Dominater wrote:Scott Hall wrote:Why is there a PPV one week apart? way to much wrestling on these days market is completely over saturated.
I just finished RAW last night still got to watch NXT, AEW, Impact and Smackdown getting harder and harder to keep up.
Eric Bischoff was way ahead of his time. He was against the idea of adding Thunder because he said it would over saturate the product. He was right.
They also made fans way too spoiled also. Back when we were growing up, it wasn't uncommon at all to have someone like Seth Rollins vs a jobber. That way you still feature him without wasting a match you can use down the line. They should've stuck with that formula
I was arguing with this guy a couple of weeks ago who was complaining about the WWE Network adding more episodes
of 1993 Superstars as opposed to more modern Indy shows even though WWE Network adds classic content each month
and has no barring if they add modern stuff.
Anyways his whole argument was those jobber shows were pointless and then he ragged on the over the top gimmicks
of the early to mid 90's wrestlers.
I loved those shows as a kid and watching them back now they still are great. Those shows were fantastic because
they really established a guys character and his offense and what his signature and finishing moves are. They really
made each guy or tag-team on the roster look strong and feel significant. They also rotated guys week to week so
they weren't over exposed. Not only did they get a squash match but they also got a little promo to establish their
catchphrases and build heat with their current rival.
Another thing I liked that was underrated was they would go back to the "Event Center" with Sean Mooney or Mean Gene
or Gorilla Monsoon or Todd Pettengil and they would update you on what's going on around the company and they'd
build towards the next PPV with constant updates. It just felt really organized and made you hyped for the next PPV plus
they would have some more promos from guys and let you know when house shows were coming to your area.
By the time the next PPV or Saturday Nights Main Event came around you were hyped to see the main roster
wrestlers face off against each other because you hadn't seen them face off (unless it was a rematch) they were
all booked strong beating on Jobbers for a few months and there was usually a 2-3 month build with the story line
where now they hot shot stuff within a week.
PPVs were just so special because they were promoted so well and it was like a treat to see the big stars face off
against each other. Now it's like RAW and Smackdown are like mini PPV's. And outside of the Big 4 the intrigue is
to see the main roster guys do the Gimmick PPVs like Hell in a Cell, Extreme Rules, TLC, Money In the Bank etc.
But only a few guys and girls participate in those matches and the rest are typical TV show type matches.
Then you have generic pointless PPVs like "Payback" that are not much different then an episode of Raw or Smackdown
outside of both brands having matches and no commercials. But since they do a draft every year and have some
wrestlers be on both shows a lot that doesn't feel special at all either.
