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Post by RKing85 on Oct 25, 2016 23:52:14 GMT -5
With so many ways to watch wrestling these days? What ways do you watch wreslting?
Do you only watch what's on free tv? Do you have any of the streaming services? If so, which ones? Do you still buy dvd's? Tape trade?
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Post by T Anthony Auld on Oct 26, 2016 0:03:21 GMT -5
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Post by The Overgiver on Oct 26, 2016 9:36:44 GMT -5
DVR - Raw/SD (USA), NJPW (AXS), Lucha U (El Rey), sometimes watch them, sometimes don't. Always check out highlights/lowlights on YouTube.
Usually find a stream online for PPVs. I live in Canada but (legally) have DirecTV, so I can't get the WWE network, or I would for sure. In Canada we need a domestic cable/satellite provider, even to stream.
They show the "Big Four" at a local Cineplex theatre, so I often go to those if my night is completely free. It's a fun atmosphere being with a large group of equally nerdy fans. Also, movie theatre popcorn + wrestling = win, in my books.
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Post by rocketking on Oct 26, 2016 9:50:48 GMT -5
I watch Raw, Smackdown and PPVs live when I can but, for example, I'm currently waiting for Review-A-Smackdown so I can learn the first thing about what happened last night. I don't really go out of my way to get results otherwise... I feel like anything major will end up in my Twitter feed.
(Oh... and when I had a DVR, I did that.)
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Post by deezy on Oct 26, 2016 11:18:00 GMT -5
Since I'm on West coast time, I can watch everything around dinner time so it's not some giant burden for me.
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Post by Christian Small on Oct 26, 2016 11:57:51 GMT -5
I watch off my Roku stick but that's mostly ICW & Progress. Either that or just on my laptop if I'm watching something without an on demand service.
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Post by quadrupleh on Oct 26, 2016 20:05:48 GMT -5
I still watch Raw and Smackdown on TV, but I do check out a lot of clips on the Facebook feed.
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Post by TWF Dave on Oct 26, 2016 22:03:03 GMT -5
Watch mostly via the network - haven't bothered to watch anything other than youtube highlights of weekly Raw/SD for well over a year now (apart from sometimes the 'This Week in WWE' show). Sometimes I don't even do that.
Also Daily Motion is awesome.
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Post by RKing85 on Oct 26, 2016 23:20:58 GMT -5
I don't watch anything on free tv. Maybe 15 minutes of RAW here of there, but that's about it.
Watch the network. NXT and the special shows.
Have WWE Network and New Japan World for streaming services.
I still buy lots of dvd's. PWG I get all the show. Also pick up some ROH and CHIKARA dvds, and other random ones that strike my fancy.
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Post by pj on Oct 27, 2016 10:46:58 GMT -5
There is a certain streaming website that has EVERYTHING (and that's wwe network, dvd's and lots more). It's free so why not use it ?
I don't understand how a website like this has not been banned by wwe yet.
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Post by Zekey on Oct 27, 2016 22:36:39 GMT -5
I use the same wrestling website PJ is talking about. But I watch classic stuff on WWE Network.
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Post by demon88 on Oct 29, 2016 14:43:03 GMT -5
WWE Network is pretty much my default TV channel. Usually on in the background when I'm home. I watch Raw and SmackDown live each week but channel surf and multitask when the inevitable cold segment pops up. Tune in to every special event live on the Network. Subscribed to New Japan World for a few months last year but since I could almost never watch live anyway, cancelled and reverted back to downloading my NJPW stuff a day later via torrent. Made my first foray into PWG DVDs this month by getting all 3 stages of BOLA for 2015 & 2016. Still haven't had time to check any of it out except for Aero Star vs Cage I download one-off events from ROH if I hear good things about it.. like Ladder War from their last PPV. Still haven't finished Season 1 of Lucha Underground.
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Post by kalgoroth on Oct 30, 2016 17:52:34 GMT -5
There is a certain streaming website that has EVERYTHING (and that's wwe network, dvd's and lots more). It's free so why not use it ? Not that I am one to be casting the first stone but apart from the obvious legality issues it is taking money directly out of the pocket of the companies and therefore performers, who bust several guts and endanger their lives and/or future quality of life for our entertainment week in, week out. Like i said, I am not innocent of using said website but this is generally because there is just so much product out there that to watch it all would require a) a hefty bank account b) access to channels that are not available in my market. Where I do find myself using it I generally try to make a contribution where I can to the company after the fact by purchasing DVDs/merch etc. I appreciate that I am contradicting myself by arguing why you shouldn't use it by saying why I do, I suppose my general point is 'it's free so why not use it' shows a lack of respect to the performers we admire who sacrifice a lot for our benefit.
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Post by Milky on Nov 1, 2016 14:39:16 GMT -5
I use various forms of streaming services. I live in a non-English speaking country so I really need the original versions of the shows, ideally, because they are much better so long as you understand English.
I never watch a full show if it's longer than 1 hour. Instead, I will skip to the good parts.
Often I will listen to podcasts instead of actually watching the shows, and then go off of their recommendations and watch things I missed that received high praise.
Often I also watch two wrestling shows at the same time to save time. It's crazy but otherwise there just aren't enough hours in the day.
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Post by pj on Nov 1, 2016 15:14:30 GMT -5
There is a certain streaming website that has EVERYTHING (and that's wwe network, dvd's and lots more). It's free so why not use it ? Not that I am one to be casting the first stone but apart from the obvious legality issues it is taking money directly out of the pocket of the companies and therefore performers, who bust several guts and endanger their lives and/or future quality of life for our entertainment week in, week out. Like i said, I am not innocent of using said website but this is generally because there is just so much product out there that to watch it all would require a) a hefty bank account b) access to channels that are not available in my market. Where I do find myself using it I generally try to make a contribution where I can to the company after the fact by purchasing DVDs/merch etc. I appreciate that I am contradicting myself by arguing why you shouldn't use it by saying why I do, I suppose my general point is 'it's free so why not use it' shows a lack of respect to the performers we admire who sacrifice a lot for our benefit. You know what ? If that website was banned, I would go back to wwe network instantly. Why would I give away my money when I know that I don't have to ?
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