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Post by Famous Rocking Chimes on Nov 8, 2013 9:47:29 GMT -5
Big Show is main eventing WWE's Survivor Series pay-per-view with Randy Orton because there's a renewed effort within WWE to put larger or bigger wrestlers in the spotlight. This is the reason for Show being pushed and why we've seen more of Luke Harper and The Great Khali lately.
There's a feeling that Daniel Bryan was on top for a few months and WWE's pay-per-view buyrates have been down during that period. The feeling among upper management is that Bryan isn't a larger than life wrestler and that's what fans want. They feel a guy like Bryan should be on the mid-card having great matches.
www.lordsofpain.net/news/wwe/Backstage_News_on_Why_WWE_Is_Pushing_Big_Show_More_on_Daniel_Bryan_and_the_Mid-card.html
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Post by Bootista on Nov 8, 2013 9:48:56 GMT -5
Upper Management is f***ing stupid. Bryan should be one of the top guys
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Post by Deleted on Nov 8, 2013 9:51:28 GMT -5
I'd blame the low buyrates on the shitty booking than on Bryan.
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Post by Sparkybob on Nov 8, 2013 9:51:48 GMT -5
Good smark bait right there.
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Post by The Baltimore Staircase on Nov 8, 2013 9:53:59 GMT -5
Time will tell. If he returns post Rumble then it's just a case of keeping him out the way before fans get tired of seeing him screwed over every week.
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Post by EoE: Well There's Your Problem on Nov 8, 2013 9:55:03 GMT -5
News/z story aside, I wouldn't begrudge Luke Harper getting a decent push.
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Post by Friday Night SmackOwn on Nov 8, 2013 9:57:00 GMT -5
Unless wrestletaint.gov reports it, I'm not believing it.
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Post by blackmegaman on Nov 8, 2013 9:57:36 GMT -5
Good smark bait right there. I know......this just seems tailor made to hit all the IWC fan weak spots. heh |
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Post by The Beast Disincarnate on Nov 8, 2013 9:59:00 GMT -5
BERRIED!!!!
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Post by Friday Night SmackOwn on Nov 8, 2013 9:59:32 GMT -5
Good smark bait right there. I know......this just seems tailor made to hit all the IWC fan weak spots. heh All it needs is newz on John Cena returning to the main feud and you could kindle an IWC fire right there and then. |
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Post by Hit Girl on Nov 8, 2013 10:00:07 GMT -5
It strikes me less as smark bait and more grounded in what is actually occuring in the WWE product.
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Post by 1 Free Moon-Down with Burger on Nov 8, 2013 10:22:21 GMT -5
If they want Bryan to put on Great Matches, why put him against the Useless Wyatt's?
It also sounds like what they're doing with Cena at the moment. Mid-card and putting in quality work.
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Post by The Masked Heel WAS WRONG on Nov 8, 2013 10:23:09 GMT -5
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Post by carp (SPC, Itoh Respect Army) on Nov 8, 2013 10:24:21 GMT -5
I love how this whole story hinges on the WWE management not knowing that "larger than life" and "large" mean two different things.
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Post by Finish Uncle Muffin’s Story on Nov 8, 2013 10:24:44 GMT -5
We won't know how true this is until we see the Battleground/HIAC buy-rates.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 8, 2013 10:29:40 GMT -5
Show was being pushed in this storyline before the PPVs even took place to have their reduced buyrates known.
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Post by Kevin Hamilton on Nov 8, 2013 10:30:06 GMT -5
They're not even trying with that one. At least put a fake HHH quote in there.
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Post by BigWill on Nov 8, 2013 10:32:24 GMT -5
Yeah, we need to get Great Khali in them main events.
That'll boost buyrates.
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Post by Magic knows Black Lives Matter on Nov 8, 2013 10:34:44 GMT -5
PURE smarkbait. I hate that term but holy shit.
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Post by Branimal on Nov 8, 2013 10:38:02 GMT -5
Imagine if the buyrates for King of the Ring 1996 determined whether or not Austin could draw as a top guy.
3 months in the main event should NOT determine whether or not a guy will be a long term draw for a company.
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