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January Wrasslin' |OT2| Stop watching this garbage and get HBO Go
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Officerrob
Banned
Pure stubbornness. I've thought about cancelling for some time now as I really only use the network a handful of times a month at most. The main WWE product I just can't pay for anymore. I used to take my kids to Raw when they came to town but that stopped in 2012. Last year when Raw was in town I didn't even know until I tuned into Raw that night. I still love wrestling, but have given-up paying for a product that is actively pushing me away.
Ziltoidia 9
Member
Raw is in Connecticut tonight. CT always lays it on them. Its going to be a boo fest.
That's why they need to get a bunch of people into Full Sail, and send the NXT guys out there to do a replacement RAW.
darkside31337
Tomodachi wa Mahou
Is there even going to be a show tonight?
I guess the weather is their best friend tonight. Might be doing a show in an empty arena.
I will probably never understand how a company can hate their own fan base so much.
I already didn't have the Network, but today I also unsubscribed from any wrestling podcast. I don#t even wanna hear about WWE anymore. Fuck them.
I do wonder though if usually Observer subscriptions go up when wrestling sucks and down when it doesn't.
I already didn't have the Network, but today I also unsubscribed from any wrestling podcast. I don#t even wanna hear about WWE anymore. Fuck them.
I do wonder though if usually Observer subscriptions go up when wrestling sucks and down when it doesn't.
Felt like most of Wells Fargo was behind Ryback. I still think he can rise again.
They are gonna redo that Daniel Bryan commercial, the one where there is no show if there are no fans. Burial complete.
"I TOLD YOU HUNTER, LOOK THE CROWD ISN'T THAT HOT ABOUT BRYAN THEY'RE NOT CHEERING DAMNIT"
darkside31337
Tomodachi wa Mahou
Really hope Cena does a promo in an empty arena again.
Will there be I hate Roman merch?
UberTag
Member
So is Brock supposed to be the Heel at Mania? We're gonna think Wrestlemnia is being held at the Skydome again.
That's what they meant to do, yeah...
lovely ladies
Member
He did have the RR logo on his gauntlets last night, those will probably be ready to ship in shopzone soon.
BoboBrazil
Member
‏@JohnCena 11 minutes ago
Sometimes we hit, sometimes we miss, all you can do is do all you can
Sometimes we hit, sometimes we miss, all you can do is do all you can
shut up John you were in the one good match, you're irrelevant here
Hollywood Rock.
There weren't any circumstances that would be worth booing Brock at Wrestlemania to begin with.
BoboBrazil
Member
Arnold Schwarzenegger announced he's going into the WWE HOF this year.
Is there a link to that interview?
I searched for it but only got other guys talking about it. CM Punk crying saying Benoit was is hero was hard to watch.
StevieWhite
Member
Had an evening to decompress, and here are my thoughts.
FIRST - I had a great time. Anybody who has the opportunity to see a PPV live should do it. I'll never dislike this PPV like everybody else did, apparently - live memories are too good.
I was at both Rumbles live, as is evidenced by the chairs. Both were enjoyable shows for me, but neither one nailed the landing. From a live standpoint, at least, this Rumble Match was worse . After the title match the crowd was overwhelmingly positive until Bryan got eliminated, and they didn't really have anyone else left to save the day. I can deal with Bryan losing, but they kind of paced it poorly. Ostensibly, it should make us hate Wyatt more for kicking him out, but it won't, because people always blame the company when Bryan doesn't win (which is kind of stupid, imo - they want to make money, they aren't "holding him back").
Last year wasn't nearly as hostile, and if you were paying attention, you had no reason to believe Bryan was even going to be in the match. He wasn't advertised for it and all the slots were filled.
I'm not going to stop watching though - I really get sick of wrestling fans threatening to quit. When you've lived through Kwang, Max Moon and Mantaur, it seems really dumb to get angry about this in the era of TEN DOLLAR PAY PER VIEWS.
I felt bad for Reigns getting booed as he was bleeding out of the mouth after what was a decent performance. I just don't understand how people can say in the same breath that they want wrestling to be more like a sport, have more focus on titles, etc... and then they get angry and threaten to quit when the guy they like doesn't win. I'm a Philadelphia Flyers fan. Sometimes the guy you like NEVER wins.
Cancel the WWE Network? That's just ridiculous. Seriously, I had to watch crappy PPVs through a scrambler in 90s because my parents didn't want to pay for PPVs. At this price, I could have afforded them on my middle school allowance without adjusting for inflation. Everything was fun last night except for the end. Lighten up.
Fucking Cena. WWE could have avoided this because everyone except them did see this coming.
MrPressStart
Member
There is no way the Reigns/ Lesnar match ends up being a one on one contest. It would be the worst main event ever for a wrestlemania. People can hate on the Miz all they want.. but he could talk on the mic.
Reigns would not be so bad if he didnt try to push this glare/ look out all the time.
Not sure where they go, but they shit on a ton of fans last night and blew a good chance to have an historic pay per view. Seth Rollins needs the strap around his waist... unless Brock plans on staying in WWE for a while.
Reigns would not be so bad if he didnt try to push this glare/ look out all the time.
Not sure where they go, but they shit on a ton of fans last night and blew a good chance to have an historic pay per view. Seth Rollins needs the strap around his waist... unless Brock plans on staying in WWE for a while.
True enough.
story?
MrPressStart
Member
The thing with Cena... he has mic skills.. and regardless of what people say he can cut a promo and back it up. Reigns just lacks mic skills and the fact that he was probably the least talented in the shield speaks volumes.
Even though you're a Flyers fan (and you do never win, Scott Stevens sends his regards), you're my new favorite WrassleGAF poster.
I remember that 90s black box scrambler struggle. Throw a blanket on the box whenever the cable guy would come over so they didn't see them.
So, will the WWE try to do what they did with Batista if Roman continues getting negative reactions? Or will they give him the Cena schtick of "some people like me, and some people don't. All you need to know is I've worked my ass off to get here and these fists are ready to do some damage. Believe. That."
darkside31337
Tomodachi wa Mahou
Seriously doubt they go the triple threat route again 2 years in a row. Reigns / Lesnar is going to be the main event.
Not even sure how they'd go about adding a 3rd person this year. I guess Rollins cashing in the week before WM in some kind of screwjob scenario to take the belt.
MrPressStart
Member
Don't you know Stone Cold is going to rip HHH about the reigns push.
What do you think? He will do the Cena thing because he, at least, has some people behind him. The same people that like Cena.
The problem is not about us, people ITT will keep watching no matter what
The real problem here is that the product WE like is slowly getting destroyed in an attempt to keep the "casual" crowd interested and it's not working... normal people won't come here to complain about the product, they're just gonna stop watching and drop the network for something more interesting like Netflix or HBO Go
Yes, how dare people cancel a product they are unhappy with? That seems so unreasonable...
I just ordered tickets for the final day of 16 Carat Gold in March. I bet that is a better investment of my money than anything WWE. They were 27€ each.
blackaroni
Member
Had an evening to decompress, and here are my thoughts.
FIRST - I had a great time. Anybody who has the opportunity to see a PPV live should do it. I'll never dislike this PPV like everybody else did, apparently - live memories are too good.
I was at both Rumbles live, as is evidenced by the chairs. Both were enjoyable shows for me, but neither one nailed the landing. From a live standpoint, at least, this Rumble Match was worse . After the title match the crowd was overwhelmingly positive until Bryan got eliminated, and they didn't really have anyone else left to save the day. I can deal with Bryan losing, but they kind of paced it poorly. Ostensibly, it should make us hate Wyatt more for kicking him out, but it won't, because people always blame the company when Bryan doesn't win (which is kind of stupid, imo - they want to make money, they aren't "holding him back").
Last year wasn't nearly as hostile, and if you were paying attention, you had no reason to believe Bryan was even going to be in the match. He wasn't advertised for it and all the slots were filled.
I'm not going to stop watching though - I really get sick of wrestling fans threatening to quit. When you've lived through Kwang, Max Moon and Mantaur, it seems really dumb to get angry about this in the era of TEN DOLLAR PAY PER VIEWS.
I felt bad for Reigns getting booed as he was bleeding out of the mouth after what was a decent performance. I just don't understand how people can say in the same breath that they want wrestling to be more like a sport, have more focus on titles, etc... and then they get angry and threaten to quit when the guy they like doesn't win. I'm a Philadelphia Flyers fan. Sometimes the guy you like NEVER wins.
Cancel the WWE Network? That's just ridiculous. Seriously, I had to watch crappy PPVs through a scrambler in 90s because my parents didn't want to pay for PPVs. At this price, I could have afforded them on my middle school allowance without adjusting for inflation. Everything was fun last night except for the end. Lighten up.
Is Brock guaranteed to get a positive reaction if it's confirmed he's jumping back to MMA? I'm interested to see.
Do we know how much control HHH has over decisions like these or whether it's all Vince?