CI Wrestling Thread #56

[Nightwish84]

Was just about to post that - apparently the show tonight is just awful no wonder they can’t crack 700k viewers.

Saw the greatest comment on reddit. An AEW fan blaming fans in general for being increasingly muted at shows. Said it feels like wrestlers have to do insane spots just to get a reaction. I mean, yeah. That's why the chaotic indy style should be limited but it's usually all over the show so it becomes dull. The fan also said tonight was a solid show but a disinterested audience is becoming a pattern. If it's becoming a pattern then the show wasn't solid. If I go see a band several times in a row and each time the crowd gets smaller and whoever's left is silent, it's hard to claim they're putting on a solid show. Something is wrong at that point. Can't keep blaming fans for empty arenas and poor creative decisions.

 

[Glenn's take]

I think it's funny that Raw went to 2 hours a couple of months ago yet YouTubeTv is still recording 3 hours.

 

[K-mac18]

If anyone's interested I got a presale thing for the Royal Rumble.

Code is: WWEVIP

 

[WildcatFan1982]

The cheapest tickets I saw were $110.

 

[Strokin_Bandit]

Last night was my last watch of any AEW programming. I want to like it and I'm actually interested in some of the talent there, but they've dropped the ball. Last night's show you could tell that the talent was trying too hard. That crowd was dead and terrible and the wrestlers had this look on their face like, "oh crap! Did we just hit an iceberg?"

 

[RMP82]

This Bloodline stuff has been great for years but I don't like this forcing people to be a part of it. Zilla and The Tongan's brother would be fine additions. Sami makes sense due to being a part of the story early, but that was kind of hokey. Not sure why a Irish looking Syrian that was raised in Canada is running around playing Pacific Islander but it is what it is. I'm sure someone like Cody will be added but that would suck. They did the Cody/Roman team up once and it didn't make sense then and won't at WarGames. Make it make sense.

 

[K-mac18]

Cody Rhodes will be the guest picker on College Gameday this Saturday.

 

[Wesley91581]

 

[K-mac18]

Wow, that's crazy, glad he was ok.

Hadn't commented because I didn't get to watch Dynamite until last night. Not one of their stronger shows. The fans hijacking the segment after Swerve said "Stamford" instead of "Bridgeport was unfortunate.
They did something right in having Cole lose.
Julia Hart vignettes continue to be good.

Anyway the ratings were way up doing 666,000 viewers (LOL) and a .22. Highest rating since October 2nd.

In news that should surprise no one the Young Bucks have been voted into the Wrestling Observer Hall of Fame.

 

[Strokin_Bandit]

I didn't think the action/booking was all that bad, I just thought the crowd was horrible and it affected the wrestlers (this was way before the Swerve segment). Just seems like a sinking ship and some of the guys are trying way too hard to keep it afloat.