Raw in salt lake

[britishbulldog]

Tempted to go. Can still get floor seats row 5 for a fair price. Lots of seats available. Last TV show I went to was nitro and it was boring. Hmmmm

[A Little Doo Doo]

There are people here who have said that Raw and SD can be miserable to sit through in person because there's just so much dead time, but not everyone's experience is going to be the same. Hopefully you have fun if you go.

[darbus alan]

I had a blast at the Raw I went to. The three hours + dark main event flew by. But that was in 2015 and we were in the build up to Wrestlemania. Don't know how much the taping format has changed since then.

I imagine a lot of it also has to do with the crowd on hand. My Raw crowd was hot all night and it added a lot to the show and atmosphere. Probably a lot more boring if the crowd sits on its hands all night.

[UN PLOMBIER NIGHTMARE #blm]

keep in mind that a show that might be excruciatingly boring on TV might be really fun in person. some of my favorite experiences at WWE events were shows people did not like on TV at all

[MolotovMocktail]

I’m going to Smackdown later this month, it’ll be my first TV show as well (I’ve been to house shows and ppv’s before). Like other sports, I’m sure they keep the fans engaged during breaks.

[britishbulldog]

Sept 14, 2023 14:40:13 GMT -5 MolotovMocktail said:

I’m going to Smackdown later this month, it’ll be my first TV show as well (I’ve been to house shows and ppv’s before). Like other sports, I’m sure they keep the fans engaged during breaks.

You never attended a 3 hour nitro lol. First hope all backstage crap. So bad lol. Love house shows and ppv

[MiLB Fan]

I always have a good time at live events I’ve been to, whether it’s a PPV, TV taping, or house show.

One thing I like about attending PPVs and TV tapings is seeing things that people watching at home don’t get to. Like the crew prepping the ring before and after a contract signing, or setting up the charges for when a pyro display closes the show. I find stuff like that fascinating; it makes me appreciate how much work behind the scenes goes into what we see on TV every week.

[Friday Night SmackOwn]

Sept 14, 2023 15:05:27 GMT -5 MiLB Fan said:

I always have a good time at live events I’ve been to, whether it’s a PPV, TV taping, or house show.

One thing I like about attending PPVs and TV tapings is seeing things that people watching at home don’t get to. Like the crew prepping the ring before and after a contract signing, or setting up the charges for when a pyro display closes the show. I find stuff like that fascinating; it makes me appreciate how much work behind the scenes goes into what we see on TV every week.

I personally like sticking around after the taping ends to see either a wrestler addressing the crowd or getting an extra dark match afterwards.

[KingPooper]

Raw is a slog to sit through, the last few smackdowns I went to havent been so bad.

[darbus alan]

Sept 14, 2023 14:40:13 GMT -5 MolotovMocktail said:

I’m going to Smackdown later this month, it’ll be my first TV show as well (I’ve been to house shows and ppv’s before). Like other sports, I’m sure they keep the fans engaged during breaks.

You get to see extra action during the matches that go more than one segment (assuming you don't get picture in picture). But for stuff between matches or different segments, we just got like promos for Wrestlemania and some merch ads. Again, this was back in 2015 so things might have changed.

On the flipside those are good times for a bathroom/snack/merch break.

[britishbulldog]

Well I’m going. Then going to collision 2 weeks later lol