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Post by Deleted on Aug 28, 2014 10:23:55 GMT -5
I know what you mean.
They have a lot of great talent on-screen right now, but its just not something I'm really feeling overall.
I've been pretty much off it since May and check the occassional youtube clips or read about whats going on to see if anything looks cool, but I've stopped even trying to watch RAW or SD. I cancelled the Network (its a great deal, but just not for me, 9.99 for all that content!!!) and can't even make the effort to watch NXT - which is still their best show - by far - that they produce. So yeah - flat moratorium on actually watching WWE at this point and just sticking to PWG, Chikara and some Japanese stuff.
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Post by HMARK Center on Aug 28, 2014 12:38:25 GMT -5
I'm always shocked when I see folks on here who have never missed an episode of whatever wrestling show; that's not an insult, it's just that even among people I know who are wrestling fans, I know so few who would even come close to that level of commitment to whichever product.
Have to say, I think walking away from some wrestlings shows for awhile is almost always a good thing. I enjoy talking about wrestling, I enjoy seeing other's takes on it, but there's no way in hell I could sit through Raw every week, it's just completely not entertaining to me. Any time I've gotten to that point in my lifetime, I've just turned the show off, going back to my childhood and not being a big enough fan of Diesel and Shawn Michaels to stick around when it felt like they were the clear new main focus of the product, or losing interest in the last 90s when I realized WCW was in awful shape and WWF simply wasn't doing it for me.
It can be healthy, in some situations. I mean, if you still genuinely enjoy it and what have you, then more power to you, but if it's a slog to get through, then try something new on Monday nights to occupy yourself, see where it takes you.
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Post by Kevin Hamilton on Aug 28, 2014 13:25:37 GMT -5
Agree with the sentiment " the hell with Raw, football's back."
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Post by lionheart21 on Aug 28, 2014 15:14:45 GMT -5
If its not interesting for you anymore, the best idea would be to step away from the WWE for a little bit.
I feel the same way, it feels like its just boring and predictable. I haven't missed the WWE since I came back around the time of the 2004 Rumble, but at the same time, I feel like I'm not really missing much of anything.
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Post by Mid-Carder on Aug 28, 2014 15:18:28 GMT -5
Honestly, it helps that since I'm in the UK and it's on in the middle of the night, I don't see it until Tuesday evening on Sky+. I can go through all the ads, the recaps and any shit stuff. It becomes a mostly enjoyable 2-hour show
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Post by Deleted on Aug 28, 2014 15:30:11 GMT -5
I'm on hiatus. Wrestling just isn't fun anymore.
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Post by keezy on Aug 28, 2014 15:45:29 GMT -5
My Network subscription runs out soon, unless the UK version gets good content, like live Raw and Smackdown, old Nitros, Raws, Smackdowns, ECW TV, etc I'll probably stick to Youtube clips and dirtsheets.
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Post by CATCH_US IS the Conversation on Aug 28, 2014 16:11:19 GMT -5
I only watch WWE out of habit nowadays, and I hate that the guys I like don't get any shine while performers who they are arguably better than get focus or TV time (including NXT).
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Post by sonofblaine on Aug 29, 2014 3:29:07 GMT -5
If you're just not feeling the show, go for it. Back in my teens and early twenties, I was a pretty vicious smark, tore everything apart, disliked alot of stuff friends liked and in retrospect am embarrassed at some of the arguments I had with them (CMWaters knows what I mean ). Then, around 2004, I started forgetting to set up tapes before I went to work and would miss Raw. Then after about a month or so, I didn't care. I then didn't watch wrestling again until 2011. And when I came back, I loved it, even the bad parts. I'd even mark for Triple H who I'd grown to hate with a passion in 04. The time off had just mellowed me so I could enjoy wrestling for the silly, fun distraction it was. Earlier this year even, I started to get burned out and didn't watch for about 3 months (much the same way as before, I missed Raw, then another, and soon I just didn't really care) and came back in time, refreshed, for Wrestlemania. I watch everyday now, and all the products, but I watch them recorded since I work nights, so it helps to be able to spread Raw over 2 or 3 days. Also, skipping past video packages and recaps turns Main Event and Superstars into 30 minute shows. Even though, there is a serious lull in interesting material on, and if I didn't watch wrestling while I also play video games at the same time, I probably couldn't get through it all.
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Post by HollywoodArmbar on Aug 29, 2014 4:19:03 GMT -5
Honestly, it helps that since I'm in the UK and it's on in the middle of the night, I don't see it until Tuesday evening on Sky+. I can go through all the ads, the recaps and any shit stuff. It becomes a mostly enjoyable 2-hour show Yeah, I'm in the same boat. I record the show overnight then fast forward through stuff I have no interest in. Sometimes that's a lot of stuff, but as long as guys like Ambrose and Heyman are on the show, there'll be something for me to stick around for.
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Post by CATCH_US IS the Conversation on Aug 29, 2014 4:29:07 GMT -5
If you're just not feeling the show, go for it. Back in my teens and early twenties, I was a pretty vicious smark, tore everything apart, disliked alot of stuff friends liked and in retrospect am embarrassed at some of the arguments I had with them (CMWaters knows what I mean ). Then, around 2004, I started forgetting to set up tapes before I went to work and would miss Raw. Then after about a month or so, I didn't care. I then didn't watch wrestling again until 2011. And when I came back, I loved it, even the bad parts. I'd even mark for Triple H who I'd grown to hate with a passion in 04. The time off had just mellowed me so I could enjoy wrestling for the silly, fun distraction it was. Earlier this year even, I started to get burned out and didn't watch for about 3 months (much the same way as before, I missed Raw, then another, and soon I just didn't really care) and came back in time, refreshed, for Wrestlemania. I watch everyday now, and all the products, but I watch them recorded since I work nights, so it helps to be able to spread Raw over 2 or 3 days. Also, skipping past video packages and recaps turns Main Event and Superstars into 30 minute shows. Even though, there is a serious lull in interesting material on, and if I didn't watch wrestling while I also play video games at the same time, I probably couldn't get through it all. Have you gone back to watch the stuff you missed?
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Post by sonofblaine on Aug 29, 2014 4:53:57 GMT -5
If you're just not feeling the show, go for it. Back in my teens and early twenties, I was a pretty vicious smark, tore everything apart, disliked alot of stuff friends liked and in retrospect am embarrassed at some of the arguments I had with them (CMWaters knows what I mean ). Then, around 2004, I started forgetting to set up tapes before I went to work and would miss Raw. Then after about a month or so, I didn't care. I then didn't watch wrestling again until 2011. And when I came back, I loved it, even the bad parts. I'd even mark for Triple H who I'd grown to hate with a passion in 04. The time off had just mellowed me so I could enjoy wrestling for the silly, fun distraction it was. Earlier this year even, I started to get burned out and didn't watch for about 3 months (much the same way as before, I missed Raw, then another, and soon I just didn't really care) and came back in time, refreshed, for Wrestlemania. I watch everyday now, and all the products, but I watch them recorded since I work nights, so it helps to be able to spread Raw over 2 or 3 days. Also, skipping past video packages and recaps turns Main Event and Superstars into 30 minute shows. Even though, there is a serious lull in interesting material on, and if I didn't watch wrestling while I also play video games at the same time, I probably couldn't get through it all. Have you gone back to watch the stuff you missed? I've gone back and watched a few matches and ppvs that looked good, or compilations of certain storylines (I came back at the tail end of Nexus and loved what I saw so went back to some of that). I also kept up with the bigger developments even if I wasn't directly watching. I have been watching the attitude era again (I'll get through a few Raws a week), and plan on continuing when I get to that missing 7 years.
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Post by Boo! on Aug 29, 2014 5:53:03 GMT -5
I think a modern WWE fan has to pick and choose and be selective about what he or she consumes. Raw, Smackdown, Main Event, NXT, PPVs - it's unrealistic. I'm largely Raw/PPV guy. Others I know only watch Raw. Some watch Raw and Smackdown. Someone must just watch Smackdown. Otherwise you get burn out. If I'm honest I only closely pay attention to Raw beyond the first hour for about one in every three or four shows.
The product is on the cusp of something very exciting but at the moment it's in it's awkward 'getting there' phase. It's like a teenage girl. Yes soon she might be a very attractive, full-breasted young woman but at the moment she's spots, glasses with tape, braces and bad breath. I take solace in seeing the roots of hope in people like Ambrose but I think we're about a year away from being at the stage where these young, promising, new talent can make the show their own.
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