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Post by lethaldosage50 on Jan 7, 2007 19:10:07 GMT -5
It was a week right after Survivor Series? I mean, there is all this buildup for elimination matches with WWECW people, and D2D doesnt get hype at all. All the time was spent on Survivor Series, and nothing to show for on D2D.
Maybe a way WWE can get better is that to cut down on so many PPVs. Wrestlemania isn't as special anymore for this reason, along with SNME, and all that. If we have 3 RAW and Smackdown! PPVS, and 2 ECW PPVs, that gives enough buildup and less cramming for them, and in turn makes for better matches.
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Post by Hulk With A Mustache on Jan 7, 2007 19:13:51 GMT -5
That would be a good idea.
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Post by Copeland on Jan 7, 2007 19:15:33 GMT -5
No, it was just crap
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Post by Deleted on Jan 7, 2007 19:15:46 GMT -5
Two months ago I would've disagreed.
Now, I can't agree more.
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Post by The Gambler Fan on Jan 7, 2007 19:24:26 GMT -5
No we need more ppv's, 2 or 3 a month is not enough. We should have one every week.
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Post by Just "Dan" is Fine, Thank You on Jan 7, 2007 19:26:51 GMT -5
No we need more ppv's, 2 or 3 a month is not enough. We should have one every week. I hate my money too! |
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Post by Hulk With A Mustache on Jan 7, 2007 19:27:33 GMT -5
Here's how I would do it: SmackDown! will have No Way Out, The Great American Bash, and No Mercy. RAW will have Backlash, Unforgiven, and Armaggedon. You can get rid of Judgment Day, Cyber Sunday, New Year's Revolution and Vengeance. One Night Stand will move to May, and November 2 Remember will be brough back to replace Cyber Sunday in early November. Royal Rumble, WrestleMania, SummerSlam, and Survivor Series would remain. And, King Of The Ring can be brough back for June.
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Post by A on Jan 7, 2007 19:36:47 GMT -5
I've hated the PPV schedule for years now. There's simply wayyy too many.
This is how I would do it, if I had the chance:
[January] Royal Rumble
[April] WrestleMania
[June] King Of The Ring
[August] Summerslam
[November] Survivor Series
In between those shows, Saturday Night's Main Event Specials.
Yeahhh, I like that much better.
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Post by BD Punk AKA SUSPENDED! on Jan 7, 2007 20:00:40 GMT -5
D2D would have sucked if it was the only PPV of 2006. The booking made it bad, not how many PPV's were the week before it IMO
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Post by Triple Kelly on Jan 7, 2007 21:15:08 GMT -5
D2D would have sucked if it was the only PPV of 2006. The booking made it bad, not how many PPV's were the week before it IMO Amen to that. Shitty matches, shitty results. All around shit that ended about 40 minutes early. |
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Post by Silver Potato on Jan 7, 2007 21:27:04 GMT -5
I've hated the PPV schedule for years now. There's simply wayyy too many. This is how I would do it, if I had the chance: [January] Royal Rumble [April] WrestleMania [June] King Of The Ring [August] Summerslam [November] Survivor Series In between those shows, Saturday Night's Main Event Specials. Yeahhh, I like that much better. I agree, except I'd add one (and only one) single brand ppv for each show. |
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Post by wwerules60 on Jan 7, 2007 21:33:35 GMT -5
I thought it was fine when they had 1 ppv every month.I think that its good to have 1 month to build a good fued, and we dont need rematches 2 weeks later on a different ppv. And the PPV's should be split brand.
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Post by H-Fist on Jan 7, 2007 21:38:37 GMT -5
And remember that WWE was able to build to 12 because that was around when WCW was taking off and they needed as many buys and as muh money as they could get. Then, after the buyout, they could add even more because people still wanted more wrestling, and Vince was the only provider. TNA shows up with its weekly PPV programs, bounces around, and now has a permanent TV home with a monthly PPV schedule.
So now, the WWE product suffers because:
1) the Johnny Ace/Vince/Steph sexual excitement for guys who can't really work well
2) TNA employs guys who might otherwise be the WWE undercard/midcard
3) TV-style writing has replaced wrestling writing on 2 of the 3 shows, resulting in an episodic and predictable format wherein PPVs provide "Resolution" rather than a traditional "Blow-off"
4) the company is more interested in making money now than setting up long-term money-making potential
5) maybe the new talent they are bringing in simply doesn't have "It" needed to make up for booking shortcomings
This debate over PPVs pops up every few weeks. I think 12 can be managed. But I think the main reason why SD is doing better than Raw is the focus on the midcard, which was necessitated by:
a) Batista's injury
b) Eddie's death
c) Benoit's injury
d) Rey's injury
e) JBL's retirement
f) the liver enzyme fiasco preceding the GAB
In all honesty, wasn't the GAB the turning point? The point when expectations couldn't have been any lower for a show, and then the show turned out to be pretty good? Raw needs to force that issue rather than waiting for it to happen. What happens to Raw if Cena gets badly hurt tonight? The only other faces on Raw worth a darn are DX, Flair, Carlito, Crazy, and Cryme Tyme. The show would be terrible because it is so top heavy and heel heavy. If the company was run better, then 12+ PPVs could be justified. But if you were to take the SD roster, drop Miz and Boog, and add in the main (top 20) RAW and ECW guys, you could give the book to Michael Hayes et al. and run 2 main shows and a Heat/Velocity/Superstars hour show each weak. And it would be better.
But that would also make TNA better and the indies better and Vince doesn't want to make massive cuts that end up giving TNA huge publicity.
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