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Post by King Fox -1017 Bricksquad on Dec 1, 2007 2:38:00 GMT -5
Ok, I have tickets to a WWE Live event on Jan 11. On the the tickets it says: WWE Raw Live. Is that a Raw taping or is it a house show?
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Jazzman
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Post by Jazzman on Dec 1, 2007 2:40:30 GMT -5
RAW House show... no taping
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Post by King Fox -1017 Bricksquad on Dec 1, 2007 2:41:17 GMT -5
Damn. I was hoping to see Raw.
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Post by SAJ Forth on Dec 1, 2007 5:41:25 GMT -5
January 11th Is on a Friday.
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Post by destrucity on Dec 1, 2007 6:02:46 GMT -5
TV Taping tickets say WWE Presents Monday Night RAW
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Post by dranny on Dec 1, 2007 10:44:28 GMT -5
The giveaway bit is Monday.
Monday = RAW Live
Not Monday = Not RAW Live
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Post by Kash Flagg on Dec 1, 2007 10:52:16 GMT -5
Yeah I saw that same ad in the paper. It's misleading.
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Post by Big Daddy Bad Booking on Dec 1, 2007 11:12:32 GMT -5
Usually, live shows are better than TV shows IMO.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 1, 2007 11:15:09 GMT -5
Usually, live shows are better than TV shows IMO. Agreed, the wrestlers have more freedom and have fun with their matches.
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Post by edgehead on Dec 1, 2007 11:22:28 GMT -5
Yeah. You will love the House Show. I went to a RAW house show back in May, and there were more matches, the wrestlers had more freedom to do things, and it lasted longer than RAW, too. Plus, no commercial breaks.
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Post by Bob Schlapowitz on Dec 1, 2007 12:36:55 GMT -5
That sort of confusion is another reason I dislike the brand split.
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Post by Ishmeal Loves BBL Bayley on Dec 1, 2007 13:11:32 GMT -5
House Shows rule. Wrestlers often break kayfabe (i.e. heels talking to fans, shaking hands, etc.)
Plus, tickets are cheaper.
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Post by edgehead on Dec 1, 2007 13:14:02 GMT -5
Also, no time restraint so they can mess with the crowd, etc.
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Post by davidC(); on Dec 1, 2007 14:14:05 GMT -5
House shows are awesome. No ads, 95% wrestling.
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Post by Red Impact on Dec 1, 2007 14:33:18 GMT -5
That sort of confusion is another reason I dislike the brand split. How in the world does that speak to the brand split at all? As long as they're running house shows and tapings, that'd be a possible mistake...
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Post by Captain Wonderful on Dec 1, 2007 16:12:39 GMT -5
That sort of confusion is another reason I dislike the brand split. What's confusing about it? If it's Monday, it's a taping. If it's not, it's not.
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Post by Red Impact on Dec 1, 2007 16:58:16 GMT -5
That sort of confusion is another reason I dislike the brand split. What's confusing about it? If it's Monday, it's a taping. If it's not, it's not. I find it more odd that he said it led him to dislike the brand split, as if not having different brands would make change the possibility of this confusion at all...
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Post by Dave the Dave on Dec 1, 2007 17:15:59 GMT -5
Sometimes they tape RAW ahead of time..I know it's not often, but it happens.
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Post by MiLB Fan on Dec 1, 2007 20:51:54 GMT -5
Another neat thing about house shows is that they are often the testing ground for a new gimmick or wrestler. I saw Brock Lesnar, the Spirit Squad, and Mike Mizanin before they made it to TV.
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Post by supercheese on Dec 1, 2007 20:55:43 GMT -5
I liked the live show in Glasgow I was at. Balls Mahoney was really over with the crowd. Only thing I didn't like was the fact there was no Highlanders. Scottish crowd, would make sense...
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