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Post by cernnburn on Jan 13, 2007 2:08:56 GMT -5
As I sports fan, I watch a lot of SportsCenter. It's fun to see the highlights of games, get some expert analysis, or maybe an interview from someone involved in the game.
So why wouldn't that work for wrestling? I think it could, if done right, add a lot to the experience. Get two guys, one of them a solid play-by-play announcer and one of them a former wrestler with a lot of knowledge about the sport. Have them show highlights from all the matches of the week (RAW, Smackdown!, ECW). Skim over the matches of less importance, spend more time on the main events. Have some exclusive interviews with wrestlers in a post-game conference like most sports do.
Would anybody else watch a show like this?
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Post by Jiren on Jan 13, 2007 2:10:19 GMT -5
yeah sometimes i miss ECW or fall asleep during smackdown
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Post by EvilMasterBetty, Esq. on Jan 13, 2007 2:12:21 GMT -5
the thing is, if it's WWE, it would have to be in Kayfabe, which, while interesting, would be strange to watch.
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Post by Mayonnaise on Jan 13, 2007 2:15:06 GMT -5
Weren't Experience and Livewire basically this same thing? A recap show would be a good idea but, I think would hurt ratings in the long run because why watch the live show when you can get the most important things by watch in the recap show? I could see an online only show like this sometime in the future though.
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Post by Lenny: Smooth like Keith Stone on Jan 13, 2007 2:15:30 GMT -5
That's kinda what they do on Heat only instead of recapping the week from a studio, they recap the week while watching Snitsky matches. ;D
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Post by DSR on Jan 13, 2007 2:16:59 GMT -5
It would essentially be an improved variant on AM Raw. Which I'm down for.
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Post by Who is Reno on Jan 13, 2007 2:24:09 GMT -5
I always thought there should be a show like this that covers all the major happenings in the major feds produces by a company independent of any wrestling company. Course I doubt WWE would allow footage from their shows to be aired.
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Post by Jeff on Jan 13, 2007 2:54:47 GMT -5
AM Raw kinda
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Post by Brick Killed a Guy on Jan 13, 2007 9:47:36 GMT -5
this would work if they got Madden and his telestrator.
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Post by Shy Guy on Jan 13, 2007 9:57:57 GMT -5
it sounds cool, if you want to watch HHH tear his quad a million times.
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Post by Banned Member on Jan 13, 2007 10:00:27 GMT -5
it sounds cool, if you want to watch HHH tear his quad a million times. From 300 different views!!!! |
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Post by Legion on Jan 13, 2007 10:20:34 GMT -5
They have a show like this for the international market, it's called WWE Experience and airs for an hour over here in the UK on a sunday morning.
It highlights the main fueds from the shows and is a god catch upif you miss anything. Unfortunatly it's hosted by Todd Grisham.
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Post by Banned Member on Jan 13, 2007 10:26:28 GMT -5
They have a show like this for the international market, it's called WWE Experience and airs for an hour over here in the UK on a sunday morning. It highlights the main fueds from the shows and is a god catch upif you miss anything. Unfortunatly it's hosted by Todd Grisham. Once again this is UK. SO  on that! |
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Post by Aaron E. Dangerously on Jan 13, 2007 10:41:43 GMT -5
No they could do a recap show, but also have in depth interviews, bring in wrestlers, bring in doctors to examine how injuries happen, bring in analysts to give predictions about outcomes. It would be awesome!
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Post by clifford on Jan 13, 2007 10:50:04 GMT -5
Wouldn't it be cool to have ex wrestlers act as pundits, discussing their views on current storylines and upcoming matches?
It'd be weird in a pre determined environment that pro wrestling is, but interesting
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Post by Drillbit Taylor on Jan 13, 2007 13:31:43 GMT -5
that would be cool. OR a weekly version of WWE Cold Pizza type thing
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Post by Deleted on Jan 13, 2007 13:38:45 GMT -5
Only if it's hosted by Todd Pettengill and the Warrior.
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Post by cernnburn on Jan 13, 2007 14:07:43 GMT -5
Weren't Experience and Livewire basically this same thing? A recap show would be a good idea but, I think would hurt ratings in the long run because why watch the live show when you can get the most important things by watch in the recap show? I could see an online only show like this sometime in the future though. Never seen Experience, but Livewire was hosted by Michael Cole so it had no chance to be good. I like the idea of an online show, I would definitely watch that. As for those who said a Kayfabe show would be weird, I disagree. I want a show like that, a show that adds some realism to the sport. I like to do all the smark things (post on forums, read dirtsheets, etc.), but all of that can taint certain aspects of the experience. I still watch wrestling hoping something on the show will make me mark. The more Kayfabe they have that isn't f***ing stupid, the more into the show I get. A recap show that actually treated the show as a sport would get me into the show, plain and simple. |
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Post by Shake A Leg on Jan 13, 2007 14:12:37 GMT -5
I nominate me for the host instead of f***ing Josh Matthews.
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Post by Sajoa Moe on Jan 13, 2007 14:20:45 GMT -5
Stuart Scott: Now watch this when Orton turns around...BOOYAH! Michaels with the superkick and pin. You don't have to go home, but you gotta get the heck up outta here.
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