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**Batsu** · 07-05-2004, 06:36 AM

Addendum:

As for longer matches, I don't believe they've been too much of a problem. Yes, the commercial breaks are annoying. As mentioned before, this helps the younger wrestlers tighten their technique. Also, to be fair, WWE isn't subjecting us to long matches featuring A-Train or Bob Holly either. They usually reserve them for the main event(-caliber) matches.

I think people are seeing a lot of smoke and mirrors when they talk about the need to return to "Crash TV" style matches as WWE had back in the Attitude era. Sure, they got a lot of people TV time...but on the downside... a lot of them, well....sucked. They almost always ended in DQ, and became quite repetitive. Just look at most WWE PPVs in 1998 to see what I'm talking about.

When I watch TNA Impact, I think the really fast matches could stand to slow down a little, lest they resemble a spotfest. (Or a really great match in Smackdown! Here Comes The Pain for PS2.... at worst, a match in Smackdown! Know Your Role for PS1.)

If a match needs to be fast, it will be. That's what WWE matches seem to reflect nowadays, and that's the way it should be.

07-05-2004, 06:36 AM	#44
Batsu Capcom's Corporate Champ Posts: 2,571	Addendum: As for longer matches, I don't believe they've been too much of a problem. Yes, the commercial breaks are annoying. As mentioned before, this helps the younger wrestlers tighten their technique. Also, to be fair, WWE isn't subjecting us to long matches featuring A-Train or Bob Holly either. They usually reserve them for the main event(-caliber) matches. I think people are seeing a lot of smoke and mirrors when they talk about the need to return to "Crash TV" style matches as WWE had back in the Attitude era. Sure, they got a lot of people TV time...but on the downside... a lot of them, well....sucked. They almost always ended in DQ, and became quite repetitive. Just look at most WWE PPVs in 1998 to see what I'm talking about. When I watch TNA Impact, I think the really fast matches could stand to slow down a little, lest they resemble a spotfest. (Or a really great match in Smackdown! Here Comes The Pain for PS2.... at worst, a match in Smackdown! Know Your Role for PS1.) If a match needs to be fast, it will be. That's what WWE matches seem to reflect nowadays, and that's the way it should be.