cs2502
Mike the Goon
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Post by cs2502 on May 19, 2019 23:23:03 GMT -5
Seriously, not even trying to flame on ppl or be a s*** stirrer. I've been watching some form of wrestling since 1985. This is by far my last straw. I see so many people saying the same thing in the MITB thread, but are you willing to stay the course? I, for one, am. No longer will I give them a second, third, fourth, etc chance. Done are the days of saying "well, let's see where this goes Monday". IT NEVER CHANGES!!! I'm beyond sick of staying up late on a Sunday, only to go to bed aggravated, then get up for work the next day. Vince gives ZERO f***s about his fans. PERIOD. Everyone can do what they want, but I'm done with WWE. Can't wait to see what AEW does, come the fall. I honestly and truly hope they become McMahon's WORST nightmare. Sorry if I offend anyone with this post, but I see nothing wrong with showing fire on something you're passionate about #WWE/NOUGH IS ENOUGH.
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Post by Deleted on May 19, 2019 23:24:31 GMT -5
I expect to be mostly so once AEW starts for real. At the moment I really only follow WWE because it's like fast food - it's cheap and it's easy. Having another option I can just turn the TV to removes most of its appeal.
That said, while I still watch SmackDown here and there I don't know if there's anything they can do to make me watch weekly Raws start to finish ever again. They're just too long and too often complete shit to waste my time on and I really have no idea when the last time is I actually watched one start to finish without at any point ducking out.
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Post by Deleted on May 19, 2019 23:25:27 GMT -5
I’ll be back tomorrow night.
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Post by arrogantmodel on May 19, 2019 23:28:38 GMT -5
I haven't watched a whole show in forever. I've only watched three Manias in the past ten years. Haven't watched any other ppvs at all. Don't have the network, don't go to shows, don't buy t-shirts.
I read stuff on here, and might look it up on youtube. Other than that...yep...this company can go f*** itself in its stupid ass.
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Sparkybob
King Koopa
I have a status?
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Post by Sparkybob on May 19, 2019 23:29:38 GMT -5
I’ll be back tomorrow night.  |
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Post by Deleted on May 19, 2019 23:36:35 GMT -5
Not yet, but my viewing has dropped off significantly. I rarely watch entire Raws anymore, and a lot of weeks I skip it entirely.
I basically took a ten year break between 06-16, with periods here and there where I'd watch and/or keep up with what has happening. If not for that break I'd probably be out.
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Post by Deleted on May 19, 2019 23:41:20 GMT -5
These days I skip most Raws, watch SDL sometimes, watch ppvs as background noise so I'll probably stay on that trend until I drop off since I'm not really focused on it as much as I used to be.
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Post by Deleted on May 19, 2019 23:43:42 GMT -5
Been done for months, but this just confirms it. Only thing I watch is Takeovers.
Can't wait for AEW.
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Wade Wilson
Don't get Wardlow'd by your Wardlow if you can't Wardlow them back
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Post by Wardlow on Wardlow 54 on May 19, 2019 23:44:45 GMT -5
I'm basically ppv only, though I may watch Raw for a few weeks at a time. I likely will not be watching tomorrow, unless my sources tell me I should lol
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Post by Deleted on May 19, 2019 23:44:47 GMT -5
I’ll be back tomorrow night. Me for the foreseeable future:  |
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nisidhe
Hank Scorpio
O Superman....O judge....O Mom and Dad....
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Post by nisidhe on May 19, 2019 23:47:47 GMT -5
I won't be watching tomorrow night, mainly because those I want to see, barring Wildcard Rules, won't be there. Tuesday is looking pretty sketchy to me as well, though a Balor sighting would be welcome.
Really, I'm waiting to see whose contracts are up and who's got better lawyers that can get them out of such things as injury extensions and the like. At this point, my interest in WWE is in seeing how it handles its downfall.
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Post by Sponsored by Groose Wipes on May 19, 2019 23:49:30 GMT -5
It's like a train wreck. I don't want to see it happen but at the same time I can't look away.
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Post by This Player Hating Mothman on May 19, 2019 23:51:37 GMT -5
I've spent a lot of the past few years hovering around WWE wanting to care but constantly getting burned. Not having a Network account has meant a lot of my attachment has come down to a friend offering to order pizza if he can come over and watch it at myp lace, or going to a friend's like with Mania. Brock stands as one of the biggest obstacles to my enjoyment of WWE and even not catching the show I'm just so worn down by this bullshit. I want WWE to be good and I'm not going to say I quit WWE foreverever, but until things change f*** if I'm giving it any consistent amount of my time every week.
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Post by Deleted on May 19, 2019 23:54:45 GMT -5
I stopped watching the weekly shows years ago when I cut cable. Smackdown might turn into background noise this fall.
But the train wreck of Goldberg vs. Undertaker? That looks to awful to miss.
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Bill S. Preston, Esq.
Bye
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Post by r. on May 19, 2019 23:58:04 GMT -5
For a very long time, I have had RAW as background noise. I'll flip around and go back if Elias is on and will likely do so just to see where the Bray thing at least once in the ring.
Same for Smackdown.
It's incredibly bitter because Vince has hoarded so many guys I find enjoyable on any given night and it utterly kills me to know all that hard work, passion and ability means jack f***ing shit in comparison to a guy who can't piss clean and Vince has a hard-on for.
There is a saying "Support your favorite wrestlers, No matter where they end up"(Barring royal screw-ups) and I do that because of too many guys to even list here deserve to be appreciated, Shit, even asscheek guys like Corbin and McIntyre have a certain weird appeal but this particular PPV really got me in a way that is vastly different than any before.
It's hard to explain, Sometimes a show just leaves me mostly annoyed, I can use as comedy fodder and move on. Even really bad ppvs like Extreme Rules where Botoasty and Show battle deafening boos are fun to watch again in a MST3K way.
This though, This was really a very loud and clear statement from Vince to anyone listening "f*** you, This is what I want, Not what you want. All those chumps in the ring? f*** them too, I decide who matters, not you." So much like I did with my cousin who had a mess load of Jakk's but insisted we had to play by his rules and non-WWE (f) guys couldn't win (I tried pinning his champ with a dope Lion-O figure) I am going to simply not play anymore.
I didn't have as many figures as my cousin and I may not have any options yet for wrestling outside of maybe NJPW but eventually, I saved money and got those figures and eventually AEW will air and I'll have my go to.
As a last note; I don't hate because he's not booking to please me or the IWC. I hate him because he's only booking for an audience of one now, himself.
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Post by freeze Austin on May 19, 2019 23:58:51 GMT -5
At this point I am basically a casual fan (but not for most of the same reasons as other casual fans, i.e. not because of the lack of roidy guys, bikini contests, and promos about who got laid the most). I keep up with it through podcasts and online forums, but I estimate I've watched somewhere around 5 Raws in the last 3 or 4 years. I watch Smackdown maybe half the time, sometimes skipping months on end.
I stopped watching as a hardcore because I just realized I have better things to do than watch a show that is a vanity project for a senile old man to put on and push whatever he wants. With the Brock/Roman feud probably coming to SD Live soon, I'll probably become even more of a casual fan of the WWE product than I am right now.
I'm willing to give AEW a chance, but I'm not going to give them a free pass. They're going to have to give me a show that's quick and easy to watch, with fresh content and fresh stories, and when someone catches lightning in a bottle listen to your fans and run with it, don't get mad at them for liking something that you "don't get" and do everything in your power to quash it out of spite. Don't give us "THE guy", give us likable good guys and detestable bad guys. Keep it simple, stupid.
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Post by Prince Petty on May 19, 2019 23:59:04 GMT -5
I need to give the WWE one more month of Network subscription, so I can watch the Becky Lynch 24 episode, and I guess that'll be it for the foreseeable future.
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Gus Richlen Was Wrong
Patti Mayonnaise
Metal Maestro: Co-winner of the FAN Idol Throwdown!
Fun while it lasted
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Post by Gus Richlen Was Wrong on May 20, 2019 0:00:07 GMT -5
I swear if they go nuts with Brock again like before, my wrestling viewing will be nonexistent until he finally retires, which is who the hell knows when.
No WWE.
No AEW.
No NJPW.
No ROH.
NOTHING.
I will be f***ing DONE.
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Post by brettappedout (BLM) on May 20, 2019 0:02:36 GMT -5
I DVR RAW and SD already. If I'm bored I'll put RAW on about halfway through so I can catch up with the live thread. Same with SD. I watch NXT and NXT UK Thursday. I really only watch Takeover and PPVS live because of the group of people here.
My love for wrestling has definitely dipped over the last year, but with this board and live threads I'll probably always watch.
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Post by Clutchhausen on May 20, 2019 0:03:17 GMT -5
No one is ever truly done.
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