azz0r
Dennis Stamp
Ex 4 month ruling Wrestlecrap PPV Prediction Champion
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Post by azz0r on May 23, 2009 11:48:34 GMT -5
Why oh why do we keep seeing the match theyre trying to sell us at PPVs?
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Big L
Grimlock
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Post by Big L on May 23, 2009 11:52:36 GMT -5
They have good chemistry and put on great matches IMO jus like last night
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Post by Slingshot Suplay on May 23, 2009 12:03:37 GMT -5
they are more entertaining than Orton and Batista, that's for sure.
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Marvelously Mediocre
Fry's dog Seymour
Beggin' for a little SWAGGAH!
Haha. What a story Mark.
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Post by Marvelously Mediocre on May 23, 2009 12:08:29 GMT -5
I'm sorry. How is this match constantly on Smackdown?
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H-Fist
Hank Scorpio
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Post by H-Fist on May 23, 2009 12:30:57 GMT -5
Smackdown, as well as the other brands, has a thin roster. It's a trade-off for giving the talent they have more face time. The roster looks like this:
Full-time Superstars:
Edge
Jeff Hardy
Rey Mysterio
CM Punk
Umaga
John Morrison
Shelton Benjamin
Charlie Haas
Ricky Ortiz
R-Truth
Shad
JTG
Mike Knox
Dolph Ziggler
Special Attraction/Part-Time/Jobber Superstars
Undertaker
Kane
The Great Khali
Kung Fu Naki
Jimmy Wang Yang
Curt Hawkins
Jesse
Full-Time Divas
Melina
Gail Kim
Michelle McCool
Non-Wrestling/Sort-of Wrestling Divas
Layla
Eve
Maria
Candice
Alicia Fox
When you have nine-ten segments of television to fill each week (including one-two on Superstars), there will be a lot of repetition unless they want to give away big feuds. With Taker and Kane out, they have just enough roster to fill their TV time.
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MAGGLE
Dennis Stamp
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Post by MAGGLE on May 23, 2009 12:31:47 GMT -5
Why does everyone always complain?
People are going to buy the PPV because it is a ladder match
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Post by YellowJacketY2J on May 23, 2009 13:10:39 GMT -5
Why does everyone always complain? People are going to buy the PPV because it is a ladder match Exactly. If they did this before Judgment Day, then it would've been a little contrived, considering their match at JD was a normal one-on-one match. The match last night had no affect on their Extreme Rules match, since the winner got to pick the stipulation, which ended up being a ladder match. People will order the PPV in order to see this match, since it'll be nothing like they've seen on TV. |
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azz0r
Dennis Stamp
Ex 4 month ruling Wrestlecrap PPV Prediction Champion
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Post by azz0r on May 23, 2009 13:11:27 GMT -5
I'm not complaining, it just seems really bad business to me to give me a PPV match two times a month on free TV.
The roster being thin doesn't really justify it in my opinion. They could have come up with many ways to get Jeff to decide what type of match it will be and one up Edge.
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Post by YellowJacketY2J on May 23, 2009 13:12:58 GMT -5
I'm not complaining, it just seems really bad business to me to give me a PPV match two times a month on free TV. When was the last time Edge and Jeff Hardy faced one on one on Smackdown? I recall their match last week being the only one so far (since the brand split). |
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Post by shamana on May 24, 2009 14:21:35 GMT -5
Why oh why do we keep seeing the match theyre trying to sell us at PPVs? Do you remember how Jeff and HHH were going at it day in and day out during their feud last year, which iirc also made it to 4 consecutive PPVs? That was stale. This isn't nearly as bad - if they don't overdo it it will simply build up the feud. BTW, was I the only person annoyed when Edge looked scared when he heard it was going to be a ladder match at ONS? For crying out loud, the guy has done ladder matches like few others have. He himself wanted a TLC match against Taker last year. And now, oh dear me, a ladder match.  |
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Magician under the moonlight
Bill S. Preston, Esq.
Always Beaten To The Punchline. Always.
A magician and a thief. That's Badass
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Post by Magician under the moonlight on May 24, 2009 14:25:14 GMT -5
Why oh why do we keep seeing the match theyre trying to sell us at PPVs? Do you remember how Jeff and HHH were going at it day in and day out during their feud last year, which iirc also made it to 4 consecutive PPVs? That was stale. This isn't nearly as bad - if they don't overdo it it will simply build up the feud. BTW, was I the only person annoyed when Edge looked scared when he heard it was going to be a ladder match at ONS? For crying out loud, the guy has done ladder matches like few others have. He himself wanted a TLC match against Taker last year. And now, oh dear me, a ladder match. I think it's because it's JEff the Daredevil or maybe WWE want you to forget that. |
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greeby
Hank Scorpio
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Post by greeby on May 24, 2009 15:26:08 GMT -5
This is the thing WWE needs to understand, and that's to stop running their money matches to death. Someone did that list showing that Cena v Edge had taken place on TV and PPV over 30 times.
They've done Punk v Jericho twice this week, Punk v Edge within the month and Jeff v Edge three times if you include both the past and upcoming PPV.
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Post by seamonsters on May 24, 2009 16:07:17 GMT -5
Why oh why do we keep seeing the match theyre trying to sell us at PPVs? Do you remember how Jeff and HHH were going at it day in and day out during their feud last year, which iirc also made it to 4 consecutive PPVs? That was stale. This isn't nearly as bad - if they don't overdo it it will simply build up the feud. BTW, was I the only person annoyed when Edge looked scared when he heard it was going to be a ladder match at ONS? For crying out loud, the guy has done ladder matches like few others have. He himself wanted a TLC match against Taker last year. And now, oh dear me, a ladder match. I figured he looked like that because Hardy had finally proved that he could beat him one on one. |
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Post by YellowJacketY2J on May 24, 2009 16:10:00 GMT -5
This is the thing WWE needs to understand, and that's to stop running their money matches to death. Someone did that list showing that Cena v Edge had taken place on TV and PPV over 30 times. They've done Punk v Jericho twice this week, Punk v Edge within the month and Jeff v Edge three times if you include both the past and upcoming PPV. I agree with this, but at the same time I don't. I agree that big money matches shouldn't happen all of the time. But, I think it's smart business to give fans a big money match on free tv every now and then, so people have a reason to tune in. The Attitude Era did a ton of big money matches on free TV, but that didn't hurt their business. |
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The Good Ol' Days
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Post by Hiroshi Hase on May 24, 2009 17:19:30 GMT -5
I'm not complaining, it just seems really bad business to me to give me a PPV match two times a month on free TV. When was the last time Edge and Jeff Hardy faced one on one on Smackdown? I recall their match last week being the only one so far (since the brand split). I believe it was the week after No Way Out this year was the last time that I can remember Edge taking on Jeff Hardy on Smackdown. |
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