ToyfareMark
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Post by ToyfareMark on May 26, 2016 6:57:34 GMT -5
While I think its cool that Smackdown is going live, I do think there is a negative aspect that could come from it. At least from a fans perspective. For the longest time now WWE has treated Raw like a big deal, and has pretty much only held it in the bigger cities. Smackdown on the other hand has been taped in the smaller mid size cities that are usually a stones throw from wherever Raw was being held.
Now that Smackdown is going live I'm wondering if WWE will decide to elevate Smackdown, and also hold in only the bigger cities to make it seem like a much bigger deal. It would make sense for them to do that, but at the same time it hurts those fans in the smaller towns that don't ever have a chance of getting Raw or a PPV. I guess the argument could be made that Smackdown rarely ever sells out, and they usually tarp off half of the arena, but at the same time its pretty much because everyone knows its a taped show.
What do you guys think?
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Post by Oh Cry Me a Screwball on May 26, 2016 6:59:39 GMT -5
Well, they still need to be able to move all the television equipment to the next town by truck within hours of Raw ending, so I don't think there can be much of change in this regard.
It's not like Raw is going to be taped in Chicago and Smackdown in Los Angeles.
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Post by thecrusherwi on May 26, 2016 7:03:47 GMT -5
I don't like how front loaded the weekly schedule will be. On non-Network special weekends, there will be Raw on Monday, Smackdown on Tuesday, NXT Wednesday then......nothing for four days. As a kid raised on weekend wrestling, that's kind of disappointing.
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Post by ToyfareMark on May 26, 2016 7:24:07 GMT -5
Well, they still need to be able to move all the television equipment to the next town by truck within hours of Raw ending, so I don't think there can be much of change in this regard. It's not like Raw is going to be taped in Chicago and Smackdown in Los Angeles. Well for example I live in Evansville, Indiana. We've gotten a couple of SD tapings the last few years, and usually the night before Raw was in Indianapolis, St. Louis, or Nashville. Now if they have a Raw in Indy, they could just bypass us, and go to St. Louis. I mean there are plenty of bigger cities that aren't that far apart. But hopefully it does stay the way it does. |
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Post by edgehead on May 26, 2016 23:32:01 GMT -5
I'm not a good guy. I'm not a bad. I'm the guy. Well...you know...one of them. There's another on the other show now. AND HIS NAME IS JOHN CENA.
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Post by sdoyle7798 on May 26, 2016 23:45:00 GMT -5
Can they set that all that stuff (ramp, video board, ring, lighting, sound, pyro, etc. up in mere hours?
I always assumed there was a Raw set and a Smackdown set, even though they look alike, and they went to there respective towns about the same time to set up.
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Post by edgestar on May 27, 2016 11:43:03 GMT -5
I don't think Bridgeport has had a TV taping since 2012
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Post by Captain & Diet on May 27, 2016 18:10:25 GMT -5
While I think its cool that Smackdown is going live, I do think there is a negative aspect that could come from it. At least from a fans perspective. For the longest time now WWE has treated Raw like a big deal, and has pretty much only held it in the bigger cities. Smackdown on the other hand has been taped in the smaller mid size cities that are usually a stones throw from wherever Raw was being held. Now that Smackdown is going live I'm wondering if WWE will decide to elevate Smackdown, and also hold in only the bigger cities to make it seem like a much bigger deal. It would make sense for them to do that, but at the same time it hurts those fans in the smaller towns that don't ever have a chance of getting Raw or a PPV. I guess the argument could be made that Smackdown rarely ever sells out, and they usually tarp off half of the arena, but at the same time its pretty much because everyone knows its a taped show. What do you guys think? I ranked to the guy running the large arena in my hometown and he confirmed SD was going to be here in August. They're negotiating to bring Raw here, too. With two shows live the opposite may end up being true. |
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Post by isink on May 27, 2016 19:16:41 GMT -5
Well, they still need to be able to move all the television equipment to the next town by truck within hours of Raw ending, so I don't think there can be much of change in this regard. It's not like Raw is going to be taped in Chicago and Smackdown in Los Angeles. They have a few sets man. |
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Post by JCBaggee on May 27, 2016 19:59:18 GMT -5
I really wish they'd leave Smackdown on Thursdays and just go to the smaller, easier to set-up house show set to give it a different feel.
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Post by drjayphd (feat. Pitbull) on May 27, 2016 20:31:34 GMT -5
I don't think Bridgeport has had a TV taping since 2012 Really? Thought it was more recent than that... hmm. |
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Post by edgestar on May 27, 2016 20:34:54 GMT -5
I don't think Bridgeport has had a TV taping since 2012 Really? Thought it was more recent than that... hmm. They may have gotten Smackown, but the last Raw there was the week after Lawler's heart attack |
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Post by drjayphd (feat. Pitbull) on May 27, 2016 20:38:18 GMT -5
Really? Thought it was more recent than that... hmm. They may have gotten Smackown, but the last Raw there was the week after Lawler's heart attack Clearly Bridgeport is cursed (and I can't dispute that upon any of the times I've been there)... |
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Post by edgestar on May 27, 2016 20:41:47 GMT -5
They may have gotten Smackown, but the last Raw there was the week after Lawler's heart attack Clearly Bridgeport is cursed (and I can't dispute that upon any of the times I've been there)... The Edge retirement show was there, too. He has always been one of my favorites, and my brother thought I was going tocry during that one  I didn't  |
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Post by Hawk Hart on May 28, 2016 3:23:49 GMT -5
Well, they still need to be able to move all the television equipment to the next town by truck within hours of Raw ending, so I don't think there can be much of change in this regard. It's not like Raw is going to be taped in Chicago and Smackdown in Los Angeles. This reminded me. I hope the split I'd going to lead to each show having it's own style, look, and stage again. |
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