07-15-2017, 11:47 AM | #41 |
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Cutting costs like pyro and sets makes complete sense. Businesses always look at unnecessary expenses to cut. Cutting Talking Smack is the only thing that makes me scratch my head.
The house shows and ppvs not selling out doesn't surprise me. They have done a poor job developing interesting characters. Not sure how much a ticket costs but if I have a family of four I am sure I can spend money on something better. |
07-15-2017, 12:12 PM | #42 |
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Can't build interesting characters when you don't take accountability for an awful process and bad ideas. The only narratives we ever get is that it's somehow the fan's faults, or wrestler A had a bad attitude.
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07-15-2017, 12:13 PM | #43 |
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I remember HHH being like "Wins and loss only matter to you losers, not us" and it's like we're the losers who would be watching your product and contributing money to the network... not anymore though, you fuckwit.
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07-15-2017, 12:19 PM | #44 | |
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07-15-2017, 01:12 PM | #45 |
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Over Under 10% chance Shisen actually read Noid's post.
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07-15-2017, 02:50 PM | #46 |
Fire up Chips!
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No way I read that. I just wanted to make Noid feel like a winner.
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07-15-2017, 06:01 PM | #47 |
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07-15-2017, 06:09 PM | #48 | |
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I had the Network and I wasn't watching the specials. I'd read the recaps, find that the shows gave less jaded fans than me a lukewarm feeling, and would just skip over them. I essentially had access at no extra cost and chose not to watch. With Jinder as champion, nothing matters to me. There's no hierarchy. There's no perception of true talent. It's a lottery or casting couch process. Jinder has only been around for 6 years, but in that time, there has been no on-air indication that he shows any of the qualities of being a star. None. And you want to break all that continuity and tell me that he is? No. Fuck you. |
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07-15-2017, 06:10 PM | #49 |
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07-15-2017, 11:47 PM | #50 |
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07-16-2017, 12:03 AM | #51 |
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Lets be honest here,
Once CHW and that other yard fed whose name I forgot "went out of business", we all knew the WWE would be next. |
07-16-2017, 05:16 AM | #52 |
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07-16-2017, 09:25 AM | #53 |
Fire up Chips!
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07-16-2017, 09:41 AM | #54 |
In His hands...
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MG Hurst 4 Lyfe, Homie.
Nikkie "got no" Chance. |
07-16-2017, 12:08 PM | #55 |
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The sets are probably just the way they are because of the led setup, far easier to pipe in custom graphics etc to differentiate the sets than build new ones from scratch.
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07-16-2017, 01:00 PM | #56 |
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The Wrestlemania set from this year probably cost the same as a small town.
They probably figured that's enough custom sets for now. |
07-16-2017, 07:25 PM | #57 |
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07-16-2017, 10:03 PM | #58 | |
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07-16-2017, 10:12 PM | #59 | |
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07-17-2017, 08:43 AM | #61 |
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$1000 for a front row ticket. Is that the usual going rate?
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07-17-2017, 09:45 AM | #62 |
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I would need a long shower if I dropped that sort of cash for a low level PPV. Unless it comes with a handjob from the SmackDown superstar of my choice I don't think it's a very good deal.
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07-17-2017, 09:48 AM | #63 |
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07-17-2017, 09:55 AM | #64 |
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Maybe he could cash in his MITB right after he's finished
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07-17-2017, 09:56 AM | #65 |
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Strowman would be the worst. You'd be done but he'd be all "I'M NOT FINISHED WITH YOU!" and then you'd just wind up getting utterly mangled.
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07-17-2017, 11:00 AM | #66 |
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Lol!
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