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  2. SorceressKnight
    Honestly, I think that it's possible to do both of those things- please Internet hardcores and make the Wrestling industry like 1998 again....because wrestling in 1998 was basically an updated version of what worked in the 1980s boom. All you have to do is remember every wrestler is someone's favorite and simply give everyone on the roster something to do, make sure that if they're doing something, it's seen as important to them...and then give it a little time to gestate and work people into a frenzy for it. Tyler Breeze's career is a good example of this: People may have whined he deserved some big push before and after the Fashion Files...but during the Fashion Files, no one was whining, because Breeze was doing something, and they gave it the time to make it clear it mattered to the show. That's really all you need. Just give everyone something to feast on, and people will be happy, and when they're happy, they'll watch.
  3. Cobra Commander
    Let’s just say that matches long enough that they go through multiple breaks probably isn’t a crowd-growing experience if it’s done every show. No live sport goes to commercial during action. If you’re a predetermined live sport, then you have the power to not have to deal with that as a regular thing.
  4. Oyaji
    @BurningBeard I wouldn't be so quick to write off all of the current guys' promo abilities. It's true that as a whole it's not even close because for the indies since the rise of ROH the emphasis has been on in-ring and for those working within WWE, it's all scripted, sanitized, and over-coached. But, there's a pretty clear delineation between those who believe in themselves and what they are saying and those that are pretending. David Starr is 100% the former. Guys like Eddie Kingston, Samoa Joe, Juice Robinson, Kevin Owens (at least back in the day, I don't know what goofy shit he's up to now), Sami Zayn (Mark Henry said he's the best going today), Moxley, and Bryan can all give promos where it's clear they have conviction. Starr, for me anyway, is one of the best promo guys of this century. The WWE people often have to turn it up past 11 but they are more than capable of delivering great stuff on the mic. There are others who are clearly talented speakers and/or charismatic but aren't super believable, like The Miz, Jericho (though his current gimmick is basically just him turned up), and Wyatt (because of how outlandish and previously incomprehensible the shit he spews is/was). It's not a lost art so much as its been de-emphasized and perverted, but it can make a comeback. NXT, I believe, doesn't script word for word (please correct me if I'm wrong) and AEW is bullet points as far as I know, so there is some big platforms for wrestlers to deliver at least partially their own stuff and fail and learn. edit: Fuck, I forgot Juice. How can I forget JUICE?!
  5. nate
    The discount DVD company? (Where my movie board peeps at?)
  6. hammerva
    Right now the only thing Oklahoma is doing wrong is the sooner schooner completely falling off the rails leaving a trail of bodies and torn up field behind them. Cue the Jim Ross sound effects
  7. Oyaji
    As of right now, week 2 has fewer views though it's close.
  8. West Newbury Bad Boy
    HLA? Necrophilia? Pole matches?
  9. HarryArchieGus
    I liked the randomness of Cody having his own sit down chat segment. The randomness and title screen of this segment along with the tacky control center green screen demonstrates a nice post Tim & Eric vibe which everyone seems to be enjoying. But again, I really hope they stop with these tacky sentimental scores. They need a good music supervisor. The stories have enough emotion, you don't need to slap the audience in the face with that music. Also, I generally have dug the WWE swipes (mostly by Runnels), but Audrey's story of not being hired felt a little like pulling straws. I really like Joey, but he's better suited to fit himself into a more traditional hardcore style uniform. Non-trad wrestling gear. Just rocking a cut off t-shirt would do wonders in masking Joey's slight shortcomings while accentuating his bad boyish beauty. I really badly want to see Joey playing Michael PS alongside a pair of free birds. He's got exceptional charisma and I gather he'd be a pretty strong promo. His storytelling from that recent BTE was nice to listen to. If this big bout was to test viewership, which may very well be true, why is this show not being promoted on Dynamite? It's especially frustrating when said Janela-Omega match catches a buzz and they show not a single highlight. Just a 5-20 second recap highlight package as Kenny walks to the ring would suffice. Or take a minute over at the announcers table to present a showcase of Dark highlights. Dark has been good, why not make it more important and reward those who do watch. Make it seem more in continuity with the A show. Small complaints, it's early, I just hope they adjust and make Dark feel more meaningful in the grand scheme.
  10. Cobra Commander
    I suspect the “ways to make the Wrestling industry like 1998” again would involve a few ideas that would go directly against the conventional wisdom of Internet hardcores.
  11. Ryan
    They need to tap into that audience that embraces the plague. Horror and Halloween themed stuff is a good start.
  12. BobbyWhioux
    Welcome To FOX Sports. touchdown, commercial break, extra point, commercial break, live read of promo copy, ensuing kickoff, commercial break, pan to celebrity in audience as a promotional tie-in to another show on FOX, 3 and out punt, commercial break, run a play and call a time out, commercial break, injury on the field, commercial break, end of quarter, VERY LONG commercial break, run a play and now it's 4th down again, COMMERCIAL BREAK, come back for the punt and change of possession means another COMMERCIAL BREAK. FOX is gonna want to bring back six man tags so they can take an ad break between each introduction. just you wait.
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  14. LoneWolf&Subs
    Would Smackdowns ratings been better if they were a lead in for Blue Bloods?
  15. jaedmc
    I just watched Amityville and I dug it. Rod Steiger acting in his own separate movie, Margot Kidder is hot as hell, Brolin punching his friend in the face and his friend being like "okay, ready to talk?" A Nun vomiting on the side of the road. Blood pouring through the wall practical effects You know what I really didn't like was the "GET OUT" voice. Once you give the house a voice it becomes extra corny. Not a great movie, but there's enough to like for me. House and House 2 are fucking great though. I'd watch them over Amityville
  16. J.H.
    WTF? that's weird, giving how much it playedin te whole show. I do hope Baby Billy is still around for season 2 James
  17. SturmCRF
    Convince us that the WWE and Universal Titles aren't only the concern of whoever currently holds those belts and their number one contenders. Break the cycle of three month programmes where you can predict the outcome after month one. Don't have your champion lose a huge title match in five seconds and go back to pancake nonsense the next week like nothing's happened. Call up Matt Riddle, Keith Lee, Dominik Dijackovic, Shayna Baszler, Toni Storm, Tyler Bate, Bianca Belair and Pete Dunne and strap the rocket to them. Stop working with Tyson Fury because he's a hateful anti semite and misogynist who has used his comeback from depression to deflect from backwards views that he's never convincingly disavowed. That'd be a start.
  18. Cobra Commander
    There might be a ratings niche to being the only network show on Friday nights whose average age isn’t 50+. as for how much was spent. It seems like networks will drop a lot on live sports purely to try and boost one of their cable channels. See: FOX airing most of the ALCS on FS1 excited to see how the rating on FS1 will be spun as a bad sign too.
  19. Curt McGirt
    Stranger than Godzilla's Revenge/All Monsters Attack is pretty strange.
  20. J.H.
    In case you didn't hear already, the first 41 episodes of Saint Seiya from 1986 are up on Netflix with a new awful dub (not to worry, there are subs with Japanese language available). Hopefully enough people watch this so we can get the rest of Sanctuary completed and fuckit would miraculous to get Asgard and Poseidon subbed finally! James
  21. Curt McGirt
    "They gonna be clubbahrin theyselfs all thuh way to thuh py-ray-mids, Tony!"
  22. LoneWolf&Subs
    This just goes to show that old ass looking 1-hour NWA Powerrr on CBS can probably rake in those olds. Who cares if Arm & Hamner, and Denture Cream will be your top sponsors. Thomas Magnum(Young, and old), and the NWA will be laughing all the way to the bank with a stable income.
  23. AxB
    Well, if you didn't like that, you're really going to hate this:
  24. Niners Fan in CT
    Yeah but NBC isn't spending billions on Dateline.
  25. LoneWolf&Subs
    Put it in front of Hollywood Studios to create foot traffic for the park since Star Wars isn’t cutting it as anticipated.
  26. Curt McGirt
    Nope, it was this guy
  27. Cobra Commander
    “Smackdown is doomed because they expected 1.0s in the money demo” well looking at that chart, everything airing on Friday night is gonna get canceled for sucking in that demo.
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