5/10/99 "8.1" ... could that ever happen with the right consistent booking again?
- Thread starter Doctor Wily
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Only if Raw replaced the Walking Dead's timeslot on AMC.
Will TNA ever do 1.8? 
Hogan showing up at the top of the hour on that first Monday Night Impact did that brotherWill TNA ever do 1.8?
NYChase718
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Hogan showing up at the top of the hour on that first Monday Night Impact did that brother
Vince McMahon would have to die for something like to happen.
NYChase718
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i recall this was at a time where even females openly admitted to watching cuz it was cool
it will never reach that level again im sure of it
it will never reach that level again im sure of it
Tide Run This
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They could have Rock vs Lesnar vs Cena vs Austin,Mayweather vs Pacquiao and Jones vs Silva.
It's not about booking... and especially since the episode u used as an example was from May '99, because Russo and Ferrara were getting away with some wack shyt by then.
It's about how cool wrestling is at the time. Simple as that. It had reached a certain level of popularity and it brought on a lot of casual fans AND bandwagon fans. There are people right now who don't watch wrestling no matter how good or bad the booking is, but 14 years ago watched Al Snow and Bossman feuding because Bossman cooked Snow's dog.
If something happens that makes wrestling the "in thing" to watch again, similar ratings will come. But it won't have to do with booking, it'll have to do with a particular group of stars or an overall presentation that restores that "boom period" level of viewership. When you have that, the writers can pretty much book whatever they want and people will watch because "OMG wrestling iz kool".
It's about how cool wrestling is at the time. Simple as that. It had reached a certain level of popularity and it brought on a lot of casual fans AND bandwagon fans. There are people right now who don't watch wrestling no matter how good or bad the booking is, but 14 years ago watched Al Snow and Bossman feuding because Bossman cooked Snow's dog.
If something happens that makes wrestling the "in thing" to watch again, similar ratings will come. But it won't have to do with booking, it'll have to do with a particular group of stars or an overall presentation that restores that "boom period" level of viewership. When you have that, the writers can pretty much book whatever they want and people will watch because "OMG wrestling iz kool".
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I don't think ever. Wrestling just isn't where it's at anymore 
Doctor Wily
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on camera I suppose
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