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Post by Deleted on May 4, 2019 12:15:48 GMT -5
I guess to be fair here though, I have absolutely zero idea why they run Monday house shows anyway. The attendance on those things has to be total shit because SmackDown is firmly positioned as the B-show and consistently has lower ratings, so quite a lot of fans would probably rather save the money and watch Raw instead.
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Post by Chiral on May 4, 2019 12:20:34 GMT -5
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Post by cjh on May 4, 2019 12:20:59 GMT -5
I guess to be fair here though, I have absolutely zero idea why they run Monday house shows anyway. The attendance on those things has to be total shit because SmackDown is firmly positioned as the B-show and consistently has lower ratings, so quite a lot of fans would probably rather save the money and watch Raw instead. It's to give the SD talent a payday and something to do. They can't go home after the Sunday house show since they have Smackdown on Tuesday. |
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Post by Deleted on May 4, 2019 12:29:26 GMT -5
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Post by hbkid718 on May 4, 2019 13:28:11 GMT -5
We're getting 2 8-Person Tag Team Matches with Raw MITB Participants VS SD MITB Participants that will end with a huge brawl & no winner. Then we'll get 2 4 Fatal 4-Ways each on the Go-Home Shows next week.
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Post by No Longer a Produceman on May 4, 2019 13:58:51 GMT -5
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Post by Prince Petty on May 4, 2019 14:08:41 GMT -5
Roman on Raw!? Holy shit! He's not been on Raw for .... two weeks? Oh.
It'll be fun to see how the WWE masterfully juggles two rosters on one show. I'm sure we'll all be very impressed with their creativity and ability to do justice to everyone.
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Post by greyfmdan on May 4, 2019 14:10:49 GMT -5
If the rumors are true about Fox demanding a hard split, how are events like this even going to work, where (assuming they keep the current format) the rosters pretty much have to interact?
(Personally I’m wondering whether that rumor was true, or if it was, whether Fox has maybe backed off that demand. WWE certainly looks like they have no intention of a hard split at this point—though considering they’re reportedly sometimes still making changes up to 5 minutes before show time, maybe that shouldn’t be a surprise.)
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Post by adamclark52 on May 4, 2019 14:33:24 GMT -5
How well do Monday night Smackdown house shows even draw?
And do they still do Tuesday night Raw house shows?
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Post by adamclark52 on May 4, 2019 14:34:57 GMT -5
Roman on Raw!? Holy shit! He's not been on Raw for .... two weeks? Oh. It'll be fun to see how the WWE masterfully juggles two rosters on one show. I'm sure we'll all be very impressed with their creativity and ability to do justice to everyone. |
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Post by cjh on May 4, 2019 14:39:00 GMT -5
How well do Monday night Smackdown house shows even draw? And do they still do Tuesday night Raw house shows?No. Raw is Friday-Monday. SD is Saturday-Tuesday and will likely be switching to Thursday-Sunday when SD moves to Fox. |
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Post by adamclark52 on May 4, 2019 15:01:39 GMT -5
How well do Monday night Smackdown house shows even draw? And do they still do Tuesday night Raw house shows?No. Raw is Friday-Monday. SD is Saturday-Tuesday and will likely be switching to Thursday-Sunday when SD moves to Fox. I’m not crazy in thinking they used to do Tuesday Raw house shows though, am I? |
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Post by cjh on May 4, 2019 15:08:02 GMT -5
No. Raw is Friday-Monday. SD is Saturday-Tuesday and will likely be switching to Thursday-Sunday when SD moves to Fox. I’m not crazy in thinking they used to do Tuesday Raw house shows though, am I? I think Monday has always been the last day of the loop for the Raw guys, going back to the first split in 2002. |
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Post by Bub (BLM) on May 4, 2019 16:41:05 GMT -5
How well do Monday night Smackdown house shows even draw? And do they still do Tuesday night Raw house shows?No. Raw is Friday-Monday. SD is Saturday-Tuesday and will likely be switching to Thursday-Sunday when SD moves to Fox. They're working these wrestlers too much, especially considering the dire house show attendance. They should work Monday and Tuesday, PPVs, and the overseas tours. There's no reason to keeping running house shows in the US. One of the smartest things Bischoff ever did was kill WCW house shows when attendance was in the toilet. |
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Post by honsou on May 4, 2019 17:07:29 GMT -5
Wait why would WWE go all in on RAW when they are going to live and die Smackdown ratings?
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Post by Seth Drakin of Monster Crap on May 4, 2019 17:11:40 GMT -5
WWE, your desperation is showing
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Post by adamclark52 on May 4, 2019 19:59:04 GMT -5
Wait why would WWE go all in on RAW when they are going to live and die Smackdown ratings? They’re going to change Raws name to Smackdown and hope no one notices |
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Post by toodarkmark on May 4, 2019 22:00:24 GMT -5
Couldnt they get R n R Express against the Heavenly Bodies to headline in Kentucky?
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Post by 06vwgti on May 4, 2019 22:10:49 GMT -5
I never understood why the wwe has a house show the same night as raw. It doesn't seen to make sense to me
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Post by Oh Cry Me a Screwball on May 5, 2019 3:56:43 GMT -5
I never understood why the wwe has a house show the same night as raw. It doesn't seen to make sense to me The Smackdown crew works Sat-Tues, so it's either do absolutely nothing on the road for one day, or book a cheap building in a town somewhere between the Sunday house show and the Tuesday TV and try to make some money with tickets and merch to whoever shows up. I don't know if the shows are profitable or not, but I can't imagine they are losing much in the way of these shows considering the arena would otherwise not be booked, and the talent and crew are still paying for road costs like hotels/meals/rental cars/etc. anyway. |
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