UPDATE: Shane cuts promo to 75% empty arena

[Ill Lou Malnati]

How long are they gonna let this go on before they make some DRASTIC changes to the brand or company? What is Raw attendance like in comparison? Are they running in comparable towns?

 

[Saysumthinfunnymike]

How long are they gonna let this go on before they make some DRASTIC changes to the brand or company? What is Raw attendance like in comparison? Are they running in comparable towns?

RAW been trash too breh. This was a show where Brock was there and Cena was there too. Nobody came through

 

[jadillac]

Getting new writers isn't gonna do anything when Vince has final say on everything, and often rewrites entire shows while they're airing.

Vince took a lot of chair shots in his 50s. Chances he has CTE?

This right here. It's not about pretending it's real, or getting one over on people. Keeping kayfabe keeps the fans invested in the storyline, and brings in interested outsiders.

Hell, you pretty much have comedians, rock stars, and rappers "in character" all the time, but God forbid a pro wrestler does it.

Vince is ashamed of "wrestling" and wrestlers.

He'd rather be able to parade Cena on GMA or Dwaynes new movies and not be known as the "wrasslin guy"

 

[jadden]

Enforce? They got Alexa and Nia hanging out like they are sisters on Insta..lol

That shyt is inexcusable to me. How hard is it to not take a photo with the fukking woman you're feuding with

I can believe that Sasha and Alexa don't like each other because they are the only two women that never interact with each other on social media

 

[Berniewood Hogan]

How long are they gonna let this go on before they make some DRASTIC changes to the brand or company?

Vince only does that when he's forced to, so...

Maybe GFW and NJPW can join with Billy Corga

 

[HipHopStan]

Vince took a lot of chair shots in his 50s. Chances he has CTE?


Vince is ashamed of "wrestling" and wrestlers.

He'd rather be able to parade Cena on GMA or Dwaynes new movies and not be known as the "wrasslin guy"

Secretly, I think that Vince hates the fact that he had to get into wrestling. Yeah, it made him rich, but he probably sits back thinking "What could I have done differently? "


See: WBF, XFL, WWE films, etc.

 

[The Intergalactic Koala]

Secretly, I think that Vince hates the fact that he had to get into wrestling. Yeah, it made him rich, but he probably sits back thinking "What could I have done differently? "


See: WBF, XFL, WWE films, etc.

Vince really was into movies as a youngin. Wrestling is probably the closest thing to him actually being in the movie industry to be honest.

 

[Dog Based Gremlin]

Shane isnt worth coming to the arena for

 

[El Guapo]

Secretly, I think that Vince hates the fact that he had to get into wrestling. Yeah, it made him rich, but he probably sits back thinking "What could I have done differently? "


See: WBF, XFL, WWE films, etc.

7 billion people on earth and he's the only one that calls pro wrestling "sports entertainment"

 

[Momentum]

Shane isnt worth coming to the arena for

They expect a family to pay $4-500 to see a mix of Jinder/Naka, AJ/Corbin/Tye, Shane/KO, and the Hype Bros tease a break up.

I like New Day and the Uce's but not enough to pay $100+ with parking and sit through all of the above.

 

[Playaz Eyez]

The WWE production team gets an A+ once again cause I didn't notice the lighting and shyt when it aired live

 

[Berniewood Hogan]

Secretly, I think that Vince hates the fact that he had to get into wrestling. Yeah, it made him rich, but he probably sits back thinking "What could I have done differently? "


See: WBF, XFL, WWE films, etc.

Vince wanted to be a wrestler. His dad wouldn't let him. The guy takes bumps and gets color, he loves this shyt. He just has no idea how to work today's audience.

Or maybe he does and this is all smark heat to swerve the sheets into buying shoot tickets at the pay window.

 

[NSSVO]

A simple solution would be to strictly enforce kayfabe. Just that one change gets the storylines buzzing more especially if guys and girls tweet and appear on ESPN in character.

Na man. Goldberg did that on ESPN, and it was cringey as fukk. It's the product man. You have shytty, childish writing. No one who isn't a stan like than is staying up all night to watch 3 hours of that shyt. Breh.. the fumbled the Hardy return.

 

[RammerJammer]

They expect a family to pay $4-500 to see a mix of Jinder/Naka, AJ/Corbin/Tye, Shane/KO, and the Hype Bros tease a break up.

I like New Day and the Uce's but not enough to pay $100+ with parking and sit through all of the above.

I was just thinking today about how RAW always comes to my town, and why I always go. I've seen CM Punk, John Cena, Roman Reigns, New Day, Seth Rollins, Sasha Banks etc..in person.

I'm a big AJ Styles fan but the SmackDown roster was just depleted during the Superstar shakeup, it needs some star power, even just for the house show aspect of it, I'd rather spend $50 to see Reigns, Balor, Joe, Rollins, Sasha.

On the TV side though, both shows has it's problems, SmackDown's writing sucks and RAW doesn't know what to do with the talent.

 

[Rell84shots]

shyt reminds me of NBA Live on SNES

There were way more people in the crowd in that game

How long are they gonna let this go on before they make some DRASTIC changes to the brand or company? What is Raw attendance like in comparison? Are they running in comparable towns?

They're basically following each other and that's killing attendance, because if you split the roster it causes people to make financial decisions. A combined roster is a packed show, while a split roster is just a show with a bunch of matches.