Raziel Posted May 20, 2016 Share Posted May 20, 2016 5 hours ago, Technico Support said: Right but you can't say "WWE doesn't understand supply and demand" and then point to the 3 hour Raws as an example when, in that instance, it's being mandated by the network. I mean, yes, they definitely don't understand supply and demand, but that example in particular is incorrect. I'll give you house shows, though. How can they be making their money back when playing to 1/4 full buildings? Clearly demand to see WWE SUPERSTARS LIVE is waning. It's kinda both. Running 2 loops worked in the 80/90's because "Superstars" only wrestled each other maybe every other Syndicated show, possibly on Prime Time, and on SNME and PPV's, so it was a rarety and treat to see real matchups. Also, during the time frame, everyone had defined roles, were over in one way or another up and down the card, and there were literally a stable of guys that could slot into any main event and be fine (Really, look at the Heenan Family in 89-91. All of them were built up and talked up enough by the announcers that you could slot any in with Warrior, Hogan, however and everyone bought it). With the 50/50 booking, and seemingly not caring about building anyone outside of the Main Event program, how the hell are you going to sell House Shows running matches you've already watched 10 times for free* Monday and Thursday Nights? *outside of cable subs. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caley Posted May 20, 2016 Share Posted May 20, 2016 So...seriously, WWE...why would you not show this part of Smackdown?! To me this is a better selling of the PPV than anything else they did this week, but they cut away before this part started?! 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thee Reverend Axl Future Posted May 20, 2016 Share Posted May 20, 2016 AJ Styles' hair, stature, and outfit - but ESPECIALLY his hair - makes him look like a Lego minifig to me. try unseeing that, RAF Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
offspring515 Posted May 21, 2016 Share Posted May 21, 2016 24 minutes ago, thee Reverend Axl Future said: AJ Styles' hair, stature, and outfit - but ESPECIALLY his hair - makes him look like a Lego minifig to me. try unseeing that, RAF That's why he and Finn get along so well. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
odessasteps Posted May 21, 2016 Share Posted May 21, 2016 5 hours ago, Dolfan in NYC said: Jenji Kohan - who created Orange is the New Black & Weeds - is working on a new show for Netflix called GLOW. And yes, it's about the Gorgeous Ladies of Wrestling. http://www.diva-dirt.com/123432/orange-new-black-creator-working-womens-wrestling-series-netflix/ That should make Stone Cold happy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spritenaut 32 Posted May 21, 2016 Share Posted May 21, 2016 48 minutes ago, odessasteps said: That should make Stone Cold happy. ... because GLOW was an upper body business? 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twiztor Posted May 21, 2016 Share Posted May 21, 2016 a friend of mine has watched Raw live every Monday since 1993. he pretty much never watches SmackDown! and will catch the occasional PPV but isn't hooked on them. In the past couple of years, he starts watching Raw halfway thru (via DVR) and fast forwards so much he is caught up to realtime by the end. yet he still watches it every single week. but he's got weird taste in wrestling. he's never seen an ECW match, hated WCW during the Nitro/Monday Night Wars era, but, for a time in 2005-2006, preferred TNA to WWE (but still never missed an ep). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Niners Fan in CT Posted May 21, 2016 Share Posted May 21, 2016 5 minutes ago, twiztor said: a friend of mine has watched Raw live every Monday since 1993. he pretty much never watches SmackDown! and will catch the occasional PPV but isn't hooked on them. In the past couple of years, he starts watching Raw halfway thru (via DVR) and fast forwards so much he is caught up to realtime by the end. yet he still watches it every single week. but he's got weird taste in wrestling. he's never seen an ECW match, hated WCW during the Nitro/Monday Night Wars era, but, for a time in 2005-2006, preferred TNA to WWE (but still never missed an ep). To his credit, 2005/06 might have been TNA at their "best".. they were at least pushing AJ and Samoa Joe I think had his win streak going on. It was halfway decent. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Infinit Posted May 21, 2016 Share Posted May 21, 2016 2 hours ago, Vader does my taxes! said: ... because GLOW was an upper body business? That was Rick Rude, goddammit! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twiztor Posted May 21, 2016 Share Posted May 21, 2016 1 hour ago, Niners Fan in CT said: To his credit, 2005/06 might have been TNA at their "best".. they were at least pushing AJ and Samoa Joe I think had his win streak going on. It was halfway decent. oh, that's definitely the truth. i just thought it was odd that the only thing he ever liked better than WWE was TNA, for however brief it was. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caley Posted May 21, 2016 Share Posted May 21, 2016 Add another chapter to the weird nexus of pro wrestling and the NHL playoffs (I mentioned in the ROH thread that they have been playing the theme song for Moose at St. Louis Blues games because their goalie is nicknamed 'Moose'). So the Pittsburgh Penguins have a line of Carl Hagelin/Nick Bonino/Phil Kessel that they've been calling the HBK line and word got back to Shawn Michaels about it, so he decided to tune into a game, liked it, then was invited to be a guest of the Penguins for Game 5 (They've also started selling HBK merchandise and named a sandwich at the arena after him) so tonight I had the absolutely surreal experience of turning on hockey on CBC and seeing Shawn Micheals cut an NHL-related promo ending with him saying "Hit my music" at which point there was a highlight reel of Hagelin, Bonino and Kessel while 'Sexy Boy' played. Life is weird, sometimes. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wyld Samurai Posted May 21, 2016 Share Posted May 21, 2016 Why did Barry Windham disappear after he had his NWA Championship run in 1993? He was always one of my favorites... and after he dropped the belt he just faded away to resurface a few years later as The Stalker. So weird. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jenalysis Posted May 21, 2016 Share Posted May 21, 2016 didn't he get a major knee injury that derailed his career shortly after? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spritenaut 32 Posted May 21, 2016 Share Posted May 21, 2016 2 hours ago, alstein said: didn't he get a major knee injury that derailed his career shortly after? Yep. Beach Blast 1993, irrc. He's also said he was burnt out during that time and wanted to get off the road. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sammo~! Posted May 21, 2016 Share Posted May 21, 2016 13 hours ago, Infinit said: That was Rick Rude, goddammit! Steve, must you take the Lord's name in vain? *smokes joint* 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RIPPA Posted May 22, 2016 Author Share Posted May 22, 2016 Hoo Boy - here we go again Sasha Banks was taken off of this weekend's shows after apparently suffering a head injury. (Apparently it happened at the 5/15 house show) Said head injury occurred when apparently Charles Robinson kneed her in the head (accidentally - otherwise people will think he is intentional Shining Wizarding people) I am ignoring all the other stupid fighting that occurred this evening when this story came out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RIPPA Posted May 22, 2016 Author Share Posted May 22, 2016 OH! And in the other "Here we go again" story There are people claiming (so again take this with 49242845 grains of salt) - that Emma was told just to ice her back when she got hurt. She insisted on getting the MRI otherwise she wouldn't have discovered how serious her injury was. And thus concludes tonight in wrestling twitter 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justin877 Posted May 22, 2016 Share Posted May 22, 2016 On May 19, 2016 at 1:39 PM, Playa Shunna Ver 3.0 said: If I went to that Roanoke show I would want my money back. What a shitty card. I live in the Lynchburg, soon to be Roanoke area and I wasn't too fond of the B-show card they had. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thee Reverend Axl Future Posted May 22, 2016 Share Posted May 22, 2016 Damn the messenger. Damn thee, Rippa... let the emotion-based speculating & sniping begin, RAF Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Casey Posted May 22, 2016 Share Posted May 22, 2016 Spoiler Seth Rollins is supposedly returning tonight. Thank god. potential Extreme Rules spoiler. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Nature Boy Posted May 22, 2016 Share Posted May 22, 2016 16 minutes ago, Casey said: Reveal hidden contents Seth Rollins is supposedly returning tonight. Thank god. potential Extreme Rules spoiler. But how will that make Roman look strong? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wyld Samurai Posted May 22, 2016 Share Posted May 22, 2016 The question is what happens to The Club if AJ is removed from the title picture. You can't have them floundering. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattdangerously Posted May 22, 2016 Share Posted May 22, 2016 They're not doing so hot as it is with AJ in the title picture. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peck Posted May 22, 2016 Share Posted May 22, 2016 7 hours ago, RIPPA said: Said head injury occurred when apparently Charles Robinson kneed her in the head (accidentally - otherwise people will think he is intentional Shining Wizarding people) Funny, I saw a report that said Charles Robinson and a report that said Justin King. Because those two look very similar... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patrick B. Posted May 22, 2016 Share Posted May 22, 2016 Clearly it's the CHARLOTTE CONSPIRACY~! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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