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Post by rinaldo on Sept 28, 2016 12:48:39 GMT -5
Am I the only one who thinks WWE is putting out too many PPVs? I could deal with a monthly Raw/SD show but twice is absurd IMO.
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Post by thebenjamin on Sept 28, 2016 13:01:29 GMT -5
Yup, and that's why I cancelled the Network recently. There's just too much. Twice a month WWE wants you to watch a PPV/RAW/SD back to back to back. It's just not something I can imagine any sane person wanting to do.
They have really devalued the PPVs. There is nothing on those shows that you dont see on the TV shows. Hell look at this past RAW - the first two matches on the show were identical rematches from the PPV.
Add in the fact that the NFL is back, the new fall season has arrived and it's no surprise that WWE's ratings are in the toilet. How the fuck would a new fan even want to start watching this stuff? It seems like a chore to follow it.
The brands should alternate months like it was back in the first brand split. I'm really worried about Mania season, which is usually when WWE puts out their best stuff. They will be blowing their load in the months prior and there will be nothing new or special for Mania.
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Post by rocketking on Sept 28, 2016 14:44:02 GMT -5
I voted "yes" with the caveat that I don't think they need to go back to one per month. But every other week is too much. I'll be interested to see what happens with Survivor Series in November breaking things up a bit.
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Post by Gee Hall on Sept 28, 2016 16:10:56 GMT -5
There were too many before the brand split.
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Post by john casey on Sept 28, 2016 16:29:34 GMT -5
You just need 1 special a month, with it being split branded. Case in point there are a couple of feuds on Smackdown where you could use Hell In A Cell (AJ VS Cena & Miz VS Dolph) whereas other than the potential Charlotte VS Sasha feud, there aren't Hell In A Cell ready feuds for Raw.
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Post by TWF Dave on Sept 28, 2016 20:07:26 GMT -5
I voted no.
I'm paying for the network, I want them to put as much content on possible on there so I have a greater choice when I chose to watch WWE.
I would say the actual issue is that they put out too much regular TV content per month, the majority of which is there just to fill time (literally). - It doesn't matter how many ppvs they put out a month, four or one, if people are sitting through five hours (plus) of WWE TV on any given week of course they're not going to want to pay for more.
Over the last year or so I've been watching just the ppv/network specials and keeping up with Raw and SD through the internet and podcasts - they're much more enjoyable to watch that way.
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Post by deezy on Sept 28, 2016 20:30:25 GMT -5
You don't have to watch them all.
Network needs content, PPVs are easier to do because it eats up alot of time and they don't have to counteract their own shows with whatever they play during Raw and Smackdown.
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Post by rinaldo on Sept 29, 2016 12:10:57 GMT -5
It just seems they're stealing from each other's show recently. What with all these 3 way matches and shit?
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Post by Christian Small on Sept 29, 2016 13:22:50 GMT -5
It's just a little too much in my view and it makes them lose their importance. There's so little breathing room and just way to much they expect you to watch.
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Post by rocketking on Sept 29, 2016 14:17:25 GMT -5
Find a way to brand and execute the "B shows" so they aren't the same thing (ostensibly) as the big ones, but are still more important than the free TV. Do stuff like one-night tournaments or televised house shows, but actually pull the trigger and flip a belt every so often. Somewhere between Saturday Night's Main Event and Clash of the Champions (the real NWA/WCW version).
I would imagine there are plenty of financial ways to NOT do this, but think purely about the creative, I feel like this could add value to the network without watering down the product.
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Post by Gee Hall on Sept 29, 2016 16:02:25 GMT -5
It's just a little too much in my view and it makes them lose their importance. There's so little breathing room and just way to much they expect you to watch. Bingo.
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Post by RKing85 on Sept 29, 2016 23:43:31 GMT -5
I am okay with it cause that's the only WWE that I watch now a days. I don't watch RAW, I don't watch Smackdown. I watch the special events and NXT. That's it.
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Post by Alan Jones on Sept 30, 2016 12:38:18 GMT -5
They're not really PPV's anymore, besides the Big 3/4, there just extended episodes of Raw/Smackdown with title matches. I think it's a little over saturation of the product, especially when you have like two weeks to build to a World Title match, just not enough time to get invested
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Post by deezy on Sept 30, 2016 19:00:10 GMT -5
I think MLW and the Law have too many podcasts.....I just pick and choose what listen to now.
I don't consider it this major inconvenience.
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Post by Christian Small on Oct 1, 2016 1:28:12 GMT -5
I know there's the counter argument is "You don't have to watch everything" but isn't WWE's main goal to make you want to watch everything and as a fan shouldn't you want to? These are their main shows as well, it's not like years ago when there was Heat, Velocity or Shootgun Saturday Night where you could easily skip them and it didn't effect your main viewing/story. Surely WWE should be positioning their shows as "if you miss one then you missed a lot" and that's the feeling they should really be going for their PPV's as well, I'd say more so than their TV. Instead there's fans who are skipping a ton of their content.
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