major downfall in Smackdown! ratings

[chipoftheoldblock]

http://www.100megsfree4.com/wiawrestling/pages/wwf/wwfsmck.htm

What goes up must come down

[HaTeR]

will you die?

[chipoftheoldblock]

you rock
Thank you

[HaTeR]

you're like ten years old aren't you?

[chipoftheoldblock]

yeah ten years older than you kid.

[HaTeR]

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[HaTeR]

i hope this doesn't mean i won't make your awesome dudes list in the future

[chipoftheoldblock]

I never said that dude you are on it in the next 24 hours

[HaTeR]

k I'm honored

[V]

um, there is nothing wrong with this thread.

it's sad how low ratings are compared to back in 2000, especially as of late.

I watched smackdown for the first time in 3 - 4 months last week, and I have to say it seemed pretty weird. You've got a boogeyman, a pirate, an irish dude, mexican, texas and native american stereotypes, and a midget in a mask. To the casual fan, it might seem more like a cartoon show than a wrestling program.

[chipoftheoldblock]

LOL nextly the time slot ain't right and with all of those spoilers on the net. Maybe they should show it Live.

[Hired Hitman]

I like how Smackdown is right now, I find "a boogeyman, a pirate, an irish dude, mexican, texas and native american stereotypes" to be a refreshing change. Smackdown isn't great, but I think Smackdowns ratings should be higher.

[V]

I'm not saying it's bad, but it may seem strange to the casual fan.

or maybe it's just because i haven't watched smackdown in a long time and haven't seen all of these guys debut and it seems strange that every second person coming to the ring is some sort of stereotype or cartoon character

[Xero]

That's nothing.

Compare SNME's first run to it's latest episode...

http://www.100megsfree4.com/wiawrestling/pages/wwf/wwfotrat.htm

It NEVER went below a 6 (it's last event). Compare that to the 2.9 and it's more than half lower than the first run's lowest rating.

[Schoenauer]

That's a huge tank in ratings... Vince needs to get off his ass and do something to solve this problem.

[Kane Knight]

yeah ten years older and still a virgin :naughty:.

[PureHatred]

LOL nextly the time slot ain't right and with all of those spoilers on the net. Maybe they should show it Live.

I used to LOVE Smackdown. Adn when the roster had Benoit, Eddie, Angle, Edge, Rey, heel Cena & Brock, etc I honestly think it was the better show.

I know for certain though that since its moved to Friday I've watched maybe 3 episodes in their entirety. Friday night is just a shitty night. And whether or not it was live it still wouldn't make a difference to me.

[Kane Knight]

The time slot wasn't a problem short term, but it sure will be longterm.

Also, making it live won't help any.

[Hired Hitman]

Australians are lucky, because smackdown airs at 2:30pm so we can still go out Friday night :cool:

[tucsonspeed6]

Australians are lucky, because smackdown airs at 2:30pm so we can still go out Friday night :cool:

Would I be incorrect in assuming that Australian kids get out of school at 3:00 like American kids? Because if that's the case it'd suck for WWE to air it then since all of the unique gimmicks are surely aimed at a younger audience. If it takes the kids a half hour to get home, they've already missed half the show by that point.

[Kane Knight]

Unique gimmicks? :lol:

BTW, I think the Aussies may have come up with the VCR...

[Hired Hitman]

We get a channel which shows the same shows two hours later, so that is how the school kids can watch.

*edit* I actually realized that the 2:30pm start time was on Daylight savings time, which ended a few days back, the true time is 3:30pm.