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#81 |
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I would destroy Curtis Axel. Said it for years and he knows it.
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#82 |
I am the cheese
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#83 |
MVP Mark
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#84 | |
TPWW's #3 Peep
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I know wrestling fans today are generally more "educated" and the business has opened up a lot since the 90's, but kids are still kids. |
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#85 | |
Make the IWC Great Again
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I look at something like TWD, which has amazing ratings, but have been in steady decline for some time now. Eventually the show will pewter out and disappear. Meanehile, I could easily see 20 years from now WWE still having programming in the top 10 in cable every week. I think it's very possible to see ratings come back, it just takes the right personalities at the right time. There was a time when people said game shows were dead. Then things like Millionaire came around and suddenly they were all the rage. Now they're dead again. It's the nature of people who follow fads. The cool thing about being a sports entertainment fan in the modern era is for only $10 a month, you get access to so much great programming, and I really believe there's something for everyone. The NXT stuff appeals to the hardcore wrestling fan, 205 will appeal to fans of smaller guys, the future women's show will appeal to another subset. On top of that you can watch any era from the past at your leisure. Plus get all the new content and the original programming they have spearheaded. So I think you're left with a scenario where perhaps fewer people are watching on traditionsl platforms, but you're growing the base of fans that provide revenue to the company by providing them more and more bang for their buck. As a fan of the product that's a good thing. If I was the type of person that needs to have 7 million people watching what I'm watching because I need that validation from others, then I likely will be disappointed. |
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#86 | |
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You mentioned CM Punk, I don't think anyone outside regular sports entertainment fans knew anything about that angle. And further I don't know anyone with a decent amount of intelligence thought that was anything other than an angle. And it wasn't even that great of an angle to begin with because CM Punk had no credibility. He was claiming to be the best, but he was clearly inferior to the guy who was in the ring while he was cutting the promo. I can't think of any angles in the last 20 years that people thought was legit. |
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#87 | |
Make the IWC Great Again
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Look at MMA. The programs that go to three fights almost always do better by the time they get to the third fight. In the Attitude Era, guys traded wins all the time. I believe Rock and Mick had 7 major TV or PPV matches in which they went back and forth with wins. All of their PPVs did well, and they drew very strong ratings. Rock and Hunter went back and forth and continued to do huge numbers. Austin and Taker exchanged wins and then did one of biggest TV ratings in cable wrestling history. The difference between then and now is Rock was superior to Roman Reigns, Austin superior to Dean Ambrose, HHH superior to Seth Rollins, Foley superior to Kevin Owens, Taker superior to Bray Wyatt, HBK superior to AJ Styles and on and on. |
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#88 | |
Former TPWW Royalty
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![]() This season had the 2nd highest ever premiere in series history and improved from the previous premiere. It is trending downward but is also very early in the season so worst case scenario for this season is maybe Season 3 numbers which would still put it around 3x larger than WWE's overall. You also way overestimating how valuable the Network is to the mainstream and wrestling fans or else WWE wouldn't be struggling to sell Network subs at the rate they were expecting by now. They expected 3-4 million by now and only have around half of it in terms of paid subs. |
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#89 |
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CyNick logic: Discredits link between MMA and wrestling in one post; in the next links MMA and wrestling. Nice job, Nicky. You're a hack. Get the fuck out.
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#91 |
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I think it was Vito who said he would rather have a loud crowd than a quiet crowd. Are the crowds today even loud? They go mild for most shit.
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Resident drug enabler
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Season 1: 5.24 Season 2: 6.90 Season 3: 10.40 Season 4: 13.30 Season 5: 14.40 Season 6: 13.15 Season 7: TBD The Walking Dead season premiere ratings... Season 1: 5.35 Season 2: 7.26 Season 3: 10.87 Season 4: 16.11 Season 5: 17.30 Season 6: 14.63 Season 7: 17.03 Man. Look at that steady decline. Again, for everyone who still wishes to take The CyNick seriously... just... come on... |
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#93 | |
BAY BAY
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I think the whole 50/50 booking thing is driving away casual fans. What's the point in the weekly shows? Since the brand split, Smackdown has gotten better at this, but it doesn't matter who won on Raw at all since it doesn't advance anything. The only people tuning in will be these hoping for a good match. |
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#94 |
President of Freedonia
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Who cares if he wears a shirt? If I'm in a bar, Kevin Owens looks like one of the last people I'd want to fuck with.
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#95 |
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Really? Are you being serious?
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#96 |
Quark is Less Impressed.
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#97 |
MVP Mark
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You people are silly.
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#98 |
3 Dicks Out For Trips
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I've never been hit harder in my life than being hit by someone built like owens. He would Def be one of the last people I'd pick a fight with.
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#99 |
President of Freedonia
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I can't imagine what type of world you live in if you don't think Kevin Owens looks like somebody who could believably kick a dude's ass. Especially compared to many of the smaller dudes on the roster.
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#100 |
BAY BAY
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#101 |
I'm a loner, Dottie...
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In all honesty I think a lot of the people in here saying Owens doesn't look like he could kick someone's ass haven't actually been in many real fights. I'm no badass (in fact I'm quite the chicken-shit) but I've been hit enough times to know that you don't need the kind of muscles a Lesnar or Goldberg has to hurt someone.
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#102 |
MVP Mark
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If Owens fucked your girlfriend/wife would you go after him? If Lesnar fucked your girlfriend/wife would you go after him? AJ? Cena?
Even in the heat of the moment I would cower to Cena and Lesnar. |
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#103 |
MVP Mark
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Anyways this thread has reached a terrible point. Sad day. Thought it had a lot of legs left too.
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#104 |
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No, but come on. And, for the record, I think Kevin Owens must be fit as fuck to do the things he can do. Just don't tell me you're more afraid of him than Samoa Joe. Or even a 50-year old Undertaker. Or Brock Lesnar.
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This discussion is so stupid in a "my dad could beat up your dad" kind of way, but I genuinely feel sorry for all you guys that are scared of Kevin Owens. Like, fair played to enjoying his ring work and being a fan of the things the guy can do -- but to actually be the last person you'd fuck with in a bar? Good lord. This is the last I am going to say on such a ridiculous subject.
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#107 |
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Anyway, you might have missed #1-wwf-fan destroying "expert debater" CyNick again. I recommend checking that out.
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#108 |
RIP SABU
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Really pisses me off when crowds do tired chants time after time. Seems like any face wins a title and in their first promo the crowd is already doing loud "YOU DESERVE IT!" chants. It's becoming the new "WHAT?!", which seriously just needs to stop.
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#109 |
Quark is Less Impressed.
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Nothing wrong with the fans showing respect like that. WHAT is a distraction.
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#110 |
I'm a loner, Dottie...
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I wouldn't go after anyone in that situation because neither prison nor a hospital sound good to me. Besides if anything I'd be more pissed at my wife than I was at the guy.
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#111 |
RIP SABU
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#113 |
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Well well well, look what the cat dragged in
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#114 |
Hey Mister!
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I dunno
Smark era has given us a lot of really good matches. Could probably use more good big guys. They are impressive to see and all that, but I'll take Cena vs Styles and Owens vs Zayn over Braun vs Rowan any day. |
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#115 |
Resident drug enabler
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I couldn't care less about those really good matches anymore because none of it matters. Like the broken one known as Hasney said above...
Cesaro and Dolph Ziggler put on a technical classic. Cool. I have no interest in it. Neither one gains or loses anything from it. It's just two dudes fighting ultimately for nothing because we're in an era where it's been made perfectly clear that there's no consequence to any match unless it's a direct one like for a title or some other kind of reward. And the titles don't really mean shit anymore so even that can only capture my interest so much. |
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#116 |
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At least Raw has brought back squash matches which I'm all for. They actually serve a purpose. They're an exhibition to show one guy's dominance. It means SOMETHING. Much more than the 5 star match between two 50/50 booked guys that you know will lead to nothing.
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#117 |
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Yeah, and I think that's why a lot of Survivor Series fell flat for me as well. I mean, what were the stakes? Why should I got which TV program got the W?
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#118 |
MVP Mark
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Could not agree more with caring less about good matches. I see 'classics' on every ppv now. |
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#120 |
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50/50 booking is fine sometimes. Some guys are equals. It makes sense. When it's happening across the board with just about every feud so that everyone is equal though, it helps no one and makes everything seem pointless.
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