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Post by Celgress on Mar 8, 2020 23:42:33 GMT -5
How do you rank North American Pro Wrestling promotions? By North American, I mean U.S. and Canada so no Mexico or Japan. Please note we won't count RAW, Smackdown or NXT as separate entities because they are brands, not promotions. Here is my list -
1.) WWE
2.) AEW
From here it gets a bit tricky and subjective. ROH and Impact could easily switch slots. The reason ROH and Impact are ranked where they are on my list is that they each have a national TV deal, unlike the other promotions listed.
3.) ROH
4.) IMPACT Wrestling
5.) MLW
6.) NWA
7.) SHIMMER
8.) SMASH Pro Wrestling
9.) PWG
10.) CZW
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Post by Oh Cry Me a Screwball on Mar 8, 2020 23:47:18 GMT -5
Assuming this is by overall popularity and viewership, with intangibles like hype meaning more the closer the promotions are to each other.
1. WWE
2. AEW
3. Impact
4. ROH
5. MLW
6. NWA
7. GCW
8. EVOLVE
9. SHIMMER
10. Beyond
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Post by Joe Neglia on Mar 8, 2020 23:49:11 GMT -5
By North American, I mean U.S. and Canada so no Mexico or Japan. Mexico is part of North America. |
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Post by Celgress on Mar 8, 2020 23:52:39 GMT -5
Assuming this is by overall popularity and viewership, with intangibles like hype meaning more the closer the promotions are to each other.... These are the general criteria I have in mind. Plus, I'm curious about what others think and where we agree and disagree. The top four (or arguably five) are pretty much a lock, but 5 - 10 are more about personal taste I feel. |
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Post by Celgress on Mar 8, 2020 23:54:40 GMT -5
By North American, I mean U.S. and Canada so no Mexico or Japan. Mexico is part of North America. In certain ways, yes, but when the term is brought up by the entertainment industry it typically means U.S and Canada. Also, if I included Mexico this list would have to have a minimum of twenty slots.  |
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Post by Joe Neglia on Mar 9, 2020 0:10:12 GMT -5
Mexico is part of North America. In certain ways, yes, but when the term is brought up by the entertainment industry it typically means U.S and Canada. No it doesn't. Mexico is part of North America, period, even in wrestling speak. Even in entertainment industry speak. |
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Post by Heeltown, USA on Mar 9, 2020 1:28:11 GMT -5
Mexico is part of North America. In certain ways, yes, but when the term is brought up by the entertainment industry it typically means U.S and Canada. Also, if I included Mexico this list would have to have a minimum of twenty slots. It is literally part of the North American continent. |
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Post by Cyno on Mar 9, 2020 1:36:39 GMT -5
North America is the US, Canada, Mexico, Central America, Greenland (though politically it's more associated with Europe), and the Caribbean islands. I know geography education is in a sad state right now, but it can't be this bad.
And are we ranking promotions by how much we like them or by how large they are?
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Post by CeilingFan on Mar 9, 2020 8:28:54 GMT -5
How do you rank North American Pro Wrestling promotions? By North American, I mean U.S. and Canada so no Mexico or Japan. Please note we won't count RAW, Smackdown or NXT as separate entities because they are brands, not promotions. Here is my list - 1.) WWE 2.) AEW From here it gets a bit tricky and subjective. ROH and Impact could easily switch slots. The reason ROH and Impact are ranked where they are on my list is that they each have a national TV deal, unlike the other promotions listed. 3.) ROH 4.) IMPACT Wrestling 5.) MLW 6.) NWA 7.) SHIMMER 8.) SMASH Pro Wrestling 9.) PWG 10.) CZW I would definitely have Impact and ROH switch places. Impact has a 2-hour weekly show on basic cable, while ROH does not. |
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Post by Fundertaker on Mar 9, 2020 9:09:10 GMT -5
In certain ways, yes, but when the term is brought up by the entertainment industry it typically means U.S and Canada. Also, if I included Mexico this list would have to have a minimum of twenty slots. It is literally part of the North American part of the continent. Since we're being strict with what's what in geography, the continent is America. That includes both North and South. |
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Post by CeilingFan on Mar 9, 2020 9:17:49 GMT -5
It is literally part of the North American part of the continent. Since we're being strict with what's what in geography, the continent is America. That includes both North and South. North and South America are separate continents. |
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Post by Fundertaker on Mar 9, 2020 9:23:40 GMT -5
Since we're being strict with what's what in geography, the continent is America. That includes both North and South. North and South America are separate continents. Only one. Anglophone countries divide it into 2, but the rest of the world doesn't and only refers to it as 1 continent with 2 or 3 sub-continents. EDIT: Maybe I should just say "just one for me and those that were taught like I was". The number and division of continents isn't a thing humanity has agreed upon. |
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Post by CeilingFan on Mar 9, 2020 9:56:15 GMT -5
North and South America are separate continents. The number and division of continents isn't a thing humanity has agreed upon. Last time I checked, most people count 7 continents. |
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Post by Fundertaker on Mar 9, 2020 10:14:45 GMT -5
The number and division of continents isn't a thing humanity has agreed upon. Last time I checked, most people count 7 continents. And last time I checked, not only I was taught 6 (with just one America) and I clearly wasn't the only one. In fact, we were punished in our tests if we said that North and South America were continents. |
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Post by Heeltown, USA on Mar 9, 2020 13:29:44 GMT -5
North and South America are separate continents. Only one. Anglophone countries divide it into 2, but the rest of the world doesn't and only refers to it as 1 continent with 2 or 3 sub-continents. EDIT: Maybe I should just say "just one for me and those that were taught like I was". The number and division of continents isn't a thing humanity has agreed upon. The “rest of the world” also refers to Americans as citizens of the United States. |
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Post by corndog on Mar 9, 2020 13:38:21 GMT -5
How do you rank North American Pro Wrestling promotions? By North American, I mean U.S. and Canada so no Mexico or Japan. Please note we won't count RAW, Smackdown or NXT as separate entities because they are brands, not promotions. Here is my list - 1.) WWE 2.) AEW From here it gets a bit tricky and subjective. ROH and Impact could easily switch slots. The reason ROH and Impact are ranked where they are on my list is that they each have a national TV deal, unlike the other promotions listed. 3.) ROH 4.) IMPACT Wrestling 5.) MLW 6.) NWA 7.) SHIMMER 8.) SMASH Pro Wrestling 9.) PWG 10.) CZW I would definitely have Impact and ROH switch places. Impact has a 2-hour weekly show on basic cable, while ROH does not. I could see that with Impact, also, you could pretty much interchange NWA, MLW and ROH at this point. I would probably put MLW at the top of those since NWA is a very young promotion, but is doing fairly well for themselves at this point. ROH had a terrible 2019 that would have destroyed most promotions, but they have a very large backer in Sinclair. However ROH could rebound under Marty, so we will see how things go. But they still have a dated format based on giving nothing away. |
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Post by Fundertaker on Mar 9, 2020 13:38:52 GMT -5
Only one. Anglophone countries divide it into 2, but the rest of the world doesn't and only refers to it as 1 continent with 2 or 3 sub-continents. EDIT: Maybe I should just say "just one for me and those that were taught like I was". The number and division of continents isn't a thing humanity has agreed upon. The “rest of the world” also refers to Americans as citizens of the United States. Not our fault you guys named your country after your continent  |
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Post by Cyno on Mar 9, 2020 13:43:28 GMT -5
North and South America are separate continents. Only one. Anglophone countries divide it into 2, but the rest of the world doesn't and only refers to it as 1 continent with 2 or 3 sub-continents. EDIT: Maybe I should just say "just one for me and those that were taught like I was". The number and division of continents isn't a thing humanity has agreed upon. It's a lot more than just Anglophone countries. |
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Post by Dub H on Mar 9, 2020 13:58:49 GMT -5
North and South America are separate continents. Only one. Anglophone countries divide it into 2, but the rest of the world doesn't and only refers to it as 1 continent with 2 or 3 sub-continents. EDIT: Maybe I should just say "just one for me and those that were taught like I was". The number and division of continents isn't a thing humanity has agreed upon. Here in Brazil it is considered separate continents.North,Central and South,all differents. |
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Post by Deleted on Mar 9, 2020 14:01:19 GMT -5
Currently:
1. AEW
2. NXT
3. GCW
4. NWA
5. Impact
6. WWE main roster
I don't even watch 10 promotions anymore. In the past year I have gone from following like 25 promotions to like 7 (the 7th one is NJPW).
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