What would make you quit watching WWE forever?

[Allie Kitsune]

Forever? Probably nothing. I only watch one or two shows every couple of months anymore, though, and just keep up through recaps and such, though, as it is...

[SCCB Was Told To Do Steroids]

This lot? Nothing. What would people do with their lives if they couldn't complain about it?

[Push R Truth]

Alberto Del Rio, longest reigning Unified WWE/World Champion in the Modern Era.

[Amazing Kitsune]

Dec 16, 2013 13:41:55 GMT -5 @subtlemocking said:

Transphobia, even though they already did it with the Mark Henry storyline in 1999. There's no excuse these days.

According to the Mark Henry and the Attitude Era DVD that angle was something that was ahead of its time for how progressive and positive it was. Mark Henry has had countless people come up to him and tell him how cool it was. It helped people be comfortable with themselves and have the courage to simply be themselves.

I rolled my eyes on that one.

[Allie Kitsune]

Dec 16, 2013 13:50:47 GMT -5 Amazing Kitsune said:

I rolled my eyes on that one.

I'm not going to sit idly by and let this blatant Mark Henry-phobia go unchallenged.

[Phil Parent]

Somebody mentionned if they got rid of the ring.

Well, in a similar way, if they went so far away from pro wrestling that it'd stop being about the matches, I'd stop watching and watch the old product instead.

But with HHH in charge for the future, I expect it to be more about wrestling.

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Dec 16, 2013 13:50:47 GMT -5 Amazing Kitsune said:

Dec 16, 2013 13:41:55 GMT -5 @subtlemocking said:

Transphobia, even though they already did it with the Mark Henry storyline in 1999. There's no excuse these days.

According to the Mark Henry and the Attitude Era DVD that angle was something that was ahead of its time for how progressive and positive it was. Mark Henry has had countless people come up to him and tell him how cool it was. It helped people be comfortable with themselves and have the courage to simply be themselves.

I rolled my eyes on that one.

Hahahahaha. I really struggle to believe that anybody ever claimed it to be progressive. Still, Family Guy are still doing the vomiting thing 12 years on, so maybe they were onto something.

[g1megatronfan]

I haven't watched on a regular basis in a while. I'll catch clips and read spoilers but that's been the extent of it. What would make me stop all together?...Orton heading into WrestleMania as champion facing John Cena. That would pretty much do it for me. I'd figure if that match happens they are seriously never going to build any new main event stars. That is it. It's gonna be Cena & Orton for the next five, ten or even fifteen years if that match happens I would just give up.

[mcstoklasa]

Dec 16, 2013 12:04:48 GMT -5 @tacticalsneakman said:

Cena, Orton, or HHH (or Hogan) beating Undertaker at WrestleMania would probably do it.

I guarantee you'd tune into RAW the next night to see the backlash.

[SEAN CARLESS]

Dec 16, 2013 13:41:55 GMT -5 @subtlemocking said:

Transphobia, even though they already did it with the Mark Henry storyline in 1999. There's no excuse these days.

True. There's no excuse for being scared of Transylvanian's. So what if that's where Dracula is from. It doesn't mean they're ALL vampires.

[A Platypus Rave]

Dec 16, 2013 14:09:39 GMT -5 SEAN CARLESS said:

Dec 16, 2013 13:41:55 GMT -5 @subtlemocking said:

Transphobia, even though they already did it with the Mark Henry storyline in 1999. There's no excuse these days.

True. There's no excuse for being scared of Transylvanian's. So what if that's where Dracula is from. It doesn't mean they're ALL vampires.

only most of them!

[Sumbody Gon' Get Dey Kneelift]

WCW style fake/shoot storyline.

[Reflecto]

-Triple H vs. Shawn Michaels for the WWE World Title in the main event of Wrestlemania 30. Orton, Cena, and Bryan all shunted to the undercard.

-AJ loses the Divas Title to Eva Marie or JoJo in the latter's first ever singles match.

-John Cena ends his wrestling career with Triple H having re-surpassed him in World Title reigns again (whether the two of them or neither break Ric Flair's record or not.)

Just a few different ideas to think of really, really blatant ones off the top of my head to get the "WWE doesn't care what anyone wants except someone in charge.

[Deleted]

I don't watch much right now but I could be persuaded.

For me to just shut down and find other things to talk about because I'll never watch WWE again?

Blackface.
Lots and lots of blackface. Again.
'Cause you know they already pulled that shit once:

[MiLB Fan]

I've been a fan for 21 years now so at this point, I doubt anything could make me quit forever. Granted, the only show I watch with any regularity (other than Total Divas!) is Raw, and even there I can't remember the last time I lasted the entire three hours. But I find it easy to keep up with what's going on thanks to this forum.

And if the current product doesn't interest me? I always have my DVDs to fall back on.

[metylerca]

If a combination of:

WWE Champion Miz
Tag Champs PTPs
Divas Champ Cameron
US Champ Kofi Kingston
IC Champ Alberto Del Rio

And if Bryan, Punk, Cesaro or Ziggler is released around the same time.

That's what it'd take right now.

[Deleted]

Think of all of the things that we've stuck through and you get an idea that it would take something really bad to get people to quit watching:

Necrophilia
the clone years
a big star killing his wife, child, and himself
years of booking that most of us don't like and is arguably flat out bad
countless deaths that were basically brought on by the wrestler lifestyle
Miz: WWE champion
transphobia
Alberto Del Rio superpush
dropped angle after dropped angle to get the regulars back in the main event
Random Kevin Nash getting texts
godawful commentary
glass ceiling of doom
etc.

[stealthamo]

Honestly, it would have to be a long stretch of storylines similar to what we've been getting. This last month has been the least interested I've been in the last few years, and that includes the Guest Host era (somehow). Yeah, there's usually at least one good match on Raw, but at a certain point, it's not going to be enough for me.

[CATCH_US IS the Conversation]

Dec 16, 2013 14:49:57 GMT -5 metylerca said:

If a combination of:

WWE Champion Miz
Tag Champs PTPs
Divas Champ Cameron
US Champ Kofi Kingston
IC Champ Alberto Del Rio

And if Bryan, Punk, Cesaro or Ziggler is released around the same time.

That's what it'd take right now.

Tag Champs PTPs and IC Champ Alberto Del Rio really aren't all that bad. Del Rio isn't main event over, but he is upper midcard over and could easily get the IC Title back to being "the workhorse belt".

[Jelly]

I haven't watched regularly since late '06/early '07, just the occasional rumble match, and one wrestlemania. I know the names of who's around now thanks to this board, but couldn't pick half of them in photos.
I first stopped watching because when Raw was played here was when I had uni classes on, but I rapidly lost interest in it, and now just find it incredibly boring. I'll still watch a lot of older stuff (anything pre 2002), watch indies and go to local feds, but nothing is going to make me get into WWE again. Though I will admit....I'm a sucker for Total Divas