Mr. Lacelle Posted June 23, 2016 Report Share Posted June 23, 2016 The first W in WWE is world. They can't cater to USA sports all of the time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mad Dog Posted June 23, 2016 Report Share Posted June 23, 2016 I get what you are saying. I often look at WWE and wonder whether or not they possess a calendar. They regularly schedule shows on the same day, at the same time as events that are much more popular and will thus over shadow whatever happens on WWE. That's a fluke though. You have no idea when you schedule the PPV that you're going to have a hot Game 7 the same night. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny Sorrow Posted June 23, 2016 Report Share Posted June 23, 2016 I get what you are saying. I often look at WWE and wonder whether or not they possess a calendar. They regularly schedule shows on the same day, at the same time as events that are much more popular and will thus over shadow whatever happens on WWE. That's a fluke though. You have no idea when you schedule the PPV that you're going to have a hot Game 7 the same night. Right. These shows are booked for those arenas and dates far, far in advance. That's like saying the NBA playoffs in 1994 should have known that OJ was gonna do the White Bronco chase. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WashingtonFB Posted June 23, 2016 Report Share Posted June 23, 2016 I get what you are saying. I often look at WWE and wonder whether or not they possess a calendar. They regularly schedule shows on the same day, at the same time as events that are much more popular and will thus over shadow whatever happens on WWE. That's a fluke though. You have no idea when you schedule the PPV that you're going to have a hot Game 7 the same night. Every year the NBA finals lasts from early to mid June. It isn't inconceivable for WWE to book their June PPVs on the last Sunday of the month. Same goes for other sporting events. WWE atleast has the wherewithal not to book PPVs during the superbowl or NFL conference championship games, why not have that much attention to detail for other events? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goodear Posted June 23, 2016 Report Share Posted June 23, 2016 If anything, Dean should be able to finally breathe some new life into the title scene and picture due to having decidedly different motivations as a character than Rollins (which was pretty standard for a WWE heel) or Reigns (which was pretty nonexistent). A little anarchy is really what the promotion needs after a very sterile 2015. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveJRogers Posted June 24, 2016 Report Share Posted June 24, 2016 I get what you are saying. I often look at WWE and wonder whether or not they possess a calendar. They regularly schedule shows on the same day, at the same time as events that are much more popular and will thus over shadow whatever happens on WWE. That's a fluke though. You have no idea when you schedule the PPV that you're going to have a hot Game 7 the same night. Every year the NBA finals lasts from early to mid June. It isn't inconceivable for WWE to book their June PPVs on the last Sunday of the month. Same goes for other sporting events. WWE atleast has the wherewithal not to book PPVs during the superbowl or NFL conference championship games, why not have that much attention to detail for other events? If it was a four game sweep we are not having this conversation. Baseball's postseason lasts the entire month of October, should the WWE not do an October PPV because it may conflict with a hot baseball game(s) and a potential hot NFL Sunday night game? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveJRogers Posted June 24, 2016 Report Share Posted June 24, 2016 Has anyone talked about how ridiculously poor the WWE handled this happening on the same night as the biggest sports story of the year, if not the decade? ...to Clevelanders at least, it's like having Hogan slam Andre on the night John Lennon was shot. First, don't compare this to how to handle events in light of tragedy. If that Monday Night Football Game had one of the more iconic finishes in NFL history (yeah I know non-scripted but go with me) no one would care either way that it was the night Lennon was killed. Second, you are being a bit hyperbolic there. Story of the year? Okay, I can give you that, but calm down with the decade aspect. Especially if it turns out LeBron leaves after next year anyway. And even so, does it matter? What if it was Atlanta or Toronto and Portland or Oaklahoma? The WWE wasn't going to change plans when the Cavs and Warriors clinched their conferences because it promised to be a widely viewed series. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny Sorrow Posted June 24, 2016 Report Share Posted June 24, 2016 Has anyone talked about how ridiculously poor the WWE handled this happening on the same night as the biggest sports story of the year, if not the decade? ...to Clevelanders at least, it's like having Hogan slam Andre on the night John Lennon was shot. First, don't compare this to how to handle events in light of tragedy. If that Monday Night Football Game had one of the more iconic finishes in NFL history (yeah I know non-scripted but go with me) no one would care either way that it was the night Lennon was killed. I'm hoping you're saying that no matter what happened on MNF that night, the only thing that anyone would remember from that date was John Lennon being murdered. Cause Jim Brown and Joe Namath could have come out of retirement to play while Johnny Unitas got fucked in the asshole by Frank Gifford drinking a beer from a cup made from Brian Piccalo's skull on the 50 yardline and the only thing people would care about from that night was John Lennon being murdered. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveJRogers Posted June 24, 2016 Report Share Posted June 24, 2016 Has anyone talked about how ridiculously poor the WWE handled this happening on the same night as the biggest sports story of the year, if not the decade? ...to Clevelanders at least, it's like having Hogan slam Andre on the night John Lennon was shot. First, don't compare this to how to handle events in light of tragedy. If that Monday Night Football Game had one of the more iconic finishes in NFL history (yeah I know non-scripted but go with me) no one would care either way that it was the night Lennon was killed. I'm hoping you're saying that no matter what happened on MNF that night, the only thing that anyone would remember from that date was John Lennon being murdered. Cause Jim Brown and Joe Namath could have come out of retirement to play while Johnny Unitas got fucked in the asshole by Frank Gifford drinking a beer from a cup made from Brian Piccalo's skull on the 50 yardline and the only thing people would care about from that night was John Lennon being murdered. Ouch, yeah I meant the NFL action wouldn't matter. I blame being on my mobile device. Point was suppossed to be that tragedy and dramatic social/political/cultural events are still tragedy and dramatic social/political/cultural events and will obviously trump whatever happens in simple entertainment outlets. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RIPPA Posted June 24, 2016 Report Share Posted June 24, 2016 Clearly this is all the Warriors fault for blowing a 3-1 lead Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cap Posted June 24, 2016 Report Share Posted June 24, 2016 It is all pretty clear. See HHH and Curry are pretty good friends. Trips has been smarking curry up a bit by taking him to PWG, NXT, and Evolve shows. he even apparently sent him some Progress DVDs. What's more, word is he has been in Curry's ear about how Reigns isn't really that good for over a year now. Consequently, Curry hates Reigns. That is why he threw two games to force a game 7. He wanted to overshadow his main event and further the narrative that Reigns can't draw. Word going around from unconfirmed, nonexistent sources is that Curry was heard telling teammates that he was "tired of Reigns being shoved down the fans' throats" and "Reigns can't wrestle" recently while wearing an old school ROH shirt. But he didn't know that HHH booked the venue strategically so it would align with game 7, hoping that they could derail the Reigns hype before Summer Slam HOWEVER, HHH and Curry didn't know that LeBron and Ambrose have an in-state rivalry that dates back years. When James got word at halftime that Ambrose was going to cash in he refused to let Ambrose one up him. This motivated him to make sure Cleveland won so that no mainstream outlets would cover Ambrose. Apparently Vince is the one who had the information leaked to LeBron when he conceded to having Reigns drop the belt in the first place. See Vince knows about the political hit out on Reigns wanted to exploit the Ohio-based-beef between the two mitigate the buzz around Reigns losing AND the failed drug test. So you see it isn't that the WWE was stupid for making the change on the night of the big game, it is that the big game might have never happened in the first place without Reigns being the polarizing character that he is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
funkdoc Posted June 24, 2016 Report Share Posted June 24, 2016 Has anyone talked about how ridiculously poor the WWE handled this happening on the same night as the biggest sports story of the year, if not the decade? ...to Clevelanders at least, it's like having Hogan slam Andre on the night John Lennon was shot. Second, you are being a bit hyperbolic there. Story of the year? Okay, I can give you that, but calm down with the decade aspect. clearly someone here hasn't been exposed to enough "God Hates Cleveland" or "The Factory of Sadness" from the mainstream media. similar position to DMJ (Cleveland expat here) but this is absolutely monstrous in general. remember when the Red Sox finally broke the curse? this easily trumps that, even. EDIT: i assumed we were talking specifically about sports here. if this was supposed to be biggest news story in general, then OK i'm with you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RIPPA Posted June 24, 2016 Report Share Posted June 24, 2016 It doesn't even remotely come close to trumping the Curse of the Bambino Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ricky Jackson Posted June 24, 2016 Report Share Posted June 24, 2016 Yeah, that's crazy. Curse of the Bambino was THE curse. That was a way way bigger deal Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt D Posted June 24, 2016 Report Share Posted June 24, 2016 I think I had more people on my facebook feed talking about soccer than either basketball or wrestling that night. It's Cleveland. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NintendoLogic Posted June 25, 2016 Report Share Posted June 25, 2016 What commie traitor region of the country do you live in where Eurotrash kickball is a bigger deal than the biggest NBA game in years? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badlittlekitten Posted June 25, 2016 Report Share Posted June 25, 2016 Somewhere they appreciate good sports, presumably. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt D Posted June 25, 2016 Report Share Posted June 25, 2016 What commie traitor region of the country do you live in where Eurotrash kickball is a bigger deal than the biggest NBA game in years? I work in DC at an international agency. That might do it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joeg Posted June 25, 2016 Report Share Posted June 25, 2016 Who remembers when they put the title on CM PUNK in Chicago the night of the Breaking Bad Season Finale and the NBA Playoffs? Biggest match in recent history with Punk against Cena in Chicago and Punk's future up in the air. Or the fact that for 25 years their flagship show runs against Monday night football for 4 months of the year? They regularly do this sort of thing. It is as if they are oblivious to the fact that there are other forms of entertainment. Twice they've had Wrestlemania on the same night as the GOT season debut. Also Wrestlemania always seems to fall on the same weekend as the Final 4. Tell me which event gets more coverage that weekend? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grimmas Posted June 26, 2016 Report Share Posted June 26, 2016 Who remembers when they put the title on CM PUNK in Chicago the night of the Breaking Bad Season Finale and the NBA Playoffs? Biggest match in recent history with Punk against Cena in Chicago and Punk's future up in the air. Or the fact that for 25 years their flagship show runs against Monday night football for 4 months of the year? They regularly do this sort of thing. It is as if they are oblivious to the fact that there are other forms of entertainment. Twice they've had Wrestlemania on the same night as the GOT season debut. Also Wrestlemania always seems to fall on the same weekend as the Final 4. Tell me which event gets more coverage that weekend? Just heard a story from a former WWE writer who was watching Richard Pryor. Vince walked by and asked what he was watching. When informed it was a comedy show, Vince asked him why he just didn't watch WrestleMania instead? You see, you can get sports, comedy, drama, and everything else in wrestling, so watch anything else? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stiva Posted June 26, 2016 Report Share Posted June 26, 2016 Why take the risk of disappointment in real sports when WWE can script the disappointment for you? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joeg Posted June 26, 2016 Report Share Posted June 26, 2016 Why take the risk of disappointment in real sports when WWE can script the disappointment for you? greatest post ever. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supersonic Posted August 10, 2016 Report Share Posted August 10, 2016 Per Voices of Wrestling's Joe Lanza, Ambrose did a disservice to himself with his behavior on the Stone Cold Podcast in WWE's eyes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hammerva Posted August 10, 2016 Report Share Posted August 10, 2016 I have only watched part of it (still need to finish it) but by "behavior" you mean he sounds drunk and disoriented then yeah. But most of his talking when not in a ring cutting a promo sounds like that. It seems there are a million things going off in that head of his and it is a struggle to get it out in a clear way. But that is one of the charms about him. if anything is going to get him in trouble, it is him trashing Brock Lesnar in his WM match as lazy and not willing to cooperate one bit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C.S. Posted August 10, 2016 Report Share Posted August 10, 2016 Per Voices of Wrestling's Joe Lanza, Ambrose did a disservice to himself with his behavior on the Stone Cold Podcast in WWE's eyes. Who?!?! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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