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[TX85]

For the general public WWE is pro wrestling.

A damn shame!

 

[NDX]

I don't care about the ppv either But I'll be watching it since I always watch the ppvs for free and I'll have 3 hours to spare on sunday night!

I'm gonna work on lesson plans and dread having to paint on Monday. That's my Sunday evening.

 

[Trainwreck2100]

I was shocked they let Punk close the show again. Maybe, just maybe, they'll finally let the WWE Championship match main event the PPV.

It has to, cause by the ME someone needs to have the Raw briefcase

 

[Pink Ranger]

It has to, cause by the ME someone needs to have the Raw briefcase

You forgot that Cena has the power to travel back in time.

 

[Wheels]

I agree on that last part, TNA does at least try to have angles for guys other than the main eventers even if they're often rubbish, something WWE is woeful at which is why we get filler packed eps of Raw like last nights mess.

I just appreciate the effort TNA is putting in.

I know the buck stops with Vince in WWE, so I don't blame the writers that much. If Vince wanted more focus on the midcard then there would be more focus on the midcard. The man is a cancer to his own company.

 

[TX85]

I hope Vince is very close to retirement for the good of the company,Wrestling to the casual mainstream public is quickly becoming an even bigger joke than in recent years and even hardcore WWE marks are turning with even wrestlers are ashamed of the product!!

TV ratings/PPV buy rates/House show attendance/ticket sales are dropping and some cable providers don't want anything to do with a WWE Network,Only DVD/Blu-Ray sales are up and that features t he past!!

WWE'13 pre-orders are doing awesome and much better than WWE'12 But it's most likely cause half of the WWE'13 game is about the Attitude era!

 

[Metallo]

Vince is still thinking like 25 years ago. More promotion. Thats why he's obsessed with Twitter. The people helping them trend are the people already watching. But that does no good when your product is mediocre and others have no interest in watching.

Promoting WWE isn't going to fix its inherent flaws and one of them is Vince McMahons way of thinking and running the show. He can't look in the mirror right now, point the finger there, and critisize himself. He's the final authority on creative but he doesn't seem willing to take the final responsibility.

 

[Wheels]

Vince McMahon is the Al Davis of professional wrestling.

 

[Darkness Falls]

WWE'13 pre-orders are doing awesome and much better than WWE'12 But it's most likely cause half of the WWE'13 game is about the Attitude era!

i hope the game runs better this time
the online stuff was horrible on wwe12, not to mention the glitching

 

[TX85]

Match-making works great most of the time and so its only the CC servers that are messed up and I personally don't care about CC,Servers are suppose to be a top priority for WWE'13 though!!

There has been a patch that fixed most glitches in the game for WWE'12!

 

[Dr. Evil]

The stupidity of Raw going to 3 hours is down to Bonnie Hammer of USA, she clearly doesn't watch the show or she'd know that most weeks they struggle to fill 2 hours.

When she's the woman responsible for putting Monk, Psych, Burn Notice, Royal Pains, In Plain Sight, White Collar, Suits, Covert Affairs, Fairly Legal and Necessary Roughness on the air and having all of those shows do well, she can afford to have a dud like this one. Of course, it's a giant dud and it sticks out and diminishes her track record, which has been a pretty good one with those shows I have mentioned. All of those shows have put in some solid ratings. It's just that Raw has been so bad, that it sticks out like a sore thumb.

Does she deserve some of the blame for the bad TV product on Raw? Of course, she's not blameless. But she also deserves credit for bringing those other shows on the air.

Oh and what's that saying "one bad apple spoils the bunch." Well, Raw is the bad apple on a network where the rest of its original programming ranges from decent to awesome.

Raw might be awful, and she does get some of the blame for Raw going three hours and the guest hosting thing, but it's not going to make me feel less likely to watch USA Network's other shows. However, I do believe that she asks the WWE to use Raw to promote other USA shows and in turn gets people who have never seen those other USA shows to tune in.

 

[Anno_Domini]

Vince McMahon is the Al Davis of professional wrestling.

 

[Herolee10]

The only way that the WWE will ever get better is if they're forced into a corner like they were back during the famous Monday Night Wars. It wouldnt' even need to be a rival pro-wrestling company that does it, but anything that causes their viewership and buyrate to significantly decrease.

 

[chamber-music]

WWE wastes airtime on Santino and Hornswoggle nonsense or King and Cole matches or Brodus/Ryback/Heath Slater squashes.

You don't need to be a rocket scientist to see whats wrong.

 

[Metallo]

Bob Backlund looked great for a guy pushing 63. I bet he can still go. He didn't look that different than he did thirty years ago! The All American Boy indeed.

 

[Dr. Evil]

Vince McMahon is the Al Davis of professional wrestling.

He's missing the white pants, black windbreaker and dark sunglasses. Also an overhead presentation on why he fired Lane Kiffin.

 

[Pink Ranger]

Bob Backlund looked great for a guy pushing 63. I bet he can still go. He didn't look that different than he did thirty years ago! The All American Boy indeed.

The benefits of sticking with one wife and not partaking (too much) in typical road lifestyle of wrestling.

 

[bullets]

Backlund does look the same , lol.

I couldn't believe that was the final RAW before Money In The Bank. That's supposed to be the lead-in?

What a stark difference with last night and the final RAW before last year's Money In The Bank.

I can't believe it's still only 4 men for the RAW MITB. I'm expecting Miz and Orton to be added at the last minute.

Also a huge difference. I can't say much positive but Daniel Bryan and AJ have come a long way.

I just read there is a storyline payoff to Heath being squashed by the legends.

 

[Pink Ranger]

I can't believe it's still only 4 men for the RAW MITB. I'm expecting Miz and Orton to be added at the last minute.

I have a feeling that Ryder is going to GM himself into the 5th spot in that match.

 

[bullets]

I have a feeling that Ryder is going to GM himself into the 5th spot in that match.

They should do that.I forgot that he wasn't in the Smackdown match. Hopefully this recent push isn't just to promote his superstar dvd.

 

[Slushy]

I can't believe it's still only 4 men for the RAW MITB. I'm expecting Miz and Orton to be added at the last minute.

Agreed. I don't care if they add Foley or even Nash. Just fill in some more slots whether its 4 or 2 more.

 

[Wheels]

Agreed. I don't care if they add Foley or even Nash. Just fill in some more slots whether its 4 or 2 more.

LOL at the thought of Foley or Nash climbing a ladder. With the state of their kmees the PPV would be two hours longer.

 

[venom892]

Just saw the Punk/AJ/Bryan stuff from raw.That was corny but somehow they pulled it off.Punk especially with his facial expressions.I look forward to the match on Sunday but the rest of the ppv does nothing for me.

 

[Wheels]

Just saw the Punk/AJ/Bryan stuff from raw.That was corny but somehow they pulled it off.Punk especially with his facial expressions.I look forward to the match on Sunday but the rest of the ppv does nothing for me.

No love for the SD MITB? I'm personally looking forward to it because Ziggler or Rhodes is probably going to win it, and Kidd and Sandow are going to be featured in a high profile match on PPV. Plus you've got Christian in the mix as well, and that's always a good thing.

 

[TX85]

Plus MITB is suppose to be the start of a big push for Kidd!