What if WWE actually advertised them as "Go Home Shows"?

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The last RAW before each PPV, that is.

Get the fans to chant "Let's Go Home! Let's Go Home!" at the start of the show. Wrestlers' promos would mention something about going home.

Have the 3 commentators constantly mention how this RAW is all about "going home", "takin' it home", "Ziggler needs to win this match more than ever, since we're goin' home here tonight", etc.

And the week before, "The Royal Rumble Go-Home Show is NEXT WEEK on USA!" or whatever.

I think this would help pump people up for PPVs, even if they are no extra cost on the Network.

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Dec 28, 2014 3:39:09 GMT -5 @axiv said:

Get the fans to chant "Let's Go Home! Let's Go Home!" at the start of the show.

I believe at least this part is likely.

[Nickybojelais]

That final Raw before the PPV would be unbearable.

Three hours of "Network", "APP", "Twitter", "App", "Network" now becomes "Network, "Go Home", "App", "Twitter", "Go Home", "App", "Network", "Go Home"

[CATCH_US IS the Conversation]

I can't see this happening without "going home" being run into the ground.

[JCBaggee]

Make sure to tweet during this match with the hashtag #ZigglerGoHome

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HHH: "Am I f***ing going home?"

[One-Armed Drummer of Defrebel]

If anyone working at WWE stumbles upon this thread I can pretty much guarantee you that one of the filler PPVs will be rebranded as In Your House.

[Macho Pichu]

I don't think they'd want to remind he live audience what the alternative is to watching the show. They just might do it.

[Hypnosis]

Dec 28, 2014 7:07:46 GMT -5 Macho Pichu said:

I don't think they'd want to remind he live audience what the alternative is to watching the show. They just might do it.

Cole:"This show's going to be the same as usual.  Just watch some Walking Dead or Community, WWE Universe."

Instead, what we'll get will be a 10-man tag match with wrestlers dressed as MLB teams.

[The Dark Order Inferno]

It would take a major reform of the booking team and system in order to get the PPVs to matter to the audience again, so I could see this being the WWE's wrongheaded solution. It requires very little to change, they'd just have some slightly altered on screen graphics, the commentators and wrestlers would say 'Go home show' over and over and over and I'm sure they'd give away portions of the PPV on free TV, like they feel it will induce people to get the network. Usually it'll be the blowoff match to a midcard feud and the guys involved would then be blamed for their match being greeted with apathy at the PPV itself.

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Dec 28, 2014 7:21:26 GMT -5 Hypnosis said:

Dec 28, 2014 7:07:46 GMT -5 Macho Pichu said:

I don't think they'd want to remind he live audience what the alternative is to watching the show. They just might do it.

Cole:"This show's going to be the same as usual.  Just watch some Walking Dead or Community, WWE Universe."

Instead, what we'll get will be a 10-man tag match with wrestlers dressed as MLB teams.

I actually love the idea of a commentator that doesn't tow the line, given how hammy the WWE is with their self-promotion.

They needn't be real overt, it would just tickle me if you had somebody just sorta shaking their head and going "ecch" every time Maggle or somebody got on one of their realwhoever@twitter/$9.99 loops.

If you committed to it, you could make a fun comedy character.

They're not necessarily anti-WWE, they just no sell all the bullshit. If the match gets hot, they're right in there. Until then, they're playing Candy Crush or texting or something, stopping occasionally to snipe at the other guys.

[CATCH_US IS the Conversation]

[SCCB Was Told To Do Steroids]

Dec 28, 2014 7:21:26 GMT -5 Hypnosis said:

Dec 28, 2014 7:07:46 GMT -5 Macho Pichu said:

I don't think they'd want to remind he live audience what the alternative is to watching the show. They just might do it.

Cole:"This show's going to be the same as usual.  Just watch some Walking Dead or Community, WWE Universe."

Instead, what we'll get will be a 10-man tag match with wrestlers dressed as MLB teams.

Isn't this known as The Bischoff Effect?

[Perd]

"Go Home Show" a.k.a what I think every time I see "The World's Largest Athlete".

[Crappler El 0 M]

Let the booking of the show sell the need to see the PPV/special to see the culmination. Don't actually come out and say the insider term 'going home!' over and over.

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Dec 28, 2014 7:35:16 GMT -5 The Dark Order Inferno said:

It would take a major reform of the booking team and system in order to get the PPVs to matter to the audience again, so I could see this being the WWE's wrongheaded solution. It requires very little to change, they'd just have some slightly altered on screen graphics, the commentators and wrestlers would say 'Go home show' over and over and over and I'm sure they'd give away portions of the PPV on free TV, like they feel it will induce people to get the network. Usually it'll be the blowoff match to a midcard feud and the guys involved would then be blamed for their match being greeted with apathy at the PPV itself.

But at least the go-home shows would be special in and of themselves. That would be 12 out of about 52 RAWs per year that would be "extra important" RAWs.

[xCompackx]

Considering that WWE using "insider terms" makes them look even more fake, I'm good with them not calling it a Go Home show.