John from Cincinnati Posted August 21 Share Posted August 21 Talking about WWE's product is old-fashioned. Taking part in a robust psychodrama where you work through your feelings about WWE while presumably discussing something else is all the rage. 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SirSmellingtonofCascadia Posted August 21 Share Posted August 21 They probably hear it enough in these general discussion threads, tbh. I don't read the RAW or Smackdown or NXT threads, typically, though they tend not to have many posts in the first place from what I can tell. I think the last one I read was when Bobby Lashley became champ, which I found out in the general discussion thread in the first place. I haven't seen a WWE show in five years, so I'm in your lane, @christopher.annino . While I don't watch individual shows, I do know via osmosis what the company is up to, and I feel as though I can comment on that without having to watch the product closely. I will say that I actually don't have a problem with people finding places that are more enthusiastic about the product to post at. It makes sense! People want to share their joy with others! I just feel the need to push back at a) the idea that people are attacked for liking WWE here, and b) that this board is some vortex of completely negative hivemind toward WWE programming. People here still get excited about different workers on the show all the time. In fact, I have unpopular opinions re: AEW, which is loved here, and while people challenge those opinions, they're not shitty about it. Being challenged on your takes =/= some sort of heinous attack. This is a discussion board. Formulating and defending a position is part of discussion. 5 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kev Posted August 21 Share Posted August 21 Yeah, I think people are mostly civil here, but I do feel like there’s been a bit more of a general anti-WWE sentiment the last couple of years. I don’t really mind as, like others, I’ve completely lost enthusiasm for WWE. Although I do find some of the throwaway ‘everything WWE is bad’ style posts pretty pointless and tedious (‘how did WWE fuck this person up’, etc.). And with that there can be a tendency towards revisionism, which has lead to some pretty ridiculous takes like ‘the PC hasn’t produced anyone good’ (I feel like the exaggerated improvement of Tay Conti is a spin-off of this). But yeah, when there’s actual discussion I think the board is still pretty balanced on WWE. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RunningFromAmerica Posted August 21 Share Posted August 21 1 hour ago, Eoae said: We’ll, they didn’t have any trouble selling tickets, so I dunno how accurate it is to say that “no one cares”. This isn’t really the place to discuss WWE unless you subscribe to the theory that everything Vince does is terrible. I just assume that, for the most part, people who want to discuss WWE without being attacked or insulted have moved on and found somewhere else to discuss the shows. As you point out, the statement taken literally obviously wouldn't be an accurate statement and thus obviously the statement was meant figuratively - and I think people know broadly what I'm getting at with such a statement. I didn't actually make any statement about the quality of the product. Whatever vibe I might give off, I don't think I really resemble some guy who spends a lot of time criticising the current WWE product - some of it is cool. FWIW, I think is that WWE is basically in a not entire dissimilar position to The Simpsons. And obviously I am quite aware that The Simpsons is still a money-making juggernaut that would continue to make big money even if it did end, and it's still going to be making more money by making new episodes as long as they remain at least ok, sometimes good, even if occasional dud. And whilst there have been modern Simpsons defenders on the subforums here, I think people would generally understand what the statement 'Noone cares about The Simpsons anymore' means. I'm not going to tell someone that they shouldn't enjoy modern Simpsons if they do so, and look, if you personally genuinely care about Roman Reigns vs John Cena and Goldberg vs Lashley etc then I'm happy for you in all honesty, and if you just plain watch it and are successfully entertained then the same applies. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
odessasteps Posted August 21 Share Posted August 21 Funny. I couldnt tell you which i watched last regularly: wwe or the simpsons. Prob at least 10 years since i watched either on a weekly basis. Although Simpsons season 2 thru 7/8 likely better thanany 5 year period of WWWF/WWF/WWE history. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny Sorrow Posted August 21 Share Posted August 21 Me, my bud, and my brother are taking my nephew and his two pals from across the street to the WWE SuperShow in Denver tomorrow. It'll be the neighbor boys first wrestling show and my nephew's second. They're super jazzed. I told them we will all be wearing masks to be safe. Then I checked the Ball Arena website and they require masks on everyone. Here's hoping we don't have to deal with any angry morons, but it IS a wrestling show. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peck Posted August 21 Share Posted August 21 F4W is reporting that Spoiler Bray Wyatt is expected to sign with AEW shortly. “It’s most likely happening,” Meltzer said. “It’s at the same stage as Aleister Black long before it happened. I don’t think there’s pen to paper or anything like that but the expectation is pretty strong, put it that way.” 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D.Z Posted August 21 Share Posted August 21 The Fiend vs Sting vs Broken Matt in AEW soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RunningFromAmerica Posted August 21 Share Posted August 21 I think AEW (and Matt Hardy) have done a really very decent job of moving past that gimmick and rehabilitating him into a fun midcard heel stable leader. I feel quite confident Broken Matt is not doing another program in AEW. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D.Z Posted August 21 Share Posted August 21 You never know. V 1 Matt is best Matt though. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cobra Commander Posted August 21 Share Posted August 21 31 minutes ago, D.Z said: The Fiend vs Sting vs Broken Matt in AEW soon. best wishes to the people tasked with figuring out what is and isn't trademarked to the WWE in regards to Bray? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D.Z Posted August 21 Share Posted August 21 Fiend in AEW can be called the Clown instead, omg Yowie Wowie! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Casey Posted August 21 Share Posted August 21 In regards to the talk about needle movers... hmmm, I wonder if we have another lurker... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cobra Commander Posted August 21 Share Posted August 21 4 minutes ago, D.Z said: Fiend in AEW can be called the Clown instead, omg Yowie Wowie! "The Friend" might still be vulnerable to a lawsuit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caley Posted August 21 Share Posted August 21 (edited) Was re-reading Jericho's second book and just got to the part where Vince completely DESTROYS Jericho ("You're green as grass, man...the drizzling shits") and I'd forgotten that Jericho tried to get Vince to hire Luther (To which Vince replied "Is he a good person?" which...LOL) and now I wonder if that's what soured Vince on Y2J in the first place: "He wanted me to hire this guy?! He must be terrible, too." Edited August 21 by caley Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dog Posted August 21 Share Posted August 21 I like Bray, but I don't understand where he fits in AEW. They clearly made a conscious decision to move away from supernatural stuff, and he's not exactly a workrate monster. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cobra Commander Posted August 21 Share Posted August 21 did Luther get any random WCW work back when WCW was employing 300 different wrestlers that they weren't regularly using? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D.Z Posted August 21 Share Posted August 21 7 minutes ago, Cobra Commander said: "The Friend" might still be vulnerable to a lawsuit Not if he changes the look and colors up. The Bray name is WWE's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swift Posted August 21 Share Posted August 21 24 minutes ago, Casey said: In regards to the talk about needle movers... hmmm, I wonder if we have another lurker... Nah, it was only brought up on the forum because Roman Reigns said it about Punk, which is presumably what Chavo is talking about. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Casey Posted August 21 Share Posted August 21 Just now, Swift said: Nah, it was only brought up on the forum because Roman Reigns said it about Punk, which is presumably what Chavo is talking about. Ah, yeah that's right. Thanks for reminding me! Just woke up and I'm honestly still buzzing about last night. In other news - I turned on SummerSlam for about 5 minutes before I realized I just don't care. I can usually will myself to sit through one of their big shows, but... I dunno, this is the first time I just feel like it's not worth it. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
odessasteps Posted August 21 Share Posted August 21 If Chavito is posting, maybe we can find out if he has lost El paso footage. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cobra Commander Posted August 21 Share Posted August 21 having this on Saturday Night instead of Sunday Night is gonna be different enough Although considering there's a live program on Friday and a live program on Monday.. it probably doesn't matter which night you pick between Saturday or Sunday and the WWE doesn't have to run Sundays to avoid PPV boxing anymore (although they're gonna try to avoid having this show overlap with the Pacquiao fight) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
username Posted August 22 Share Posted August 22 1 hour ago, Dog said: I like Bray, but I don't understand where he fits in AEW. They clearly made a conscious decision to move away from supernatural stuff, and he's not exactly a workrate monster. This is just a guess but I'd wager Bray in AEW would be more in line with early swamp Max Cady Bray than the Fiend because of this. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curt McGirt Posted August 22 Share Posted August 22 Wax Brady? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Control Posted August 22 Share Posted August 22 Think of whomever you consider the greatest wrestlers of all time. Who got to that level the quickest, in terms of their own time on the job? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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