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Post by cabbageboy on May 29, 2019 8:36:53 GMT -5
I don't think there is a feasible way to do a 3 hour wrestling show every week. WCW scorched the earth with 3 hour Nitros in 1998-99, but the problem is that by cutting the 3rd hour in 2000 they lost out on the revenue that went along with it and hastened their own demise. Realistically speaking Raw would have to jump dramatically in the ratings to justify cutting the 3rd hour now, but at most the average viewership might rise about 50,000 people total.
It doesn't help WWE that come Fall both of their shows are in difficult time slots. Going against MNF will be a task given the current ratings decline and I'm not sure moving to Fox on Friday nights is going to be a good idea either after the initial few weeks of it. That's just a dead zone night for TV.
Anyone know what TNT's typical Tuesday night viewership looks like? Wednesday?
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Post by SparkyPlugg on May 29, 2019 8:57:20 GMT -5
I really sick of the whole “3 hours is hard to fill” argument. Stop writing, stop talking, stop doing recaps every 10 mins and then book some damned wrestling matches using the the ridiculous size roster that you have at your disposal. You can even use jobbers to build stars. It’s not difficult, they’re just stubborn.
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Post by The Dark Order Inferno on May 29, 2019 9:21:37 GMT -5
Vince's solution to the product being stale and business declining was to hire back a guy who spent twenty years telling Vince what he wants to hear and then used much of the time he was off the payroll defending bad decisions made by him. He's hellbent on living in a bubble where he only inhales his own fumes as the world moves on.
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Post by realist on May 29, 2019 9:28:19 GMT -5
Should anyone really be surprised? I knew it was all bullshit when in that very apology, they basically said that they felt the real problem was not enough McMahons on TV.
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Post by realist on May 29, 2019 9:49:47 GMT -5
Nothing is better and just about everything is worse. No storylines. No characters. No consistency. Evil authority figures continue to run amok. The only thing that's stayed the same or improved is the actual in-ring performances and a few fan favorites are getting pushed a little. At least in an attempt to overcome all that tedium, they shoot it like this to enhance the excitement: I don't really watch WWE anymore, but I love this message board. I have seen people complaining about it, but never actually seen it in action until this gif. What in the hell are they doing? The camera work and production used to be top notch. They should be ashamed of themselves. It reminds me of when TNA started doing backstage segments out of focus and out of frame to appear more realistic. Bad camera work does not add to chaos or realism. It's just bad camera work.
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Post by EyeofTyr on May 29, 2019 10:24:29 GMT -5
"I know how bad it was before, but no, baby, I promise I'll be different this time. Don't go. I'll change." - WWE
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Post by H-Virus on May 29, 2019 10:59:58 GMT -5
Doctor: I’m terribly sorry, Mr. McMahon, but the damage to the leg is so severe I’m afraid the only real option is to amputate.
Vince: Bullshit, pal! You got bandaids, don’t you?!
Doctor: ...Mr. McMahon, a bandaid isn’t going to do anything for an injury like this.
Vince: Then rub some Neosporin on it first! For Gods sake, do I have to do everything myself?!
Doctor: Vince don’t try to walk on it!
Vince: I’M A GODDAMN GENIUS!!
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Post by HMARK Center on May 29, 2019 13:35:42 GMT -5
Doctor: I’m terribly sorry, Mr. McMahon, but the damage to the leg is so severe I’m afraid the only real option is to amputate. Vince: Bullshit, pal! You got bandaids, don’t you?! Doctor: ...Mr. McMahon, a bandaid isn’t going to do anything for an injury like this. Vince: Then rub some Neosporin on it first! For Gods sake, do I have to do everything myself?! Doctor: Vince don’t try to walk on it! Vince: I’M A GODDAMN GENIUS!! Vince: But doctor, I AM Pagliacci! ...AND I'M A GODDAMN LAUGH-A-MINUTE RIOT, HA-HAAA!
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Post by Chainsaw on May 29, 2019 13:48:56 GMT -5
I'm honestly shocked that we haven't gotten McMahon*'s Million Dollar Mania Vol. Two at this point.
*money may actually be from Fox and the Saudis
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Post by fw91 on May 29, 2019 13:58:41 GMT -5
I really sick of the whole “3 hours is hard to fill” argument. Stop writing, stop talking, stop doing recaps every 10 mins and then book some damned wrestling matches using the the ridiculous size roster that you have at your disposal. You can even use jobbers to build stars. It’s not difficult, they’re just stubborn. IMHO, a tv show exclusively of just wrestling matches doesn’t sound too entertaining. That’s what PPV’s are for.
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Post by Deleted on May 29, 2019 17:48:24 GMT -5
I really sick of the whole “3 hours is hard to fill” argument. Stop writing, stop talking, stop doing recaps every 10 mins and then book some damned wrestling matches using the the ridiculous size roster that you have at your disposal. You can even use jobbers to build stars. It’s not difficult, they’re just stubborn. IMHO, a tv show exclusively of just wrestling matches doesn’t sound too entertaining. That’s what PPV’s are for. They gotta get better at striking a balance. Most of the time the TV matches are either too short or way too long, it's not often I watch a match on Raw or even SD and comment that it was given just the right amount of time.
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Post by deadzeppelin on May 29, 2019 21:18:33 GMT -5
Nothing is better and just about everything is worse. No storylines. No characters. No consistency. Evil authority figures continue to run amok. The only thing that's stayed the same or improved is the actual in-ring performances and a few fan favorites are getting pushed a little. At least in an attempt to overcome all that tedium, they shoot it like this to enhance the excitement:
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