dbrussel
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Post by dbrussel on Apr 9, 2019 17:05:26 GMT -5
Vince is on the phone with Billy Graham, asking him if a roided up Kofi would bring higher ratings.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 9, 2019 17:06:14 GMT -5
I don't see this brand split lasting much longer. Or maybe it'll be like that one time where they had the "Raw Supershow" to feature SD guys on Raw. They probably don't have a choice in the matter. By all accounts Fox wants zero cross-promotion between Raw and SmackDown.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 9, 2019 17:07:40 GMT -5
Mania was a good show but the build was so misaimed and laden with bullshit that it's clear a lot of people didn't stick around to see it or didn't get back on the horse for it. WWE's problems are so deep and systemic, and growth would take time, but I don't see them being able to hold down the fort long enough for that to happen It doesn't really help that WWE's already made it abundantly clear that, no, they haven't changed a damn thing. Sure, Seth, Kofi, and Becky all won, but Becky did it in a total fluke, they continued their insistence on pushing Baron Corbin, and now that Mania's gone they're going full steam ahead with the Lacey and Lars pushes seemingly no one on this planet actually wants.
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Post by DZ: WF Legacy on Apr 9, 2019 17:09:51 GMT -5
I don't see this brand split lasting much longer. Or maybe it'll be like that one time where they had the "Raw Supershow" to feature SD guys on Raw. They probably don't have a choice in the matter. By all accounts Fox wants zero cross-promotion between Raw and SmackDown. Yeah, I figured as much, but if if ratings slip on SDL, they'd probably change their tune if bringing over some key Raw guys would help boost them. These days though it doesn't seem like much of anything boosts ratings.
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Post by Raw is Doodie101 on Apr 9, 2019 17:14:03 GMT -5
To defend WWE for a bit, while viewership is down. They still completely owned the night. All three hours were number 1-3 on cable.
WWE has lost viewers but they still completely own cable when football season isn’t on.
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mcstoklasa
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Post by mcstoklasa on Apr 9, 2019 17:14:33 GMT -5
Maybe people burnt out from mania being so f***ing long
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Post by Gremlin on Apr 9, 2019 17:20:34 GMT -5
As the Authority, WWE Universe, what are you going to do about this?
I propose a FAN marshaled booking commission.
First order of business: MORE BIRD BOX.
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Post by Feargus McReddit on Apr 9, 2019 17:59:21 GMT -5
To defend WWE for a bit, while viewership is down. They still completely owned the night. All three hours were number 1-3 on cable. WWE has lost viewers but they still completely own cable when football season isn’t on. This absolutely makes me wonder what the USA Network would be like if they didn’t have WWE because, as I and others have said over and over again, Raw and Smackdown are all they have in terms of marketable content. It really feels like the whole thing would go belly up really quickly if it wasn’t for it.
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Post by mcstoklasa on Apr 9, 2019 18:01:16 GMT -5
After-Mania RAWs: 2019: 2,924,000 2018: 3,921,000 2017: 3,767,000 2016: 4,094,000 2015: 5,364,000 Jeez
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Post by Deleted on Apr 9, 2019 18:04:17 GMT -5
Vince going to go full Bischoff and hold a backstage meeting to all the talent to say that only HHH, Stephanie, Shane, Brock, & Roman have ever drawn money for the company. “Anybody that wants to quit then leave!” Raven gets up and walks out. ”the hell was he doing in here?” 🤷♂️
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Post by Deleted on Apr 9, 2019 18:26:10 GMT -5
They know they attract more viewers post Mania but still booked that shit show.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 9, 2019 18:27:10 GMT -5
It’s April, so the quarterly report should be coming out sometime within the next few weeks to a month. Those are always fun.
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Post by Hypnosis on Apr 9, 2019 18:31:28 GMT -5
As the Authority, WWE Universe, what are you going to do about this? I propose a FAN marshaled booking commission. First order of business: MORE BIRD BOX. Next order of business for Smackdown:
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Post by Gremlin on Apr 9, 2019 19:56:30 GMT -5
As the Authority, WWE Universe, what are you going to do about this? I propose a FAN marshaled booking commission. First order of business: MORE BIRD BOX. Next order of business for Smackdown: Granted.
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Post by The Summer of Muskrat XVII on Apr 9, 2019 20:29:54 GMT -5
I don't see this brand split lasting much longer. Or maybe it'll be like that one time where they had the "Raw Supershow" to feature SD guys on Raw. This basically proves that that wouldn’t help at all. Night after Mania? You know all hands are on deck, and you’ll likely see talent from all 3 rosters. So ending the brand split wouldn’t help anything, if anything it’d make SDL irrelevant again. I know I’m not watching it if it’s the same crew as on Raw.
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FAR5222
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Post by FAR5222 on Apr 9, 2019 21:17:45 GMT -5
Nobody wants to watch this shit no more plain and simple. Just when it's Summerslam time, during Rumble and Mania. But even then nobody really cares.
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Post by benstudd on Apr 9, 2019 21:17:52 GMT -5
Vince going to go full Bischoff and hold a backstage meeting to all the talent to say that only HHH, Stephanie, Shane, Brock, & Roman have ever drawn money for the company. You forgot Charlotte
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Post by Deleted on Apr 9, 2019 21:43:26 GMT -5
Once Kofi starts his HGH cycle, ratings (and Kofi’s kidneys) will explode.
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riseofsetian1981
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Post by riseofsetian1981 on Apr 10, 2019 0:40:04 GMT -5
As I've said before people complain and still watch. Nothing is going to change even when they do move to another Network. Vince is completely out of touch with storytelling and wrestling in general. There are no interesting unique characters, the matches that I've seen don't feel as motivating, intense, and tightly choreographed as they were in the past, wrestlers don't sell properly, and everything is so rehashed and predictable.
More and more fans need to cancel their subscription, stop watching Raw and Smackdown, stop attending shows, and continue to send that message that just because WWE is the only legitimate promotion in town, doesn't mean that you have to continue giving them your time and money either.
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Post by Welfare Willis on Apr 10, 2019 0:52:54 GMT -5
Vince is on the phone with Billy Graham, asking him if a roided up Kofi would bring higher ratings. Vince: Goddamnnit pal, I need my Kofi like my coffee: Black and strong!
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