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Post by King Devitt and the Woke Mob on Mar 28, 2019 21:30:26 GMT -5
The irony of this ad popping up made me chuckle.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 28, 2019 21:32:50 GMT -5
One change and then never again. I don't think that's how evolution works Evolution is a mystery.
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Post by Lt. Palumbo on Mar 28, 2019 21:34:03 GMT -5
One change and then never again. I don't think that's how evolution works Evolution is a mystery. f***in' Magnets
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Post by nisidhe on Mar 28, 2019 21:54:02 GMT -5
It's almost as if WWE wants to do the absolute minimum possible for pro wrestling in order to achieve maximum profits.
AEW has an opportunity here to take up what WWE seems to be dropping.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 28, 2019 21:57:34 GMT -5
It's almost as if WWE wants to do the absolute minimum possible for pro wrestling in order to achieve maximum profits. AEW has an opportunity here to take up what WWE seems to be dropping. WWE is that guy at work that is terrible at their job, yet is constantly promoted.
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Post by toodarkmark on Mar 28, 2019 22:53:05 GMT -5
I can't say it enough. Vince McMahon hates wrestling fans. "Oh you ladies got something over that we were trying to bury? The fans like it? And you outshined my boys show in Saudi Arabia? Well guess what's not happening again."
People really discount how many high level decisions are made out pettiness or spite.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 28, 2019 23:02:19 GMT -5
I can't say it enough. Vince McMahon hates wrestling fans. "Oh you ladies got something over that we were trying to bury? The fans like it? And you outshined my boys show in Saudi Arabia? Well guess what's not happening again." People really discount how many high level decisions are made out pettiness or spite. I really don't think that's what's happening here. Evolution was a PPV to offset their Saudi guilt and it seems like they're less guilty about it this year. Evolution was a great show but theoretically if post-Wrestlemania, women are getting main events more frequently you might not really need it anymore. WWE have a lot of shows. Would be cool if they kept doing it but I don't think it's crucial or anything.
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Post by Dub H on Mar 28, 2019 23:06:59 GMT -5
For f***'s sake Ronda isn't even a ratings draw, get off this bullshit. Evolution was well received for being a good show and doing more will only further that sentiment, taking a big step back because your ~REAL STAR~ is leaving is exactly the sort of piss that has people being so down on WWE. Rondas literal only good quality is losing to someone one time. After that she is completely unnecessary in the company
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Post by Dean-o on Mar 29, 2019 1:20:37 GMT -5
I don’t think Evolution sold many tickets, but Long Island is a pain in the ass to travel to. They deserve another PPV this year.
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Post by Prince Petty on Mar 29, 2019 3:02:51 GMT -5
I'd like to say this is a PR move, to get people agitating for another Evolution PPV, so the WWE can do the 'you asked, we listened' thing again. But knowing how Vince thinks, and how a lot of that 'brain trust' behind the scenes think, they probably do believe that Ronda was the main draw, despite the highlight of Evolution being the Charlotte vs Becky match.
There's no reason the WWE couldn't inject some life into their PPV schedule by establishing a regular women's only event. And while they're at it, they could try out a Cruiserweights PPV too, including some smaller guys from the main roster to raise the profile. It's not like anyone would miss Fastlane, or Extreme Rules.
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Post by brentreznor on Mar 29, 2019 3:25:45 GMT -5
This PPV would be 6 months from now. It's the WWE, a hundred things could change by then. I don't know why everyone's so worked up over Meltzer saying one sentence.
The reality is though that Women aren't headlining WM without Rousey, there is no Evolution PPV without Rousey, the WWE isn't getting as much TV money as they're without Rousey.
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Post by BigAl on Mar 29, 2019 4:08:42 GMT -5
For f***'s sake Ronda isn't even a ratings draw, get off this bullshit. Evolution was well received for being a good show and doing more will only further that sentiment, taking a big step back because your ~REAL STAR~ is leaving is exactly the sort of piss that has people being so down on WWE. For the proof that despite what the ratings has proven as well as audience response, it's obvious Vincent thinks Ronda Rousey is a ratings draw as well as attendance draw and God knows what else just like how he feels about Brock which we all know equals nothing but I guess he has some bizarre mathematics that thinks that both of them brings in ratings
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Post by Rudy Gobert Fingers on Mar 29, 2019 4:11:34 GMT -5
Honestly I have a real bad feeling that the women's division is gonna get super shoved in the background once Ronda is gone.
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Post by Feargus McReddit on Mar 29, 2019 4:12:34 GMT -5
This PPV would be 6 months from now. It's the WWE, a hundred things could change by then. I don't know why everyone's so worked up over Meltzer saying one sentence. I mean, the quote even said Stephanie herself wasn’t committing to anything basically saying; “We want to do more and we hopefully will” so it’s not THAT outlandish to think it’ll both change several times or not happen at all.
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Post by Brian Suntan on Mar 29, 2019 4:16:33 GMT -5
This report is nonsense though - Rousey's status post-WM is only a mystery to the people who don't know yet. Both Ronda and the WWE will know what her plans are going forward. And committing to doing another Evolution PPV would be announcing it, which they haven't.
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Post by Allie Kitsune on Mar 29, 2019 5:14:20 GMT -5
For f***'s sake Ronda isn't even a ratings draw, get off this bullshit. Evolution was well received for being a good show and doing more will only further that sentiment, taking a big step back because your ~REAL STAR~ is leaving is exactly the sort of piss that has people being so down on WWE. Once again, all bigotry accusations aside, WWE seems to think that if they don't have a former big-time UFC name to revolve their entire product around, that it's not worth promoting their shows at all... Whoever has the UFC fetish (probably Vince, with a little bit of Shane on the side), it's got to stop.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 29, 2019 5:32:35 GMT -5
Honestly I have a real bad feeling that the women's division is gonna get super shoved in the background once Ronda is gone. What makes you think that, them spending the past year sacrificing the Raw Women's division to her and now effectively removing the SmackDown title from the equation just to make the match she's involved in look like a better deal? Or maybe how Asuka / Charlotte was the first women's match post-Elimination Chamber to break ten minutes?
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Post by Dub H on Mar 29, 2019 8:00:32 GMT -5
I think Rhonda has the biggest overrated Star Power today.Not only by WWE
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Post by auph10imitated on Mar 29, 2019 8:09:19 GMT -5
They sold out, they had a great PPV, I am sure it will have done good numbers for the Network. Seriously what was the problem? Do they honestly think this was all on Rousey's back? Seriously?
And if they are concerned they may not sell tickets well without Ronda just book a smaller arena FFS. They can still make money off it. I dont get the issue? Mind boggles again.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 29, 2019 8:50:21 GMT -5
Let’s be honest.
Without Rousey, there’s no women’s PPV and no Wrestlemania main event.
She’s the cash cow. Yes all the other women are great and I enjoy watching them but this is how this company works. They don’t trust any of their new stars to be a draw. That’s why they’re relying on UFC draws like Rousey and Lesnar to sell their PPVs. And if that doesn’t work, they bring back part timers like HHH, Batista, Rock, Cena and Taker.
I’m worried to see where this womens Evolution will be when Rousey inevitably leaves the company...
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