Saw Hasney started playing "Wrestling Empire" on Switch, along with Mike the Metal Ed and... one of my other friends from TPWW but drawing a blank right now. Didn't even know there was a damn rasslin' game on Nintendo Switch !!!

Where's the new "Smackdown Murders AEW in the ratings worse than Chris Benoit did his Family" thread title?

For those curious, 2.15 million for SD this week

I saw that Roman Reigns mini promo from their Mania announcement. Where the fuck has that guy been the last 6 years. Also loved that Heyman seems like he's afraid of him.

He's so fucking great. Might be the best thing in wrestling.

Trump?

i remember playing a previous iteration of this on a tablet or something years ago, used to be "Wrestling Revolution" i think. anyway, empire looks like it would be an absolute blast to play online multiplayer, and kinda makes me want to get a switch, but i won't because i hate fun

Supposedly made by the same guy, yeah. It I guess kind of captures the spirit of the old Acclaim N64 games, jankiness and all. Kind of tempted to try it... I think there's a demo

I miss Hasney :(

And yeah that game was a blast on PC. You can do the most ridiculous shit in it.

I remember a newLegacy stream where they finished a match only to be greeted with a newspaper headline telling them that their character fucking died in the middle of career mode after suffering extreme damage and blood loss in a match. And then immediately after that, another newspaper headline that the guy who killed them in the match turned face.

LOL

1.85 for RAW this week

https://i.postimg.cc/tT0KGxmc/raw.png

Look at those demos! I thought you all said WWE's audience was all boomers???

AEW just keeps pounding away. Add it to the pile. WWE drowning.

Actually what people say is that WWE's largest viewing demo is 50+...which it is, there's literally a chart you are quoting...

Yeah, and like I already said, you yourself make that claim based on the chart, but completely ignore Raw killing Dynamite in the 18-34 demo.

So even if the biggest segment is 50 plus, so what? It doesn't change the fact that they more than double Dynamite in the young people demo, does it?

So why are you so biased every week posting those rating charts, when they disprove your bias?

I said it last week, 18-34 demo
Raw - .35
AEW - .15

So even if every WWE fan over 50 dies tomorrow, guess what, Raw would still beat Dynamite, so fuck your rating chart.

I posted ratings before AEW existed...I've always posted ratings...

It's not my fault AEW is a better product to watch nor is it my fault AEW continues to be the preferred show for many younger viewers.

RAW 18-34 =.35
AEW 18-34 =.15

Try again.

Don’t try and reason with them, xrod. They actually believe that AEW is cool with the young folks while WWE is not.

CNN with massive live tv ratings for the Inauguration. Both AEW and NXT did better for the night than I expected them to.


AEW - 854k
NXT - 659k


https://i.postimg.cc/5NB3wzn4/Final-...Jan-20-WED.png

https://i.postimg.cc/J4pyV4h3/Screen...9-28-40-AM.png

I'm stunned they got 800k. Not bad considering.

Yeah I agree, it was a really bad show

Lmao shut up Gertner

(It was one of the worst Dynamites they've had tho)

inb4 homemade demo god memes and other such things

All those youngins watching Dynamite!
All those oldies watching Raw!

18-34
AEW .19
Raw .31

Ooooofah

AEW competes with NXT not RAW. Besides and believe me nobody cares as much about this as you do.

All I've ever asked is the question why are demos so important in Wednesdays, but Monday and Friday they dont? Have yet to get an answer...

I don't know or care

Exactly

2.28 for brand blue

Well this one is pretty simple; there isn’t another wrestling show on Monday or Friday.

Wasn't it JUST a month ago when all the Cultist were not only trying to compare Dynamite's rating to a Monday wrestling show, but a Monday wrestling show that wasn't even in the same week?

So ratings only matter on Wednesdays, unless Dynamite does really good, THEN the ratings matter on all days, including days from other weeks. Then they really REALLY matter.

Got it!

Dude. You’re taking all this far too seriously. Again; “wrestling company find something to favourably compare themselves to the competition” isn’t a headline, it’s a business model at this point.

Try putting this gimmick on ice for a week. I know it might feel like the “cultists” have won, but none of them are even here so they’ll never even know. We won’t tell them either. You might find having actual conversation with people is actually pretty good.

They are here, they run the threads. I certainly don't have the ability to edit thread thread titles.

"Dynamite beats Raw"
"NXT stuck in the mud"

Etc. That's not my doing.

1.819 for RAW this week for the Rumble go-home show


https://i.postimg.cc/Zq0MrnyH/raw.png

AEW - 734k
NXT - 720k


https://i.postimg.cc/137NQc0K/Final-...Jan-27-WED.png

Lmao

The thread title lol

Sting, Shaq, a crossover angle, Jericho MJF tag and they draw 734,000

Maybe they should trot out the brat again and try to squeeze more water out of that stone.

Water is wet. WWE loses again.

That Crossover angle is killing it for Impact! They are getting less viewers now than they were in November! :rofl:

I bet there’s an internal discussion as to what they need to exploit more in order to get the ratings — death or children?

1.45 million people watching on a Wednesday. Will be hilarious to see where that goes.

2.22 for SD

WWE is dying.

Careful, every time somebody says WWE is dying Vince gets a new Billion Dollar deal :rofl:

1.892 and topping cable for post RR ep of RAW


https://i.postimg.cc/CL754yZM/raw.png

so fuking pissed at street outlaws.....




960 - fuck them.


gonna go watch road vigilantes instead.

Too bad they didn't air on Wednesdays, when a 960 rating would be cause for a bunch of soiled pants. Wednesday ratings REALLY matter!

Last year's RAW after RR did 2.402 million

WWE managed to lose 500k + viewers in a year for what's traditionally one of the most viewed eps of the year, an embarrassing moment for WWE

But they're making billions of dollars to be featured on a streaming service, so losing viewers is fine.

Still several times the number AEW does on Wednesdays.

woooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooosh

I think WWE made a mistake by not promoting Edge would be on NXT during RAW. That might have given them a better boost. I thought NXT would do a bigger number this week tbh.


AEW - 844k
NXT - 610k


https://i.postimg.cc/MHDJ0mkK/aew.png
https://i.postimg.cc/nVYxtpsb/Screen...3-40-44-PM.png

So let me get this straight.

AEW gained 110,000 viewers this week.
NXT lost 110,000 viewers this week.

Is AEW growing the fanbase?
Or is it he exact same 110,000 assholes who always watch wrestling?

I bet I know which narrative the Cultist will use :rofl:

Look at that Cultist thread title.

How about being honest?

AEW/IMPACT/AND NOW NJPW make WWE's 3rd brand Go to Sleep.

Took 3 Wrestling companies to sway 110,000 viewers away from WWE Developmetal.

SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO ELITE!!!

WWE Had Edge...Hall of Famer...and a man who I guarantee 90% of us back....but...

Edge was never a big draw, especially not now though that he looks like Jimmy Valiant.

2.126 for SD this week

I don’t think you understand what a cult is.

LOL Jesus Christ another one??

It's a term to describe AEW fans, not coined by me, I'm just championing it because it's a great term.

They tried this lame attempt at a counter argument 2 weeks ago. I already replied to the last unoriginal poster who's best comeback was "uhhh I don't think you know what cult means".

https://www.tpwwforums.com/showpost....postcount=3861

Why do I do this to myself? I come into a thread about ratings when I don’t give a shit about the ratings knowing full well that xrod will have been triggered by someone’s obvious attempt at baiting him and the thread descends into a slanging match. Same every week. I need to be better than this.

that just really sounds like people like one company over the other to me.

Also you sound like the dorkiest ass dork ever. And deserve to get bullied for the rest of your life.

lol nice @ whoever (whomever?) changed the thread title.

You dont, you had to look up the definition and then bolded the very small part relating to fandom. This is the problem when you throw around words because you heard somebody else use a term and then you have to scramble around to make it fit your tiresome narrative.

xrod proving once again that he doesn't know what words mean, but he'll keep using them to feel smart!

DURP I CALLED HIM A DORKIEST ASS DORK, I WIN DUUUUUUURRRRRP!

"YOU DONT KNOW, YOU JUST POSTED THE ACTUAL DEFINITION AND BOLDED THE EXACT PART OF THE DEFINITION THAT SAYS IT MEANS EXACTLY WHAT YOU SAID IT MEANT!" ~ Mantis

Great counter point bro, you got me!

Lol Maximillian.

You do realise the entire string of words is the definition and not just the ones that pop out at you? I get language is a tricky thing to learn and you struggle with it greatly but let's break this down.

Using the word "cult" but only acknowledging a small fraction of the word's true meaning, in this case "a group of fans", reduces that word to the point where it no longer carries the same meaning as the original word. You are using the word "cult" when really you mean "group of fans" and you are doing this because of the negative connotations the actual word implies and you are basing this on the vitriol of those who you heard using it.

By your own admission, bolding only a section of the definition, you do not appear to grasp the reasoning behind the use of the word "cult" or it's implications because you feel that it is simply a "great term" to really dunk on those who enjoy AEW. You consistently fail to show any understanding of the term, in addition to to complete miss on grasping the word "irony" and contextual misuse of "naive". Your use of the word cult here should apply to anything with absolutely no consequence. Do you like wrestling? Cultist. Do you prefer boxers or briefs? Cultist. You have a favourite colour? Absolute cult. The application of words is not as simple as spewing them out and hoping people gather your intent.

You are also the same person who will call somebody unoriginal for pointing out the gaping flaws in your use of terminology, while at the same time you admit you only use said terminology because you saw somebody else say it first. I'll give you some time to figure out what you did wrong there. This is your chance to prove you're not just slinging out words you heard somebody else use without the faintest clue what they mean. Go on. We are all waiting, champ.

Do you see that little : symbol? That means it is the next definition of the word. I did not JUST pick out a few words. 2 of the 3 accepted definitions describe exactly what I said.

How do you not understand how a dictionary works?

You also don't understand math. 2/3rds is the majority, not a "small fraction".

How was that, champ?

My favorite part about xrod calling AEW fans "cultists" is that he also watches AEW.

He is the cult.

2/3rds of your unsourced dictionary is clearly the legit measurable source for fractions. Look it up in Oxford or Collins. You do know what those are I take it since you are a dictionary cultist. Feel free to share your findings and then answer all of the other points you quoted and chose to ignore.

He’s sure proving my point that he deserves to be bullied for the rest of his life.

shut up nerd

Let’s pick up X-Rod and give him a swirly

What are you British??

https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cult

And since you brought it up:

https://www.collinsdictionary.com/us...y/english/cult

cult
(kʌlt )
Word forms: cults
1. COUNTABLE NOUN
A cult is a fairly small religious group, especially one which is considered strange.
The teenager may have been abducted by a religious cult.
Synonyms: sect, following, body, faction More Synonyms of cult
2. COUNTABLE NOUN
The cult of something is a situation in which people regard that thing as very important or special. ~ AEW
[disapproval]
...the cult of youth that recently gripped publishing.
3. ADJECTIVE [ADJ n]
Cult is used to describe things that are very popular or fashionable among a particular group of people. ~ AEW Fans
Since her death, she has become a cult figure.

4. SINGULAR NOUN
Someone or something that is a cult has become very popular or fashionable among a particular group of people. ~ Weirdos here saying use Collins Dictionary when it is another dictionary proving me right.
Violence has become a cult among some young men.

Be honest man, are you shoot mentally deficient?

Great retort!

"DURP I CALLED HIM A NERD, I WIN!" ~thecc

But why do you have to be so cringe?

How else should I respond to being name called? If the best you can come up with is "I disagree with you, so I'll call you a name", then you won't understand anything I respond with other than "DURP" anyway.

You're totally reaching there and let's be honest that's all you can do at this point as you've shown you cant even grasp how to use words. Those last two definitions dont work in the context you're using. You're saying AEW is popular so it has achieved "cult" status now? So you're actually praising AEW when you refer to it's fans as cultists? You clearly dont even understand what you're reading. I get that youre playing this up because being the worst poster on a forum featuring noid is clearly the best shot you have at getting any attention in your life but at least get some decent material. You're boring. You're a one note character and you dont have the intellectual capacity to play that one note with anything but the same monotonous rhythm. Say something interesting. Say something original.

Like he's not a real person right? There's no way someone has this little self awareness.

If he is real he's a total tragedy. Beyond belief.

You can't be this dense. I am being serious, it cannot be possible.

The last two definitions you are referring to have the same meaning, but the dictionary YOU YOURSELF suggested broke down the usage as an adjective and as a singular noun.

"Something very popular among a particular group of people"

AEW is very popular among a particular group of people, who are too stubborn or too stupid to admit everything about AEW is NOT the second coming of Jesus.

There are fans of wrestling that more or less enjoy AEW (such as myself), and then there are "Cultist" who figuratively blow AEW no matter what, and lose their shit when someone else criticizes their love interest.

If AEW closed tomorrow, a fan would say "damn, oh well". A "Cultist" would cry themselves to sleep.

Seriously, how the fuck do you suggest the specific dictionary, then disagree with what that dictionary says? You are some kind of special.

To be honest, I'm thinking he started this whole damn thing by remembering the name of Jim Cornette's "Cult of Cornette."

https://media1.tenor.com/images/56a9...d5c4/tenor.gif

https://media1.tenor.com/images/e66a...4e02/tenor.gif

I wouldn’t mind xrod’s trolling if it was actually funny.

He should read some Team Gorm material

Also it's hilarious that x-rod's entire identity as a poster is based on something that doesn't even exist here (and that he's too dumb to realize it).

The dictionary is correct. Your comprehension of the information provided to you is not. You are not using the word correctly in this context. Try again. Check definition #1 for reference. That's 25% of the definition by the way. 1/4.

This place sucks so much. Some of you really need to reflect on yourself. Such a gang mentality to try and go after a guy because he doesn’t like AEW and has the audacity to tell you why. Stop being such cunt pickles.

1.45 million people watching wrestling on Wednesday. Hmm, sounds familiar.

I was wondering about this. Silly semantics about definitions aside, where are the cultist posts of people losing their shit? I've tried searching, found none....

There are certainly people who get very silly when you dare criticisize AEW. Look at how some of you are acting towards xrod.

I was told I loved having Vince McMahon’s dick in my mouth because I don’t like AEW.

I think the way people are acting toward Xrod is due to his posting the same thing, over and over, without any kinda backing.


All these claims of people who lose their mind about AEW Criticisms on TPWW, but I haven't seen anything that resembles that.


Rather than make his case and prove his point by quoting said posts, he goes out of his way and looks real silly arguing over definitions and memes.

It’s REALLY hard to talk to the people here. Conversation is...dense. I totally get it. It’s more rewarding to troll than make an effort, because people decide they just don’t wanna hear it. And they do get worked up, lol. That’s what the gang mentality is about. It’s to stamp out the unbeliever.

But it’s not just here. People seem to be tuning out and have stopped caring about the product at large, but for a while it was really hard to bring up an objective criticism anywhere. It did happen on TPWW, but it’s not exclusive to that and I don’t get the whole “Where are these people here?” argument. It doesn’t mean they don’t exist or that the double standards for one shitty sports entertainment company and another aren’t frustrating.

xrod was right, and that’s what really shits people off.