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Post by koreycaskets on Apr 3, 2023 7:02:28 GMT -5
Nah. I haven't really watched full time in 20 years anyways. I'll keep "kinda" watching.
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Post by J is Justice on Apr 3, 2023 7:53:20 GMT -5
If I do keep watching then I'll just have to skip the main events. I can't get invested in someone else just to have them lose again. They had me with Drew, Sami and Cody and they let me down every time and now I'm too bored to give a f*** who beats him. Thanks, WWE.
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Post by Finish Uncle Muffin’s Story on Apr 3, 2023 7:56:09 GMT -5
I’ll probably keep an eye on RAW on Twitter but I need a break. Entertainment is supposed to be fun, not just perpetual frustration.
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Post by clifford on Apr 3, 2023 7:57:00 GMT -5
I watch it so sporadically I'm kind of always 'out'. Between last year's and this year's Wrestlemanias I watched Clash at the Castle, the Royal Rumble, and Elimination Chamber; that's it! And I'm pissed off about Roman retaining again!
Brother I can not imagine what people who've had to suffer 5 hours of Raw and Smackdown every week and multiple PLEs of drawn out, meandering and repetitive promos and backstage bore about tribal chiefs and bloodlines and we the ones and acknowledge me and whatever else have to be feeling right now lol- if it were me I'd be like 'oh absolutely and forever f*** that shit i'm out'
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Post by Gerard Gerard on Apr 3, 2023 7:59:45 GMT -5
Where does Cody go now? Trading the US title with Theory for a year doesn’t quite end the story as neatly.
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Post by marvelocity on Apr 3, 2023 8:09:56 GMT -5
I'll keep watching because the story is still good. I'm not one to just stop watching a show because my favorite character dies. Now, my interest may wane if the story no longer compels me, but that hasn't happened yet.
For the record, I felt this was the time to get the belt off of Roman. I think the stories of Cody's first reign and the fractured Bloodline were the more interesting way to go. And I feel the ratings may dip for now because of it. I said in tr he Mania thread, this felt like the ending of Wrestlemania 17, ending a hot streak by making a bad booking decision. Only time will tell on that.
It has become very clear - whoever finally beats Roman HAS to be made as the next top star. It's been built so far that to have that not happen would really hurt the company. And the longer it goes, the more risky this becomes. Injuries do happen, and for Roman's reign to God forbid end on a forfeiture would be really deflating. Gun-shyness can be an issue.
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Post by Gerard Gerard on Apr 3, 2023 8:12:10 GMT -5
I mean, at least there’s an alternative now versus the countless other times they shat the bed at ‘Mania.
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Post by King Devitt and the Woke Mob on Apr 3, 2023 8:13:50 GMT -5
There should be a 4th option that's like "I'll wait and see what Raw and Smackdown are like first..." but shorter.
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Post by Nr1Humanoid on Apr 3, 2023 8:17:06 GMT -5
Not the whole company but everything Roman related. I read the main event results before starting night 2 and skipped the watching main event altogether. I only watched the Usos match night one when I read that they lost.
All the great storytelling in the world does not matter when you can see the ending coming a mile away.
Wrestling is best when you watch on delay and simply skip when you see something that pisses you off.
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Post by Jobes on Apr 3, 2023 8:19:23 GMT -5
I have not watched regularly in years. I'll watch Mania, the Rumble, and maybe Summerfest and that's it.
I'll probably watch RAW tonight, too.
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Post by Jindrak Mark on Apr 3, 2023 8:24:50 GMT -5
In the past 6-9 months I started watching full Raw/Smackdowns every week for the first time in years and was enjoying it a lot and planning to continue post-Mania but Cody's defeat was so deflating. I'll watch Raw tonight but after that I'll go back to PPVs only for a while.
I think it's healthy to take breaks. I stopped watching WWE weekly from around 2014-16 then again for most of 2019-22. I stopped watching AEW weekly about a year ago. I stopped watching Impact weekly probably 10-12 years ago. At the end of the day it's just a TV show and I never want to become one of those people hate watching. It's a drag for yourself watching something you clearly dislike and it's a drag for other people who have to listen to you constantly complain when it'd be better for all involved to just take a break.
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Post by chronocross on Apr 3, 2023 8:34:47 GMT -5
While I didn't like the ending, I'm still going to watch as the story is intriguing.
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Post by canceled4truth on Apr 3, 2023 8:38:05 GMT -5
I kinda doubt I'll stop watching on a dime but I definitely feel a lot less passionate about it right now. Idk, I was gone from like 2014 to mid 2021, I can always find better use of my time
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Post by Deleted on Apr 3, 2023 8:47:04 GMT -5
I barely watch non-PPVs anyway but yeah. I clearly need to find some wrestling company that's right for me because neither WWE nor AEW is it. Come to Impact, lower your standards.
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Post by polarbearpete on Apr 3, 2023 8:48:42 GMT -5
Where does Cody go now? Trading the US title with Theory for a year doesn’t quite end the story as neatly. I imagine he’ll win a world title before the year is out (if not very soon).
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Post by ghost on Apr 3, 2023 9:29:17 GMT -5
Where does Cody go now? Trading the US title with Theory for a year doesn’t quite end the story as neatly. I imagine he’ll win a world title before the year is out (if not very soon). Maybe they want to push it to Summerslam so that Reigns gets to 1000 days and they can milk Cody having to climb over another mountain, but that’s “let’s push Luger’s win to WrestleMania” levels of risky. Not sure Cody can ever get this level of momentum again.
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Post by polarbearpete on Apr 3, 2023 9:35:15 GMT -5
I imagine he’ll win a world title before the year is out (if not very soon). Maybe they want to push it to Summerslam so that Reigns gets to 1000 days and they can milk Cody having to climb over another mountain, but that’s “let’s push Luger’s win to WrestleMania” levels of risky. Not sure Cody can ever get this level of momentum again. I think he can considering he has moved numbers in a way that Luger never did (and he’s much better in-ring and on the mic than Luger was, even adjusting for era) but we’ll see if they can sustain it. I imagine he’ll remain the number 1 protagonist on Raw each week.
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Post by Kevin Hamilton on Apr 3, 2023 9:36:40 GMT -5
Stopped years ago. Was at my parents on Saturday and happened to watch that excellent Rhea v Charlotte match and that's it. Glad that was all I have seen in the last few years.
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Post by The Legend of Groose on Apr 3, 2023 9:45:14 GMT -5
I WAS just getting back into the PLE's since the Sami/Bloodline story caught my interests (and boyfriend has peacock), but yeah after last night's main event reminding me how this company finds new ways fall into a pool and not get wet.
I'll somewhat keep tabs on what's going on but not going to watch it if I don't have to. I work during Raw and would rather do about anything else on a Friday night off than watch Smackdown.
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Post by Bo Rida on Apr 3, 2023 10:01:13 GMT -5
I took a break when Kofi's WWE Championship run was ended/obliterated. Me too and it's the same fundamental issue of having no faith it's worth emotionally investing. Off screen issues have only got worse, then better, then worse again since. I'll vaguely keep up with what's going on as long as westlers I like are still around (happy for KO and Zayn) but can't imagine I'll ever be back long-term at this point but at least there's a chance now we know the Saudi's won't be buying it. (I did briefly come back for one month tbf but got scared away by zombies)
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