NBCU letting Smackdown go to open bidding

[HipHopStan]

How many times has Smackdown moved to another network?

 

[MartyMcFly]

How many times has Smackdown moved to another network?

Three times now. UPN, syfy, USA

 

[HipHopStan]

Three times now. UPN, syfy, USA

It seems like more. I almost forgot about the SyFy run.

 

[MartyMcFly]

It seems like more. I almost forgot about the SyFy run.

Technically it’s a move when upn and wb merged to become CW so that would kinda be four

 

[mrken12]

It seems like more. I almost forgot about the SyFy run.

Also CW and My Network.

 

[Ill Lou Malnati]

SD been getting passed around for years.

 

[JerseyBoy23]

So USA basically canceled Smackdown after only two years on the network, I can see the brand split ending since that was USA Network's call.

 

[Rell84shots]

WWE has enough talent on the Raw roster alone to do a 6 hour show if they wanted to. Nitro was dealing with the AOL/Time Warner merger and no organization whatsoever.

Again it all boils down to creative. WWE has always been at its best with less people in creative. They'll never do it, but the best thing they could do is get rid of their 60 writers and narrow it down to 4-5 at the most.

1.They just had a 7hr Wrestlemania and people tapped out after the 2nd hour
2. Having writers is the problem now, they need wrestling minds and failed Hollywood writers who couldn't get their failed pilot picked up by a network.

Why do you think the WWE has this amazing roster capable of producing Golden Era or Attitude Era level popularity?

 

[JerseyBoy23]

To each their own, but have no problem with the 3 hour Raw

NFL and college football games are 4 hours long. MLB and NBA games are 2.5-3 hours long.

If you hate it so badly then DVR and an hour in to the show just fast forward through

and before someone chimes in that "the product is stale BECAUSE Raw is 3 hours", That's simply not true. If that excuse had any validity to it then why has 2 hour Smackdown been stale lately? It's all in creative and booking regardless if the show is 2 or 3 hours.

Aside from that this is good news for WWE. They're getting a much bigger deal than the current one for Raw and with Smackdown's ratings not far off from what Raw gets, they will get a great deal for Smackdown on another network desperate for ratings.

3 hours makes it hard to bring new fans in or bring lapsed fans back. There's a reason the only people in the crowd are Moms and kids or hardcore fans.

 

[JerseyBoy23]

1.They just had a 7hr Wrestlemania and people tapped out after the 2nd hour
2. Having writers is the problem now, they need wrestling minds and failed Hollywood writers who couldn't get their failed pilot picked up by a network.

Why do you think the WWE has this amazing roster capable of producing Golden Era or Attitude Era level popularity?

I see what he means, they have a great roster in terms of athleticism and wrestling. In terms of mic work, they're not close to the Golden Era or Attitude Era, due to the lack of managers and Creative writing crap.

 

[Rell84shots]

I see what he means, they have a great roster in terms of athleticism and wrestling. In terms of mic work, they're not close to the Golden Era or Attitude Era, due to the lack of managers and Creative writing crap.

And the reality is some of these wrestlers have the personality that's more "funny around family" than actually being legit funny and charismatic.

 

[The Rainmaker]

So according to Meltzer the Raw shows will generate more value for the company than the PPVs from the new contract on.

If you think the PPVs are shyt now, well...

 

[JerseyBoy23]

Oh hell to the no

 

[The Rainmaker]

:DVince::DVince::DVince:MO CONTENT, MO MONEY

 

[MrFirst2doit]

To each their own, but have no problem with the 3 hour Raw

NFL and college football games are 4 hours long. MLB and NBA games are 2.5-3 hours long.

If you hate it so badly then DVR and an hour in to the show just fast forward through

and before someone chimes in that "the product is stale BECAUSE Raw is 3 hours", That's simply not true. If that excuse had any validity to it then why has 2 hour Smackdown been stale lately? It's all in creative and booking regardless if the show is 2 or 3 hours.

Aside from that this is good news for WWE. They're getting a much bigger deal than the current one for Raw and with Smackdown's ratings not far off from what Raw gets, they will get a great deal for Smackdown on another network desperate for ratings.

Look at it like this, would you rather have half a glass of the finest scotch or whatever your drink of choice is or someone water it down to the brim of the cup....but then you can say you had a whole glass instead of half

As for your smackdown is two hours and still sucks argument, that's because it's not really 2 hours, it's basically wrestling show hour 4 and 5 within a 24 hour time span with different guys but the same stale ish