I doubt it. Nobody cares about Punk as Champion
Nobody cares about anything in the WWE right now.
That's probably a more accurate statement.
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Nobody cares about anything in the WWE right now.
That's probably a more accurate statement.
I'm sure he bought him another.
funkystudent
Member
I bet if they had a decent commentary team the ratings would be Better
How where the doing when JR and JBL where on?
How where the doing when JR and JBL where on?
But those crowds! All they want is Cena. Those crowds put me off the product so much.
Mr. Luchador
Member
FEED ME MORE!
FEED MORE MORE!
MORE MORE MORE!
How do you like it, how do you like it.
Wait... what.
funkystudent
Member
That's what happens when you spend 8 years building one guy and neglecting everyone else I guess.
Cena needs a break anyway. The product would be better if creative did have to rely on him for a few months. Then again ever face is now just a cena clone so maybe it won't be that different
Q
Queen of Hunting
Unconfirmed Member
meh nevermind lol
Mr. Luchador
Member
+ Ryback
+ Sandow
+ Seeing a tag team look out for each other (Bryan & Kane)
+ Paul Heyman (Managers can work!)
-/+ The Miz
- Vickie Guerrero
- Vince McMahon
- John Cena/AJ Storyline (I guess it was dropped due to the terrible kissing last week?)
- Not enough 'unique' characters
- 1 Storyline that dominates the entire program
- No minor storylines
+ Sandow
+ Seeing a tag team look out for each other (Bryan & Kane)
+ Paul Heyman (Managers can work!)
-/+ The Miz
- Vickie Guerrero
- Vince McMahon
- John Cena/AJ Storyline (I guess it was dropped due to the terrible kissing last week?)
- Not enough 'unique' characters
- 1 Storyline that dominates the entire program
- No minor storylines
Supposed to look like artillery I assume.
His arms are like cannons! Watch out!
Remember when he was out in 2008? We got Big Show's awesome come back before he got stale again, the Jeff Hardy build up with the great series against HHH and his clean win over Taker (plus THE Brian Kendrick as Current WWE Champion for a few minutes), the Jericho/HBK feud. Then he came back at Survivor Series and everything went back to normal.
The period of time when he was out was pretty awesome.
Doesn't seem much sillier than most arm taunts in the WWE.
That's a good question. The commentary isn't the greatest right now.
I don't think it takes that much willpower, I've lost 50lbs by not working out at all, just eating less. It's easy!
I'm all for it. The taunt makes him memorable.
You sound like an infomercial.
For people who looooove food, or who are emotiona or stress eaters, it's much more difficult to just say no to that extra slice of pizza.Eating less works MUCH faster. Working out is good for being FIT. Being heart healthy, keep muscle into old age. Losing weight? It helps some sure, but no contest to eating better.
You get used to it. Over eating makes me feel like puking now. Heart burn, bloating. Can't do it.
Tough but you have to take the time to build up new characters. They'll just have to trudge along. Short cuts will only work so long.
Enjoying the show recently. Still highest rated show on USA. It's not going anywhere.
billy beane
Banned
I've been doing the same thing, and I've lost 40 pounds. Feels good man.
Soon I'll be in better shape than the WWE Champion!
Officerrob
Banned
The rating is worse then it was when they went against a presidential debate, Monday night football, and game seven of the NLCS all in one night. There are problems in the WWE much bigger than an increase in a single football games rating
Kacho
Gold Member
Exactly. Keep building that new talent and get them over. The WWE can't fall back on Cena forever.
Sure. As a fan I'll live, show is entertaining enough, but they must not be too happy at the moment.
Gotta hang in there and just work through it.
jordan0386
Member
So much WWE on tv.
All people care about is Cena. How is Vince getting all these tv deals?
All people care about is Cena. How is Vince getting all these tv deals?
Only way to fix the ratings is to gradually build up a better product. There's no quick fix like "have Vince appear" or "more Cena".
They're just going to have to take the down time for now.
They didn't turn around their fortunes after 1995/1996 in a week, it took all of 1997 to get to the high ratings of 1998 and beyond.
They're just going to have to take the down time for now.
They didn't turn around their fortunes after 1995/1996 in a week, it took all of 1997 to get to the high ratings of 1998 and beyond.
Yup, work on the best show you can without it being all about Cena.
I'm sure road to Wrestlemania will help some.
Yet their best wrestling product remains on Hulu.
i was about to add that too.
Mr. Luchador
Member
Did John Cena and Hulk Hogan ever fight/feud?
memories and scraching people backs can get you far with the old heads in hollywood. Just ask Haim Saban.
I don't know. They were both on Smackdown at one point.
Sometimes I wonder if an invasion angle would do anything for them, like if Vince bought TNA or if he worked with Ring of Honor, Chikara or some other indie promotion on an angle....but then I look at what they're doing with The Shield and realize it would be about the same type of thing (minus the hype of WWE working with another company) and I think no, it wouldn't do anything for them.
You sound like an infomercial.
The trick is to not buy that kind of stuff anymore. When you don't have it in your house, you can't eat it unless you go out to eat, which you shouldn't be doing when you are trying to lose weight. It's so much easier to eat healthy when you don't have unhealthy stuff in your house to begin with. I also lost 10-15 pounds just from changing my diet and eating right. Even a little exercise on top of that will help significantly. It sucks for a bit, but you'll start feeling pretty good once you are eating good stuff. Maybe a month or so and you'll notice a great difference, you'll have lost weight, and then it will be easier to start exercising. It's not that hard, but it does suck for a while. I find it best to only have $30-40 worth of food in your house at any given time. But that's much easier to do if you live alone.
Perspicacity
Banned
WWE programming is dirt cheap because gate covers their production cost.
Problem with that is the likes of Chikara/ROH are smaller indie companies. WCW worked because it was as big as WWF, the stars there were as well known as the WWF's stars.
Now the invasion was a botched angle, but it was one people had wanted to see for years.
I was thinking they could work with a smaller company similar to how they worked with ECW in the early attitude era. It would generate short term buzz and ratings for both companies.
Edit: but if the build is similar to how they are building The Shield, it won't work.
Mr. Luchador
Member
I wonder if people would STILL pop for Hulk Hogan in WWE today.
Officerrob
Banned
Vince hasn't shown the ability to do this since he bought out his competition. It's all about the quick fix and what will pop a rating next week. If Vince wasn't on TV last night, I guarantee they would be hyping-up him being on RAW next week to try and help after this awful rating. This is their mindset, put a band-aid on a gunshot wound, because they have been bleeding viewers for years
Mr. Luchador
Member
Have to admit, I would get a short term buzz out of Hogan returning to the WWE. Again.
Nostalgia pops are the biggest thing WWE have going for them today, just look at the Raw 1000 ratings.
Mr. Luchador
Member
Next week's Raw Interactive:
What would you do to improve ratings
#FIREVICKIEGUERRERO
#GiveRybackATitleShot
#MOREJOHNCENA
What would you do to improve ratings
#FIREVICKIEGUERRERO
#GiveRybackATitleShot
#MOREJOHNCENA
WWE will never fire Vickie Guerrero because while it may be X-Pac heat, she is the only person on the roster that gets the kind of boos that she does the moment she walks on stage.
Even John Cena doesn't get that kind of heat in heel cities.....except for maybe that one night in Chicago.....and that one night long ago in NYC.
Perspicacity
Banned
Vickie Guerrero is the person fans should be most sympathetic to in wrestling but they won't because she's a woman.
billy beane
Banned
Most people don't even know TNA exists, so to them it has been a long time since the Hulkster was in a wrestling ring.
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