Wrestling: Postmania XIV: My Heart Don't Pump Kool-aid

[Pól Rua]

I know this makes me a bit of a mark nerd, but check out the Matt Classic mask I received in the mail yesterday.. Love it!

Sweet. Matt Classic Rules!
Classic 3:16 said I just keylocked your kiester!

[marshal99]

spoilers:

With Bryan announcing that he plans to put up his MITB briefcase at wrestlemania , don't feel it will bode well for him. Think he'll lose his shot before then. Too long a period till wrestlemania.

end of spoilers

[Brandon Hanvey]

I think you might have jumped the gun Gryph. Doesn't Brandon have to start these?

If I'm on, I'll do it. But as long as you ask a mod and they say it is ok, it's good.

[Brandon Hanvey]

Sweet. Matt Classic Rules!
Classic 3:16 said I just keylocked your kiester!

Yes he does.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NbnSfNN-jZ4

[Aubergine~!]

Say what you will about the WWE's (RAW) booking, but they've at least been trying to make things unpredictable. That's a good thing, IMO. Wrestling's best when it's got an 'anything can happen' vibe.

I've spent the last hour listening to Dusty rhodes btw, it's very rewarding.

Listening to Dusty is always rewarding.

I kinda want Cody to incorporate bicycles into his entrance somehow.

Smackdown spoiler regarding Daniel Bryan and MITB

spoilers:

he announces he will cash in at wrestlemania

end of spoilers

spoilers:

Yeah, think he loses the briefcase before then. Unless he turns heel and goes full a-hole. I'm as big a Danielson mark as anyone here, but I remain skeptical he'll actually win the championship, much less headline Mania. I won't be convinced until the segment in which he wins the title ends without someone running out to reverse the decision.

end of spoilers

[Gryphon]

Brandon,

is the title okay?

[Eric D.]

Sweet. Matt Classic Rules!
Classic 3:16 said I just keylocked your kiester!

Nice!

I'd like to think one day, Scott Colton has his moment. The guy genuinely has a great sense of humor and would compliment Johnny Saint in the ring rather well, I think.

[Brandon Hanvey]

Brandon,

is the title okay?

I'm cool with it.

[Aubergine~!]

Nice!

I'd like to think one day, Scott Colton has his moment. The guy genuinely has a great sense of humor and would compliment Johnny Saint in the ring rather well, I think.

When Punk returns, bring him in as Punk's goofy best friend / flunky. Punk will be a face whatever the E does if he takes at least a month off anyways.

Heck, throw in Tyler Black or the KoW for an IWC wet dream stable.

[Pól Rua]

Nice!

I'd like to think one day, Scott Colton has his moment. The guy genuinely has a great sense of humor and would compliment Johnny Saint in the ring rather well, I think.

I would love to see that, but then again, I will ALWAYS mark out for 'old school' grappling. No school like it.

[Gryphon]

spoilers:

I think this situation with DBD might be that WWE has more faith in him then they did with Kennedy who frequently bothed, injured others, got injured and violated the wellness policy at least once if not more times

end of spoilers

[Alex]

Well
Sorry!

[Astonishing X-Fan]

I've felt this way for a while now, but I honestly think we're at the point where nothing is going to really make much of an impact on ratings. No one storyline, stunt, or superstar is going to give anything more than a momentary boost, if that. With the rise of YouTube and DVRs, it's becoming easier and easier to just check out the best parts of the show later. Neilson is getting more and more irrelevant as the years go by. Plus, wrestling is just such a niche thing now, that it doesn't really matter if something really cool happens...the people generally left watching are either hardcore fans who stick with the business through everything, and kids who don't really care or notice things like bad booking or writing. There isn't this massive group of untapped potential fans just waiting for an awesome storyline to happen to make them start watching again. It's a lot like the state of the comics industry, where both quality and stunt casting does little to improve business.

I think we need to just accept that ratings will continue to decline, as the ratings system becomes more and more inaccurate and the wrestling business becomes more and more niche.

[Alex]

I've felt this way for a while now, but I honestly think we're at the point where nothing is going to really make much of an impact on ratings. No one storyline, stunt, or superstar is going to give anything more than a momentary boost, if that. With the rise of YouTube and DVRs, it's becoming easier and easier to just check out the best parts of the show later. Neilson is getting more and more irrelevant as the years go by. Plus, wrestling is just such a niche thing now, that it doesn't really matter if something really cool happens...the people generally left watching are either hardcore fans who stick with the business through everything, and kids who don't really care or notice things like bad booking or writing. There isn't this massive group of untapped potential fans just waiting for an awesome storyline to happen to make them start watching again. It's a lot like the state of the comics industry, where both quality and stunt casting does little to improve business.

I think we need to just accept that ratings will continue to decline, as the ratings system becomes more and more inaccurate and the wrestling business becomes more and more niche.

I realized something more important.
I don't care what the ratings are, i just care if i like it or not, and will no longer mention ratings.
PPV buys i will though, such as
"I bet summerslam does as many buys as capital punishement lolz!"

[Legato]

I realized something more important.
I don't care what the ratings are, i just care if i like it or not, and will no longer mention ratings.
PPV buys i will though, such as
"I bet summerslam does as many buys as capital punishement lolz!"

This

Besides I take it as changing of the times on people not being tuned into Raw. Pro Wrestling is no longer considered the hot thing these days so of course it isn't getting high numbers as it used to