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Post by The Summer of Muskrat XVII on Jul 15, 2022 5:11:21 GMT -5
Ronda is transitioning from handjobs and cupcakes to spankings and pancakes? Ronda hates Cupcakes
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Post by avenger on Jul 15, 2022 6:45:04 GMT -5
So it seems to have been a USA mandated change. Interesting. Doesn't surprise me. They wanted changes in 2019 because of falling ratings, and the ideas they came up with were apparently so bad that we ended up with the least worst two. One lasted one week (make the arena look dark like it was at the start of the attitude era - which they only did because of empty seats) and the 24/7 title as a reinvention of the Hardcore title rule. Still, it could be worse, they probably gave Vince an ultimatum of returning to TV14, or rehiring Russo.
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Post by Feargus McReddit on Jul 15, 2022 7:37:53 GMT -5
So it seems to have been a USA mandated change. Interesting. Doesn't surprise me. They wanted changes in 2019 because of falling ratings, and the ideas they came up with were apparently so bad that we ended up with the least worst two. One lasted one week (make the arena look dark like it was at the start of the attitude era - which they only did because of empty seats) and the 24/7 title as a reinvention of the Hardcore title rule. Still, it could be worse, they probably gave Vince an ultimatum of returning to TV14, or rehiring Russo. It also feels like something they don’t need to do necessarily, though. Like, Raw’s still in the Top 10 shows on a Monday on a consistent basis with strong enough demos and that likely won’t change going into negotiations for the new TV deal next year. And sure, new viewers are good but it’s not like USA has anything going for it as a channel right now so potentially rocking the boat might do more harm than good long term if not done right (and with WWE’s creative process of “whatever Vince feels like that day”, it could go either way). Like, if they feel the need to shake it up, I can understand why but it’d be also like if FOX did it with Smackdown, especially with industry publications talking about it being the best demo wise on Fridays.
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Post by hassanchop on Jul 15, 2022 8:07:21 GMT -5
PG 14 era
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Post by crowley1986 on Jul 15, 2022 9:14:04 GMT -5
Now we can get the evolution of Natties farting gimmick its now queefing
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Post by thehottag on Jul 15, 2022 9:50:14 GMT -5
The interesting thing to me is Smackdown. Does that go TV14 too? If not, how will they balance having to write one show that's PG & one that isn't (especially as there's apparently no hard brand split)
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Post by tagteammatchplaya on Jul 15, 2022 10:01:46 GMT -5
"Is RAW going TV-14?"
"Yes no maybe, i don't know, can you repeat the question?"
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Post by polarbearpete on Jul 15, 2022 10:05:25 GMT -5
The interesting thing to me is Smackdown. Does that go TV14 too? If not, how will they balance having to write one show that's PG & one that isn't (especially as there's apparently no hard brand split) Shouldn’t be an issue as Smackdown has pretty much always been PG, even going back to the Attitude Era.
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Post by lucas_lee on Jul 15, 2022 10:13:08 GMT -5
Might be a network mandate I called it. USA network ratings in general is in a free fall. They need the WWE to do better so they can spend more on their TV shows and also show why they need that much money for them.
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Post by ben:friendship frog on Jul 15, 2022 10:25:32 GMT -5
It really makes no f***ing difference but will it bring back a ton of the old "PG SUCKS" audience?
Probably, but if the show is still boring as hell they'll all soon leave again.
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Post by Zombie Mod on Jul 15, 2022 10:35:39 GMT -5
So it seems this is at least a planned change. I would love to be at the creative meeting where the strategy to improve the product is " let's add swearing a nd tit s". Lawler's return to commentary confirmed!
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Post by noobeast on Jul 15, 2022 10:37:55 GMT -5
And if anyone is thinking this automatically makes WWE better: PG era gave us things like the Yes movement, JeriKO, and AJ's feud with Cena. The Attitude era gave us Beaver Cleavage, Mark Henry getting a blowjob from a drag queen, and Lawler obnoxiously shouting puppies into the mic. It wasn't better, you just have nostalgia bias. I like how you boiled the eras down to the best for one, and the worst for the other, and then have the audacity to talk about bias lol.
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Post by Alice Syndrome on Jul 15, 2022 11:06:27 GMT -5
And if anyone is thinking this automatically makes WWE better: PG era gave us things like the Yes movement, JeriKO, and AJ's feud with Cena. The Attitude era gave us Beaver Cleavage, Mark Henry getting a blowjob from a drag queen, and Lawler obnoxiously shouting puppies into the mic. It wasn't better, you just have nostalgia bias. I like how you boiled the eras down to the best for one, and the worst for the other, and then have the audacity to talk about bias lol. My point was we start to think older eras were better because we only remember the good parts of them. Also, those weren't the worst part of an era, they were all in the same month!
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Post by hashtagdaley/JudasDay on Jul 15, 2022 11:26:36 GMT -5
Me; closing my eyes and dreaming of a TV-14 NXT2.0 <33333
Wade Barrett; commentating TV-14 NXT2.0 “🍆”
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Post by darbus alan on Jul 15, 2022 11:34:24 GMT -5
I like how you boiled the eras down to the best for one, and the worst for the other, and then have the audacity to talk about bias lol. My point was we start to think older eras were better because we only remember the good parts of them. Also, those weren't the worst part of an era, they were all in the same month! Also that it wasn't the rating that made the Attitude Era so special. If anything the "crash TV" elements of that and the Ruthless Aggression Era aged horribly.
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Post by WoodStoner1 on Jul 15, 2022 11:38:12 GMT -5
Farfetched idea: WWE PPVs were rated TV-14 when The Fiend appeared on them.
But...it's just so Katie Vick can return to get the next Legends' Push, isn't it?
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Post by asuka007 on Jul 15, 2022 11:49:58 GMT -5
I’m thinking either the Raw after Summerslam. Or perhaps the MSG show.
Raw also basically has no top champion and no Roman either, which USA might be annoyed with as well.
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Post by nisidhe on Jul 15, 2022 13:09:39 GMT -5
So...how long before we start compiling another Dead Pool?
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Post by mcstoklasa on Jul 15, 2022 14:24:59 GMT -5
I miss blood in wrestling. I'm sorry, just saying.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 15, 2022 14:31:24 GMT -5
I miss blood in wrestling. I'm sorry, just saying. We will get alot of sexualized stuff but I guarantee blood will still be toned down or next to nonexistent. Blood has really never been a huge staple of the WWF/E even though we have had some decent memories.
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