I watched an ep of Daredevil last night. It was ok. I'm still skeptical of super heroes without super powers, but it was a well done show. I'm eager to see how they do Kingpin.
So that twist in the Terminator trailer was interesting, mostly because it tied into that original ending of Salvation where John Conner ends up being changed by the heart transplant.
At what point do they start panicking with the low RAW rating?
F4Wonline:
"Raw felt greatly from last week's show which went against the highest rated NCAA final in moer than a decade and was near record low levels.The show was one of the least watched episode of Raw in the modern era that was not during football season or a non-holiday show, doing 3.66 million viewers, down 23% from the same week one year ago.
The three hours were: 8 p.m. 3.69 million viewers 9 p.m. 3.79 million viewers 10 p.m. 3.53 million viewers"
I actually remember the first one I saw on Shotgun Saturday Night back in the day before he added the theatrics. I was like why the fuck did he do all that running just to do an elbow drop.
And what's wrong with superheroes without powers? Batman's great without any. Technically, Iron Man doesn't have any. Who are some of your favourites, if you don't mind my asking?
Fucking 1:30 in the morning here and I'm still desperately trying to save this newspaper, fucking full staff failure they didn't get anything finished or sent to me until 1:30pm west coast time and our print deadline if fucking 3. It's like 6 there now, the fury is real.
All the preview blurbs said last nights show was going to feature the return of HHH and Stephanie. Maybe that backfired, or maybe what the show needs is Stephanie verbally dominating the Tag Team Champions and then her beating them in a handicap match.
I kinda miss the C/D level shows, like Heat and Main Event. I can't imagine it would take that much effort to tape them and put them on the network on a Tuesday and Friday night. Hell, bring back jobbers (which I've been saying for years) and let some of the lower-mid guys go out and show off some cool moves.
Oldenburg in Germany, the first few days of vacation were great but now I'm dealing with a collapse of infrastructure and I'm not there to fire anyone lol
I'm just sitting here...patiently waiting for them to upload pictures while we sit 3 hours past print deadline....watching dollars fall away
His powers are way stronger than people think and give him credit for.
His reflexes and reaction speeds are really strong for a "street-level" guy. This is the guy who dodges a sniper round when his senses was limited by a room he was in so he didn't even know it was there, sensed the air pressure change, and THEN dodged it.
I never really liked Batman or Iron Man. Batman doesn't have powers, and Iron Man doesn't really either.
Avengers was always my go-to. I liked a few of their lineups, but never really Iron Man, or Wasp, and Captain America I was so-so on. I also liked FF, Spider Man, X-Men not named Longshot, Gambit, or Forge. Hulk. Anybody cosmic, although I never understood why Silver Surfer had his board and thought he would be a lot cooler if he just flew.
For some reason I always respected Hawkeye, even though he too has no powers.
Saw the trailer for the NWA movie. I had no idea they were revolutionaries fighting for civil rights issues. I always thought they were just dudes that used the n-word a lot and chased women.
So former WR Curtis Conway worked with me one on one today in terms of cutting some game film packages to highlight what he wanted to point out with the secondary coverage. It was pretty awesome not just breaking down film with a former pro football player (especially since as someone who never played it, I had to focus hard on coming across as knowing what he's talking about), but also the fact that I was working with the son-in-law of maybe the greatest athlete ever, Muhammad Ali.
Hawkeye, Bullseye, and Green Arrow having "no powers" are some of the most ridiculous things ever. Comic book guys without "powers" are only without powers relatively speaking. Comic book peak humans are WAY above even Olympic athletes in real life.
I saw little girls at Axxess wearing that shirt. Meaning that their parents have no idea that "Brie Mode" means getting absolutely crazy, shit-faced plastered and they bought it because, yay, Feminism or something.
I understand that they are peak level, or perhaps even slightly higher than possible peak level. I understand that they are not average Joes. I understand that Daredevil has greatly enhanced senses.
I'm fine with you enjoying those guys though, it's ok.
Watched the first two episodes of Dare Devil. Kinda slow and I'm not a huge fan of the fight scene style. Does it pick up at all as the season goes on?
Nope. I mean, Triple H does the exact same stuff gets annoying sometimes but then I think to myself, "Oh, he has testicles," and then I'm okay with it.
With the possibility of McMahons returning to TV, I've come to the conclusion that someone needs to replace the opening of "No Chance In Hell" with Tina Belcher's anxiety groan.
To clarify, many people bitch and moan about how she stands up to the wrestlers (excuse me superstars) during the show. Well, Vince did that 15 years ago and everyone loved it.
There was one thing that irked me about the trailer: The White Sox hat that I believe Eazy (or maybe it was Cube) was wearing was not a thing when they were forming the group and releasing 'Straight Outta Compton.' That logo wasn't a thing until the '91 season.
Funny that the GOP constantly pushes for "abstinence only" sex ed and the areas in which it is taught have higher teen pregnancy rates than schools that are intelligent enough NOT to teach that drek.
And the sad thing is Rousey will be the one to finally give Steph her comeuppance and Ronda isn't even a part timer so she's going to get that big rub and won't be working for the company the following night.
The boom period officially ended in 2002 when Austin and The Rock stopped working full schedules. It's really been mediocrity across the board ever since (ratings, revenue etc.). IMO only the Summer of Punk and the lead up to managed to come close to recapturing any of the old magic. And of course they screwed it up.
Is it? Maybe it is. I don't have the network anymore. Last I remember hearing was that it was cancelled for some reason or another. But I actually enjoyed it.
So, I don't want to sound alarmist, just throwing a question out there, if WWE goes out of business, what happens to professional wrestling in North America?
BIG setback. No other TV network would give a deal to another wrestling company for a while. Since WWE = wrestling for most fans it would be devastating.
If I had been terrible at my job since the fall of 2000, I'd have been fired a loooooooong time ago. It must be nice to be horrible at your job, without fear of being fired.
Exactly. And when fans chanted at Vince, he would snap back at them, to show that they were getting under his skin. He didn't have a smartass remark for everything they did.
This is a silly statement. She is getting just as much shit as Vince, Bischoff, Kevin Nash, Hulk Hogan or anyone else got when ratings nosedived because of their idiocy.
I'm not arguing this or taking a dig at you more just noting how we've continued to have this conversation every year for 12 years and it never changes and their solution is always the same and we always seem to be surprised by it.
If anyone is playing their cards right at the moment, it's Lucha Underground. Don't set your sights too high, let the product speak for itself, let word of mouth do all the work for you. They're going to be just fine in their own little corner and their time will eventually come.
One of My Idea's for Wrestlemania Last Year was to have Cena Face The Undertaker Beat The Undertaker then attack the Undertaker after the match doing the unthinkable and turning heel in the process as Cena gives such a brutal beating to the Undertaker that he is stretchered out of the Ring
But to be fair, I don't remember Vince cowering when Zach Gowen got in the ring. They should stop picking the small, skinny divas to put against her. Though maybe that's *why* they're picked.
The Problem With Daniel Bryan's Title run last year was that he allowed himself to be put into a really crappy feud with Kane that he should've vetoed right off the bat the other thing he should've done is fight through the pain of that neck injury and defended the title right up to Summerslam
It was a taped show. Not any worse than other shows of late, just taped. Some people read the spoilers and didn't bother watching. If ratings drop again next week, then sound the alarms.
Yes, although less than I think if she was a man. But, it's not sexism. It's because her character takes advantage of being a woman in today's WWE when the men can't touch the ladies. We know she's never getting hers as she goes out of her way to bury every female on the roster.
Welp, I've been done with the current product for years, and shant be returning till Trips and Steph are no longer on-screen characters...so yeah, WWE will likely go out of business before that happens.
If the McMahons somehow go away, they'll be replaced. Every fed does the authority crap now. It's unavoidable and a big reason why my love of wrestling has faded.
Has anyone ever thought about putting someone like Jim Cornette, Paul Heyman or Jim Ross in Charge of The WWE anyone of those 3 individuals could probably turn things around in the blink of an eye
Cornette would be okay as a voice for ideas but on a team. He'd possibly balance a more modern version of booking, which is why I think the Attitude Era booking worked.
I agree that he and Russo in '97-'98 actually made for a better team than you'd expect, but...man, Cornette's idea for the Invasion for his Guest Booker shoot wasn't much better than what we actually got.
If they had pushed BROCK murder death killing everyone into the 10 o'clock hour and someone (Dean?) beating Cena for the U.S. title it would have been one of the all time great Raws and they'd still be riding the high.
WWE gets bought to be cheap programming for usa, someone (Netflix, Amazon, maybe even UFC) buys the tape archives and makes money off that as an online service.
That's a good point; FWIW I've mostly been sticking to NJPW which entirely lacks this trope - it's honestly the most refreshing thing one could imagine in wrestling nowadays.
This is why I don't understand why they made Brock go away. It won't mean anything when he comes back in August because no one will be watching.
Brock losing the title at WM was one of the hottest angles the WWE had produced in years and the follow up is to make the guy bringing all the viewers go away. So stupid.
It took three years but they FINALLY figured out how to make Brock mean something again and they immediately pissed it all away.
Clearly, this means that the WWE Universe just doesn't appreciate the brilliance of the McMahon family. They just need more Big Show and Kane!
ReplyDeleteHave no fear, the man without fear is here.
ReplyDeleteI watched an ep of Daredevil last night. It was ok. I'm still skeptical of super heroes without super powers, but it was a well done show. I'm eager to see how they do Kingpin.
ReplyDeleteHe has super powers. The guy lacks FEAR!
ReplyDeletePeople's Elbow! Though he wasn't doing the Elbow pad routine yet
ReplyDeleteHe has powers, the way he pushes his other senses are his powers.
ReplyDeleteToo many Clones. I feel like I'm in "The Thing: Mobile Version."
ReplyDeleteSo that twist in the Terminator trailer was interesting, mostly because it tied into that original ending of Salvation where John Conner ends up being changed by the heart transplant.
ReplyDeleteAt what point do they start panicking with the low RAW rating?
ReplyDeleteF4Wonline:
"Raw felt greatly from last week's show which went against the highest rated NCAA final in moer than a decade and was near record low levels.The show was one of the least watched episode of Raw in the modern era that was not during football season or a non-holiday show, doing 3.66 million viewers, down 23% from the same week one year ago.
The three hours were:
8 p.m. 3.69 million viewers
9 p.m. 3.79 million viewers
10 p.m. 3.53 million viewers"
*sax wail*
ReplyDeleteHELLOOOOOO LADIES
*screw gets drilled in*
Mark Henry heel turn. Sadly, no Hall of Pain, so he's just a useless Nation goon
ReplyDeletePost Mania Raw is now an event just like Mania. The other 51 Raws not so much.
ReplyDeleteProbably never.
ReplyDeleteI'm not sure if that's a super power. Maybe a slightly above average power.
ReplyDeleteI actually remember the first one I saw on Shotgun Saturday Night back in the day before he added the theatrics. I was like why the fuck did he do all that running just to do an elbow drop.
ReplyDeleteCarlos Carrasco got carted off after a line drive ricocheted off his wrist and into his face.
ReplyDeleteHe has his super powers, they just don't show it visually like the sonar-sense in the 2003 movie.
ReplyDeleteWORLD. ON. FIRE.
ReplyDeleteHappening with too much regularity nowadays...
ReplyDeleteNot every superhero needs powers. And I say that with Superman being my favourite hero.
ReplyDeleteThey'll just convince themselves it was because it was taped and spoilerz.
ReplyDeleteRoman Reigns will bring the ratings up.
ReplyDeleteOnce it dips so close to the below-3-mil mark
ReplyDeleteSo there's zero reason to go see the movie now.
ReplyDeleteThat ending!!
ReplyDeleteSee? No Authority, no ratings.
ReplyDeleteThe new face of without fear?
ReplyDeleteI owe $5 for fed, and $5 for state. I'm done for. DONE FOR!
ReplyDeleteI dunno about that way of thinking.
ReplyDeleteI'll probably watch another episode though.
That beginning!!
ReplyDeleteThat middle!!
ReplyDeleteTaped RAW's don't usually do well in the ratings though.
ReplyDeleteSecond ep has one of the best fight scenes I've ever seen, movie or show.
ReplyDeleteEvening
ReplyDeleteSome Republican who was pushing "Abstinence-only" sex education in school is going to be a grandfather. His daughter is only 17.
ReplyDeleteThe irony.
Oh I hope we get more Big Steph demeaning male wrestlers! It's what the people want obviously
ReplyDeleteFuck
ReplyDeleteThat's good. It's a great show.
ReplyDeleteAnd what's wrong with superheroes without powers? Batman's great without any. Technically, Iron Man doesn't have any. Who are some of your favourites, if you don't mind my asking?
$19.99 to file for state isn't bad.
ReplyDeleteNanananana...Burtman!
ReplyDeleteSee? If she was abstinent, she wouldn't be pregnant!
ReplyDeleteIt was a taped Raw, though. Last year's UK show did only 3.76 million viewers, though that was also up against the NBA Western Conference Finals
ReplyDeleteThe fucking website has the nerve to say "Congratulations, you won at taxes today!".
ReplyDeleteYour debt doubled since we last talked!?! I'll grab the noose.
ReplyDeleteWhats up
ReplyDeleteWwe is the only company that's make
ReplyDeleteMillions despite being absolutely clueless to their fan base. I almost wish wcw was around
What's up!
ReplyDeleteWhat's up
ReplyDeleteWHAT?
ReplyDeleteWHATS UP!
ReplyDeleteShe's one HGH injection away from being Big Steph
ReplyDeleteDon't treat her like a woman...don't treat her like a man...
Just like we all know the Avengers will win.
ReplyDeleteYou can get wit this, or you can get with that
ReplyDeleteYou better come GIT with this cuz this is where it's at!
ReplyDeleteFucking 1:30 in the morning here and I'm still desperately trying to save this newspaper, fucking full staff failure they didn't get anything finished or sent to me until 1:30pm west coast time and our print deadline if fucking 3. It's like 6 there now, the fury is real.
ReplyDeleteWhats up
ReplyDeleteScott, not to alarm you but your blog seems to be reposting this every year at this same date.
ReplyDeletewhere are you? The UK?
ReplyDeleteWow that sucks dude
ReplyDelete"Ready to feel your wallet lighten, you fuck???"
ReplyDeleteWhat's up!
ReplyDeleteAll the preview blurbs said last nights show was going to feature the return of HHH and Stephanie. Maybe that backfired, or maybe what the show needs is Stephanie verbally dominating the Tag Team Champions and then her beating them in a handicap match.
ReplyDeleteEuroMarv!
ReplyDeleteAh, the famous Nugget promo!
ReplyDeleteI kinda miss the C/D level shows, like Heat and Main Event. I can't imagine it would take that much effort to tape them and put them on the network on a Tuesday and Friday night. Hell, bring back jobbers (which I've been saying for years) and let some of the lower-mid guys go out and show off some cool moves.
ReplyDeleteI thought they were re-booting this shit and forgetting Salvation existed.
ReplyDeleteOldenburg in Germany, the first few days of vacation were great but now I'm dealing with a collapse of infrastructure and I'm not there to fire anyone lol
ReplyDeleteI'm just sitting here...patiently waiting for them to upload pictures while we sit 3 hours past print deadline....watching dollars fall away
His powers are way stronger than people think and give him credit for.
ReplyDeleteHis reflexes and reaction speeds are really strong for a "street-level" guy. This is the guy who dodges a sniper round when his senses was limited by a room he was in so he didn't even know it was there, sensed the air pressure change, and THEN dodged it.
Dang dude that sucks. Not much you can do about it so just try to enjoy yourself.
ReplyDeleteI never really liked Batman or Iron Man. Batman doesn't have powers, and Iron Man doesn't really either.
ReplyDeleteAvengers was always my go-to. I liked a few of their lineups, but never really Iron Man, or Wasp, and Captain America I was so-so on. I also liked FF, Spider Man, X-Men not named Longshot, Gambit, or Forge. Hulk. Anybody cosmic, although I never understood why Silver Surfer had his board and thought he would be a lot cooler if he just flew.
For some reason I always respected Hawkeye, even though he too has no powers.
You still got it *clapclapclapclapclap*
ReplyDelete....aside from everything collapsing on your European Vacation....how are ya?
Whats up
ReplyDeleteSaw the trailer for the NWA movie. I had no idea they were revolutionaries fighting for civil rights issues. I always thought they were just dudes that used the n-word a lot and chased women.
ReplyDeleteIt is creepy that even SOUNDS like Chyna now.
ReplyDeleteTaped Raw against highest rated NCAA final in more than a decade. Let's not hit panic mode.
ReplyDeleteHaha I wrote that too
ReplyDeleteWZUPPPPPPPP!
ReplyDeleteSo former WR Curtis Conway worked with me one on one today in terms of cutting some game film packages to highlight what he wanted to point out with the secondary coverage. It was pretty awesome not just breaking down film with a former pro football player (especially since as someone who never played it, I had to focus hard on coming across as knowing what he's talking about), but also the fact that I was working with the son-in-law of maybe the greatest athlete ever, Muhammad Ali.
ReplyDeleteThen, is it time to hit...BRIE MODE? *troll face*
ReplyDeleteNot watched Daredevil tv show but unless they have deviated from the source material drastically, Doesn't Daredevil have powers?
ReplyDeleteCena's opening promo was one of his worst ever and that's saying something. Please change his character.
ReplyDeleteIt was last week that was against the NCAA Finals
ReplyDeleteThey will spin that shit like Patrick Swayze and Demi Moore are sitting in front of it, too.
ReplyDeleteHawkeye, Bullseye, and Green Arrow having "no powers" are some of the most ridiculous things ever. Comic book guys without "powers" are only without powers relatively speaking. Comic book peak humans are WAY above even Olympic athletes in real life.
ReplyDeleteNew Browns uniforms: https://twitter.com/Browns/status/588126559938174976/photo/1
ReplyDeletehttps://twitter.com/LanningSpencer/status/588128005656092674/photo/1
Not bad. The white and red one should use a bit more brown though.
ReplyDeleteWould everyone be criticizing Stephanie if her character was a man?
ReplyDeleteI saw little girls at Axxess wearing that shirt. Meaning that their parents have no idea that "Brie Mode" means getting absolutely crazy, shit-faced plastered and they bought it because, yay, Feminism or something.
ReplyDeleteI understand that they are peak level, or perhaps even slightly higher than possible peak level. I understand that they are not average Joes. I understand that Daredevil has greatly enhanced senses.
ReplyDeleteI'm fine with you enjoying those guys though, it's ok.
The Balding Roll Express!
ReplyDeleteI'm pretty sure HHH and Vince get their fair share of criticism.
ReplyDeleteAnd with no shirts, it looks like the Stomach Roll Express, too.
ReplyDeleteHe has heightened senses. That is, sort of, a super power.
ReplyDeleteAre they mutually exclusive?
ReplyDeleteWhat Reigns match are you watching?
ReplyDeleteHa, quick shot of Jim Cornette reveals a sea of empty seats that they have to cut away from. There are some blacked out sections on the roof too.
ReplyDeleteOf course, just a few months later they'd probably pack the arena with no problem.
Watched the first two episodes of Dare Devil. Kinda slow and I'm not a huge fan of the fight scene style. Does it pick up at all as the season goes on?
ReplyDeleteNope. I mean, Triple H does the exact same stuff gets annoying sometimes but then I think to myself, "Oh, he has testicles," and then I'm okay with it.
ReplyDeleteHow the fuck did that Meth head hillbilly motherfucker become a "teen idol" gimmick?
ReplyDeleteBoners
ReplyDeletePoopity
Hi every BoDy!
Now it's time for the laid back evening thread, as opposed to the ANNNNNNNNGGGGRRRRRRRYYYYYYYY daily thread
Yes. Absolutely. And anyone who says otherwise is made of lies and broken olive branches.
ReplyDeleteAnd then I saw his face
ReplyDeleteAnd I'm a Belieber
With the possibility of McMahons returning to TV, I've come to the conclusion that someone needs to replace the opening of "No Chance In Hell" with Tina Belcher's anxiety groan.
ReplyDeleteBut...
ReplyDeleteShe swaaaallllllowed it
Chilling out at night, Bobby Walker
ReplyDeleteIs MC Ren still alive?
ReplyDeleteEuropean Vacation?
ReplyDeleteLook kids. Big Ben. Parliament.
To clarify, many people bitch and moan about how she stands up to the wrestlers (excuse me superstars) during the show. Well, Vince did that 15 years ago and everyone loved it.
ReplyDeleteThey're still gonna suck.
ReplyDeleteDJ Yella posts in here.
ReplyDeleteBayless and Burt: y'all owe some royalties
ReplyDeleteTHAT'S what's up
I knew a girl who I swear was a real life version of her
ReplyDeleteThere was one thing that irked me about the trailer: The White Sox hat that I believe Eazy (or maybe it was Cube) was wearing was not a thing when they were forming the group and releasing 'Straight Outta Compton.' That logo wasn't a thing until the '91 season.
ReplyDeleteThe hair, glasses, the voice, the awkwardness, even the groan
ReplyDeleteThey're an improvement
ReplyDeleteRight, they still had the old hat right?
ReplyDeleteHe is.
ReplyDeleteand the obsession over butts......?
ReplyDeleteFunny that the GOP constantly pushes for "abstinence only" sex ed and the areas in which it is taught have higher teen pregnancy rates than schools that are intelligent enough NOT to teach that drek.
ReplyDelete**diving headbutt to the nads**
ReplyDeleteSee, not that exactly, and I know that;'s a deal breaker
ReplyDeleteBut when she did get obsessed over stuff
So a dad decided to upload footage of his daughter crying during Mustafa's* death scene
ReplyDeleteLOOK AT HER PAIN, SO CUTE
*not me
I thought Main Event was still around?
ReplyDeleteAnd the sad thing is Rousey will be the one to finally give Steph her comeuppance and Ronda isn't even a part timer so she's going to get that big rub and won't be working for the company the following night.
ReplyDeleteThe boom period officially ended in 2002 when Austin and The Rock stopped working full schedules. It's really been mediocrity across the board ever since (ratings, revenue etc.). IMO only the Summer of Punk and the lead up to managed to come close to recapturing any of the old magic. And of course they screwed it up.
ReplyDeleteIs it? Maybe it is. I don't have the network anymore. Last I remember hearing was that it was cancelled for some reason or another. But I actually enjoyed it.
ReplyDeleteThis is a dramatically larger drop than previous years. The lows are getting lower and the highs are 10% less.
ReplyDeleteWell, at least Bryan can't get blamed for this can he?
ReplyDeleteMmmmm Stephanie's ass
ReplyDeleteWell the only way for thing in the WWE to turn around is for Vince McMahon to be removed for power
ReplyDeleteWell the only Way for things to turn around in the WWE is for there to be a coup d'etat on the McMahon Family
ReplyDeleteSo, I don't want to sound alarmist, just throwing a question out there, if WWE goes out of business, what happens to professional wrestling in North America?
ReplyDeleteBIG setback. No other TV network would give a deal to another wrestling company for a while. Since WWE = wrestling for most fans it would be devastating.
ReplyDeleteThink this is fun? Just wait until the show quality gets so bad that people stop paying the overpriced tickets. Then the fun REALLY begins.
ReplyDeleteIt's not happening ANYTIME soon., but i'd imagine the territories would return. I can't see tna taking over.
ReplyDeleteVicki's farewell... and we all enthusiastically applauded her for it.
ReplyDeleteWell there wasn't any football, not college hoops, no hockey, it's early season in baseball...wonder what the excuse would be?
ReplyDeleteNo HHH and Big Steph...got it.
Hulu ought to still have it.
ReplyDeleteThe simple solution is to just throw Vince, Stephanie & HHH off the Grand Canyon
ReplyDeleteIf I had been terrible at my job since the fall of 2000, I'd have been fired a loooooooong time ago. It must be nice to be horrible at your job, without fear of being fired.
ReplyDeleteI would feel bad for the canyon.
ReplyDeleteYou're a funny guy, Bones.
ReplyDeleteOh, thank God! You hadn't posted in so long today that I thought you might be away and - thus - feared for a wrestler's life.
ReplyDeleteHey I got banned for Scott's twitter page for suggesting that Vince needed to be assassinated
ReplyDeleteThe millions tuning expecting to see Reigns as champ are never coming back.
ReplyDeleteThey do, superstars too
ReplyDeleteAs you should be.
ReplyDeleteVince should be tarred and feathered and ridden out of town on a smelly donkey.
Exactly. And when fans chanted at Vince, he would snap back at them, to show that they were getting under his skin. He didn't have a smartass remark for everything they did.
ReplyDeleteWell it wasn't the smartest thing I've ever said
ReplyDeleteStephanie has a grand canyon in her pants....hey-oh
ReplyDeleteObviously byran"s fault, but they'll say cause it was taped
ReplyDeleteI don't think so. There's so many networks and people will still like wrestling. Networks need content.
ReplyDeleteThis is a silly statement. She is getting just as much shit as Vince, Bischoff, Kevin Nash, Hulk Hogan or anyone else got when ratings nosedived because of their idiocy.
ReplyDeleteI'm not arguing this or taking a dig at you more just noting how we've continued to have this conversation every year for 12 years and it never changes and their solution is always the same and we always seem to be surprised by it.
ReplyDeleteSamoans watch in droves. Who knew?
ReplyDeleteWell it wasn't the smartest thing I've said I'll give you that
ReplyDeleteIf anyone is playing their cards right at the moment, it's Lucha Underground. Don't set your sights too high, let the product speak for itself, let word of mouth do all the work for you. They're going to be just fine in their own little corner and their time will eventually come.
ReplyDeletePreview for next weeks Raw: Big Show!!! Kane!!! The Authority!!! Ryback!!! Big Show!!! Kane!!!
ReplyDeleteOne of My Idea's for Wrestlemania Last Year was to have Cena Face The Undertaker Beat The Undertaker then attack the Undertaker after the match doing the unthinkable and turning heel in the process as Cena gives such a brutal beating to the Undertaker that he is stretchered out of the Ring
ReplyDeleteShe doesn't get nearly the amount of grief as Kevin Nash or Vince Russo got
ReplyDeleteBrock went away, Rousey didn't show up, people stopped caring. That and the last 45 minutes were an abomination of unwieldy proportions.
ReplyDeleteThe last 45 minutes? It may have been underwhelming, but I would not call Ziggler/Neville an abomination by any means.
ReplyDeleteI meant the night after WrestleMania, sorry.
ReplyDeleteBut to be fair, I don't remember Vince cowering when Zach Gowen got in the ring. They should stop picking the small, skinny divas to put against her. Though maybe that's *why* they're picked.
ReplyDeleteIf anyone sets the standard for torpedoing ratings, it's Vince Russo, the man that nearly killed TWO wrestling organizations.
ReplyDeleteThey're already getting there, but won't seem to accept it
ReplyDeleteThe Problem With Daniel Bryan's Title run last year was that he allowed himself to be put into a really crappy feud with Kane that he should've vetoed right off the bat the other thing he should've done is fight through the pain of that neck injury and defended the title right up to Summerslam
ReplyDeleteSounds like the Blockbuster recipe for bankruptcy, I think.
ReplyDeleteThat's because Vince Russo and Kevin Nash were actually writing the shows.
ReplyDeleteWCW was already on death's door when Russo got there
ReplyDeleteAnd she's had a hand at writing the shows since 2000
ReplyDeleteIt was a taped show. Not any worse than other shows of late, just taped. Some people read the spoilers and didn't bother watching. If ratings drop again next week, then sound the alarms.
ReplyDeleteYes, although less than I think if she was a man. But, it's not sexism. It's because her character takes advantage of being a woman in today's WWE when the men can't touch the ladies. We know she's never getting hers as she goes out of her way to bury every female on the roster.
ReplyDeleteWelp, I've been done with the current product for years, and shant be returning till Trips and Steph are no longer on-screen characters...so yeah, WWE will likely go out of business before that happens.
ReplyDeleteSteph follows HHH logic of almost never showing ass unless it's advantageous to you.
ReplyDeleteIf the McMahons somehow go away, they'll be replaced. Every fed does the authority crap now. It's unavoidable and a big reason why my love of wrestling has faded.
ReplyDeleteHas anyone ever thought about putting someone like Jim Cornette, Paul Heyman or Jim Ross in Charge of The WWE anyone of those 3 individuals could probably turn things around in the blink of an eye
ReplyDeleteI don't think a lot of Cornette's stuff would fly today...he's still stuck in the 80s.
ReplyDeleteYeah he is a little bit of a nutcase but fun to listen to
ReplyDeleteIf WWE ever did go broke I'd put in a bid for the library!
ReplyDeleteCornette would be okay as a voice for ideas but on a team. He'd possibly balance a more modern version of booking, which is why I think the Attitude Era booking worked.
ReplyDeleteLITERALLY showed ass.
ReplyDeleteNot clueless. Indifferent. Huge difference.
ReplyDeleteLol Hurdle just got run
ReplyDeleteA lot of the concepts would work just fine today but he'd need to have a filter to go through like Russo had with McMahon.
ReplyDeleteJust treat her like a Chyna!
ReplyDeleteI wonder why no one else tried to make an attempt at buying WCW during its final days
ReplyDeleteWrong thread
ReplyDeleteWell, I just suck.
ReplyDelete...but they should be on the network.
Well he did say individuals, so I took it as just one doing the booking.
ReplyDeleteYes he did. At first I thought I was hearing Diana, but they showed her and her mouth wasn' moving.
ReplyDeleteI agree that he and Russo in '97-'98 actually made for a better team than you'd expect, but...man, Cornette's idea for the Invasion for his Guest Booker shoot wasn't much better than what we actually got.
ReplyDeleteIf they had pushed BROCK murder death killing everyone into the 10 o'clock hour and someone (Dean?) beating Cena for the U.S. title it would have been one of the all time great Raws and they'd still be riding the high.
ReplyDeleteExactly. Can you imagine Steph or Hunter taking the ass-kicking that Vince did against Undertaker & Kane in 1998?
ReplyDeleteDuh. The solution is more John CENA standing up to the authority.
ReplyDeleteYou're surprised by this?
ReplyDeleteHe outta ban you here too.
Yeah I can't believe they think they're too good to run Hershey for Raw.
ReplyDeleteWWE gets bought to be cheap programming for usa, someone (Netflix, Amazon, maybe even UFC) buys the tape archives and makes money off that as an online service.
ReplyDeleteThat's a good point; FWIW I've mostly been sticking to NJPW which entirely lacks this trope - it's honestly the most refreshing thing one could imagine in wrestling nowadays.
ReplyDeleteThis is why I don't understand why they made Brock go away. It won't mean anything when he comes back in August because no one will be watching.
ReplyDeleteBrock losing the title at WM was one of the hottest angles the WWE had produced in years and the follow up is to make the guy bringing all the viewers go away. So stupid.
It took three years but they FINALLY figured out how to make Brock mean something again and they immediately pissed it all away.