Saysumthinfunnymike
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I saw about ten minutes of SDL this week and it didn't seem too bad but this shyt is getting harder to watch, I got so many other alternatives its like I'm just watching to post in the threads now
10 reasons WWE is rapidly losing its audience
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Mantis Toboggan M.D.
Drink wolf cola
We should start a betting pool on here of what their suspected money laundering is for. I personally suspect that Vince never put down the powder.
Bobby Lashleys eyebrows
Superstar
Steph, trips, road dogg, vince, that's 4 reasons.
Rell Lauren
Banned
in comparison to their boom but they are obviously still doing something right to have basically been out of the ppv business this long and not miss a beat in revenue. Having networks offering 2 billion for trashdown[QUOTE="mrken12, post: 31109514, member: 10029"]Ratings have declined every year and attendance has been iffy. People obviously aren't "still watching".
[/QUOTE]It's one of the few live shows on television which gives it a huge advantage over the rest of the market.
WWE is an extremely successful business. It’s not just TV anymore. Unfortunately for us, low ratings don’t mean shyt. They still getting big big money in all other aspects of the product.
I haven’t been a regular “viewer” since 2009 but I still have a network subscription
and as long as they keep expanding and selling out places, they good.
I haven’t been a regular “viewer” since 2009 but I still have a network subscription
and as long as they keep expanding and selling out places, they good.
WWE has done what other industries like comics and anime have done: figured out how to maximize profit from a dwindling fanbase.
Attendance is down, but they do so many shows a week plus international tours the effect is mitigated. Not to mention cutting production costs as much as possible.
Ratings are low, but networks will still pay out the ass for their TV deals because it's 52 weeks of live television that bottoms out with at least 2.1 in the ratings. Further, they also have the Network, which brings in money both domestically and internationally. Not to mention their deal with Facebook, and I'm sure they're getting something from Youtube.
Wrestling is "popular" in the sense that lots of people are watching but far from "mainstream." However, that doesn't mean shyt. Like I said, look at the anime industry for proof that you can ring a lot money out of a relative small base. WWE got games, shirts, toys, books, and like eight shows a week. Lots of chances for people to spend their money.
Their fanbase is getting smaller; contrary to what some on TSC would say, most people have stopped watching and dont want to start again. Your average person doesn't give a hot nut fukk about WWE beyond 90s nostalgia or maybe watching Mania. WWE isn't mainstream; it isn't cool. But they don't need everyone to be watching. They just enough people to keep watching. Just enough people to follow what they do and spend their money.
Attendance is down, but they do so many shows a week plus international tours the effect is mitigated. Not to mention cutting production costs as much as possible.
Ratings are low, but networks will still pay out the ass for their TV deals because it's 52 weeks of live television that bottoms out with at least 2.1 in the ratings. Further, they also have the Network, which brings in money both domestically and internationally. Not to mention their deal with Facebook, and I'm sure they're getting something from Youtube.
Wrestling is "popular" in the sense that lots of people are watching but far from "mainstream." However, that doesn't mean shyt. Like I said, look at the anime industry for proof that you can ring a lot money out of a relative small base. WWE got games, shirts, toys, books, and like eight shows a week. Lots of chances for people to spend their money.
Their fanbase is getting smaller; contrary to what some on TSC would say, most people have stopped watching and dont want to start again. Your average person doesn't give a hot nut fukk about WWE beyond 90s nostalgia or maybe watching Mania. WWE isn't mainstream; it isn't cool. But they don't need everyone to be watching. They just enough people to keep watching. Just enough people to follow what they do and spend their money.
Bring back the gimmicks! 
IRS Man vs Cuban drug lord. Where else can I see such tomfoolery?
IRS Man vs Cuban drug lord. Where else can I see such tomfoolery?
WaveMolecules
Superstar
scripted promos and lack of clean finishes.
romans push isnt hurting the biz.
romans push isnt hurting the biz.
Mantis Toboggan M.D.
Drink wolf cola
They deliberately sabotage the entire product to protect Roman. Of course it’s hurting themIs that you Vince?
ill_will82
What you see, is what you get
Yup. FOX do not give a fukk about cancelling shows. If Smackdown has declining ratings every week on that network wait until they start cancelling shows in May that won't be coming back during the fall season. It's too many new shows being shopped around to networks for FOX to be playing w/WWE.
My reason is because they brought Terry from the blacklist. I haven't watched since
Playaz Eyez
Veteran
Pretty much. I normally watch those 8-12 minute highlight vids, and read a report on it, and if there’s a match that’s been talked about positively, I’ll watch that. Like today, the only stuff I saw was the Revival/Drew/Dolph match, the Lio/KO back and forth, and Botch Mode botching. That’s at best 20 minutes of a 3 hour show