The Post-Wrestlemania Raw Crowd Appreciation Thread

[Bad News Gertner]

Originally Posted by BigCrippyZ Unfortunately, that's their mindset and the reality. They are bored. They don't care. They don't want to be there. They don't really have time to be there. They're only there because their kids want to go see John Cena. Other than Cena and maybe a couple other guys, the kids don't really care much either. The parents are there thinking about how they need to get home, get their kids in bed, because they have to get up in the morning, make sure their kids get to school and then they have to go to work to deal with their stupid jerk of a boss, make sure their kids get home and do their homework, then they need to go to the store and make dinner. This is what's wrong with catering to a family/kid friendly audience. Unfortunately, the long term and true fans have to suffer 98% of the time through shitty crowds and cheesy jokes and storylines aimed at kids.

Lol "true fans". It's a business. Catering to smarks = no business.

[Majunior]

Originally Posted by Gertner Lol "true fans". It's a business. Catering to smarks = no business.

Honestly, I think you can cater to the average fans for the money, and still work things in for the smarks. (Not saying cater to them at the expense of everything else, mind.) I'm pretty sure there's more of a happy medium somewhere that we haven't hit yet.

[BigCrippyZ]

Originally Posted by Gertner Lol "true fans". It's a business. Catering to smarks = no business.

Well, what would you call someone who is a long term fan but not a smark?

I've been a fan since 1992, I understand it's a business and they want to appeal to whatever audience makes them as much money as possible. I don't really care for ROH, etc., or think that Punk, Daniel Bryan or Colt Cabana are Gods and should be main eventing every show.

It's moronic however, to not recognize that most of the parents of these kids don't care, don't want to be there and if they could avoid going they would. They are not true fans.