666, HIJO DE REY MISTERIO, BLK OUT JEEZ & RUCKUS, PESADILLA, GREEK GOD PAPADON, SYLVESTER TERKAY, LOS DRAMATICOS, JAY BRADLEY, FAÇADE, ROBBIE MIRENO, BRIAN XL, MATT TREMONT, AND MANY MORE…

-Plus the sexy women of Extreme Rising: REBY SKY, CHRISTINA VICIOUS, LEANN, and TAYA PARKER.

What we hope to accomplish with the 13 episodes of Extreme Rising TV:

-Entertaining pro wrestling television with edgy storylines and characters that captures the “extreme spirit,” mixed with its share of humor, realism, and featuring the best athletic wrestling with high flying maneuvers and hardcore stunts. While the WWE enjoys its PG rating, we take pride in delivering something edgier, grittier, and more extreme. It promises to be the most entertaining hour of wrestling on TV each week.

-We hope to bridge the gaps of live events and DVDs to “make sense” to the fans who have been following, and give them the meat and potatoes of Extreme Rising, truly revealing the vision and direction of the company.

-To build and advance characters and storylines, and offer a true wrestling alternative.

Why We Need Money:  To make 13 weeks of TV includes time and money that we don’t currently have available, but the proper funding will allow us to quickly switch gears into television production mode. We have roughly 20 hours of footage from matches, to promos, already recorded. We will also have to grab a few promos to finish/continue some storylines. Our costs include editing and production, voiceovers (all footage being re-voiced for TV to give concise calls and to drive the character development and storyline home), hard drives, closed captioning, incidentals expenditures like travel, and other post-production expenses. We’ll also need to fund the production of our perks for backers including producing/shipping the DVDs and fulfilling all the other perks we offer. There are fees taken out by indiegogo.com/paypal.com, as well as business expenses/legal, paying taxes, and so on. We are sure you understand the idea. This is a large project, we live it and love it, but we need the fans help.

 

Why It Is Important We Make Extreme Rising TV:  First, we are trying to do something that the fans want and demand. It is a large undertaking, and we need help. Second, we would like to see if our vision of wrestling has legs, even given the limited exposure of TV in Philly, NJ, DE, possibly Pittsburgh, and the Internet to start. Having an Extreme Rising TV show can open A LOT of doors for Extreme Rising and with the fans help, JUST LIKE THE ORIGINAL ECW, can get Extreme Rising not only on TV with this proposal, but to give the extra push so that the executives who make the real decisions see that Extreme Rising is a tangible, viable source of Wrestling and entertainment that people, not only in the United States want, but the World.

If you pledge and believe in us, we will do everything in our power to produce the best TV Extreme Rising is able to do within budgetary constraints.

Thank you for reading. Please support and back this project with a pledge. Take advantage of some great perks and bonuses. Tell your friends. Post it on message boards, websites, email to reporters. Use Facebook, Twitter, Youtube, or whatever social media you use –it ALL HELPS! Whatever you can to help spread the word helps. Remember 21 days. Make it or break it.

Besides an entertaining pro wrestling TV Show, what else do I get for supporting this awesome project: 

-Postcard Announcing Extreme Rising

-Poster Extreme Rising TV

-Download of each Episode one week after initial broadcast

-Viewing of Video Stream of Each Episode (13)  Online PRIOR to general release / initial broadcast

-Special Limited Edition Extreme Rising TV t-shirt

-4 DVD Box Disc Set of entire Season 1 of Extreme Rising

-Special Thanks Credits at end of each episode

-Associate Producer Credit (IMDB Credit)

-:30 second Commercial 1 per episode (13 – thirty second commercials) (6 available)

-Corporate Title Sponsor (per half hour_ (this program brought to you by) 13 episodes (2 available Corporate titles available)

-Executive Producer credit (IMDB Credit)

What we propose to the fans and backers of Extreme Rising and Pro Wrestling:

-We will produce13 Extreme Rising TV episodes, including all production:  editing, directing, graphics, voiceovers, etc…

-These sixty-minutes per episode shows will include matches, promos, and advertisements for DVDs, T-shirts, and never-seen-before content.

-We will purchase an airtime slot per week (for 13 weeks) on local Philly/NJ/DE TV Station, same day/time each week.  The higher the backer pledges we receive the better time slot we can acquire.

- For Backers ONLY: Website/Streaming to view episodes in advance

-Also included is the cost of Promotion and Marketing of the TV show

F.A.Q.

-Will the Extreme Rising TV show be produced in High Definition or Standard? HIGH DEFINITION!

-What if Extreme Rising is unable to raise the full amount needed? First, no one gets charged anything. Second, we would be unable to proceed producing Extreme Rising TV. We are a 100% fan backed operation. If the fan support is not there, it just wouldn't be feasible. 

-I live overseas (outside the United States), is there extra shipping for International orders? Yes. We would safely say it should be no more than $10-$20 as we have the DVD box set, poster, t-shirts, etc... It all depends on what your perk is.

-Why can't you just produce a web series? That still will costs money. Think about what Extreme Rising has accomplished in one year. Our footage is in HD, and all the costs associated with TV production will still be necessary, excluding airtime. We are using the base model of what ECW did years ago to grow and build their product. There is alot to learn from history, and we are taking the "good" that was accomplished. We will start in the Philadelphia, South Jersey, and Delaware areas first. We will look at possible airing stations in Pittsburgh, if we raise up and over the set goal. Anything raised above the goal WILL go back into the product. It is the only way to grow. 

-Can't you just get a TV deal on USA, SYFY, or Spike? Young Jedi's it is not that easy. However, by producing a full 13 week season, we will give network executives something to look at so they can see Extreme Rising for themselves, and that we are the real deal!

Get Tickets for Extreme Rising “NEW BEGINNINGS” in PHILLY on APRIL 4th


Cost: Check Below
FAN FEST ONLY – $10.00
GENERAL ADMISSION – $25.00
ROW 1 – $100.00
ROW 2 – $75.00
ROW 3 - $75.00
ROW 4 – $50.00
ROW 5 – $50.00

THURSDAY, APRIL 4TH, 2013
EXTREME RISING PRESENTS NEW BEGINNINGS
Professional Wrestling Live Event
Pennsylvania National Guard Armory
2700 Southampton Road at the corner of Roosevelt Blvd.
Philadelphia, PA 19154
Fan Fest 4pm
Doors Open 6pm
Bell Time 7pm

First Match & Talents Announced
Direct from Mexico!!!
SUPER CRAZY & PESADILLA vs. DAMIEN 666 & BESTIA 666 (New Familia de Tijuana)

Plus TALENT CONFIRMED:
SABU, MATT HARDY, REBY SKY, RHINO, HIJO DE REY MISTERO, STEVIE RICHARDS, DEVON STORM, BLUE MEANIE, LUKE HAWX, PAPADON, BALLS MAHONEY, FACADE, and more to be announced! Check back for updates!

Get Tickets for Extreme Rising “UNSCRIPTED” in NEW YORK on APRIL 5th


Cost: Check Below
VIP GENERAL ADMISSION– $50.00

EXTREME RISING “Unscripted”
Friday, April 5th 2013
Live at Warriors of Wrestling Warehouse
56 Van Street
Staten Island, NY 10310
Fan Fest Doors Open 5pm
Bell Time 7:30pm

FAN APPRECIATION NIGHT!
FANS PICK THE WRESTLERS.
FANS PICK THE MATCHES.

Talent Signed and Confirmed so far (more talent to be added)…
-Super Crazy
-Damien 666
-Pesadilla
-Bestia 666
-Hijo De Rey Misterio
-Sabu
-Luke Hawx
-Stevie Richards
-Blue Meanie
-Devon Storm
-Papadon
-Façade
-Balls Mahoney
-Special Guest Referee Jerry Lynn

With everything that will be going on for Wrestlemania Weekend, you never know who may show up with all the talent in North Jersey and NY area.

Match Stipulations:
-Cage Match
-Table, Ladders, Chairs Match
-Weapons Match
-Street Fight
-2 out of 3 falls
-Submission Match
-Falls Count Anywhere
-Tag Team
-3 Way Dance
-No DQ
-Singapore Cane Match

FREE FAN FEST, for those who purchased a ticket to this event PRIOR TO EVENT!!! In addition to free entry, all fans will receive a FREE autograph from each wrestler at Fan Fest.

Get Tickets for Extreme Rising “UNDERGROUND” in NEW YORK on APRIL 6th


Cost: Check Below
VIP GENERAL ADMISSION – $50.00

FAN APPRECIATION NIGHT!
FANS PICK THE WRESTLERS.
FANS PICK THE MATCHES.

Talent Signed and Confirmed so far (more talent to be added)…
-Super Crazy
-Damien 666
-Pesadilla
-Bestia 666
-Hijo De Rey Misterio
-Sabu
-Luke Hawx
-Stevie Richards
-Blue Meanie
-Devon Storm
-Papadon
-Façade
-Balls Mahoney
-Special Guest Referee Jerry Lynn

With everything that will be going on for Wrestlemania Weekend, you never know who may show up with all the talent in North Jersey and NY area.

Match Stipulations:
-Cage Match
-Table, Ladders, Chairs Match
-Weapons Match
-Street Fight
-2 out of 3 falls
-Submission Match
-Falls Count Anywhere
-Tag Team
-3 Way Dance
-No DQ
-Singapore Cane Match

FREE FAN FEST, for those who purchased a ticket to this event PRIOR TO EVENT!!! In addition to free entry, all fans will receive a FREE autograph from each wrestler at Fan Fest.

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