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Post by EoE: Well There's Your Problem on Oct 3, 2019 13:26:20 GMT -5
I think they’ve cleared one million for sure. There’s such a big curiosity factor here for a non-WWE promotion on a big network, with NO baggage of past failures. The only cynicism would have come from those who were already familiar with the Elite schtick and weren’t fans of it, anyone else would either be fans already, or be coming in almost completely blind, other than a few scattered familiar faces and voices.
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Zone Was Wrong
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Post by Zone Was Wrong on Oct 3, 2019 13:31:06 GMT -5
Being on Wednesday's is going to help with consistent viewers I think. Middle of the week, doesn't have to compete with too many sports.
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Post by toodarkmark on Oct 3, 2019 17:22:42 GMT -5
102 pages is pretty good for a new promotion.
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Post by "Gizzark" Mike Wronglevenay on Oct 3, 2019 17:59:40 GMT -5
Okay I had loads of really big thoughts about this show and about wrestling while watching this show, but I have only two that I can be bothered expressing now and I may not bother to write the other ones out: - No heel has ever got as much heat with me as Jericho did for shoving Tony Schiavone slightly. Like, he beat the f*** out of Cody, but when he pushed Tony I got genuinely angry in my bones for a moment. I was a mark. It was wonderful. - Wrestling is literally one of the reasons I'm still alive, and this show made it a little bit more worth living.
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chrom
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Post by chrom on Oct 3, 2019 18:20:29 GMT -5
Did 109,000 on TS2
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Post by "Gizzark" Mike Wronglevenay on Oct 3, 2019 18:24:28 GMT -5
By the way, Fite TV at the moment has the un broken feed. I saw in Brian Zane's review that Jericho's beatdown all happened in the break - you want to see it all, go subscribe. You can also see many minutes of dead air.
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Post by zero744 on Oct 3, 2019 19:35:40 GMT -5
By the way, Fite TV at the moment has the un broken feed. I saw in Brian Zane's review that Jericho's beatdown all happened in the break - you want to see it all, go subscribe. You can also see many minutes of dead air. We saw this during the broadcast. Split screen commercial
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Post by "Gizzark" Mike Wronglevenay on Oct 4, 2019 2:36:01 GMT -5
By the way, Fite TV at the moment has the un broken feed. I saw in Brian Zane's review that Jericho's beatdown all happened in the break - you want to see it all, go subscribe. You can also see many minutes of dead air. We saw this during the broadcast. Split screen commercial That's weird, Zane said he didn't get picture in picture and missed the beatdown.
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Post by Feargus McReddit on Oct 4, 2019 2:44:07 GMT -5
We saw this during the broadcast. Split screen commercial That's weird, Zane said he didn't get picture in picture and missed the beatdown. It was the women’s match he said he didn’t get picture in picture of from what I remember.
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Post by Oh Cry Me a Screwball on Oct 4, 2019 2:46:34 GMT -5
This is the part that I wish we had audio for in the States.
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Xxcjb01xX [PIECE OF: SH-]
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Post by Xxcjb01xX [PIECE OF: SH-] on Oct 4, 2019 2:59:54 GMT -5
Idk where to put this but this is the current card run down for the upcoming shows:
Boston (Next Week):
Moxley vs Spears
Tag Tourney Round 1: The Bucks vs Private Party
Philadelphia (Two Weeks):
Chris Jericho and Riho will defend their world titles for the FIRST TIME EVER vs opponents still to be named
Tag Tourney Round 1: The Jurassic Express vs Lucha Bros
Tag Tourney Round 1: The Best Friends vs SCU (Daniels and Kaz)
Pittsburgh (Three Weeks):
The Semi Finals of the Tag Tourney, including The Dark Order vs The Winners of SCU and The Best Friends
So currently... Philly has a STACKED card depending on who the first belt challengers are gonna be. Boston I assume is gonna have more announced as the week goes on and might give some more clarity to who takes on Jericho and Riho. But yeah... Philly's stacked, and considerng how crowds usually are for Philly, they WANT it stacked.
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Post by evilone on Oct 4, 2019 3:54:48 GMT -5
Very late WCW like product from what I've seen, non-main event roster and their matches get to finish clean while priority superstars and their matches get Russo level of interruption. I don't mind that at all but it's pretty fascinating how carbon copy it actually is.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 4, 2019 4:20:49 GMT -5
Scorpio Sky's "DYNOMITEEE~! was best part of the show.
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Post by darbus alan on Oct 4, 2019 11:36:03 GMT -5
Very late WCW like product from what I've seen, non-main event roster and their matches get to finish clean while priority superstars and their matches get Russo level of interruption. I don't mind that at all but it's pretty fascinating how carbon copy it actually is. Only one had outright interference with Moxley taking Omega out of the match. The matches themselves were otherwise clean except for PAC's lowblow on Hangman Page.
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Post by Dub H on Oct 4, 2019 11:42:46 GMT -5
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Post by AJ Smudgico on Oct 5, 2019 4:21:31 GMT -5
Due to a virus and being n UK, I only got to watch this today, and it was a very good and enjoyable show.
In recent years my only real enjoyment and investment from wrestling has come from ICW live shows in the UK and NXT Takeovers.
This show, with the presentation and performances by all involved, had me enjoying being a fan again
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Nosnorb
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Nachos and Fraggle Rock are TIMELESS.
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Post by Nosnorb on Oct 5, 2019 4:32:26 GMT -5
Good show, worth watching for Bastard PAC.
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Post by Mr PONYMANIA Mr Jenzie on Oct 5, 2019 6:58:21 GMT -5
really enjoyable and completely WILD!!!
having that big arena feel and look while keeping their indy soul really helps with the product so many rewind moments and some hella beatdowns, man the faces really were destroyed!!!
i record it because IMPACT but since i don't have ITV4 HD it doesn't take up too much space on my skybox
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