At what point did you no longer care about the show

[Nic Nemeth]

The point where you realize you're watching it as something to watch and maybe talk about with the right people but not go insanely passionate about who won what or where one storyline lead.

I think for me it was sometime in 2010 after the Nexus storyline ended and I just realized how no matter how much they push someone, no matter how big the crowd gets behind someone, they're just going to scrap the storyline and turn everyone involved that isn't Cena into a midcarder.

From then on, wins and losses just didn't matter, there's the occasional moments where I'll care for a match or two, but I can go an entire show just skipping it and watching highlight videos on the YouTube page.

[Brother Nero....Wolfe]

For me, when Ryder's storyline went to hell.

[Mozenrath]

I'll let you know if it happens.

[Tyfo]

Sometime in the latter stages of the "Guest Host Era" of Raw. They just pounded the fact home each week that they'd rather hopefully get a 5 second passing mention on the Today Show or TMZ, then try to focus on putting out the best product possible.

Before that, I was nearly 20 years of being a never miss any show kind of guy. Now, I don't think I've watched an episode of Smackdown in 4 or 6 months at least. They've made the show so irrelevant, that I can't bring myself to care enough to watch it. I'll watch Raw, but it's just so much of the same old, same old, that it's almost a chore. There are several things I enjoy, but a lot of it is just kind of there.

I also hate how overproduced everything is. They're worried so much about production, lighting, making everything look perfect, etc. Focus on putting out a solid product first, then you can focus on that stuff. Until then, it's like polishing a turd.

[Sumbody Gon' Get Dey Kneelift]

Summer of Punk involving Nash.

[madness50]

I am getting to that point now unfortunately. All of my favorites are either gone, injured, or severely underutilized by the morons in charge. The storylines now are ridiculous and if Survivor Series ends with yet another f***ing screwjob, then I guess the WWE just doesn't give a shit about pleasing its audience. You cannot have the chickenshit heels win every time and expect the audience to not get frustrated.

[CATCH_US IS the Conversation]

I still care too much.

[häšhtå.gdālėÿ]

While I still care, my caring took a nosedive when Cena beat Wyatt at Extreme Rules. Haven't watched more than a segment or two of Smackdown since, and my patience with RAW is razor thin so that I tune out/change the channel on even the slightest of annoyances.

[ayumidah]

Mine came at a different time than yours, but for much the same reasons. There's a quote from Curt Hawkins where he said that the locker room was pretty disappointed when Zack seemingly got his push, just to get slapped back down in short order. For me, that was the start of my slow disinterest but the real trigger was when Ricardo stopped getting used entirely, and finally grew so sick of it that he left. Add in that Heath is also getting treated pretty terribly, and eh.

I was still somewhat new to WWE when Jericho was treated pretty badly in the early 2000s, or it would've been then if I had been a little older, I'm sure.

[Nickybojelais]

It happened a few months after the initial mess of the brand split in mid-late 2002. When Rock & Austin left a large part of my interest went with them.

I've not found myself fully immersed into the product quite the same since. The closest I got to recapturing that old feeling was when they had Bryan, Punk, The Shield and The Wyatts firing on all cylinders, it really made the shows entertaining again, but sadly that all changed this year.

[Nic Nemeth]

Nov 5, 2014 2:21:30 GMT -5 madness50 said:

I am getting to that point now unfortunately. All of my favorites are either gone, injured, or severely underutilized by the morons in charge. The storylines now are ridiculous and if Survivor Series ends with yet another f***ing screwjob, then I guess the WWE just doesn't give a shit about pleasing its audience. You cannot have the chickenshit heels win every time and expect the audience to not get frustrated.

This made me realize, back in 2010 when I was still a can't miss a show fan, their main-event scene was literally four times the size than it is currently (which is just Cena, Orton, Rollins, and sometimes Ambrose).

It had HHH, Taker, HBK, Cena, Batista, Orton, Edge, Miz, Jericho, Mysterio, Show, Punk, Barrett, Sheamus, Kane, and even Swagger was credible for a while.

[Cranjis McBasketball]

Nov 5, 2014 2:50:27 GMT -5 Nickybojelais said:

It happened a few months after the initial mess of the brand split in mid-late 2002. When Rock & Austin left a large part of my interest went with them.

I've not found myself fully immersed into the product quite the same since. The closest I got to recapturing that old feeling was when they had Bryan, Punk, The Shield and The Wyatts firing on all cylinders, it really made the shows entertaining again, but sadly that all changed this year.

Exactly this.

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Now, to be honest. Add that to the disastrous attempts at launching the Network in the UK, I just feel like WWE isn't for people like me anymore.

Also, having a Network exclusive title match air the day you delay the Network is bullshit.

[celticjobber]

It might be hard for me to get through 3 hours of Raw most weeks, and I rarely watch Smackdown. But I still care.

[adamclark52]

Honestly, when Micheal Cole came to Raw.

[Mid-Carder]

Every so often I find I'm watching WWE out of duty but they've always been able to redeem themselves. There's always something good going on.

[Citizen Snips Has Left]

It was a slow building crescendo that started with AJ Lee as General Manager, really built when they went to 3 hours every week and reached its peak when JBL returned and the commentary became more about shilling apps and networks.

I'll leave it on as background noise for an hour or so on Monday, keep up witb the doings and such on here and even catch the occasional PPV...but I haven't been even close to fully vested in the product for several years now.

[Professor Chaos]

November 12th 1955. Some old man claiming to be a distant relative (I don't see the resemblance) gave me a book called Gray's Sport's Almanac. I bet on the winners and never lose.

[ZERO]

It was a month or two ago. I just didn't get the chance to sit down and watch Raw every week. And I realised I wasn't missing it at all. I'm in no hurry to start watching again, unless some big angle comes along that pulls me back in.

[Welfare Willis]

Tyfo hit the nail on the head, but I'll add the way WWE has to fit product placement and social media into every segment. I don't give a damn about who said what on twitter or tout. Just let me enjoy the product!