Push R Truth
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Post by Push R Truth on Aug 3, 2020 19:00:56 GMT -5
Holy shit why!?!? *thinks about who's running the place*Oh yeah, that's why |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 3, 2020 19:07:54 GMT -5
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Post by eJm on Aug 3, 2020 19:09:26 GMT -5
Well we can rule out Rusev to be a part of that new faction tonight... |
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chrom
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Post by chrom on Aug 3, 2020 19:12:19 GMT -5
With the ratings in a freefall it sure seems like a great idea to make the McMahons a focus again in 2020. That'll help! Bowser and Dr. Wily think they need to change up their plans and do something different. |
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Post by Toilet Paper Roll on Aug 3, 2020 19:16:30 GMT -5
Hopefully this results in Shane jumping off the Big Ass Fan atop the arena
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Jonathan Michaels
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Post by Jonathan Michaels on Aug 3, 2020 19:58:09 GMT -5
I mean he is a draw to an extent (to diminishing returns over time, of course) but a few hours of promotion is probably not enough to see a spike in ratings tonight. Absolutely, a lot of us forget that he basically saved WM32 from a business standpoint. |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 3, 2020 20:21:05 GMT -5
I thought this thread said “Sigh”...
That’s more like it...
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Post by polarbearpete on Aug 3, 2020 20:42:43 GMT -5
With the ratings in a freefall it sure seems like a great idea to make the McMahons a focus again in 2020. That'll help! They actually are pretty proven ratings draws. Maybe the biggest left in wrestling these days (not counting The Rock)? |
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Post by kingoftheindies on Aug 3, 2020 20:49:18 GMT -5
So Shane o Mac is doing a mature version of the Crucible storyline with him as Ophidian?
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Chiral
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Post by Chiral on Aug 3, 2020 20:56:59 GMT -5
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Post by Deleted on Aug 3, 2020 21:10:41 GMT -5
This is how they bring back Lars Sullivan isn’t it?
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Post by Starshine on Aug 3, 2020 21:51:13 GMT -5
So they're doing Shane's MMA plan, only it's like 10 years later, and doesn't make sense anymore.
So typical RAW booking then.
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Post by kingoftheindies on Aug 3, 2020 22:04:03 GMT -5
That.... that was awful
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Xxcjb01xX [PIECE OF: SH-]
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Post by Xxcjb01xX [PIECE OF: SH-] on Aug 3, 2020 22:06:03 GMT -5
This was a disaster. Like some people will say it was a good kind of garbage for wrestling but for me like if you were presented that it was all just a complete disjointed mess that I dont know how you could greenlight it let alone want to continue it into next week.
Even Shane had a line where he went "Maybe we'll be back next week, who knows", what a great way to instill confidence in this. The camera cuts and presentation were also shit, generic music, just... overall a whole lot of nothing. So if it does pop a rating, I dont see it lasting.
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Post by This Player Hating Mothman on Aug 3, 2020 22:08:51 GMT -5
I think that was the most surreal bout of complete wrongness I've ever seen out of WWE that wasn't like full bore gross-out humour. Obviously it's no Katie Vick, but in terms of something one could reasonably see on a wrestling show, everything about it was wrong and insane.
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chrom
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Post by chrom on Aug 3, 2020 22:08:55 GMT -5
This maybe our Gooker
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Gus Richlen Was Wrong
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Post by Gus Richlen Was Wrong on Aug 3, 2020 22:10:41 GMT -5
Not just Shane, but this whole stupid f***ing idea that was so goddamned stupid it made me decide to watch old Mike Tyson fights on ESPN2 instead.
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Post by Fade is a CodyCryBaby on Aug 3, 2020 22:11:07 GMT -5
This felt like a fever dream.
W-what if this is was just never referenced again??
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Post by ssdrivin on Aug 3, 2020 22:19:58 GMT -5
This was a disaster. Like some people will say it was a good kind of garbage for wrestling but for me like if you were presented that it was all just a complete disjointed mess that I dont know how you could greenlight it let alone want to continue it into next week. Even Shane had a like where he went "Maybe we'll be back next week, who knows", what a great way to instill confidence in this. The camera cuts and presentation were also shit, generic music, just... overall a whole lot of nothing. So if it does pop a rating, I dont see it lasting.
As a one-off, given I haven't watched RAW in a long time, tonight's episode was about 40% car crash almost-Attitude "whoever put this show together is high as a kite" can't-look-away mess.
Unfortunately, it was also about 40% commercials, recaps, and nothingness. It also had terrible camerawork. Also the ending was basically just "heels stand tall in the ring", but in a different ring, after beating up a bunch of guys I've never seen before in a location we've seen a combined 10 minutes of, so it was completely meaningless.
It left a bunch of unexplained stuff hanging, with no actual leading cliffhangers to point to "this will definitely continue next week, you really need to come back and tune in again to see the exciting continuation/conclusion!".
In summary, the weird bits were entertaining, the other bits weren't, everything was confusing, and now I dislike RAW for different reasons to the ones I had before.
Keep trying, I guess? Maybe they'll hit on something with more... uh, I dunno, longevity? logic? answers?
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Post by kingoftheindies on Aug 3, 2020 22:24:17 GMT -5
the idea of a fight club could work to help get someone over bur WWE has no idea how to do that.
I felt like I just watched the beta test of Wrestling Society X
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