Elimination Chamber Ticket Fails...

[Grievous 3D]

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G...I wonder why this is happening?

Could it be that the Men's Elimination Chamber is the most predictable match
booked in the last couple of years & that no one really wants to pay to watch
a Plank of Wood stand tall at the end of the night?

I'm just thinking out loud here...

Please tell me if I'm barking up the wrong tree...

Oh...and the thread title...

un:

 

[Death Walker]

Rajah.com | Elimination Chamber Ticket Sales Slumping; News on Ronda Rousey

G...I wonder why this is happening?

Could it be that the Men's Elimination Chamber is the most predictable match
booked in the last couple of years & that no one really wants to pay to watch
a Plank of Wood stand tall at the end of the night?

I'm just thinking out loud here...

Please tell me if I'm barking up the wrong tree...

Oh...and the thread title...

un:

Lol well that might be the case BUT the real reason would be people being fed up with Vince & WWE falling short of excitement and actually good entertainment. I mean how in the fuck do you expect to entertain the large fanbase when you repeatedly ignore what they want and become lazy/sloppy about the product that most of us loved?? It's really getting pointless with the "lacks".

The lacks
- the lack of smart and interesting storylines
- the lack of good to great ring performance, at times
- the lack of focusing on the stories you create
- the lack of finishing certain stories properly where they make sense
- the lack of doing things at the RIGHT time and also taking your time when necessary (mostly in stories)
- the lack of PUTTING OVER GOOD AND GREAT TALENT especially when they're properly over with the fans (not that trolling crap)
- the lack of the weak and talentless sitting back off TV time and either learning or being trained how to be better

I mean for fuck sake, after every Pay Per View, WWE just seems to fuck something else up along the way. It's like they know they're fucked but don't know how to fix the mess they made. So they just keep pushing it around instead of cleaning it up and remaking their product.

I'm just saying.

 

[Snowman1]

EC would sell better if you took Plank out of the main event, and made it a 6-way match for the Intercontinental Championship.

SIgned, the guy who's screamed for 10 years that the IC title shouldn't exist

 

[Grievous 3D]

EC would sell better if you took Plank out of the main event

I'm glad that nickname is catching on...

and made it a 6-way match for the Intercontinental Championship.

That sounds like a great way to elevate the I.C title...

SIgned, the guy who's screamed for 10 years that the IC title shouldn't exist

You're completely mad...the I.C title is the best title in the company...
IMO.

Also...no Brock Lesnar hurts this pay per view...
& Ronda not wrestling is also a waste.

In fact...if they would have booked Rollins or Balor vs. Lesnar for the Universal title
& had Ronda make her in ring debut against...wait...hang on...

*Thinks*

Well...someone this pay per view could have been a HUGE draw.

 

[Snowman1]

I'm glad that nickname is catching on...


That sounds like a great way to elevate the I.C title...


You're completely mad...the I.C title is the best title in the company...
IMO.

Also...no Brock Lesnar hurts this pay per view...
& Ronda not wrestling is also a waste.

In fact...if they would have booked Rollins or Balor vs. Lesnar for the Universal title
& had Ronda make her in ring debut against...wait...hang on...

*Thinks*

Well...someone this pay per view could have been a HUGE draw.

With this show, it feels like the only thing to do is something different for the sake of something different. Brock wrestling is the same as Plank. Everyone knows the planned Mania main event so why would you come watch that staleness take shape?

To me the best matchup would be like... Cesaro, or Mustafa Ali, or some completely random undercard guy getting a shot at Brock. Sure you'd still know the outcome but at least you get either a fresh, intriguing matchup or a satisfying squash, and hope Brock wakes up long enough to have a good match.

Something different like Ronda wrestling. That would be interesting to see what she can do in the ring. As it is, on the go-home show I'd align Absolution with Steph so we can at least watch Ronda beat people up instead of just another awful Stephanie segment. Gosh, she's such terminal cancer.

With the midcard titles, I always saw that as an oxymoron.

 

[Solid Snake]

It is predictable and not in a good way. That is why people are losing interest in the PPVs and the general shows.
I don't need huge moments, I just need to see something happen where I can't predict the outcome.

Instead of seeing people we want to see in the main story lines, we get this:

 

[The Gipper]

It is predictable and not in a good way. That is why people are losing interest in the PPVs and the general shows.
I don't need huge moments, I just need to see something happen where I can't predict the outcome.

Instead of seeing people we want to see in the main story lines, we get this:

 

[Grievous 3D]

Snake...you are a legend...

Seriously...that has made my day.

 

[TheprofileofJericho]

It is predictable and not in a good way. That is why people are losing interest in the PPVs and the general shows.
I don't need huge moments, I just need to see something happen where I can't predict the outcome.

Instead of seeing people we want to see in the main story lines, we get this:

Biggest win EVA!

 

[alexb]

All points made above are spot on and I too agree 100%.

As a matter of fact, the poor ticket sales is certainly the reason they added the Ronda Rousey contract signing on this PPV, them foolishly thinking "ah, this ought to do it". Unfortunately for WWE, people are not stupid and being that this main event is as predictable as it gets, fans don't even have the tolerance to even show up and shit on it.

They wanna boost ticket sales? How about shock the entire fucking world and have Braun Strowman win the Elimination Chamber. Create buzz with the unexpected outcome that nobody sees coming and make fans feel like anything can happen on any given PPV. Make fans regret not going and missing out on a big moment and at the same time make them think twice about missing out or passing on a show when WWE comes to their respective town...

I ain't no genious...I'm just a no name fucking fan....but someone tell me I'm wrong....

 

[Grievous 3D]

All points made above are spot on and I too agree 100%.

As a matter of fact, the poor ticket sales is certainly the reason they added the Ronda Rousey contract signing on this PPV, them foolishly thinking "ah, this ought to do it". Unfortunately for WWE, people are not stupid and being that this main event is as predictable as it gets, fans don't even have the tolerance to even show up and shit on it.

They wanna boost ticket sales? How about shock the entire fucking world and have Braun Strowman win the Elimination Chamber. Create buzz with the unexpected outcome that nobody sees coming and make fans feel like anything can happen on any given PPV. Make fans regret not going and missing out on a big moment and at the same time make them think twice about missing out or passing on a show when WWE comes to their respective town...

I ain't no genious...I'm just a no name fucking fan....but someone tell me I'm wrong....

You aren't wrong Alex...you rarely are in my opinion.

The truth of the matter is the WWE restricts & stifles its own talent because clearly those
behind the scenes want to control every aspect of their product instead of allowing it to
grow & flourish naturally creating new stars.

You can only get over in the WWE...if they want you to get over.

I hate to go on about this but I'm just going to say it.

No in-ring performers in the WWE are allowed to look stronger, better or more popular
than Roman Reigns.

The very center of the WWE Universe is a bland, boring performer who gets to defeat
& pin everyone whether the fans want to see it or not.

It all comes down to Reigns being a "controllable company man" instead of someone
with true star potential like Hogan, Austin, Rock or Cena.

The WWE are committed to making Reigns the "top guy" & it has actually become
really pathetic at this point. I mean they were so desperate that they had no other option
but to try & remind people of when Roman was "cool" by reforming the Shield...and even
that blew up in their faces thanks to illness & injuries...to which I can only laugh at.

When you truly look at how the WWE books their product...its kind of shocking how they
clearly don't give a flying fuck about what their fans want.

They just shovel some pathetic slop into a trough & expect the fans to swallow it down
like mindless pigs no matter what it tastes like.

Well I say...FUCK THAT!!!

I do fear the WWE will eventually drive their entire audience away if they keep walking
down this path of total, absolute control...but that's just my opinion from my perspective...
but then...

I'm just a no name fucking fan...

Like everyone else.

 

[alexb]

The truth of the matter is the WWE restricts & stifles its own talent because clearly those
behind the scenes want to control every aspect of their product instead of allowing it to
grow & flourish naturally creating new stars.

You can only get over in the WWE...if they want you to get over.

Spot on my friend and we have so many examples to prove it. Nowadays, the biggest of them all is obviously poor Rusev and without having to go too much back in time, names like Bad News Barret and/or Damien Sandow stick out immediately.

You know what's funny? I posted this a while back in the "Remember This?" but, my God, it couldn't have been more appropriate in regards to this conversation. From HHH himself:

 

[Mr. Roman Empire]

The main event for Elimination Chamber is still going to be really good, cuz it's loaded with all the most talented workers on Raw, but it's still so predictable on whose winning.

 

[Death Walker]

The main event for Elimination Chamber is still going to be really good, cuz it's loaded with all the most talented workers on Raw, but it's still so predictable on whose winning.

I wanna believe this based on how it is formed now, you just never know with WWE.

 

[Grievous 3D]

The main event for Elimination Chamber is still going to be really good, cuz it's loaded with all the most talented workers on Raw, but it's still so predictable on whose winning.

And with a high predictability factor comes a high "Why should I give it shit" factor.

Why should the audience show up only to see a guy they don't like stand tall over
everybody else?

And yes it's filled with talented workers...all who are in the match simply to make
the Plank of Wood look strong as he spears & pins them.

Also get ready for Strowman to eat another pin as he slowly but surely becomes
just another performer on "The Roman Reigns Show"

Remember when Strowman actually had momentum & seemed like an unstoppable
force of nature destroying everyone & anything in his way?

Now he's singing songs & teaming with Alexa Bliss...

So much for the Monster Among Men...he slowly turning into the Big Show before
our eyes.

Also remember the last Elimination Chamber match where there were two favorites?
(Styles & Cena) but the the writers used the match as a way to finally put the World
title on Wyatt.

Remember how cool that was?

I do...