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Post by Deleted on Nov 27, 2014 9:05:01 GMT -5
Can someone remind me to add it back to my DVR when this happens?
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Post by Infinite on Nov 27, 2014 9:29:14 GMT -5
Really hope this happens. Smackdown was better than Raw for almost the entire brand split. I think they should cut Raw back to 2 hours though if they do this, they're struggling for quality content as it is.
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Post by johnnyaustin21 on Nov 27, 2014 9:35:48 GMT -5
As others have stated Smackdown hasn't mattered in years.Only way to make it a "A Show" is by finally having it go live and or doing a brand split again.Which I am not really in favor of do to the lack of top tier stars i.e. really the only big time fully active stars right now are Cena,Orton and I guess when healthy you could add Bryan.But in terms of pure in ring talent the WWE is extremely deep with Reigns,Rollins,Ambrose,Ziggler,Wyatt,Harper,Cesaro...ext and a good handful of those NXT kids.So for a lot of those guys careers it would be good to have two different brands.Also on a side note RAW badly need to go back to two hours only.
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Post by BrIaNMeRcY on Nov 27, 2014 9:43:32 GMT -5
Really hope this happens. Smackdown was better than Raw for almost the entire brand split. I think they should cut Raw back to 2 hours though if they do this, they're struggling for quality content as it is. RAW going back to two hours? Not happening at all. As long as the WWE is getting paid to produce three hour RAW's, going back to two hours is out of the question. Struggling for content? That is news to me. As long as the WWE get's steady ratings, the E is in good shape. |
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Post by The Kevstaaa on Nov 27, 2014 9:51:44 GMT -5
Really hope this happens. Smackdown was better than Raw for almost the entire brand split. I think they should cut Raw back to 2 hours though if they do this, they're struggling for quality content as it is. They make too much on advertising. I'm okay if they keep doing three hours since I DVR it anyway. If I see a segment I dislike, I usually fast forward it. |
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Post by Infinite on Nov 27, 2014 9:55:58 GMT -5
Really hope this happens. Smackdown was better than Raw for almost the entire brand split. I think they should cut Raw back to 2 hours though if they do this, they're struggling for quality content as it is. RAW going back to two hours? Not happening at all. As long as the WWE is getting paid to produce three hour RAW's, going back to two hours is out of the question. Struggling for content? That is news to me. As long as the WWE get's steady ratings, the E is in good shape. QUALITY. CONTENT. We got Adam Rose and the Bunny vs Slator Gator on PPV last Sunday after 4-5 weeks of TV to build a card, which includes 3 hours of Raw, 2 of Smackdown, and 1 hour of Main Event. You can actually skip at the very least half of their entire weekly 'Main' content and miss almost absolutely nothing. We get nearly half an hour of talking to open Raw almost every week, followed by the same  ing inconsequential DQ finish main event almost every week. If this is your idea of quality content then we just fundamentally disagree in what we deem to be entertaining. Bare in mind that as a fan I'm not talking about what's best for their business, I don't frankly give a crapabout their merch sales. I'm not predicting their demise, I'm speaking strictly from the perspective of a wrestling fan that wants a quality product, and I don't think we get that with weekly 3 hour Raws. |
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Post by BrIaNMeRcY on Nov 27, 2014 10:02:02 GMT -5
RAW going back to two hours? Not happening at all. As long as the WWE is getting paid to produce three hour RAW's, going back to two hours is out of the question. Struggling for content? That is news to me. As long as the WWE get's steady ratings, the E is in good shape. QUALITY. CONTENT. We got Adam Rose and the Bunny vs Slator Gator on PPV last Sunday after 4-5 weeks of TV to build a card, which includes 3 hours of Raw, 2 of Smackdown, and 1 hour of Main Event. You can actually skip at the very least half of their entire weekly 'Main' content and miss almost absolutely nothing. We get nearly half an hour of talking to open Raw almost every week, followed by the same ing inconsequential DQ finish main event almost every week. If this is your idea of quality content then we just fundamentally disagree in what we deem to be entertaining. Bare in mind that as a fan I'm not talking about what's best for their business, I don't frankly give a crap about their merch sales. I'm not predicting their demise, I'm speaking strictly from the perspective of a wrestling fan that wants a quality product, and I don't think we get that with weekly 3 hour Raws. If you don't like what you see, don't bother watching it a all. |
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Post by Infinite on Nov 27, 2014 10:09:40 GMT -5
QUALITY. CONTENT. We got Adam Rose and the Bunny vs Slator Gator on PPV last Sunday after 4-5 weeks of TV to build a card, which includes 3 hours of Raw, 2 of Smackdown, and 1 hour of Main Event. You can actually skip at the very least half of their entire weekly 'Main' content and miss almost absolutely nothing. We get nearly half an hour of talking to open Raw almost every week, followed by the same ing inconsequential DQ finish main event almost every week. If this is your idea of quality content then we just fundamentally disagree in what we deem to be entertaining. Bare in mind that as a fan I'm not talking about what's best for their business, I don't frankly give a crap about their merch sales. I'm not predicting their demise, I'm speaking strictly from the perspective of a wrestling fan that wants a quality product, and I don't think we get that with weekly 3 hour Raws. If you don't like what you see, don't bother watching it a all. What a great rebuttal to a point I wasn't making. |
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Post by BrIaNMeRcY on Nov 27, 2014 10:12:11 GMT -5
If you don't like what you see, don't bother watching it a all. What a great rebuttal to a point I wasn't making. Oh good. So yeah, I am pretty sure you can find quality programming during RAW. When I see something on RAW that doesn't interest me, I either watch imformational videos on YouTube and do research. Essentially, WWE programming makes for junk food TV. |
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Post by Lorenzo Alcazar on Nov 27, 2014 10:13:24 GMT -5
Smackdown has been unimportant since 2010 when Undertaker stopped wrestling full time. He was the only thing that added legitimacy to Smackdown.
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Post by Infinite on Nov 27, 2014 10:15:06 GMT -5
What a great rebuttal to a point I wasn't making. Oh good. So yeah, I am pretty sure you can find quality programming during RAW. When I see something on RAW that doesn't interest me, I either watch imformational videos on YouTube and do research. Essentially, WWE programming makes for junk food TV. See it sounds a lot like you're agreeing with me here. |
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Post by Evil Abed on Nov 27, 2014 10:19:37 GMT -5
As much as I would like to believe this I don't think its really even fathomable anymore. Most weeks they have a hard time filling 3 hours of Raw with constant "A Quality" content. I honestly don't think the writers have it in them to fill 5 hours with "A Quality" type shows.
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Post by BrIaNMeRcY on Nov 27, 2014 10:32:38 GMT -5
Oh good. So yeah, I am pretty sure you can find quality programming during RAW. When I see something on RAW that doesn't interest me, I either watch imformational videos on YouTube and do research. Essentially, WWE programming makes for junk food TV. See it sounds a lot like you're agreeing with me here. I am agreeing with you there. The WWE is so over-saturated it isn't funny at all. Less is more. NXT and now Lucha underground are good examples. One hour shows that leaves us wanting more. One of the biggest problems with RAW is they don't leave us with wanting more. Vince Russo mentioned on The Ross Report that he can't find it in him to write three hours of RAW every week. As long as the WWE is over saturated, the chances of seeing quality programming is slim to none. |
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Post by Deleted on Nov 27, 2014 10:45:06 GMT -5
Meh. We'll see.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 27, 2014 10:48:02 GMT -5
Hope this does happen
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Post by punksnotdead on Nov 27, 2014 11:01:54 GMT -5
Smackdown was better than Raw as recently as 2009-2010. I'm not against the idea for the present but it was good back when there were really two groups of guys working those shows and the roster was much bigger. Leaking some NXT talent onto that show would be cool but add me to the believe it when I see it crowd.
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Post by Flair Forever on Nov 27, 2014 14:15:47 GMT -5
Smackdown will be as good as RAW with "A" storylines?
Impossible, Raw hasn't had an "A" storyline since Daniel Bryan's Road To WrestleMania.....
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Post by rustyy on Nov 27, 2014 14:51:35 GMT -5
Smackdown will be as good as RAW with "A" storylines? Impossible, Raw hasn't had an "A" storyline since Daniel Bryan's Road To WrestleMania..... Even then I felt like it dragged, with the same segments ending every week. SmackDown hasn't been good since 2009/10, and I don't buy for one second it'll be an A show. Thinking about it though, shouldn't they treat everything like an A show in regards to effort? This is why they don't make as much money as they could. |
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Post by CMPUNKISGOOD on Nov 27, 2014 20:47:50 GMT -5
Build Smackdown around the IC and tag belts, keep SD as tag team and IC contenders and work with NXT. IMO this would make SD much better
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Post by WMWanimations on Nov 27, 2014 20:54:53 GMT -5
I used to love smackdown in its prime. In fact, with Edge, Taker, Batista, etc. I liked it even better then Raw. I'd be very happy to see if Smackdown could rise back to prominence again.
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