SDLive - Taped from LONDON - OFFICIAL THREAD - 5.14.19

[slik]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Not a good look for <a href="https://twitter.com/WWE?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@WWE</a>, 1 minute before the start of <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/SDLive?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#SDLive</a> &amp; empty seats all over &amp; the whole upper tier closed off. Ticket prices or bad product to blame? I would suggest both. <a href="https://t.co/f6MDaLY08d">pic.twitter.com/f6MDaLY08d</a></p>&mdash; Jakey (@Jakey_Boy) <a href="https://twitter.com/Jakey_Boy/status/1128360484426715136?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 14, 2019</a></blockquote>
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[slik]

* SDLive opens with Roman Reigns. Roman brings out The Miz. Shane McMahon & Elias interrupt. Shane says Miz is banned from the arena. Daniel Bryan and Rowan come out as well. All 4 head to the ring and attack Roman/Miz. The Uso's run out and make the save.

* Shane announces Roman/Usos vs Shane/Elias/DBry/Rowan later. If Miz interferes his match w/ Shane at MITB is cancelled.

1 - Randy Orton vs Andrade vs Finn Balor vs Ali ends when Andrade pins Balor. Andrade brings a ladder into the ring and climbs it post-match but Ricochet runs down and attacks him, before climbing the ladder himself. Ricochet grabs the briefcase hanging above the ring.

* Backstage Kofi tells Xavier Woods he will appear by himself on the KO Show later tonight.

* Charlotte comes out and cuts a promo about Becky Lynch.

* Lacey Evans promo backstage about beating Becky Lynch.

* Video promo from Aleister Black

2 - Shane/Elias/Rowan/Bryan defeat Roman/Usos after Shane pins one of the Usos. Miz saves Roman/Usos from being attacked post-match.

* Ember Moon promo about MITB

* IIconics come out and join commentary at ringside.

* Paige announces Asuka/Kairi will now be known as "The Kabuki Warriors"

3 - The Kabuki Warriors defeat Mandy/Sonya when Asuka rolls up Mandy for the pin.

* Lars Sullivan promo

* Kevin Owens show takes place w/ Kofi in ring and KO backstage. KO eventually comes to the ring and he and Sami Zayn jump Kofi until Xavier Woods makes the save. Kofi stands on the turnbuckle, holding the WWE Title above his head to end SDLive.

[Mr. Nerfect]

That seriously sounds exactly like the opening for Raw. Wasn’t it Miz TV with Roman?

[Mr. Nerfect]

WWE have to jack up ticket prices because factors like attendance are so low.

[Triple A]

* SDLive opens with Roman Reigns. Roman brings out The Miz. Shane McMahon & Elias interrupt. Shane says Miz is banned from the arena. Daniel Bryan and Rowan come out as well. All 4 head to the ring and attack Roman/Miz. The Uso's run out and make the save.

* Shane announces Roman/Usos vs Shane/Elias/DBry/Rowan later. If Miz interferes his match w/ Shane at MITB is cancelled.



groaning @ this

[Mr. Nerfect]

Wait, I thought they had a four-way advertised for SmackDown? Did it suddenly become a three-way?

[Mr. Nerfect]

Alvarez did a thing where he challenged one of his listeners to work out how many times WWE delivers on something they promote for television. It was something like 39%.

[Mr. Nerfect]

Oh, it has been edited to be a four-way. Never mind.

[Splaya]

This thread is already on pace to beat the RAW thread and the show hasn't even started. Not a good look.

[slik]

LOL @ new tag name for Asuka/Kairi

[ClockShot]

My name is better.

[slik]

A lot of RAW stars on SD this week...definitely more than 3/4...

[Splaya]

Lol Kofi standing tall after Woods saves him from a Zayn and Owens beat down....start repping me now cause Ill spoil the PPV now.

Kevin Owens defeats Kofi Kingston after Xavier Woods costs Kingston the title.

[KIRA]

Asuka and kairi sane are called what now?

Jesus jumped-up Christ I was going to watch only for the visual of the Usos with Roman to see how it looks but f*** this that just put me off the whole show

[XL]

A lot of RAW stars on SD this week...definitely more than 3/4...

5 acts/6 people by my count.

Miz
Usos
Ricochet
Lacey Evans
Zayn

[Evil Vito]

lol only 3 matches on a 2 hour show

[Emperor Smeat]

That 4-way match looks very interesting to watch but show itself looks pretty meh overall.

:| at Kairi and Asuka's new tag team name.

[Mr. Nerfect]

Lol, WWE already breaking their own rules. Not a surprise.

[Gerard]

Asuka and kairi sane are called what now?



Bukkake Warriors.

[Mr. Nerfect]

Bukkake Warriors.

The sad part of the story is that they flipped with Hanson and Rowe over their new names.

[Savio]

Bukkake Warriors.
lol

[Emperor Smeat]

:lol: at WWE adding piped in cheers for Reigns entrance.

Even though I shouldn't be surprised, still can't believe how fast it took WWE to squander all the crowd support and cheers Reigns got when he came back from his cancer battle.

[Droford]

Shane's money tron should be brittish pounds

[xrodmuc316]

WWE have to jack up ticket prices because factors like attendance are so low.

WWE only cares about the bottom line. They would rather sell 8,000 tickets at $50 than 20,000 tickets at $15.

As long as they have enough people to look sold out and make noise, Vince will take the extra $10,000 every Raw and Smackdown.

[Emperor Smeat]

4-way match was pretty good overall. All downhill for the rest of tonight based on those spoilers.

[Mr. Nerfect]

WWE only cares about the bottom line. They would rather sell 8,000 tickets at $50 than 20,000 tickets at $15.

As long as they have enough people to look sold out and make noise, Vince will take the extra $10,000 every Raw and Smackdown.

Absolutely, but he doesn't factor in that those 8,000 fans are going to turn into 5,000 fans. Then 2,000 fans. You can't squeeze $200 for tickets out of those fans.

[Droford]

wwe makes more money off tv deals, the network than they do live gate(Im assuming since theyre getting 2 billion from Fox and USA)

Eventually Raw and SD will be filmed in a studio with CGI crowds added in

[Emperor Smeat]

Nice of Owens to channel his inner Lacey Evans with these entrance walk teases.

[Mr. Nerfect]

wwe makes more money off tv deals, the network than they do live gate(Im assuming since theyre getting 2 billion from Fox and USA)

Eventually Raw and SD will be filmed in a studio with CGI crowds added in

They do, but you need TV networks that are willing to pay that money. As interest fades, so does their appeal to sponsors and the networks. When the networks withdraw their interest, WWE is going to need to depend on those other metrics, which are performing abysmally.

[xrodmuc316]

Absolutely, but he doesn't factor in that those 8,000 fans are going to turn into 5,000 fans. Then 2,000 fans. You can't squeeze $200 for tickets out of those fans.

What's crazy is that with all that TV money coming in, you would think it would be enough for Vince to drop the prices. Of course he won't because he is a greedy S.O.B., but he should.

It's the same way they don't have pyro unless it's Mania or the Saudis pay for it.

If WWE could afford pyro when the stock was $15, how is it too expensive when the stock is over $80.00?

Answer, it's because Vince doesn't care if the presentation suffers as long as his carny ass can pocket that extra $15,000 by not using pyro, larger than life character portrayal be damned.

All Vince has ever wanted was for things to go back to how they were in the 80's, where the fans eat up whatever he puts out with no upward movement from anybody, just perpetual mid card gimmick guys who sell merch.

[Tom Guycott]

Alvarez did a thing where he challenged one of his listeners to work out how many times WWE delivers on something they promote for television. It was something like 39%.

Did the listeners add Kurt Angle to the mix?

[Tom Guycott]

:| at Kairi and Asuka's new tag team name.

Asuka and kairi sane are called what now?



Bukkake Warriors.

The Bukkake Experience :shifty:

Funny how that name would actually make sense, given that Paige is their "manager".

In all seriousness, though, isn't Kabuki Warriors an old video game? I mean, it's better than naming a team after a porn site (again, ironic given Paige's involvement), but still...

[slik]

Not even to pg. 2 for SD baybay

[Supreme Olajuwon]

So they didn’t want a team called the War Raiders, but now they have a team called the Kabuki Warriors (you know warriors, people who do war).

This company...

[Gerard]

So they didn’t want a team called the War Raiders, but now they have a team called the Kabuki Warriors (you know warriors, people who do war).

This company...

Well it is the same company who added "burn it down" to Rollins theme because the pause was irritating Vince...over a year after his theme debuted. It's just down to Vince and his mood on the day it seems, one day he hates something the next he loves it.

[Mr. Nerfect]

Because it's his company then his will be done. His bias is always confirmed by things being forced as a self-fulfilled prophecy.