The Yes Man
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Post by The Yes Man on Dec 21, 2017 12:28:10 GMT -5
I love pro wrestling so I watch as much pro wrestling as I can have available to me.
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Post by cuppacoffee - slight return on Dec 21, 2017 12:33:55 GMT -5
So, three pages in, do any of the replies satisfy the curiosity of the OP?
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Post by Vice honcho room temperature on Dec 21, 2017 12:36:02 GMT -5
Cause they offered me 3 months of the network for .99 cents and the bar I go to has terrible tv game so I secretly change it to Smackdown with my phone cause the cable box is showing on one tv at the table we usually sit at.
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Post by Captain Patren Fenderbaum-X on Dec 21, 2017 12:37:14 GMT -5
Just out of habit.
I have relegated the weekly shows pretty much to just highlights but catch the ppvs.
My dedicated watching is to other companies now with much stronger characters and stories.
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sabretooth
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Post by sabretooth on Dec 21, 2017 12:49:50 GMT -5
I'm still waiting for Vince to give away another million bucks.
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Post by OVO 40 hunched over like he 80 on Dec 21, 2017 13:47:55 GMT -5
Force of habit, but I no longer get upset if I miss a show or a ppv. Sometimes watching a game or going out is more important than raw or SDL.
I think deep down part of me keeps watching so that someday I will feel like a kid watching the product again. Closest thing to that was when the pipebomb and Bryan's rise happened.
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Post by Ishmeal Loves Kaseyhausen on Dec 21, 2017 14:35:18 GMT -5
Like others said, out of habit. Though I haven't Raw or Smackdown in a few weeks, I still catch the PPV's if the matches interest me.
On a deeper level, I still follow WWE because I know the potential is there for them to really explode. They have most of the best wrestlers in the world and the ability to make stars, but they forgot how to do it. I just keep that hope in me that someday they will remember how to do it, or realize what they have, get rid of the 50/50 booking albatross and make someone or more than one someone cross that upper echelon into stardom.
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riseofsetian1981
King Koopa
"I met him fifteen years ago. I was told there was nothing left."
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Post by riseofsetian1981 on Dec 22, 2017 23:47:51 GMT -5
I rarely watch these days and if I happen to catch an episode of Raw or Smackdown it's usually at the gym as background noise. The product doesn't do much for me in terms of entertainment, excitement, unpredictability, or even not attempting to insult my intelligence. For the longest time I couldn't figure out why wrestling in and of itself doesn't do much for me anymore. Then I figured it out.
When I was a kid wrestling was wrestling. The wrestlers acted like their characters inside an outside of the ring, they had colorful and unique looks, and there was a clear dichotomy between who was the good and bad guys within the confines of the storyline. Growing up I watched Macho Man, Hulk Hogan, Jake The Snake, Andre The Giant, Ultimate Warrior, Mr. Perfect, Legion of Doom, Demolition, Texas Tornado, Ted DiBiase, Bret Hart, Shawn, Austin, Rock, Taker, and the list goes on. These legends were and are wrestlers, they made you believe in what they were saying and in general that's how they captivated your attention by making you believe in their motives whether good or bad.
Wrestling then wasn't ashamed nor worried about shareholders. Vince, in that time period, looked at any publicity as good publicity. I look at the wrestlers now and there's nothing there anymore. Sure, they're a lot more athletic, younger, more talented, and flashier compared to the 80's and 90's wrestling. But my problem with the product now is that there aren't any good or bad guys, everyone looks and acts the same, and none of them act like wrestlers except for Ambrose, Enzo, AJ, Nakamura, and Owens.
I watch the product now and I just see empty entertainment that is insulting and disgusting in my opinion. No one has a character anymore, the storylines are predictable, the wrestlers don't convincingly sell attacks anymore, and it's just one repetitive cycle that has ultimately made me not want to watch as much because it's just bland.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 23, 2017 0:20:40 GMT -5
Penance for my sins.
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Bub (BLM)
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Post by Bub (BLM) on Dec 23, 2017 0:47:20 GMT -5
They have an endless supply of great wrestlers. If I only watch PPVs, I mostly enjoy it. Besides, the bad stuff is a blast to laugh at.
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Post by Non Banjoble Tokens on Dec 23, 2017 0:51:05 GMT -5
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riseofsetian1981
King Koopa
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Post by riseofsetian1981 on Dec 23, 2017 0:52:20 GMT -5
If I watch Raw it's usually to catch Seth, Ambrose, Balor, Miz, Braun, Enzo, and when Brock shows up.
Smackdown it's for AJ, Owens, Zayn, Nakamura, Ziggler, Roode, and Usos.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 23, 2017 1:15:08 GMT -5
I don't really. I watch the ppvs because I like wrestling shows that are mostly matches and not a bunch of in ring promos, in ring talk shows, and skits.
My wrestling fandom these days is thanks to NJPW, ROH, and Lucha Underground.
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Zone Was Wrong
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Post by Zone Was Wrong on Dec 23, 2017 1:51:24 GMT -5
I sometimes catch Smackdown if I remember because of AJ and Nakamura. Raw I watch clips on YouTube if I heard something good happened. Otherwise I watch nxt because it is quality week in and week out. Plus I usually work midnights on ppv weekends so i it's nice to have access to the ppv to alleviate the boredom.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 23, 2017 9:50:03 GMT -5
I mostly watch while I'm cooking dinner or doing laundry or something. So it's not that much of a commitment. While I'm critical of a lot of aspects of the show. At the end of the day, it's just entertainment and it's not a big deal.
Even the stuff that's bad is entertaining in an ironic sort of way. For example seeing the number 1 babyface constantly get boo'd is funny as hell and entertains me. Technically it's terrible booking and storytelling, but that in itself makes it fun to watch.
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Nikki Heyman
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Post by Nikki Heyman on Dec 25, 2017 0:30:16 GMT -5
I'm still waiting for Vince to give away another million bucks. I'm still waiting for my severance check when Vince fired all of us
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Post by DASH 243✅ on Dec 25, 2017 1:28:08 GMT -5
I like wrestling
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Post by Cyno on Dec 25, 2017 13:13:23 GMT -5
I really only watch it when there's nothing else on that I want to watch. So if there's no CW DCTVU show on or no Rebels or an interesing Star Trek rerun on, I'll watch Raw or Smackdown.
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J. Hova
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Post by J. Hova on Dec 25, 2017 14:47:12 GMT -5
I got rid of DirecTV 2 days after the world series ended and prior to that it was probably a solid year since I had watched an entire episode of Raw or Smackdown. I found that I didn't really miss it or miss anything in general. I still watch the PPVs and usually the NXT Takeovers. I've also found that if I watch a This Week in WWE episode prior to the PPV, I get caught up on everything I need to.
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Jiren
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Post by Jiren on Dec 25, 2017 14:53:21 GMT -5
I'll watch the PPV's and that's only if I've got nothing better to watch/Play
I won't suffer the TV shows
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