DavidB6937 Posted April 11, 2020 Share Posted April 11, 2020 22 minutes ago, Vamp said: The idea that they have a captive audience is bollocks. You have a choice of a million things to watch, why would you watch shows that are essentially about trying to film a wrestling show in the middle of a global pandemic?Ā If you're after escapism, which is the only reason to watch wrestling, the shows at the moment aren't going to offer that.Ā Which does lead into the question of why either promotion is bothering to do it. But that's probably a far bigger questions than the two promotions and probably leads to questions about television networks, sponsors and contracts and that sounds pretty boring. Because when it comes down to it, wrestling is still high up the list of stuff I enjoy watching. Even if it's in a slightly different format. It doesn't mean it's impossible to have it as escapism. I'm still enjoying matches and finding things funny etc. That's just what I need at the moment. Wrestling has often been my happy place over the years and that's no different now, even if they're having to deliver it in a strange way. I understand it's impossible for some to see past the empty arena stuff but there are plenty out there like me who are still finding enjoyment in it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members tiger_rick Posted April 11, 2020 Paid Members Share Posted April 11, 2020 50 minutes ago, Vamp said: Which does lead into the question of why either promotion is bothering to do it. But that's probably a far bigger questions than the two promotions and probably leads to questions about television networks, sponsors and contracts and that sounds pretty boring. It can only be that they're contractually obligated or incredibly obnoxious. Because surely neither is stupid enough to think these shows are good or necessary.Ā Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
burchybabi Posted April 11, 2020 Share Posted April 11, 2020 9 hours ago, WestCoastPop619 said: How come the showing of NXT doesnāt show up on a Friday as normal anymore?Ā Ā Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dart Posted April 11, 2020 Share Posted April 11, 2020 That's the end of me watching NXT then.Ā I'll stick to the YouTube highlights on Thursday morning. It was hard enough to wait until Friday evening to watch it (which meant waiting until sometime on Saturday usually).Ā I'm not going to wait a whole week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kidzero Posted April 12, 2020 Share Posted April 12, 2020 I have bt sport I know nxt is shown live and repeated on Thurs at 9pm on bt sport but when is it generally shown again infull?Ā Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KingofSports Posted April 12, 2020 Share Posted April 12, 2020 (edited) 21 hours ago, burchybabi said: Ā I fucking loathe the use of "reaching out", except on the few occasions when it may actually be appropriate. CNN use it a lot and they're cunts. The woman wasn't reaching out, but simply making a straight-forward (customer services-type) enquiry. Edited April 12, 2020 by KingofSports Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meexcellent Posted April 12, 2020 Share Posted April 12, 2020 I feared BT would force this asĀ I trilailed UFC fight pass a couple of years ago and live events were blockedĀ for the UK. Lets hope this isnāt the start towards ppvs not airing, at least liveĀ on the network. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dart Posted April 12, 2020 Share Posted April 12, 2020 The 8 wrestlers in the cruiserweight title tournament are: Swerve El Hijo del El Fantasmo Akira Tozawa Jack Gallagher Kushida Drake Maverick Tony Nese Jake Atlas Ā I can Jack Gallagher winning.Ā Shame it's going to be rubbish, like nearly all of the empty arena stuff is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael_3165 Posted April 12, 2020 Share Posted April 12, 2020 1 hour ago, meexcellent said: I feared BT would force this asĀ I trilailed UFC fight pass a couple of years ago and live events were blockedĀ for the UK. Lets hope this isnāt the start towards ppvs not airing, at least liveĀ on the network. If they stop live PPVs on the network I can see the subs falling.Ā Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members I Bent My Wookie Posted April 13, 2020 Paid Members Share Posted April 13, 2020 (edited) Hadn't realised they still had Fantasmo under contract, thought he got released after he got injured just after signing. Can see Swerve winning this, inevitably Nese and Gallagher will cost each other a match, its group stage rather than single elimination isn't it? Edited April 13, 2020 by Shy Dad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colin Culk Posted April 13, 2020 Share Posted April 13, 2020 This switch to a 7 day delay for NXT is a disaster. I also have BT Sport appĀ but the most recent episode is not on there either (only highlights). Currently seems like there will be a dead period where the episode is unavailable to watch anywhere in the UKĀ for several days. Iāve e-mailed the network to ask if this is a mistake. Letās see what they say. With the rumours that PPVs will come off the network, NXT would beĀ the one thing keeping me. However if this 7 day delayĀ persists Iām tempted to do the unthinkable and cancel my sub. It would be a wrench to lose Takeovers but AEW is brilliant so maybe I could make do with just that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Statto Posted April 13, 2020 Paid Members Share Posted April 13, 2020 5 hours ago, Shy Dad said: Can see Swerve winning this, inevitably Nese and Gallagher will cost each other a match, its group stage rather than single elimination isn't it? It is, yeah. Two round robin groups of 4, group winners advance to a championship match. Seems a lot of effort for an interim championship, guess they've got time to fill... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members I Bent My Wookie Posted April 13, 2020 Paid Members Share Posted April 13, 2020 6 weeks worth of action as they will probably get away with doing 2 matches a week, then the final, but by that point you'd either expect them to have Devlin back or be fully off surely?Ā Just noticed there's no PPV between May and July planned either, I guess based off this time last year that's one way to get out of the Saudi contract. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members The Ratt Posted April 13, 2020 Paid Members Share Posted April 13, 2020 3 hours ago, Colin Culk said: This switch to a 7 day delay for NXT is a disaster. I also have BT Sport appĀ but the most recent episode is not on there either (only highlights). Currently seems like there will be a dead period where the episode is unavailable to watch anywhere in the UKĀ for several days. Iāve e-mailed the network to ask if this is a mistake. Letās see what they say. With the rumours that PPVs will come off the network, NXT would beĀ the one thing keeping me. However if this 7 day delayĀ persists Iām tempted to do the unthinkable and cancel my sub. It would be a wrench to lose Takeovers but AEW is brilliant so maybe I could make do with just that. The latest episode is up on the BT app in full along with previous weeks and Raw/Smackdowns. Just go to the WWE page and scroll down to Full Event Replays and they are all there.Ā Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colin Culk Posted April 13, 2020 Share Posted April 13, 2020 1 hour ago, The Ratt said: The latest episode is up on the BT app in full along with previous weeks and Raw/Smackdowns. Just go to the WWE page and scroll down to Full Event Replays and they are all there.Ā Cheers, I saw that but when I click on it it only starts a 32 min programme. Iām assuming itās either an error or BT only have rights to show highlights after the initial 24 hours. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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