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Post by KAMALARAMBO: BOOMSHAKALAKA!!! on Jan 2, 2016 10:52:21 GMT -5
I'm a Tuesday guy, but I get why WWE won't do it. It's more stressful to have a live show and it could cut into Raw's rating being that close. Plus, some other stuff I'm sure.
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Post by Vice honcho room temperature on Jan 2, 2016 10:53:59 GMT -5
We don't need 3 straight days of wrestling on PPV weeks.
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Post by Ryback on a Pole! on Jan 2, 2016 10:54:45 GMT -5
I'd prefer it live on any day. With it being taped it's always going to be a show that doesn't matter and where nothing important happens because it's just going to get spoiled. Why waste a big return, a heel turn, a title change etc on Smackdown when it's not going to have as much of an impact?
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Post by TWERKIN' MAGGLE on Jan 2, 2016 11:01:46 GMT -5
I would say putting it live on Tuesday would force them to make SmackDown more important to justify the costs of another weekly, live show.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 2, 2016 11:03:05 GMT -5
I prefer Live on Thursday.
So in a 7 day week, you have the following:
Sunday - PPV or House Show(s)
Monday - Raw
Tuesday - BREAK/Travel Day
Wednesday - House Show(s)
Thursday - Smackdown
Friday - House Show(s)
Saturday - House Show(s)
How hard is that? This way the talent isn't burned out by Thursdays. The Wednesday house shows can be close Smackdown on Thursday so they don't have to travel too much.
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Post by "Gizzark" Mike Wronglevenay on Jan 2, 2016 11:13:29 GMT -5
It's been made pretty obvious that a show being taped doesn't matter, even with the internet in existence, as long as the show is good. The issue is that Smackdown is the redheaded stepchild of WWE and has been since before the brand split even ended.
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Post by KAMALARAMBO: BOOMSHAKALAKA!!! on Jan 2, 2016 11:28:15 GMT -5
I prefer Live on Thursday. So in a 7 day week, you have the following: Sunday - PPV or House Show(s) Monday - Raw Tuesday - BREAK/Travel Day Wednesday - House Show(s) Thursday - Smackdown Friday - House Show(s) Saturday - House Show(s) How hard is that? This way the talent isn't burned out by Thursdays. The Wednesday house shows can be close Smackdown on Thursday so they don't have to travel too much. Live on Thursday is not going to happen any time soon if ever hence why I just asked the question I did. It would cost too much to delay a show two days every week due to production costs. The reason Smackdown takes place on Tuesday is because it happens the day right after Raw, so a lot of the setup is in the general area where the show will be happening. If you were to hold off two days you'd have to rent spaces for equipment and such. |
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Post by Lancers on Jan 2, 2016 12:13:37 GMT -5
Watching Raw live can be a chore. I don't necessarily think live equals must-see television any longer. If the overall writing/creative process is a continuing problem, then it doesn't really matter whether it's live or taped.
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Post by ________ has left the building on Jan 2, 2016 12:54:18 GMT -5
It doesn't matter because only a few here actually watch Smackdown every week. Live or taped, folks still will say they won't watch it.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 2, 2016 13:01:14 GMT -5
Watching Raw live can be a chore. I don't necessarily think live equals must-see television any longer. If the overall writing/creative process is a continuing problem, then it doesn't really matter whether it's live or taped. Exactly. Being live only mattered when Nitro and Raw were going head to head on Monday's. Today, the show is the same format every week, so being live is essentially pointless. |
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Post by Deleted on Jan 2, 2016 13:07:40 GMT -5
5 hours of WWE in 2 days is pushing it.
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Post by Mayonnaise on Jan 2, 2016 13:33:00 GMT -5
I prefer Live on Thursday. So in a 7 day week, you have the following: Sunday - PPV or House Show(s) Monday - Raw Tuesday - BREAK/Travel Day Wednesday - House Show(s) Thursday - Smackdown Friday - House Show(s) Saturday - House Show(s) How hard is that? This way the talent isn't burned out by Thursdays. The Wednesday house shows can be close Smackdown on Thursday so they don't have to travel too much. That leaves them literally zero time off. The schedule is set as is so the wrestles can have time off and to save cost on production travel. |
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Post by KAMALARAMBO: BOOMSHAKALAKA!!! on Jan 2, 2016 14:18:43 GMT -5
I prefer Live on Thursday. So in a 7 day week, you have the following: Sunday - PPV or House Show(s) Monday - Raw Tuesday - BREAK/Travel Day Wednesday - House Show(s) Thursday - Smackdown Friday - House Show(s) Saturday - House Show(s) How hard is that? This way the talent isn't burned out by Thursdays. The Wednesday house shows can be close Smackdown on Thursday so they don't have to travel too much. That leaves them literally zero time off. The schedule is set as is so the wrestles can have time off and to save cost on production travel. Yes, Wednesday and Thursday is essentially the weekend for the roster and road crew. If they aired Smackdown live on Thursday I guess their weekend could be Tuesday and Wednesday instead. However, then you'd have the increased production cost, which I'd imagine is honestly the bigger concern with Vince and the other higher ups. |
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Post by CATCH_US IS the Conversation on Jan 2, 2016 14:23:02 GMT -5
I would say putting it live on Tuesday would force them to make SmackDown more important to justify the costs of another weekly, live show. But then again "making SmackDown more important" likely isn't going to mean anything more than "The Authority and John Cena work on Tuesdays now". |
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Post by TWERKIN' MAGGLE on Jan 2, 2016 14:48:33 GMT -5
I would say putting it live on Tuesday would force them to make SmackDown more important to justify the costs of another weekly, live show. But then again "making SmackDown more important" likely isn't going to mean anything more than "The Authority and John Cena work on Tuesdays now". Continuing to do the nothing matters on SmackDown thing means SmackDown continues to add nothing. |
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Post by 06vwgti on Jan 2, 2016 14:51:09 GMT -5
the piped in crowd and the color scheme have always annoyed me when watching smackdown.
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Post by Professor Chaos on Jan 2, 2016 16:59:45 GMT -5
Head to Head with Impact. The Tuesday Night War.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 3, 2016 12:04:17 GMT -5
When they've done it live and made it Super it does less in the ratings then airing taped on Thursday,So there's really no reason to go live.
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