H-Virus
Hank Scorpio
A Real Contagious Experience
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Post by H-Virus on Jul 26, 2022 17:27:46 GMT -5
When I stopped watching WWE back in 2019 I said there were only two things that could get me to come back: If Rusev won a World Title, or if Vince handed the reigns to someone else. Now one of those things has happened and I find myself a bit torn. On one hand, I don't actually miss WWE all that much, especially since AEW came along and a large number of my favorite wrestlers are working there now. But on the other hand, I am genuinely curious to see just how different a Hunter and Steph run WWE actually is compared to the product that ran me off almost 4 years ago.
So, for now at least, I'm going to take a wait-and-see approach. I'll give them maybe 6-8 weeks to get things going in the direction that they want it, and if I like what I'm hearing about it, I'll give them another chance.
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Mecca
Wade Wilson
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Post by Mecca on Jul 26, 2022 17:29:17 GMT -5
The WWE has something they haven't had in forever, hope, but we'll see how long that sustains.
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ERON
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Post by ERON on Jul 26, 2022 17:38:43 GMT -5
I'm definitely giving them a chance. I watched the first half of Raw last night, and it wasn't bad. I think we'll soon discover which of WWE's problems were due to Vince himself and which were due to other factors.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 26, 2022 17:56:48 GMT -5
My biggest complaint with WWE that's never going to change is the sheer amount of programming per week.
Not only is AEW eating their lunch in terms of being the better product right now (at least, in my opinion), it's just 3 hours a week. Yeah, there's dark and and elevation, but those aren't necessary to watch.
WWE is like.. I dunno, 6, 7 hours a week now? 3 for raw, 2 for smackdown, and however long NXT is. It's just too much, and you will burn out trying to keep up with it.
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Post by DASH 243✅ on Jul 26, 2022 18:02:11 GMT -5
I’ll keep an eye out here see if it looks like it improved. But I’m not just jumping back in because Vince is gone.
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Post by Duke Cameron on Jul 26, 2022 19:05:00 GMT -5
No.
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Post by King Devitt and the Woke Mob on Jul 26, 2022 19:47:55 GMT -5
I may check out the Raw after Summerslam since it'll feel more like a "this is a good time to start a slow reboot" since Vince's storyline's will (hopefully) wrap up at the PPV.
And they can start fresh on Monday.
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Kalmia
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Post by Kalmia on Jul 26, 2022 19:54:45 GMT -5
I can't see me really bothering to check anything out until the Royal Rumble and we'll see how that goes.
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Post by Starshine on Jul 26, 2022 20:01:16 GMT -5
I'm curious, a lot of my issues were related to Vince's vision, or more appropriately lack thereof. The things that are stopping me being completely comfortable with supporting them again are the Saudi deal, and the imoral business stuff, which likely neither is going to change at all. Plus I just don't really wanna invest ~5+ hours a week into anything.
So it's glass half full, but also half empty. I'm at least interested in seeing which direction their stories go now.
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Wieners=$$$
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Post by Wieners=$$$ on Jul 26, 2022 20:25:59 GMT -5
Depends on how long Vince's old man stink lingers.
And let me tell you, he REALLY stank this place up over the past 2 decades.
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Post by kingoftheindies on Jul 26, 2022 21:13:04 GMT -5
I may check in like I did yesterday but I don't view it as must watch
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Post by Feargus McReddit on Jul 27, 2022 0:23:52 GMT -5
I don’t want to entirely rule out watching again, big part of my childhood so it’s weirder to not be watching it consistently as I was, but I need to be convinced that the Vince stink is gone.
I’ve seen enough false dawns with this company that some significant time needs to pass before I even think about watching again because I need to know the new people can actually keep to a direction instead of panicking and going back because the rating dropped a bit.
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Mozenrath
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Post by Mozenrath on Jul 27, 2022 0:27:28 GMT -5
I dabble when I have the time/inclination. I don't think I am ever going to be a full-time watcher again for a variety of reasons, but I voted "Maybe" because, sure, a lot of my issues could be laid at Vince's feet. I will wait and see.
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Bo Rida
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Pulled one over on everyone. Got away with it, this time.
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Post by Bo Rida on Jul 27, 2022 1:39:46 GMT -5
I hated the thought I might never watch WWE again so I'm happy it's now a possibility. There's still a lot that needs to change on and off screen first but at least there's hope that might happen.
Although it's likely to just be Rumble and wm as there's way too much wrestling to watch already (Actually I lie, I'm curious about Sarray Vs Meiko so might watch that).
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nate5054
Hank Scorpio
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Post by nate5054 on Jul 27, 2022 1:56:12 GMT -5
I'm not sure. I don't have a lot of time to devote to 7 or whatever more hours of wrestling a week, but I'm at least open to the idea now.
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Post by "Gizzark" Mike Wronglevenay on Jul 27, 2022 2:08:09 GMT -5
There are numerous accused abusers they need to fire first before I even consider it. It isn't as simple as getting rid of Vince. Vince may be the main one with Owen's blood on his hands, but the company as a whole has Ashley Massaro's on theirs.
Demonstrate you aren't just a factory for abusers and maybe I will consider watching. Hunter can sign as many of my favourite indie wrestlers as he likes
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Post by Lizuka #BLM on Jul 27, 2022 2:09:19 GMT -5
Possibly at some point, not for the time being.
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Post by mcmahonfan85 on Jul 27, 2022 2:11:44 GMT -5
i might watch the occasional match if they get rid of Kevin Dunn, or at least get him to stop switching camera angles every 1.5 seconds
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Post by Wilfred on Jul 27, 2022 2:37:42 GMT -5
Haven’t watched weekly since 2014 and the only episode I’ve seen since was the 2016 Draft because so many people on here said Smackdown of that era was good. Couldn’t make it through the draft. I put No for the poll but it just depends I guess. If WWE starts getting rave reviews on here or from guys like Meltzer or Alvarez in the coming years I’d dip in again for sure.
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Post by The Heartbreak TWERK on Jul 27, 2022 2:48:12 GMT -5
I've allocated the time I spent on WWE to things I enjoy.
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