d-d-d-dAz Posted February 18, 2022 Share Posted February 18, 2022 Every single atom of my being wants this to be a work, now. I don’t think the crowds would know how to react. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CavemanLynn Posted February 18, 2022 Share Posted February 18, 2022 7 minutes ago, d-d-d-dAz said: Every single atom of my being wants this to be a work, now. I don’t think the crowds would know how to react. The same as Cody's angles for the past year, then? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Infinity Land Posted February 18, 2022 Share Posted February 18, 2022 Tinfoil hat theory since it was meant to breakdown suddenly and were building to something with PVZ. They found out Brandi was pregnant again. Money then became the main motivator. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Jazzy G Posted February 18, 2022 Paid Members Share Posted February 18, 2022 (edited) How's about this for a hot take? The clickbait headline is "AEW ratings plummet without Cody Rhodes", presumably it's nothing to do with being on opposite the basketball? https://www.cagesideseats.com/aew/2022/2/17/22939836/aew-dynamite-ratings-feb-16-2022-viewership Edited February 18, 2022 by jazzygeofferz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Infinity Land Posted February 18, 2022 Share Posted February 18, 2022 30 minutes ago, jazzygeofferz said: How's about this for a hit take? The clickbait headline is "AEW ratings plummet without Cody Rhodes", presumably it's nothing to do with being on opposite the basketball? https://www.cagesideseats.com/aew/2022/2/17/22939836/aew-dynamite-ratings-feb-16-2022-viewership All the ratings chat made some sense when it was AEW & NXT being compared against the same alternatives. It's just daft now. You mention the NBA. They were on last week and this week. For some that means they're equal to each other and shouldn't factor into a dip. Except last week was Chicago/Charlotte as the head to head game, and this week it was Brooklyn/NY. Unsurprisingly the rivarly game from the biggest city in the US drew a higher audience. Did that cause a dip? Dunno. Did the difference in the promotion of Dynamite from last week to this week play a part? Dunno. People that look for perpetual growth or standing still in TV ratings are bound to be disappointed. Worse case scenario they turn into Chicken Little and think the sky is falling whenever there's a dip they can't explain. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Factotum Posted February 18, 2022 Share Posted February 18, 2022 Pretty sure AEW and WWE are doing just fine. The whole ratings thing is so tiresome these days, driven by people who seem tho think their self worth is linked to a particular wrestling brand and want to constantly tweet Dave Meltzer. I would imagine most people don't even watch wrestling live anymore. The good thing about AEW is they post really long clips on their YouTube channel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Infinity Land Posted February 18, 2022 Share Posted February 18, 2022 5 minutes ago, Factotum said: Pretty sure AEW and WWE are doing just fine. The whole ratings thing is so tiresome these days, driven by people who seem tho think their self worth is linked to a particular wrestling brand and want to constantly tweet Dave Meltzer. I would imagine most people don't even watch wrestling live anymore. The good thing about AEW is they post really long clips on their YouTube channel. While the likes of Meltzer have been reporting ratings figures, i'd say it's gotten worse with the likes of Brandon Thurston trying to go "in depth". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keith Houchen Posted February 18, 2022 Share Posted February 18, 2022 36 minutes ago, Infinity Land said: and this week it was Brooklyn/NY. Unsurprisingly the rivarly game from the biggest city in the US drew a higher audience. Yeah you’re right about picking and choosing when it matters. The Nets aren’t even in the top five of Knicks rivals. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Infinity Land Posted February 18, 2022 Share Posted February 18, 2022 52 minutes ago, Keith Houchen said: Yeah you’re right about picking and choosing when it matters. The Nets aren’t even in the top five of Knicks rivals. All time it could be debated if they're Top 5 within the Knicks fanbase. However, to a TV audience. Same city. A few years ago Durant & Irving picked Nets over Knicks. Then in the week leading up to the game there was the trade deadline fallout with Harden/Simmons switch and Thibs being on the hotseat putting it on the radar. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keith Houchen Posted February 18, 2022 Share Posted February 18, 2022 1 hour ago, Infinity Land said: All time it could be debated if they're Top 5 within the Knicks fanbase. However, to a TV audience. Same city. A few years ago Durant & Irving picked Nets over Knicks. Then in the week leading up to the game there was the trade deadline fallout with Harden/Simmons switch and Thibs being on the hotseat putting it on the radar. Oh I do agree, it’s almost wrestling promoting the way TV companies can manufacture and manipulate a rivalry to make it interesting to a TV audience. Sky do it all the time with football, but with fans who aren’t the TV audience it doesn’t matter as much. Much like Knicks vs Nets. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members LaGoosh Posted February 18, 2022 Author Paid Members Share Posted February 18, 2022 15 hours ago, PowerButchi said: Matt Cardona is one of the few interesting things in wrestling. In what way? What's he up to? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Chris B Posted February 18, 2022 Paid Members Share Posted February 18, 2022 4 hours ago, Infinity Land said: While the likes of Meltzer have been reporting ratings figures, i'd say it's gotten worse with the likes of Brandon Thurston trying to go "in depth". I'm fine with in-depth, as I find some of the ratings stuff interesting. A bigger issue is that some are reporting the early figures, which are misleadingly different from the final figures (due to, I believe, a mixture of estimates and not all service providers giving their info at the same time), and being used in bad faith. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wordsfromlee Posted February 18, 2022 Share Posted February 18, 2022 It's mad how WWE have got rid of a bunch of really good wrestlers due to "cost cutting measures" but yet apparently have a couple of mil a year to chuck at Cody fucking Rhodes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators PowerButchi Posted February 18, 2022 Moderators Share Posted February 18, 2022 1 hour ago, LaGoosh said: In what way? What's he up to? Being a complete Shithouse heel. It's tremendously fun  Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WyattSheepMask Posted February 18, 2022 Share Posted February 18, 2022 Well, we knew someone was going to do it  Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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