Your WWE 2017 Midterm Report

[#Classic Hi-Definition X]

So the year is halfway over. How has WWE done so far?

[Abdullah]

I think WWE is consistently at a C level, plus or minus. Generally bad, with bright spots to keep it from completely drowning.

C+ seems fair. C if you consider that Smackdown is just starting to get its groove back and RAW typically has no groove.

[A Platypus Rave]

this is such a strange year so far I don't think I can grade it correctly.

I mean I guess... C.

[MolotovMocktail]

C+. Not great, but nothing terrible. Joe/Lesnar has lived up to my expectations, AJ and Nakamura are doing well, but it is balanced out by things like the Great Jinder Experiment. So far, my Gooker frontrunner is that awful Jetsons movie, so while it can feel tedious at times, offensively bad stuff is relatively rare.

[häšhtå.gdālėÿ]

D/D-

For the first time ever I've completely given up on watching a show (RAW). SDL has its moments, but has been largely mediocre. NXT is stuck with its worst champion ever in Bobby Roode.

Outside of watching Talking Smack (only with DBry), there's very very little reason to feel good about WWE wrestling right now.

[Confused Mark Wahlberg]

WWE is like ordering a delicious pizza but the delivery guy brings you spaghetti instead.

You're like, I kinda like spaghetti, but I wanted that pizza.

[The Kevstaaa]

I'll go B-. A lot of good matches (like most years) but strange booking moves and decisions all around.

[Sponsored by Groose Wipes]

C+. Smackdown, NXT and the big PPVs have been good, Raw on the other hand...

[Pushed to the Moon]

This is probably the most disinterested I can remember being in a very long time. If I actually watched Raw live and couldn't fast forward I'm not sure I could handle it. I still enjoy some parts or I wouldn't bother but I probably watch more out of habit than anything. Still holding on to the "what if I miss something great!" thoughts at the back of my mind.

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I'm giving it 60%, which is a D-minus - barely passing.

I've more or less stopped watching Raw. Might catch a segment or a match if I'm walking through the living room, but not actively seeking it out.

SDL I'll have on the TV, but mainly if Becky or Charlotte come on. I'm there on my phone watching MSG or Spectrum shows from 1978.

I let my Network sub expire because I don't feel watching the PPVs give me a big time show feeling. I've gone through the Old School stuff.

I don't get it. There is so much good to great talent out there. They cherry picked the good stuff, yet I'm not convinced they're willing to go all-out with it. And, aside from certain guys, they seem to just half-ass it.

That's why the 60%.

[FAR5222]

D

Still don't watch full or the entire Raw episode at all. Smackdown is pretty bad with a lot of good talent. NXT is trash. No characters to really get behind at all.

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Jun 30, 2017 17:03:48 GMT -5 Pushed to the Moon said:

This is probably the most disinterested I can remember being in a very long time. If I actually watched Raw live and couldn't fast forward I'm not sure I could handle it. I still enjoy some parts or I wouldn't bother but I probably watch more out of habit than anything. Still holding on to the "what if I miss something great!" thoughts at the back of my mind.

I used to feel that way. But if you miss something great people will be talking about it and you can watch it on YouTube. I just stick to the ppvs and Network specials now (except NXT, I'm gonna give it a chance with Mauro on commentary).

[TWERKIN' MAGGLE]

D, needs improvement.

Your stories are garbage. Shape up.

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[Gus Richlen Was Wrong]

RAW is a B+.

Smackdown is a F-.

[Urethra Franklin]

I'll give it a C-/D+.

There is certain stuff that is working and I'm enjoying, but the vast majority of booking needs an overhaul badly. So much inane nonsense.

[The Unconquered Sun]

D+, just too much filler and repeat matches for me.

[Facetious]

D+. There has been some good matches, but storylines are meaningless and I cannot bring myself to care about the product to dedicate 7+ hours a week to it, let alone 2.

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Jun 30, 2017 22:53:21 GMT -5 Gus Richlen Was Wrong said:

RAW is a B+.

Smackdown is a F-.

Yeah, no.

Smackdown's not in the best shape but I don't think RAW is ANY better, both need improvement in the worst way, especially booking wise.

[EoE: Well There's Your Problem]

I gave it C+. The wrestling is still as consistently good as it's been for the last few years, but the longer that goes without being backed up by stronger storytelling, the less it begins to mean. In terms of show quality, it's a lot more even now than it was in post-Draft 2016, but that's mostly from SmackDown coming back to the pack as opposed to any great improvement from RAW (although RAW are using a lot more of their roster than SmackDown are).