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Well, here is my take on it.... The WWE has done this to themselves. They want to talk about how they are always trending on twitter, post your comments on Facebook and Youtube, etc. etc. Ok, well, you can't expect it to always be a glowing review of your product. And they've made it very well known that their primary focus is the Network. It is their future, it is their life line, it is their business model.
In past years you could go on a message board like this, or take to Facebook, or even just tune out from the product if you didn't like where the direction was going to voice your displeasure. But really, we all knew that in the grand scheme of things it wasn't going to make any difference or have any effect on the product.
This is different, and it feels like fans actually have a means to effect change now.
Is it a good thing? Yes and no. I'm not worried about what kind of precedent it sets because quite frankly, the WWE has put themselves in this position. They have given fans the tools to directly effect their daily business, and that's on them for doing that.
It's good because maybe, just maybe, someone in CT will finally see that the fans are passionate and they WANT to support the product, but we are not going to continue to support poor booking, lousy story lines, and dull/cheesy characters. Maybe someone will actually stand up to Vince and tell him that he is wrong. Wishful thinking perhaps, but money talks and if the subscription numbers fall that hard and the stock plummets you might be looking at a foreceful departure for old Vinny Mac.
This was a monumental fuck up from a booking perspective and it proved that those in charge are either A) Completely delusional, or B) Completely out of touch. And the kicker is that they KNEW it was a bad move and they went with it anyway. If your guy can't pop a crowd at the Royal Rumble, how on Earth could you possibly rely on him to headline your WM main event?
For the record, I'm not even mad that Bryan didn't win. It's the way it was booked that bothers me. Bryan going out early, Ziggler getting eliminated in 2 minutes and then being tossed out like a sack of potatoes along with Ambrose. I mean the only other thing they could have done was have Vince himself walk out to the ring and give the middle finger to the crowd. "Oh, you wanna cheer for these guys? Well Fuck You, you will cheer for the guy I WANT you to cheer for." That's what that was last night.
But, is a dangerous precedent being set? Fuck 'em, they did it to themselves.
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