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Post by saggyboyflair on Dec 19, 2007 15:44:11 GMT -5
Do u think the biz would be more popular today in the mainstream and generating more viewership? Ever since 2001 when the competition was bought, it seems viewership went with wcw. Even though their ratings werent doing so great at the end there.
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Post by amishassassin on Dec 19, 2007 16:02:42 GMT -5
I'd say it would probably be more popular. There were many people who loved WCW so much that they wouldn't watch WWE even after WCW died. More exposure to wrestling = more public popularity. Granted the product sucked at the end, but they would've turned it around at some point.
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Post by BlackJackRobby on Dec 19, 2007 16:22:57 GMT -5
They were turning it around, if you go to DDTdigest and read the last few months of show results it seems they had it right.
At that time, they did not have the talent or the production crew to get it back.
Eric rehired, the production genius who WCW fired years earlier because he did not make the product looking like the WWF.
So that would have been right, and I think a new channel would have done it for exposure.
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Post by cpbuff22 on Dec 19, 2007 23:50:42 GMT -5
I think a lot of the 1.6 that TNA gets are WCW fans. I believe that is why their rating didn't change with ECW being the same night and time.
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Post by Dick Foley on Dec 20, 2007 0:24:02 GMT -5
Don't forget, WCW will rise again. The wrestling business is circular!
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Post by metylerca on Dec 20, 2007 0:27:19 GMT -5
Um..... WCW lost and if they were around, wrestling would be far less exposed, simply because WCW already proved that it went out of business the way they did business. Now if WCW didn't make so many crucial mistakes, then it'd be a different question.
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Post by DeuceDominoMark on Dec 20, 2007 0:50:53 GMT -5
I think it would be a *little* more popular than it is. WCW had at least made a big name for itself, so it'd still be interesting if we had two major feds today, even if one wasn't a powerhouse in comparison.
TNA is a completely different situation. What little opportunity they have to build steam, they're too timid to risk it. ie: Going live. I've heard excuses as to why they won't, but the fact is they'll die if they don't go live. I think if they were truly smart, and brave, they'd not only go live... but head-to-head with RAW as well! Granted, it's probably a suicide mission, but their exposure sure ain't growing with the status quo.
You hear so many of us, myself included, often forget that TNA is even on when Thursday night rolls around. This is mainly because the schedule isn't drilled into our heads like RAW is and Nitro was. They need to take WWE head-on, that way they'd get more viewers during RAW's commercials AND let's face it; RAW isn't what it used to be. During a lot of today's crap, some of us just might flip the channel to see if something better is going on in TNA at the moment. IMHO, I think it's their only chance.
As for WCW, to this day I believe nWo 2000 was the shot in the arm they needed. Fans were booing the hell out of the swerve when it was first in progress, but then half of 'em popped when the music hit. And when Nash said "The band is back together!" Forget about it!!
Only problem was, Hall got in trouble and they were forced to water down the stable with Steiner. And then when Bret finally went down, it was over. They at least attempted to salvage the World title by putting it around Benoit's waist, but he threw it in the trash. That was truly the beginning of the end for them...
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Post by BlackJackRobby on Dec 20, 2007 14:53:02 GMT -5
I find it funny that when wrestling rating first were starting to get big, they were 2.5 and 3.0's.
They got huge after that of course, but in WCW's dying days it was getting ratings higher then any wrestling was getting a few years ago.
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