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Post by ahunter8056 on Aug 24, 2017 4:30:23 GMT -5
Excellent decision, thank god. Fans are supposed to be there to watch wrestlers wrestle. When wrestlers are having a match, and you decide to pay them no attention and play with a beach ball, you're basically saying "you're not good enough for us to bother watching". It's incredibly disrespectful. By playing with a beach ball, you're basically telling the superstars in the ring "I don't respect your performance enough to pay attention to you".
Furthermore, why the hell would you pay to go to a wrestling event just to play with a beach ball?
It's not got much to do with being a dull product either. Fans just continue to get more obnoxious and egocentric, trying to make the show all about them, in spite of the performers that they paid to see, regardless of the performers in the ring. Hence why fans stopped paying attention during Rollins/Ambrose VS Sheamus/Cesaro, a match involving 3 guys that the audience loves.
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Post by cordless2016 on Aug 24, 2017 7:36:50 GMT -5
If the WWE gave us a product we could get interested in then crap like this wouldn't happen...
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Post by JC Motors on Aug 24, 2017 9:06:09 GMT -5
This reminds me of my high school graduation. At my graduation some kids thought it would be funny to bring Beach balls. Well the fun lasted for about 2 or 3 minutes until security got a hold of the beach ball and popped it with a pocket knife.
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Post by Mirror Images on Aug 24, 2017 9:08:38 GMT -5
Coming from the company that once used the tagline "The biggest party of the summer" for Summerslam!!
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Post by J12 on Aug 24, 2017 9:28:05 GMT -5
Good luck with that. People will find ways to bring them in.
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Post by HHH316 on Aug 24, 2017 9:29:54 GMT -5
I'm cool with this.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 24, 2017 9:46:18 GMT -5
Sweet, #2 on my list is "This. Is. Awesome!" chants to things that are not awesome.
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Post by T R W on Aug 24, 2017 10:03:17 GMT -5
Between beach balls, the annoying "super fans" in the front rows of every show, the constant crowd reaction shots, What Chants, This is Awesome Chants, We are awesome chants, and whatever other show hijacking crap there is, crowds have never been more distracting and annoying in wrestling.
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Post by theoutlaw1999 on Aug 24, 2017 10:51:22 GMT -5
Just as the beach balls were getting over Vince kills them because they're not his creation.
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Post by Prophet of Ash on Aug 24, 2017 12:02:55 GMT -5
Never understood the outrage with this. Bit of fun. People pay their money. Only ever tends to happen at Mania or "the biggest party of the summer" anyway with the "smarky" but understandably excitable crowd. Be banning signs (which can be worse anyway) and throwing out anyone that chants above 80 decibels next. signs should be banned. Have you ever sat behind some knob who holds up a sign during the whole show? Fans, go be fans. watch the show. you don't have to participate and you don't need something to keep your hands busy. watch the show.
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Post by marino13 on Aug 24, 2017 15:06:56 GMT -5
This ain't going to go over well, but... IMO the biggest problem with WWE nowadays is the fans. It as if they won't allow themselves to enjoy the show no matter what. Does it honestly make sense to anyone pay money to a show only to start annoying chants and play with beach balls? Who is that going to impress? What lesson is WWE going to learn? They have your money dips**t. Same goes for people in the Wfigs threads during the show. Half of them are there to talk about the show. Applaud what they like, and groan about what they didn't. But the other half is only there so they can bash it relentlessly. There even a select few that are there bashing it, but then admit they aren't even watching it. What does that accomplish? Who does that impress? Just my opinion.
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Post by bababooey on Aug 24, 2017 21:39:31 GMT -5
This ain't going to go over well, but... IMO the biggest problem with WWE nowadays is the fans. It as if they won't allow themselves to enjoy the show no matter what. Does it honestly make sense to anyone pay money to a show only to start annoying chants and play with beach balls? Who is that going to impress? What lesson is WWE going to learn? They have your money dips**t. Same goes for people in the Wfigs threads during the show. Half of them are there to talk about the show. Applaud what they like, and groan about what they didn't. But the other half is only there so they can bash it relentlessly. There even a select few that are there bashing it, but then admit they aren't even watching it. What does that accomplish? Who does that impress? Just my opinion. I agree and want to add to that something that was kinda bugging me at NXT Takeover. I knew going in that it would be more of a hardcore, indy crowd. There were SO many Bullet Club shirts. The section next to mine seemed to be only people with Bullet Club shirts. There was one guy that was cursing out anyone not wearing a Bullet Club shirt. Anyway, what annoyed me was that so many people were chants for the wrestlers by their indy names and then turning to their friends and trashing WWE. So to recap, they were at a WWE show, marking out about how great these wrestlers are performing on a WWE show, then saying WWE sucks because they don't give us stuff like that. During the U.K. tag match, a group of people started chanting "This is Progress!" I yelled back "Actually this is NXT!" I also find it funny how so many people do the 2 Sweet to show they're New Japan fans and basically say FU to WWE. But they seem to forget the 2 Sweet was ripped off from the Kliq and first done in WWE. Also, Bullet Club has become an nWo ripoff it seems like. If people like the indy scene and New Japan, that's awesome. I try to check it out from time to time too. But it's gotten to a point where a lot of indy fans bash WWE seemingly just because it's not indy. You can like what you like, but you're going to look like an idiot when you pay to go to a WWE show so that you can try to force your indy love on other people.
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Post by King Bálor (CM)™ on Aug 24, 2017 21:48:15 GMT -5
I don't see the big deal but whatever. People are having fun and it isn't harming anyone. It is harming though. Wrestlers are in the ring, working hard, risking their bodies to entertain a crowd. Then some idiot starts throwing a beach ball around and takes attention away from the ring. WWE is trying to produce a show but now you see fans not even watching and it looks bad for production. I'm a fan that pays my hard earned money to buy a ticket and enjoy the show. Now there's a stupid beach ball flying in my direction and a bunch of people are reaching over and getting all up in my personal space to try to hit the ball. And god forbid I don't want to participate and hit the beach ball, now the crowd is gonna start booing me and pointing it out while I'm just trying to mind my own business and enjoy the show. Fans and cheer or boo whoever they want and chant all they want, but when it effects someone else's ability to enjoy the show there's a problem. And it's disrespectful to the people working hard to entertain the crowd. Also, it's such a ridiculous concept to pay for a ticket to go see the show, then just mess around with a beach ball rather than watch the show. People can play with a beach ball at home for free. I'm with you. Its annoying. The only cool beach ball moment was when Cesaro destroyed it.
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Post by banthafett on Aug 25, 2017 0:29:57 GMT -5
Put on better shows, then you wouldn't have to worry about dumb crap like this.
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Post by JC Motors on Aug 25, 2017 14:34:23 GMT -5
Between beach balls, the annoying "super fans" in the front rows of every show, the constant crowd reaction shots, What Chants, This is Awesome Chants, We are awesome chants, and whatever other show hijacking crap there is, crowds have never been more distracting and annoying in wrestling. You forgot the CM Punk chants
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Post by voicesinmyhead on Aug 25, 2017 23:34:19 GMT -5
The beach balls are downright disrespectful. I am glad they are banned. For those who are all for it, you must not have been at the event. I was at SummerSlam and it was distracting. I like how some people are saying that beach balls wouldn't be a problem if WWE "put out a better product." It has absolutely nothing to do with that. First off, it was done during one of the best matches of the night. Secondly, People get distracted by anything going on in the crowd. All of a sudden I saw a bunch of people looking around and I, myself, was wondering what was going on and it took me out of the match. It had nothing to do with the WWE product. Also, for those that think "it is all in good fun," there is a time and a place for everything. A wrestling event is not the place for beach balls. Why would you pay money to go to a WRESTLING event just so you can hit a beach ball. It is not part of the show. The talent is trying to put on a performance for the crowd and that is how we treat them? Total garbage.
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Post by Rude Awakening on Aug 25, 2017 23:54:31 GMT -5
This ain't going to go over well, but... IMO the biggest problem with WWE nowadays is the fans. It as if they won't allow themselves to enjoy the show no matter what. Does it honestly make sense to anyone pay money to a show only to start annoying chants and play with beach balls? Who is that going to impress? What lesson is WWE going to learn? They have your money dips**t. Same goes for people in the Wfigs threads during the show. Half of them are there to talk about the show. Applaud what they like, and groan about what they didn't. But the other half is only there so they can bash it relentlessly. There even a select few that are there bashing it, but then admit they aren't even watching it. What does that accomplish? Who does that impress? Just my opinion. Agreed 100%. Miss the days when fans weren't constantly chanting something and didn't try to takeover the show (I'll give an exception for the night after WrestleMania because it's the last night of a wm trip for most people in attendance) Also agree with wfigs, I'm only in here for figure and wrestling news because of the negativity and hatred for EVERYTHING.
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Post by alanpartridge on Aug 26, 2017 5:29:09 GMT -5
I remember when I was at a raw in 2014 and someone brought a beach ball. People were chanting "lets go beach ball". It got annoying after about 20 seconds.
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