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Mid-South 84 also going up. Hot damn! This is a real treat. Fuck!
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Nashvember Wrasslin' |OT| Big Daddy Cool's Big Sexy Diesel-Powered Month
notworksafe
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hell yeah! thanks for the heads up!
slightconfuse
Banned
The lack of promotion for the network is astounding. Just randomly throwing episodes up without promotion is dumb
Professor Beef
Banned
Bluekaveli
Member
The Dolph fued was ass cheeks.
Snowman Prophet of Doom
Member
I'm sick of the Roman hate, myself, as I think the guy is secretly a pretty damn good worker, but one can't help but notice the entirely hamfisted way they are building Roman up, one that will lead them into the same trap they are currently experiencing of "Not enough star power in case the big moneymaker gets injured".
UberTag
Member
Good. I've been going through withdrawal from lack of Fear Factor and Deal or No Deal. They need to bring both franchises back.
As for RAW, the WWE made a serious mistake by not giving Roman the belt at Survivor Series for longer than a cup of coffee. Now we must all face the consequences for their lack of good judgement.
UberTag
Member
Last I checked NBC didn't cancel that one. So you should be in good shape there.
Professor Beef
Banned
The people wanted "anyone but Roman," well they got their wish.
Officerrob
Banned
Perhaps they should find a way to make Reigns more appealing? Nah, just keep doing the same shit that hasn't been working...
JesseEwiak
Member
First, that's historically how wrestling has always worked. The fact that the WWE lucked into two of the most popular draws of all time for a few years in the late 20th century wouldn't change that. If Hulk Hogan would've got hit by a bus in 1990, the WWF would've fell off a cliff. Hell, it kinda fell off a cliff when Warrior won the title and Hogan was still around,
But, the problem isn't that they're booking Roman well (in terms of his wins and losses - you can argue about everything else). The problem is that they're not booking everybody as well. However, instead of saying, "book more guys strongly," the Internet is saying, "book Roman as shittily as everybody else!"
1. Why are you complaining about people complaining?
2. Why do you always reference the IWC in a negative fashion? Did they do something to you in a past life or something? Additionally, you're apart of the IWC as well. You're on the internet, you're a wrestling fan (I'm assuming) and this is a community.
Uh, that's exactly what some folk want to happen. Don't make excuses.
sf2fanatic
Member
Nashvember sucked... Didn't even make it to |OT2|
Also no new thread?
Also no new thread?
UberTag
Member
Vince knows what the people want more than they do. He's said so himself.
And what "people" are these anyhow? The fans who are tuning out in droves? Anyone with two functioning brain cells to rub together should have realized LONG before now that we were getting Roman whether we wanted him or not. The sooner we get him, the sooner he can fail at being Cena and Vince can obsess over some new pet project.
The dilemma with not getting him at Survivor Series is that we're now completely and royally fucked. Roman's build will now last until Mania Star where he'll go over like a wet fart and they'll look to the returning part-timers to carry the company (burying everyone in their wake) to "sell out" AT&T Stadium.
Also, anyone in this thread that references the "IWC" needs to get it through their thick skulls that "the IWC and Internet fans" as some subsection of the WWE fan population that is somehow at war with the company... this is a myth perpetuated by the WWE. It doesn't exist. It's as real as Santa Claus. There are casual fans and there are life-long fans... all of whom are wired these days... and frankly, none of those fans have been serviced of late. That said... I realize that most of the folks who still toot that horn are playing characters and don't actually buy into any of that being real themselves.
Just like Kevin Nash it killed the buisness
Officerrob
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People have been saying "book more guys strongly" for years, long before Reigns.
Issue is they all get booked to be fed to HHH, Cena, or somebody they are desperate to get over.
sf2fanatic
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Broguecember |OT| My Xmas ruined in 5:15!!
Professor Beef
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December Wrestling |OT| Roman the Red-Nosed Reign-deer
BIONIC-ARRRMMM!!
Member
Someone make the Sinacember to Remember OT already.
JesseEwiak
Member
No, they've been saying "book the guys I like more strongly and job Cena to everyone." Now, they've just replaced Cena in that sentence with Reigns. It's ironic that most of the fantasy booking that surrounded folks like Cesaro basically boils down to "book them like Reigns, even though I'd whine about Reigns being booked this way."
I guess the Jackknife was too strong.
Glorified G
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Who is the "IWC" exactly? The million plus viewers that tuned out Raw over the past year?
sf2fanatic
Member
Poor Nash, the quads couldn't handle the entire month.
Pop-O-Matic
Banned
It's the 3 Million that are still tuning in.
Wasn't it 2.1 last week?
JesseEwiak
Member
Nah, most of them probably tuned out due to the only people being on TV, including the lead heel, being a bunch of indie geeks who can't draw.
Ratings don't equal viewers.
Deadly Joker
Member
I haven't watched any wrestling in around 5 or 6 months, but that video is just fucking awesome. What a great time to be a fan that was. That wasn't even two years ago. Wow....
JesseEwiak
Member
...and within a week, everybody was whining about how much Raw sucked or saying they were going to #CanelWWENetwork because of how the Rumble was booked.
sf2fanatic
Member
I forgot to post but the Strong vs Sabre match was great. last part of match, Bravo!!
Sibersk Esto
Banned
The network is adding a bunch of good ol southern wrasslin. Some mid south is on there now
Future Foundation
Member
It managed to screw Rusev AND Lana. Nobody other than Summer came out of that looking good:
Sibersk Esto
Banned
Who was it here that said that WWE 2002 was basically video game booking?
Because the main event of this raw I'm watching is undertaker and Lesnar vs Ric flair and rvd
Because the main event of this raw I'm watching is undertaker and Lesnar vs Ric flair and rvd
Deadly Joker
Member
True. But I will always have that moment. Five years from now, I won't give a single fuck about what happened after. I don't even care now. I'll remember how I felt when that moment happened. Nothing else matters in the end.
Officerrob
Banned
With as much as he's been pushed, he could be dressed like Mantaur and should be over more than he is
That was the year after.
UberTag
Member
As overpushed as Reigns is, he hasn't been booked nearly as strong as he should be. Largely due to the fact that they're trying to artificially squeeze him into some John Cena or Daniel Bryan mold instead of playing to his genuine strengths, masking his weaknesses and allowing him to excel by doing what he's good at.
Bluekaveli
Member
You all going to be mad when New Day has the best match at tlc
JesseEwiak
Member
Eh, Sheamus had awesome matches with Big Show during his title reign a couple of years back and Roman was having the best in-ring year in the WWE before being saddled with a bunch of crappy workers + Luke Harper for a few months, so I doubt they can have anything less than a *** 1/2 match unless the booking is really shitty.
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