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I was just watching the mini documentary on the late 'Mad' Eli Collins and he said 'If you haven't got the crowd booing you or cheering you, you are nothing', and it was a point I just want to say to the WWE. Currently there are very few who get a worthwhile reaction; Ambrose, Rollins, Bryan, Wyatt, Ziggler and Cena. Why do you think so few get worthwhile crowd responses? Overly scripted product, uninteresting characters, the booking or something else?Â
In some cases, it falls on the talent just not being someone that the fans care about but in most cases it’s due to how they are presented by the creative team. If creative doesn’t tell us that a guy matters, we aren’t going to think that he does.
Far be it from me to second guess Mr McMahon but for one who has been watching pro wrestling for over 50 years I don't turn on the WWE to watch bunnies , gators and little Bulls, I turn it on to watch wrestling! How say you you?
I understand that in 2014 the product can’t be what it was 30 years ago, but I am with you. I would like to see more wrestling and less, well, bunnies. At its core, wrestling is about people with issues that fight about them. I would like to see more of that.
In the commercial for the new Sting DVD set, it's blatantly stated that Sting was the only person not to leave WCW. What about DDP and Booker T? Weren't they there the entire time too? Yes both eventually came into WWE, but it was only after WCW went out of business.
Well technically, WWE could add “yet†to that. You are correct, neither of those guys left WCW to come to WWE. WWE doesn’t always go 100 percent with fact when doing their hype. Also, they are obviously talking about top tier talent because there were other guys that only worked for WCW that never worked for WWE.
When Karma/Awesome Kong left WWE, I remember hearing that she would have an open door to come back whenever she liked. As far as you know, is there a chance of her ever coming back?
I honestly think both sides realize that given how they are booking the division right now, there just isn’t any place there for Kharma. She is a powerhouse and there is no one for her to work with, plus WWE doesn’t exactly push their women based off of their athletic prowess.
How does TNA need to change their business model to gain some traction again? I think TNA had a better business model when they had universal studios, the occasional outing for a PPV and Impact, and the monthly 3-hr PPVS. No one seems to care about the one night only shows nor do they care about Bound for Glory, once a pretty interesting show that I used to be excited for. Obviously Hogan, Bischoff and bringing in big name after big name hasn't done much lately so what does TNA need to do now? WWE has been trying to kill off their cable PPV business does TNA need to invest in a online streaming thing as well?
The first thing the need is a TV deal, so they know what kind of revenue they have to spend. Until they get that, you can’t make long range plans. You need to know what you can pay for first.
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