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Post by Venti on Mar 12, 2019 13:52:12 GMT -5
That's kind of how I feel. I check out forums and reddit after shows and see things that I enjoyed getting torn apart by the majority of people online. Not saying those opinions are invalid, but it kinda used to make me feel bad or stupid for liking things WWE does. I do tend to skip Raw because on Monday evenings I'm usually too tired to sit through three hours when I can just see the highlights on YouTube. Smackdown and pay per views are usually really enjoyable for me though. But alas, I am going on a tangent. I realize it's easier to say than to experience, but outside of situations where toxic fandoms are actually hurting people in real life (not saying that never happens in wrestling, sadly) it's just not worth it to get caught up in what other people think. That said, I do think WWE seems to want to lean into these weird, split, often hostile reactions way too often; you just don't see this kind of enormous divide when people are talking about most other promotions out there. Yep, these days I tend to like what I like without worrying about it rather than how I used to. But you're right, it seems since the days of Cena as champ, they enjoy this "controversial" reaction instead of letting people who are booed be heels and the guys getting cheered be faces. It was unique with Cena with the dueling crowd chants, but now it's like they encourage a divide amongst fans. I dunno, it's just kinda weird.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 12, 2019 15:09:58 GMT -5
Yeah, what madlibs said, don’t watch. That goes for anyone who finds the product getting to infuriating levels of angry. Just don’t watch. There are better ways to kill time like watching a movie, talking to peeps, playing games, watching other TV shows, youtube, etc.
I personally have found the early half of 2019 to be damn good for the WWE. Aside from Lacey’s never ending cat walk, things are steadily improving, and regardless of the online perception of Vince, I feel like this Mania is going to be very feel good, much like Fastlane was. Raw isn’t nearly as big of a chore to get through now than what most people make it out to be, and SDL is still gold. Plus, there’s NXT, the PPVs, highlights, and other things if you don’t want to sit through three hours of TV (which is totally understandable. Three hours of anything is quite the demand, but, that’s sadly a USA decision and not a Vince one.)
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Post by Deleted on Mar 12, 2019 16:43:50 GMT -5
I think WWE is more enjoyable if you just avoid RAW and SmackDown and just watch the PPV's. They usually highlight the feuds with some kind of a video package which is always better than watching it play out week by week. That's pretty much what I do. Skip the weekly shows but read up on what happens, and watch youtube highlights of any bits I found interesting, but only really watch the PPVs. And not even entire PPVs a lot of the time. It's less frustrating, and also comes with the sometimes fun confusion of 'wait, this guy is supposed to be a thing now?' "Wait.... this Roman guy is supposed to be cheered?"
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Post by Deleted on Mar 12, 2019 16:54:29 GMT -5
I’m just here until Wrestlemania and then I’ll be taking a break again unless something drastically changes. After Mania we’re going to get bombarded with (even more) apathy and Saudi shows.
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Post by jhbboy198917 on Mar 12, 2019 17:03:55 GMT -5
That, and if you don't follow along with social media during or right after shows, you don't get as much of the "if you didn't hate this, you're a horrible person who swallows whatever Vince shoves down your throat!" influence, which can be toxic all in itself. And this. Nothing like trying to enjoy a show while following a thread full of people telling you how everything is terrible. Hell I've been called a WWE sheep before for not bitching about Raw
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Post by Deleted on Mar 12, 2019 17:13:05 GMT -5
And this. Nothing like trying to enjoy a show while following a thread full of people telling you how everything is terrible. Hell I've been called a WWE sheep before for not bitching about Raw Raw really isn’t that bad. I’ve been watching the shows since January of this year and they’re honestly not as bad as most paint them as. There are a few dud segments here and there, usually just one a show, but it truly isn’t the worst wrestling tv show on the face of the planet. The late 2018 ones were a chore, but they’ve been picking up the pieces.
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Post by Bang Bang Bart on Mar 12, 2019 17:14:41 GMT -5
Hell I've been called a WWE sheep before for not bitching about Raw Raw really isn’t that bad. I’ve been watching the shows since January of this year and they’re honestly not as bad as most paint them as. There are a few dud segments here and there, usually just one a show, but it truly isn’t the worst wrestling tv show on the face of the planet. The late 2018 ones were a chore, but they’ve been picking up the pieces. RAW is not nearly as bad as people say, but the heel-heavy booking does get to be cumbersome for others, and I get that.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 12, 2019 17:19:47 GMT -5
Raw really isn’t that bad. I’ve been watching the shows since January of this year and they’re honestly not as bad as most paint them as. There are a few dud segments here and there, usually just one a show, but it truly isn’t the worst wrestling tv show on the face of the planet. The late 2018 ones were a chore, but they’ve been picking up the pieces. RAW is not nearly as bad as people say, but the heel-heavy booking does get to be cumbersome for others, and I get that. True. It’s why I disliked the late 2018 shows. They were a legitimate bummer because the heels kept coming out on top. Which technically is what a heels goal is, but not every single segment lol give that shit some space.
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Post by Bang Bang Bart on Mar 12, 2019 17:23:06 GMT -5
RAW is not nearly as bad as people say, but the heel-heavy booking does get to be cumbersome for others, and I get that. True. It’s why I disliked the late 2018 shows. They were a legitimate bummer because the heels kept coming out on top. Which technically is what a heels goal is, but not every single segment lol give that shit some space. I think Smackdown is a little bit better in that regard. Hell, its top heel champion has been pinned twice in recent weeks.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 12, 2019 17:42:01 GMT -5
I think WWE is more enjoyable if you just avoid RAW and SmackDown and just watch the PPV's. They usually highlight the feuds with some kind of a video package which is always better than watching it play out week by week. Even if Raw and Smackdown were perfect, they are asking way too much with their show times. I'll watch the occasional show here and there if I'm really bored but mostly PPV is the way to be. Highly recommend anyone who feels "beaten down" by the show to do that if you can't cut it out completely. Life's too short to put those hours in if you don't like it.
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