Mr Wrestling Jr.
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Post by Mr Wrestling Jr. on Apr 18, 2012 9:22:51 GMT -5
Morning Guys
With all the live SmackDowns lately, WWE has decided on this
From WrestleNewz.com
After recent live SmackDown specials that have disappointed in the ratings, there are currently no plans at all to move Friday Night SmackDown to Tuesdays and keep it as a live show.
I always thought it would be good to have SmackDown! live on Fridays, have a good show to start the weekend with. If SmackDown! ever went live full time, would you want it on Tuesday, Friday or another day?
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Post by Mike Giggs' Munchies on Apr 18, 2012 10:23:33 GMT -5
They should never have changed it from Thursday to Friday. Taped or not, that was a terrible idea. People are busy on a Friday night. Go back to Thursdays before you think about going live.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 18, 2012 10:34:08 GMT -5
No crap the Live SmackDown didn't bring in amazing ratings. They advertised people like Ted Dibiase and Dusty Rhodes...Who the hell is going to tune in just for them? Sure they were big names at one time but not many people care about them today.
People like Punk, Cena, The Rock, Lesnar etc would bring in ratings. SmackDown is too much of a second thought now for any of those people to be bothered with SmackDown in a consistent role.
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Post by ahunter8056 on Apr 18, 2012 13:18:45 GMT -5
They should have it live on Fridays. Tuesday is a stupid idea, seeing as it was Raw the night before, and so it would be another whole week waiting for some more WWE. But if you spread it out to have Raw on Monday and Smackdown on Friday, then there isn't such a small gap in between. With Smackdown being a taped show, spoilers get out whether you want them or not.
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Post by Chip on Apr 18, 2012 13:23:38 GMT -5
Definitley needs to stay at the end of the week. Friday is a bad night for TV in general. It should be live on Thursdays.
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Post by Lorenzo Alcazar on Apr 18, 2012 14:11:10 GMT -5
WWE doesn't give the live Smackdown's a chance to succeed because the live Smackdown's are always HORRIBLE and contain NO WRESTLING.
You can't have a live Smackdown which revolves around comedy skits, older wrestlers, Mick Foley dressed up like Santa Clause, and Hornswoggle.......people are not going to watch that.
If WWE had a live Smackdown and actually booked wrestling matches and angles with the regular talent roster, people would be more motivated to watch. But live Smackdown's have such a horrible track record and are always advertised in gimmicky ways that it just turns people off.
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Post by /X Metal Sorenges x "Mac Oh J~ on Apr 18, 2012 14:26:08 GMT -5
WWE doesn't give the live Smackdown's a chance to succeed because the live Smackdown's are always HORRIBLE and contain NO WRESTLING. You can't have a live Smackdown which revolves around comedy skits, older wrestlers, Mick Foley dressed up like Santa Clause, and Hornswoggle.......people are not going to watch that. If WWE had a live Smackdown and actually booked wrestling matches and angles with the regular talent roster, people would be more motivated to watch. But live Smackdown's have such a horrible track record and are always advertised in gimmicky ways that it just turns people off. Agreed, I haven't watched Smackdown in about a year. and I think Smackdown should only air live on Wednesday's or Thursdays. |
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Post by BasedGod on Apr 18, 2012 14:34:31 GMT -5
I guarantee people will tune into Smackdown live if they booked it like their Raw Supershows and actually continued the storylines from the night before on Raw.
This is the exact reason why the brand split needs to end, no one cares about the people on Smackdown or their seperate storylines. The fueds like Jericho/Punk and Cena/Lesnar have to be on both shows for it to work IMO
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Post by Oskanowski on Apr 18, 2012 15:48:59 GMT -5
Yeah Smackdown has became rather boring, I never really watch it ever since they moved it from Thursdays. & why it's not a Live event, I have no idea..
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Post by The Perry Man on Apr 18, 2012 16:08:29 GMT -5
I think it would be better if SmackDown wen't live to have it on a Tuesday. Think about it people aren't that busy on a Tuesday night and it means that SD! isn't competing with TNA on a Thursday night, and in the UK it means we can watch iMPACT from 10PM to midnight and SD! from 2AM to 4AM. ;D
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Post by Lorenzo Alcazar on Apr 18, 2012 18:22:07 GMT -5
I guarantee people will tune into Smackdown live if they booked it like their Raw Supershows and actually continued the storylines from the night before on Raw. This is the exact reason why the brand split needs to end, no one cares about the people on Smackdown or their seperate storylines. The fueds like Jericho/Punk and Cena/Lesnar have to be on both shows for it to work IMO I agree. The Smackdown roster is weak. It's time to end the roster split. Every Smackdown needs to be like a RAW Supershow and guys like Punk, Lesnar, Jericho, Orton, Big Show, Sheamus, and John Cena need to pull double duty. Even if they keep taping it on Tuesday and airing it on Friday, having the same people and the same feuds continuing on both RAW and Smackdown would help the ratings significantly. |
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Post by comintogetcha on Apr 18, 2012 18:53:55 GMT -5
Smackdown should never have moved off of Thursday, but that was always out of WWE's control. The reason it's not live is for scheduling reasons and cost reasons. Running Smackdown live would be a significant inrease in expenses, for almost zero return on investment.
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Post by Wato Stan Account on Apr 18, 2012 22:00:05 GMT -5
I think it would be better if SmackDown wen't live to have it on a Tuesday. Think about it people aren't that busy on a Tuesday night and it means that SD! isn't competing with TNA on a Thursday night, and in the UK it means we can watch iMPACT from 10PM to midnight and SD! from 2AM to 4AM. ;D You want to actively watch iMPACT? Are you that desperate for TV? |
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Post by tammiethetitan on Apr 18, 2012 22:08:07 GMT -5
They should leave it on Friday. I watch it sometimes with my son.
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Post by Brad on Apr 18, 2012 22:14:32 GMT -5
It needs to be on Thursday again and I'd prefer that it be live. I watch every week regardless, this is just what I'd like, personally.
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Post by alexgg on Apr 19, 2012 9:13:22 GMT -5
Last weeks SmackDown was just atrociousness so what do they expect.
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