AEW / WWE thread - real fighting over fake fighting

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  1. Bankz

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    Couple thoughts from Smackdown...

    1) I don’t need Roman and Bryan in two long matches to open and close the show. It’s two hours. The roster is stacked. Build talent you lazy assholes.

    2) Smackdown entrance ramp is amazing. Just the coolest thing. It’s got a mini WrestleMania feel to it.

    3) the production to Smackdown and some of the camera shots are great, fresh and make the show look fantastic.

    4) it’s a good first step forward. Show was solid.
     
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  2. DetroitNole

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    So the fiend, a SD draft choice, didnt appear on SD? (Reading recaps now) yet he is booked for basically every upcoming RAW. This company can't even book ONE WEEK in advance...

     
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  3. pearl

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    Love Bayley’s new render

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  4. Bankz

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    He’s appearing in dark matches. Not on TV. That is the report I saw.
     
  5. DeToxRox

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  6. DeToxRox

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    Omega vs Fenix should be starting momentarily on AAA’s Twitch stream.
     
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    Omega won the AAA Mega Championship. Pretty surprising (belts are totally meaningless in Mexico, I just didn’t expect Omega to be back. He is not over in AAA)
     
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    The main event is an absurd cage match where rivals team up only to fight one another when they are the last team in the cage. Should be a bloodbath so I suggest watching.

    Plus Rush has been teased on social media all day. Hopefully he debuts tonight and then AAA has the balls (and money) to book Rush vs LA Park at TripleMania.
     
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  9. Bankz

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    Got a link
     
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  11. Hank Scorpio

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  12. Hank Scorpio

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    bigpig slap a thread icon on this bad boy
     
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  13. Bankz

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  14. DeToxRox

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    WWE signed Jake Atlas. He’s very good. He’s also openly gay. I would advise be steer clear of future trips to Saudi Arabia.
     
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  15. Shiggityshwo

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    the guy's just a national treasure

     
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  16. fsugrad99

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    NJPW of America is a thing now and they will be expanding the number of shows they do here
     
  17. Illinihockey

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    I wonder how much of AEW's ratings are hurt by the fact they immediately show a replay or is that accounted for? NXT is great but man I'm just so over the full sail crowd.
     
  18. Tiffin

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    The crowd is at least 75% of the reason I never got into NXT when I got back into wrestling. They are the fucking worst just always trying to get themselves over. They suck.
     
  19. Bankz

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    I read a report that if you include the true tv broadcast AEW's lost a greater percentage of viewers than reported last week.
     
  20. Illinihockey

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    Don't they re-air it on TNT immediately after?
     
  21. Bankz

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    Yes, but the numbers that get reported are only the 8-10pm slot on TNT. I read they did like 600k on the re-run last week
     
  22. Illinihockey

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    Right that was my question. How much are they hurt by running it back to back. If 1.05 million watch it 8-10 and 600K watch it for the first time 10-12, it seems like they are hurting themselves by showing it back to back. Its not that people aren't watching, they're just shifting when they watch.
     
  23. Bankz

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    Its a good question. NXT is doing about 800k maybe some of the 600k is NXT viewers tuning in after NXT finishes up. I know I did that week 1.

    Both TNT and Fox are showing replays of AEW and Smackdown all week and weekend. After original air. I think at this point they want to see if they can catch as many eyeballs on the product as possible for the first few weeks even if it means they might not do as big a number during the original airing.

    Also remember that the numbers we get don't include DVR. The total numbers for a viewing aren't calculated for a few weeks to a month. Because they add in DVR watches within a few days, week or never played.
     
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  24. Prospector

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    can't stand the Once Young Bucks
     
  25. Illinihockey

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    Thought Lucha Bros should have done much more of a squash vs Jurassic Express. At the very least set up for when Luchasaurus comes back to get revenge. Private Party vs Lucha Brothers is going to be an awesome match.
     
  26. Bankz

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    I do appreciate that they let Rick go wild on a open mic lol
     
  27. Bankz

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    That shooting star... a thing of beauty
     
  28. UncleJesse

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    First round pick Andrade. How can we get him over? Let’s have him get dominated by a jobber that hasn’t been on tv in over a year.
     
  29. Bankz

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    It was a pretty good TV match. Heels cheated to win. Classic stuff.
     
  30. pearl

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    This is just the 3rd match tonight, right?
     
  31. UncleJesse

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    Yeah.
     
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  32. Bankz

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    Feels like the promos tonight. Sound natural and pretty good
     
  33. fsugrad99

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    WWE 2K20 is doing great

     
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  34. Tiffin

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    I love seeing all the ways that game has found to be terrible. The memes have been giving me life.
     
  35. Mr Bulldops

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    Now they are just getting lazy with the Fiend’s effects
     
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  36. Bankz

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    I can fap to this
     
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  38. Shiggityshwo

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    I'm just trying to figure out why the ref has a hump move set
     
  39. DetroitNole

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    Haven't watched a second of wwe programming in a week. Did I read right that RAW featured no female segments?
     
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    Dry run for Saudi Arabia
     
  41. Bankz

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    Nope, Poe would've love it.
     
  42. DeToxRox

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    NWA Powerrr is such a fun show.
     
  43. lfriend

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    It depends. Do you want to count the cuck angle with Lana?
     
  44. Bankz

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    She was sooooo fine.
     
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  45. Bankz

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    Apparently a bunch of the RAW females were on tour in Australia.

    Didn’t miss them. The division is weak and just like the male counter parts needs to built up over time.

    Thought RAW did a decent job showcasing new talents and putting the correct guys over.
     
  46. pearl

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  48. UncleJesse

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    Probably shouldn't be attempting suicide dives at 56 years old.
     
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