JHawk Posted May 21, 2009 Report Share Posted May 21, 2009 Well nobody said it wasn't smart. The point is that Vince is bitching up a storm about an arena canceling on him and now he's canceling on an arena.And Vince can still blame it on the NBA and the Pepsi Center, because had they not been forced out of the Pepsi Center they wouldn't have cancelled on the World Arena. Cancelling the World Arena is bullshit, but that'll be Vince's take on it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jingus Posted May 21, 2009 Report Share Posted May 21, 2009 Some apologists on other boards are claiming that Vince is moving the Smackdown show because it's too much of a hassle to transfer the set from Los Angeles to Colorado overnight. Anyone care to bust this myth, say with some dates of Raw and Smackdown shows on back-to-back days in different parts of the country? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dylan Waco Posted May 21, 2009 Report Share Posted May 21, 2009 Some apologists on other boards are claiming that Vince is moving the Smackdown show because it's too much of a hassle to transfer the set from Los Angeles to Colorado overnight. Anyone care to bust this myth, say with some dates of Raw and Smackdown shows on back-to-back days in different parts of the country? It's not that it can't be done, but it shouldn't have to be done when the original plan was a much, much, much shorter trip. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sek69 Posted May 21, 2009 Report Share Posted May 21, 2009 I love how this story is forcing a lot of people to either admit Vince is actually dead-to-rights correct about something, or come up with some mental gymnastics to come up with a reason he's not. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kjh Posted May 21, 2009 Report Share Posted May 21, 2009 It's a smart decision. Running LA back-to-back is far more cost effective than running LA than CSprings. Of course, taping Raw the night before in Denver or live in Colorado Springs would be just as cost effective, probably more, than running back-to-back in LA. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dylan Waco Posted May 21, 2009 Report Share Posted May 21, 2009 Yes, though I would be worried about the effect taping the show would have on ratings. One of the few advantages Raw has over other shows at this point is the fact that it isn't taped. Face it, Vince is totally in the right. These things happen once or twice a decade. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marty Posted May 21, 2009 Report Share Posted May 21, 2009 How are the ratings for UK-taped RAWs in comparison to live RAWs? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jingus Posted May 21, 2009 Report Share Posted May 21, 2009 Face it, Vince is totally in the right.In terms of being forced out of the arena on Monday, yeah mostly. But in rejecting their offer for compromise and fucking over the paying fans of Colorado Springs? Moving the scheduled Smackdown show is every bit as bad as what's being done to them in Denver. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marty Posted May 21, 2009 Report Share Posted May 21, 2009 Face it, Vince is totally in the right.In terms of being forced out of the arena on Monday, yeah mostly. But in rejecting their offer for compromise and fucking over the paying fans of Colorado Springs? Moving the scheduled Smackdown show is every bit as bad as what's being done to them in Denver. Not just the Colorado Springs fans either. They cancelled the house show on Sunday in Loveland, Colorado too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kjh Posted May 21, 2009 Report Share Posted May 21, 2009 Dylan, whenever Raw has been taped, it hasn't had a huge impact on ratings. So I agree with Jingus that there was no need to screw over the fans and arenas in Colorado Springs and Loveland. Sure running LA milks the controversy for more publicity, but at a huge expense and at the risk of testing the sympathy of the mainstream media to their plight, especially when the odds are this week's Raw will be turned into a vehicle to bash the NBA, the Denver Nuggets and Stan Kroenke. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Morris Posted May 21, 2009 Report Share Posted May 21, 2009 The thing that bothers me is this is one of those times in which Vince is in the right, yet he still turns into "Vince being Vince" with this supposed deal of doing an on-camera angle to rub the fact he's right in the face of Kroenke and company. It's a reason why, even when Vince is correct about something, it's sometimes hard to sympathize with him because he acts so arrogant about it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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