Paid Members air_raid Posted January 21, 2022 Paid Members Share Posted January 21, 2022 5 hours ago, AshC said: No idea what they cut out, but it totally worked as an hour show. Always the way. The thing people seem to gloss over when they discuss how stale the format is and how three hours is far too long, is that the show is ridiculously padded out with âcoming up laterâ bumpers that frustrate the viewer when theyâre told three times about something they wonât see for another two hours, or worse still âearlier tonightâ segments, sometimes more than once, and often referring to an angle that set up a match we again wonât see for another hour or two. We KNOW what happened earlier, we watched it!! Itâs so padded out, itâs insane. When the show was one hour or a tight 2 hours, there was hardly any of the incessant replaying what had happened or babbling about whatâs going to happen, it was just the events happening. Youâd get a 5 second match graphic and âcoming up nextâ when they went to ad break, which is logical, but otherwise it was wall to wall matches, angles and interviews without wasting half your time with previews or reflection. Worst of all when I was last regularly watching, youâd have this tedious padding of the show out to ensure they could fill three hoursâŚ. then it would run long. Further intensifying the feeling of âI wish this would just finishâ that used to happen without the luxury of a FF button. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vamp Posted January 21, 2022 Share Posted January 21, 2022 In an ideal world no standard episode of TV wrestling should be longer than an hour. But then the Americans seem to have an insane amount of patience. The NHL seems to have 200 games a season and NFL games go on for fucking years and most of that seems to be talking. Then there's their network TV series that go on for half the bloody year. They're like the first time you have a marathon sex session and you're really proud of yourself but the person you're with lost interest half an hour ago and faked it three times in the hope you'd get the hint. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simpo Posted January 23, 2022 Share Posted January 23, 2022 On 1/19/2022 at 5:24 PM, Supremo said: Just in case anyone isnât aware, thereâs absolutely no need to watch Raw or Smackdown because the best Royal Rumble build up by miles is on Johnny Knoxvilleâs Instagram. Theyâve lost their minds if they arenât even considering making him the winner. I'm thinking they'll put together some kind of crazy stunt elimination for him. Big enough to get mainstream attention hopefully, which would tie in to the Jackass movie promo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members air_raid Posted January 23, 2022 Paid Members Share Posted January 23, 2022 On 1/21/2022 at 6:18 PM, Vamp said: In an ideal world no standard episode of TV wrestling should be longer than an hour. Depends. If youâve got a roster like WCW in 97 or the WWF in 2000 and itâs structured properly, 2 hours flies by. But comparing those rosters to today is like comparing prime rib to polystyrene. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Perry Posted January 23, 2022 Share Posted January 23, 2022 On 1/21/2022 at 6:18 PM, Vamp said: In an ideal world no standard episode of TV wrestling should be longer than an hour. All the wrestling shows were an hour long back in the day and it always seemed sufficient. Although you had to watch around 3 different shows to keep up with the storylines. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Cod Eye Posted January 23, 2022 Paid Members Share Posted January 23, 2022 43 minutes ago, Perry said: All the wrestling shows were an hour long back in the day and it always seemed sufficient. Although you had to watch around 3 different shows to keep up with the storylines. I wonder if similar would work now? Say the WWE cut Raw and Smackdown to 90 minutes each, and added a third show as a bridge on a Wednesday(main show, not development). they would be losing an hour of ads, but would it make the shows seem more attractive to viewers and improve the figures enough to offset it(I might be wrong, but doesn't the viewership drop anyway in Raw's third hour)? I suppose the concern would be over saturation... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Supremo Posted January 25, 2022 Paid Members Share Posted January 25, 2022 Itâs a crying shame this lad came about in the era where nothing matters and no-one gets over. Â Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Fatty Facesitter Posted January 25, 2022 Paid Members Share Posted January 25, 2022 7 hours ago, Supremo said: Itâs a crying shame this lad came about in the era where nothing matters and no-one gets over.  He's the business isn't he? Ridiculously athletic, comfortable on the mic. There isn't much he can't do. The height he reaches is utterly mesmerising. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members air_raid Posted January 25, 2022 Paid Members Share Posted January 25, 2022 Iâm always hearing a lot about Montez. I feel sorry for the other one, I give it six months before a heel starts referring to him as the Marty Jannetty of the team in an âedgy worked shootâ piece of bullshit scripting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Supremo Posted January 25, 2022 Paid Members Share Posted January 25, 2022 In any other company or at any other time Montez would be the most exciting prospect in the business today. His mix of charisma and athleticism is ridiculous. Itâs a genuine tragedy that you know exactly how his career is going to go and how heâs not going to achieve anything close to what he could do. I watched last nightâs show to hopefully get in the mood for the Rumble. Brock in a cowboy hat was by far the highlight. Best thing they ever did was start allowing him to dress himself. What a man. Also, huge shout out to Tamina, starting her Royal Rumble promo with, âIâve been here for too longâŚâ Agreed. But yeah. Itâs a real indicator of how ice cold they are that not even the Rumble is generating any type of buzz. Even with the growing rumours that Ronda is returning, nobody seems to give a shit. Someone needs to do something. We need a hero. @tiger_rick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Awards Moderator Onyx2 Posted January 25, 2022 Awards Moderator Share Posted January 25, 2022 2 minutes ago, Supremo said: Â @tiger_rick Memes thread is in Off Topic mate? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members BomberPat Posted January 25, 2022 Paid Members Share Posted January 25, 2022 Another thing that I feel cannot be overstated about Montez Ford is that he comes across as cool, natural, and charismatic even when forced to deliver some of the worst WWE-penned comedy imaginable. There was a stretch when they just had the Street Profits doing promos about other people's matches, and they were all terribly written attempts to sound cool, yet he was still compelling in that environment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matthew Posted January 25, 2022 Share Posted January 25, 2022 Isnât the rumour mill that Street Profitsâ contracts are up soon/already? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The King of Old School Posted January 25, 2022 Author Share Posted January 25, 2022 8 minutes ago, Matthew said: Isnât the rumour mill that Street Profitsâ contracts are up soon/already? A E DUB, A E DUB, etc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members air_raid Posted January 25, 2022 Paid Members Share Posted January 25, 2022 1 hour ago, Supremo said: Also, huge shout out to Tamina, starting her Royal Rumble promo with, âIâve been here for too longâŚâ Agreed. đ¤Łđđ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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