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Post by i.Sarita.com on Jun 5, 2009 1:36:29 GMT -5
With all the talk about the economy being bad and people having less money to go and spend. Wouldn't it make sense that if the WWE was going to be gettin good ratings again, it'd be happenin now? Since less people are out spending money on dinners, and movies, and clubs and stuff. They'd be at home. Yet, they still aren't watching.
I think that's a really bad sign for the business as a whole and you'd think that the WWE would do SOMETHING to peak peoples intrest again. Even the people who like wrestling and arent watching would come back if something new and exciting happend. Because, even with that group, it'd be a nice jump up in ratings.
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Post by tehoh1 on Jun 5, 2009 1:38:35 GMT -5
With the economy being bad, people could start to not afford electricity, cable, or their homes altogether.
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Post by Marvelously Mediocre on Jun 5, 2009 1:40:59 GMT -5
With the economy being bad, people could start to not afford electricity, cable, or their homes altogether. you're joking right? |
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Post by Starlight Starbright on Jun 5, 2009 1:53:48 GMT -5
With all the talk about the economy being bad and people having less money to go and spend. Wouldn't it make sense that if the WWE was going to be gettin good ratings again, it'd be happenin now? Since less people are out spending money on dinners, and movies, and clubs and stuff. They'd be at home. Yet, they still aren't watching. I think that's a really bad sign for the business as a whole and you'd think that the WWE would do SOMETHING to peak peoples intrest again. Even the people who like wrestling and arent watching would come back if something new and exciting happend. Because, even with that group, it'd be a nice jump up in ratings. I think the people being hit hardest by the recession no longer have TVs or at least cable and in the most extreme cases no place to stay. So they wouldn't be able to watch. Especially now that a lot of people are picking up 2nd jobs. |
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Post by Zombie Pig on Jun 5, 2009 2:00:36 GMT -5
With the economy being bad, people could start to not afford electricity, cable, or their homes altogether. you're joking right? I don't know anyone that has lost their house, but I knew a lot of people that god rid of cable to save money. I gave cable up last year and just got it back because I missed watching sports, history channel, comedy central and a couple of other channels. |
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Post by i.Sarita.com on Jun 5, 2009 2:02:13 GMT -5
With all the talk about the economy being bad and people having less money to go and spend. Wouldn't it make sense that if the WWE was going to be gettin good ratings again, it'd be happenin now? Since less people are out spending money on dinners, and movies, and clubs and stuff. They'd be at home. Yet, they still aren't watching. I think that's a really bad sign for the business as a whole and you'd think that the WWE would do SOMETHING to peak peoples intrest again. Even the people who like wrestling and arent watching would come back if something new and exciting happend. Because, even with that group, it'd be a nice jump up in ratings. I think the people being hit hardest by the recession no longer have TVs or at least cable and in the most extreme cases no place to stay. So they wouldn't be able to watch. Especially now that a lot of people are picking up 2nd jobs. But I'm not just talking about the people who lost jobs and lost houses and stuff. Even the every day person, who is still able to live a decent life isn't out spending as much money as they did in the past. So you'd think the ratings would climb atleast a little bit if people actually wanted to watch it, but couldnt because they had other things to do and don't now. |
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Post by Bubble Lead on Jun 5, 2009 2:11:06 GMT -5
Just because more people may be staying at home doesn't mean they are going to be watching wrestling.
I don't think people are going to say "Hey! Now that the economy's bad, maybe I should check up on what Triple H has been doing these past seven years!"
Also, more than likely anyone who used to watch wrestling who would tune in now would just be turned off by the blandness of the product. Let's face it, Cody Rhodes and Ted Dibiase aren't going to pique the interest of people who's last wrestling memories are of guys like The Rock.
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Post by i.Sarita.com on Jun 5, 2009 2:13:58 GMT -5
Just because more people may be staying at home doesn't mean they are going to be watching wrestling. I don't think people are going to say "Hey! Now that the economy's bad, maybe I should check up on what Triple H has been doing these past seven years!" Also, more than likely anyone who used to watch wrestling who would tune in now would just be turned off by the blandness of the product. Let's face it, Cody Rhodes and Ted Dibiase aren't going to pique the interest of people who's last wrestling memories are of guys like The Rock. Hence why I said you'd think that the WWE would try harder to be more creative. But.....no. |
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Post by Bubble Lead on Jun 5, 2009 2:15:17 GMT -5
Just because more people may be staying at home doesn't mean they are going to be watching wrestling. I don't think people are going to say "Hey! Now that the economy's bad, maybe I should check up on what Triple H has been doing these past seven years!" Also, more than likely anyone who used to watch wrestling who would tune in now would just be turned off by the blandness of the product. Let's face it, Cody Rhodes and Ted Dibiase aren't going to pique the interest of people who's last wrestling memories are of guys like The Rock. Hence why I said you'd think that the WWE would try harder to be more creative. But.....no. Well yeah, you'd think so...but it's been years since WWE did anything very creative, barring a few "HOLY CRAP!" moments a few times a year. |
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Post by James McCloud IS John Godot on Jun 5, 2009 2:22:24 GMT -5
What is "very creative"?
WWE are taking steps towards pushing people. The problem is that nuanced gradual pushes such as MVP's from braggart to overhyped joke to cocky heel to destitute (but not comedically so) heel to extremely over face to now being on the very cusp of the main event while remaining the same basic character within three years of his debut don't get applauded.
Most peoples idea of "very creative" is something ridiculously spontaneous such as "my favourite midcarder beats Shawn Michaels, then faces the world champion and wins the gold."
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Post by Starlight Starbright on Jun 5, 2009 2:30:58 GMT -5
What is "very creative"? WWE are taking steps towards pushing people. The problem is that nuanced gradual pushes such as MVP's from braggart to overhyped joke to cocky heel to destitute (but not comedically so) heel to extremely over face to now being on the very cusp of the main event while remaining the same basic character within three years of his debut don't get applauded. Most peoples idea of "very creative" is something ridiculously spontaneous such as "my favourite midcarder beats Shawn Michaels, then faces the world champion and wins the gold." I don't think it's that, ti's just that they aren't really being original like they were when things HAD to change drastically during the attitude era. Promos and skits are rigidly scripted and everything's the same week in week out. "Very creative" would be anything other than what they've been doing. They push really GREEN people who don't know how to get the most out of being unique effectively then they give up and release them. It's definitely a bland landscape and they aren't being very creative. |
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Post by TRUTH TELLER on Jun 5, 2009 2:39:56 GMT -5
I am so sick of hearing the economy being used as an excuse for everything. There's still money being made in all forms of entertainment and not every person is suffering.
The economy is a strawman excuse people use to defend the fact that WWE is producing a cold product right now, that for whatever reason is not connecting with TV and PPV audiences.
Internationally, they're still doing very well because of the novelty of WWE in foreign markets. Their merch is doing great numbers too, because Little Timmy still wants his John Cena bracelets and he's getting them. Hell, house show revenue is better now than it was before this recession, because families are still doing things together.
The only avenue that's really seeing a significant drop-off is ratings & buy rates--which can be blamed primarily on Vince's antiquated view of how wrestling TV should be produced, and not just on whether Out of Work Dave from Detroit had to sell his DVR for rent money.
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Post by Starlight Starbright on Jun 5, 2009 3:12:23 GMT -5
Entertainment booms during recessions if it's stuff people want to see. Since the Great Depression people have been ducking into movie theaters to avoid the day's problems.
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Post by Drink Up Me Cider on Jun 5, 2009 4:11:01 GMT -5
I'm not going to even try and pretend I understand economics but personally, there has been no interest in the WWE since Wrestlemania 25 in my house, and my brothers, me and my Dad used to watch quite regularly.
I think my Dad said it well when he was talking about Eastenders (an English soap). 'I work 9am-6pm five days a week and I can't be wasting my free time watching something that I don't enjoy just because there is a possibility it could improve.'
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