How bad are the ratings... REALLY

[Green Jesus]

Inb4 wrestling becomes completely niche again.

Really, all I want is for matches to matter. Where are my #1 contender matches at, yo?

It seems like wwe just randomly pushes people. On most wrestling shows, when a guy wins a match, we know he is one step closer to getting a shot at gold, and we know every bit counts. It's like wwe is not even pretending kayfabe exists with this whole "only matches at the ppv matters". That's the reason people like John Cena's open challenge in the first place, because it matters and it's on tv. Every match will either give us a new champ or make the U.S title a little more important.

I get the shock factor of a random push, but please develop the characters.

 

[Prince Bálor]

Inb4 wrestling becomes completely niche again.

Really, all I want is for matches to matter. Where are my #1 contender matches at, yo?

It seems like wwe just randomly pushes people. On most wrestling shows, when a guy wins a match, we know he is one step closer to getting a shot at gold, and we know every bit counts. It's like wwe is not even pretending kayfabe exists with this whole "only matches at the ppv matters". That's the reason people like John Cena's open challenge in the first place, because it matters and it's on tv. Every match will either give us a new champ or make the U.S title a little more important.

I get the shock factor of a random push, but please develop the characters.

NXT! NXT! NXT! :fact:

 

[Green Jesus]

NXT! NXT! NXT! :fact:

That's one of the reasons I like nxt. I can actually feel like they are real athletes clawing torwards the gold. Some grow quickly, others not so much, but there's a feeling of change.

Can you really say Cesaro from this year is a lot different than Cesaro from 2013?

Not really. Even if he gets a world title shot this year it will be like he was 'chosen', not that he went through phases and finally broke through with hard effort.

It will seem like a dragon ball overnight transformation, further reinforced by michael cole saying "How focused is Cesaro? He is like a new man!"

WWE should emulate athletes, and real life athletes rarely in their lives will have moments you can pinpoint saying "that's when he became one of the best". Even fast growths and freak wins are muddled by a grey area of how they became one of the big dogs.

If they give us a cynic product, they will get cynic fans. Let kayfabe breath ffs

/Rant

 

[Prince Bálor]

That's one of the reasons I like nxt. I can actually feel like they are real athletes clawing torwards the gold. Some grow quickly, others not so much, but there's a feeling of change.

Can you really say Cesaro from this year is a lot different than Cesaro from 2013?

Not really. Even if he gets a world title shot this year it will be like he was 'chosen', not that he went through phases and finally broke through with hard effort.

It will seem like a dragon ball overnight transformation, further reinforced by michael cole saying "How focused is Cesaro? He is like a new man!"

WWE should emulate athletes, and real life athletes rarely in their lives will have moments you can pinpoint saying "that's when he became one of the best". Even fast growths and freak wins are muddled by a grey area of how they became one of the big dogs.

If they give us a cynic product, they will get cynic fans. Let kayfabe breath ffs

/Rant

- NXT is truly something special. While the [NXT TV] product has been just decent lately, TakeOvers always kick ass! And things happen logically and organically. Characters learn from their mistakes and then capitalize on it!

- Cesaro is where he's at because the machine doesn't want him to be at the very top. I absolutely love the guy and think he's easily one of the very best male wrestlers on the roster.