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Post by thetower52 on Mar 25, 2019 10:18:54 GMT -5
Force of habit but when they do manage to do something g good they tend to blow it out of the water
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Post by MolotovMocktail on Mar 25, 2019 12:59:54 GMT -5
It’s still the standard to measure all other pro wrestling against. And it’s had down periods before, but when it’s good, there’s nothing better. I just hold out hope that they can get the ball rolling again.
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Post by lionheart21 on Mar 25, 2019 13:10:53 GMT -5
As frustrating as the booking can be and how bad the writing can be, they're still putting on solid in-ring action.
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Post by CubsFan71 on Mar 25, 2019 15:52:30 GMT -5
Damned if I know
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Post by Deleted on Mar 25, 2019 16:14:12 GMT -5
Habit and lack of anything else on a lot of the time. For what it's worth I really have only actually been watching SmackDown on the regular - Raw I usually just catch bits and pieces of - and while it has its down weeks and its stupid decisions on the whole I generally find it an easy watch.
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Post by Alice Syndrome on Mar 25, 2019 16:33:50 GMT -5
I'm gonna be honest, I don't.
I work early now, and I need to wake up an hour after your average Raw ends.
I haven't watched a show since the Rumble except about half an hour of Fastlane because I had the next day off, because I'm just not invested enough to keep up with the show anymore except reading a recap on my break.
I'm gonna watch Takeover live, and then catch Mania on my Monday and possibly Tuesday evening, but I see no point in such a time vampire when I have maybe 3 hours of free time a night, and I'd rather play video games with my wife.
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riseofsetian1981
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Post by riseofsetian1981 on Mar 25, 2019 17:15:22 GMT -5
I haven't watched a full Raw or Smackdown in years. Once I realized that Vince didn't value us as fans or consumers that's when I simply said forget it and moved on. I usually find myself reading various threads here and find it sad that so many people complain, whine, and state how much they hate the show and can't find themselves moving on because it's a "habit."
Yes, it is a habit to continue watching a product that doesn't make you happy. It isn't healthy and only reinforces the belief that it'll get better if you continue watching. Sadly that's not the way it works. I devote my time to television shows, collecting films and shows on DVD, writing film reviews, reading, listening to music, and actually going out and enjoying life for a change without being subjected to the stale product the WWE releases.
There's much more coherent and exciting entertainment available if you simply just turn off the WWE. Try it sometime.
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Post by brentreznor on Mar 25, 2019 17:17:33 GMT -5
Raw and Smackdown air at 5pm on the west coast. So I get home from work and have it on while I make dinner, surf the net etc. And also because I'm really dumb.
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Post by Scott on Mar 25, 2019 22:01:55 GMT -5
I’ll always follow it but I’m glad my DVR lets me cruise through on 4x and see what’s going on.
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Post by Sam Punk on Mar 25, 2019 22:42:14 GMT -5
Because I'm an idiot.
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Post by The Kevstaaa on Mar 25, 2019 23:06:07 GMT -5
Because other than Raw, the product is actually pretty fantastic.
- Raw is booty. That's clear. - Smackdown is giving some of the best TV in history. Up there with SD 02, 09, and 16. - 205 Live consistently features good to great matches. - NXT is a safe bet for a good weekly show and incredible TakeOvers. - NXT UK is kind of just there, but is still a fine wrestling show. - The roster is more talented than it has ever been at any other time in history. - We've gotten nothing but really good to great PPVs for a while now.
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Post by Cranjis McBasketball on Mar 25, 2019 23:58:00 GMT -5
Because my special needs friend loves it so and loves discussing it with me and when I come over for PPVs to watch with him and his parents. That's 99% of the reason, the other 1% is because I do like WWE. I can work him into such a frenzy over whatever it happening, that's fun too. He loves who he likes and most of the time, I just happen to like the opponent, but sometimes I just do to be contrarian.
I'll be going to his place to watch WrestleMania, he's gonna love it that much more for me being there and I'll enjoy it more than I would alone in my house, because he loves it so much.
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Post by The Legend of Groose on Mar 26, 2019 1:08:25 GMT -5
I honestly just hear about results of the main shows and only watch the PPVs at this point. I don't have time or the patience to watch 5+ hours of content that will likely be bad. I just never saw any good reason to be angry over something that I can't control and have the choice to just not participate in.
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riseofsetian1981
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Post by riseofsetian1981 on Mar 26, 2019 18:26:59 GMT -5
Because of my massive DVD collection I know I will always have alternative forms of entertainment. There's absolutely no need to watch a product that will ultimately leave me disappointed or feel insulted as a consumer.
Once Vince purchased WCW and ECW, he knew that fans had no other legitimate promotions to fall back on in case his product began to suffer. He never felt the need to improve on the writing, booking, and when the unfortunate tragedies of Guerrero and Benoit happened it gave him an excuse to water down the product even more. Don't get me wrong I'm fine without seeing a lot of blood, the overuse of chairshots to the head, dangerous piledrivers, and insane bumps from ridiculous heights. All of that has been done and while it generated excitement for us, it created a lot of pain for the wrestlers, and in the end, usually resulted in horrible tragedies due to the promotions forcing the wrestlers to perform while injured.
With all of that said I feel it's important to know when to stop. At some point you have to know your worth as a consumer, to know that you're voice isn't appreciated, and continually complaining, having threads dedicated to Raw and Smackdown, keeping your subscription, and still ordering/making threads for PPV's is free coverage for Vince's product. Realistically you just have to say "enough is enough."
By some of the constant complaining and whining I see here, if I continued to abuse myself by remaining enamored with the product I would've never discovered the show "Leverage". Yes, I am late on the show but I just happened to purchase the first season, had it in my cabinet collection of DVD for years, popped it into my DVD player, and now I am hooked waiting for my shipment of the four seasons from Amazon to be delivered to my house.
My point is that I honestly don't miss the WWE at all. I feel my life is so much happier, cleaner, and less stressful by not continuing to set myself up for disappointment with a stale and rehashed product. It's a lot easier than current jaded fans make it out to be. Simply follow the steps. 1. Grab the remote, 2. Change the channel or turn off the television, 3. Find another form of entertainment that will suit your needs, 4. Read a book, 5. Step outside and enjoy life.
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