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Post by CMWaters on Sept 25, 2013 17:53:32 GMT -5
...the old style of booking WWF shows.
Namely, having only one or two big matches on the shows, and the rest being jobber squashes (with ACTUAL jobbers, meaning no entrance music and such, before you mention guys like 3MB or JTG).
So, who would have benefited most from that if WWE was still doing that style of show?
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Post by Deleted on Sept 25, 2013 18:42:33 GMT -5
Everyone.
Granted, there's no way to put the cat back into the bag, but there was very rarely a "name" wrestler around during that style of booking who didn't seem like a huge deal.
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Post by thegame415 on Sept 25, 2013 19:36:08 GMT -5
PPV's.
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Post by fw91 on Sept 25, 2013 20:08:16 GMT -5
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Post by "Gizzark" Mike Wronglevenay on Sept 26, 2013 7:13:48 GMT -5
Literally every named wrestler.
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Post by Ryback on a Pole! on Sept 26, 2013 7:49:53 GMT -5
Nobody.
It wouldn't work today. Jobber squashes are boring. 9 times out of 10, the jobber squash match gets crickets. I find it baffling how some people actually want them back. Why would people want to see Big Daddy Langston destroy a nameless jobber over seeing a good, competitive match?
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Post by Deleted on Sept 26, 2013 8:04:01 GMT -5
The Wyatt Family definitely could have benefitted with scrub matches.
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Post by Cvslfc123 on Sept 26, 2013 13:38:15 GMT -5
they did help Ryback, and it was awesome seeing the jobbers get mic time.
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Post by TGM on Sept 26, 2013 15:50:17 GMT -5
Nobody. It wouldn't work today. Jobber squashes are boring. 9 times out of 10, the jobber squash match gets crickets. I find it baffling how some people actually want them back. Why would people want to see Big Daddy Langston destroy a nameless jobber over seeing a good, competitive match? To make him look dangerous before having a competative match. Worked amazingly for Umaga. |
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Post by MichaelMartini on Sept 26, 2013 16:08:20 GMT -5
Nobody. It wouldn't work today. Jobber squashes are boring. 9 times out of 10, the jobber squash match gets crickets. I find it baffling how some people actually want them back. Why would people want to see Big Daddy Langston destroy a nameless jobber over seeing a good, competitive match? Me. They're a great way to introduce someone. The focus is on the new guy, his entrance, his moveset, his persona. It builds anticipation, which is the thing that sells PPVs. Two guys who've only squashed jobbers meeting for the first time is exciting. But it's not just squashes. They'd have to get rid of so many clean endings. Even when name guys faced each other in the 80s it was usually inconclusive, a double count out or DQ. I disagree that they're boring. They're short and people's attention spans are lower than ever. There are over ten hours a week of competitive matches. Who's going to pay for that when you get more than you can watch for free every single week? |
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