Was Save_Us.222 Successful?

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It made me pay attention to RAW, so yup.

Hopefully they do another one sometime when they have a worthwhile candidate to do so with.

[mrwednesdaynight]

threev said:

octagoncito said:

I guaran-damn-tee that if WWE advertised The Rock returning to Raw (for more than just a appearance) the ratings would go up exponentially at least on that first night. Hell, even just a appearance the spike would be noticable.

Jericho is great, I've been a mark for him since WCW, but he's never had the star power of a Rock or Austin. Austin doesnt spike it anymore simply because hes on more often than the other guys.

They didn't advertise Chris Jericho to come back, which is exactly what this thread is about.

That said, I don't think that the viral campaign was that much of a success because I read on a few dirt sheets and on all of the wrestling boards after the first night the vignette appeared that it was Chris Jericho coming back, and that was going on 2 and a half months ago now. So people knew for the entire campaign unfortunately.

While I like the critical analysis that smarks bring to the table, it is sometimes kind of troublesome that nothing can be a secret anymore (save for a rare WrestleMania surprise here or there), because, well, I dunno, but when it comes to every other TV show part of the appeal is tuning in and not knowing what is happening but being enthralled nevertheless with the story.

With wrestling, people already know what is going to happen, even most of the time on live shows, and so it's hard to be entertained by something. We then overanalyze the execution and therefore the stories start to look bad.

Like I said, I'd rather be a full blown smark than a full blown mark, but I think a balance is better. I want to be able to be surprised sometimes.

I agree with you almost completely, knowing what is going to happen in advance takes the fun out of wrestling quite a bit. Imagine knowing that it was suppose to be a chicken in the survivor series egg. On the same tolken, there aren't too many people save us could have been. with WWE being the only show in town, we know all the big names who are going to come back will be coming back to WWE. Also, we know Vince wouldnt have put this much time and energy into someone getting called up from OVW, like Colt Cabana, or someone he grabbed from TNA, lets say for the sake of argument AJ Styles. You could have ruled out any old timers because the campaign was way to hip to be someone like Hogan. Literally, if I didn't know it was Jericho before hand, he would have been my best guess.

[jmac950]

I'd say no. Ratings aside, Jericho didn't come back repackaged or anything. Why is the casual fan going to care about Y2J when they didn't care that much from before?

For me though, I had shivers when the countdown began.

[BayleyTiffyCodyCenaJudyHopps]

In the era of the internet?

It was as successful as it could have been.

[DawgRawx]

i have to admit, every time there was a hint of Jericho's return, especially after Cyber Sunday I was glued to my TV waiting....so I guess it worked

[A Dubya (El Hombre Muerto)]

Well... I was excited and pumped up when he returned on Raw last Monday, even though I pretty much knew it would be him all along. So I have to say yes it was successful for me.

[Avalanche Alvarez]

Of course.
And if he's used right, it'll show its dividends for the next few months.

Here's hoping.

[tennesseetitan]

I still don't think it was originally suppose to be Jericho, it just didn't add up to be him at the beginning for me.

Either way, I've always thought Jericho was the shit and it's cool to have him back.

[Y2M]

It drawed a lot of attention, but the secret of who or what it was obviously wasn't successful.

[WarriorWarrior]

tennesseetitan said:

I still don't think it was originally suppose to be Jericho, it just didn't add up to be him at the beginning for me.

Either way, I've always thought Jericho was the crap and it's cool to have him back.

It was always for the sexy beast

[Thank You Shawn]

Yes, except the haircut.

[Dean-o]

We shall see. If the ratings go up over time, then yes.