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Post by Ludwig Kaiser’s Walk on Dec 20, 2017 10:28:25 GMT -5
I'm on a break, but I know I'll be back.
It entertains me, even though it can be really frustrating to watch at times, I still usually can find something entertaining.
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schizo
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Post by schizo on Dec 20, 2017 11:43:38 GMT -5
Because Iam entertained by it, there's still a lot about current WWE to enjoy despite all it's obeius flaws.
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Ben Wyatt
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Are You Gonna Go My Way?
I don't get it. At all. It's kind of a small horse, I mean what am I missing? Am I crazy?
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Post by Ben Wyatt on Dec 20, 2017 11:49:23 GMT -5
Because even though the product is far from perfect, I still find myself enjoying it more often than not. When that changes, I'll stop watching regularly. It's that simple
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Post by Slingshot Suplay on Dec 20, 2017 11:50:36 GMT -5
I only watch for AJ Styles.
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RKTaker
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Post by RKTaker on Dec 20, 2017 11:52:29 GMT -5
i feel like we get this question every couple of weeks, I don't watch it as much as i used to though I think of it as a bad tv show, or movie where you know that it's bad and you shouldn't watch it but you still get some kind of enjoyment out of it because of so bad it is. I think TNA is the same kind of same where you just watch it just to make fun of it. I was watching WWE a few weeks ago with some non-wrestling friends and we were having fun just making fun of everything. I do wish there was another wrestling company that is able to compete with wwe though
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Sam Punk
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Post by Sam Punk on Dec 20, 2017 13:17:11 GMT -5
Because it's awesome!
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salz4life
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Post by salz4life on Dec 20, 2017 13:25:21 GMT -5
I enjoy pro wrestling. I DVR the weekly shows and watch what I want to watch and fast forward through the rest. I do watch every PPV. I usually say I am still watching out of habit and the hope that something clicks and we see a "new boom".
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Post by corndog on Dec 20, 2017 13:29:55 GMT -5
For me, WWE was becoming much like an ambivalent friendship and it was time to cut the cord. It's basically just been a weaning off process that has gone on for the last year. After the brand split, I watched Smackdown and would skim through Raw, mostly on fast forward. I stopped watching Raw and Smackdown after Wrestlemania, but kept the network. I would watch the ppvs and the back catalog. I got my hopes up for Braun Strowman facing Brock Lesnar, but once he lost, I was done. I cancelled the network, but got a free month, so I ended having it long enough to watch Survivor Series. After watching Survivor Series, I realized I made the right decision.
I may return for Royal Rumble and I still watch segments from Raw or Smackdown occasionally on YouTube, if they interest me or mainly when the discussion here interests me enough to check it out. In all honestly, I don't miss anything except for watching the back catalog on the network when I get bored. The product had become infuriating and was clearly not for me, while I am loving New Japan right now.
I think it really just depends on the person. If you still enjoy the product, why wouldn't you watch it? But if it isn't enjoyable and there doesn't seem to be any hope in sight, it's not worth the hours of investment.
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Post by hbkid718 on Dec 20, 2017 14:04:56 GMT -5
I have been watching since I fell in love with it at the age of 5 watching Ricky Steamboat VS Randy Savage at WrestleMania 3 on Closed-Circuit TV. I have watched it through the good and the bad and the crap. I am addicted to it. I watch it because I respect the athletic performances of the wrestlers. I watch wrestling because of that, first and foremost, and storylines and everything else is second to the actual in-ring action. And as long as the action continues to be good as the wrestlers give us their all, then I will watch it until my dying day.
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Blindkarevik
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Post by Blindkarevik on Dec 20, 2017 14:11:54 GMT -5
I only watch the PPVs now with the Network and will catch up on highlights of the shows through Youtube. Plus my Facebook feed has enough wrestling posts on it where if something really interesting happens, I can check it out. However, if the Network wasn't a thing... I would probably read about it more than I watch it. At this point, I still have a lot of guys I like in WWE: AJ Styles, Owens, Zayn, Rollins, Black, Undisputed Era, etc,.... so I like to watch them still. However, when you get right down to it... the only show I've been excited for for the last few months is Wrestle Kingdom 12.
However, when it comes right down to it.. I've always watched wrestling so I just keep doing it. Sometimes I'm super into it, other times I burn out, but I think it'll be a part of my life until I die...
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MolotovMocktail
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Post by MolotovMocktail on Dec 20, 2017 14:14:36 GMT -5
There are still parts I enjoy. Most matches are really good, production value is great (though I do wish they would start doing customized sets for ppv's again - that was a great visual), and always hoping it will improve. I didn't think in 1995 that the WWF would be what it once was, and that it had lost its spot as the top promotion.
It's frustrating right now-it's not outright crap, as we're not getting stuff like Katie Vick, HLA, or the unfunny celebrity skits of 2008-12. But there's just nothing to captivate me for 3 hours either.
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Post by RareTradU on Dec 20, 2017 14:19:22 GMT -5
I had gotten to where I was watching only out of habit. I wasn't enjoying sitting at home Monday's for three hours watching Raw. I finally stopped completely about a year ago. I read up on news(z), and check WWE's website to see what's going on. I could watch tomorrow and feel like I haven't missed anything. I'll watch the big shows; WrestleMania, Royal Rumble, etc. but I've even cancelled my WWE network account. It was weird at first because I'm a huge wrestling fan but I feel like it's passed me by and not for me anymore.
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thecrusherwi
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Post by thecrusherwi on Dec 20, 2017 14:21:59 GMT -5
Was going to write a big dissertation about my history as a fan, habit, and a bunch of stuff, but the true answer is:
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Post by Fade is a CodyCryBaby on Dec 20, 2017 14:54:51 GMT -5
Force of habit.
But even then, it's just been too much as of late. Particularly RAW and Smackdown have been awful. But it's kinda like Landis said...every now and then something awesome happens. Shield/Kurt...AJ becoming champ..the Lesnar/Joe program. Also, the closest thing I have to a current alternative is NJPW on AXS at 2:00 am.
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Post by cassonova on Dec 20, 2017 15:22:42 GMT -5
Short answer is, I'm a fan. Do I watch it religiously? No. If I'm home, I watch it. Just because it's not very good now, doesn't mean it will always be bad...even the Chicago Cubs get good every now and again and their fans don't get questioned as much as they should.
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The Ichi
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Post by The Ichi on Dec 20, 2017 16:12:27 GMT -5
Haven't watched since Royal Rumble this year. When I was it was out of habit but it simply got too boring.
I still lurk this board at times, I guess I still like to keep tabs.
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Post by edgehead on Dec 20, 2017 16:15:39 GMT -5
I've been fan since 1992. I watch it all because I am entertained by it, I've been entertained by it for 25 years. Too much craziness in the world to take a television show serious.
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Allie Kitsune
Crow T. Robot
Always Feelin' Foxy.
Celestial Princess in Exile.
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Post by Allie Kitsune on Dec 20, 2017 16:23:20 GMT -5
Because I'm too lazy to take the time that would go to WWE and use it to learn how to code instead.
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nate5054
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Post by nate5054 on Dec 20, 2017 16:32:53 GMT -5
I still watch, but my dvr gets a workout when I do.
There's still enough characters and bits that amuse me. I imagine I watch partially out of habit too.
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Post by sonofblaine on Dec 21, 2017 12:19:55 GMT -5
When it's good I love it. When it's bad, I can still enjoy it. Either way, like many shows/comics/etc that aren't great anymore, I still want to see what's happening to the characters/universe I've been invested in for so long. I have lots of fun watching the PPVs w/ my friend who only watches those with me.
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