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  • DJ
    Hall Of Fame
    • Apr 2003
    • 17756

    #4081
    Re: WWE Network Discussion Thread

    Really enjoyed the show. Brought me back to when I was a kid and would watch the televised house shows from MSG, Boston Gardens, Maple Leaf Gardens and the Philadelphia Spectrum.

    Be cool if WWE did a few more events like this.
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    • aholbert32
      (aka Alberto)
      • Jul 2002
      • 33106

      #4082
      Re: WWE Network Discussion Thread

      Originally posted by SPTO
      I agree with that, i'm just waiting for 5-10 years from now when all the twitter/trending stuff is exposed for just how "in the moment" it was because you damn well know that if the Network is around and people who never saw today's product hear Cole spewing that nonsense it'll be grating to them and to us as well in hindsight.

      At least his commentary during the event toned down the twitter nonsense for the most part.
      You are going to be waiting forever on that. Social media isnt a trend and hashtags are a way many entertainment companies determine the popularity of something.

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      • aholbert32
        (aka Alberto)
        • Jul 2002
        • 33106

        #4083
        Re: WWE Network Discussion Thread

        Originally posted by jvalverde88
        I mean its the 2nd biggest, its not like he was way off.
        Technically he was right too. The Tokyo Dome is technically a stadium not an arena. The Sumo Hall is the biggest arena in Tokyo.

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        • aholbert32
          (aka Alberto)
          • Jul 2002
          • 33106

          #4084
          Re: WWE Network Discussion Thread

          Originally posted by reyes the roof
          I still think there was way too much trending on social media BS from Cole, but I'm pretty sure that's just him being instructed to do that. That stuff really kills the broadcast for me and it just makes it seem like they're trying way too hard to be trendy. You would never tune in to an NFL broadcast and hear Jim Nantz say that Brady vs Manning is the #1 trend in social media.


          Other than that commentary was pretty good, I was surprised to hear them mention Jericho going by the name Lionheart and that Balor used to compete as Prince Devitt. They usually pretend anything anyone did before WWE didn't exist
          Comparing it to the NFL isnt fair for multiple reasons. The average NFL fan is older than the average WWE fan. Also its not like Twitter references arent done in similar sports. The UFC lists every fighter's twitter handle during fighter intros. Showtime and Spike TV's boxing broadcasts regularly reference tweets related to the fights during broadcasts.

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          • SPTO
            binging
            • Feb 2003
            • 68046

            #4085
            Re: WWE Network Discussion Thread

            Originally posted by aholbert32
            You are going to be waiting forever on that. Social media isnt a trend and hashtags are a way many entertainment companies determine the popularity of something.
            Oh I know that, I just mean when you hear Cole talking about how so and so is trending all over the world. It just anchors the event in that time period rather than being a timeless thing. I don't know if i'm getting my point across the right way but think of just how annoying it would be if social media was a thing back during the NWO craze. You'd be watching old Nitros with Schiavone calling it the most popular thing of all time based on the hashtags and such.
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            • aholbert32
              (aka Alberto)
              • Jul 2002
              • 33106

              #4086
              Re: WWE Network Discussion Thread

              Originally posted by SPTO
              Oh I know that, I just mean when you hear Cole talking about how so and so is trending all over the world. It just anchors the event in that time period rather than being a timeless thing. I don't know if i'm getting my point across the right way but think of just how annoying it would be if social media was a thing back during the NWO craze. You'd be watching old Nitros with Schiavone calling it the most popular thing of all time based on the hashtags and such.
              Doesnt actual time "anchor it the event in a time period"? If I watch WM 5, I know its the late 80's just by watching it because of the clothes, the wrestlers etc.

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              • reyes the roof
                Hall Of Fame
                • Mar 2009
                • 11526

                #4087
                Re: WWE Network Discussion Thread

                Originally posted by aholbert32
                Comparing it to the NFL isnt fair for multiple reasons. The average NFL fan is older than the average WWE fan. Also its not like Twitter references arent done in similar sports. The UFC lists every fighter's twitter handle during fighter intros. Showtime and Spike TV's boxing broadcasts regularly reference tweets related to the fights during broadcasts.
                They compare themselves to the NFL and other pro sports all the time when they bring up how many more youtube subscribers they have, and how many more times their app has been downloaded.


                If they're THAT popular, they wouldn't need to constantly be telling everyone how popular they are. To me, it comes off as them trying to grab casual viewers by talking about how popular they are, rather than letting the show speak for itself

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                • aholbert32
                  (aka Alberto)
                  • Jul 2002
                  • 33106

                  #4088
                  Re: WWE Network Discussion Thread

                  Originally posted by reyes the roof
                  They compare themselves to the NFL and other pro sports all the time when they bring up how many more youtube subscribers they have, and how many more times their app has been downloaded.


                  If they're THAT popular, they wouldn't need to constantly be telling everyone how popular they are. To me, it comes off as them trying to grab casual viewers by talking about how popular they are, rather than letting the show speak for itself
                  You dont get what they are trying to do. Its a way of promoting the show. Through the on screen hashtag, they are encouraging people to tweet the hashtag and let others know that they are watching the show.

                  When they make the in show announcement about how "Raw is the #1 trending topic" its to let people know that their was a purpose behind asking people to tweet and that there are a ton of other people like them watching it.

                  Now the primary purpose is to use those hashtags to make people aware of whats happening in their show. For example, I rarely watch Raw live (I always DVR it). But if I'm on Twitter and I see "Owens v. Cena" or "Brock is Back", I'm more likely to turn on Raw live to see that segment.

                  Its completely different than a football game because people dont watch football games in segments. If I'm watching Cowboys/Eagles, I'm not going to watch the first quarter and say "I dont want to watch the second quarter because Tony Romo is playing more in this quarter." Twitter trends have no real purpose in NFL broadcasts.

                  They do with combat sports because their are segments in WWE TV and different fights during a card in the UFC and Boxing.

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                  • jvalverde88
                    Moderator
                    • Jun 2008
                    • 11787

                    #4089
                    Re: WWE Network Discussion Thread

                    Originally posted by aholbert32
                    Technically he was right too. The Tokyo Dome is technically a stadium not an arena. The Sumo Hall is the biggest arena in Tokyo.
                    Budokan is actually the biggest in Tokyo.
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                    • DonkeyJote
                      All Star
                      • Jul 2003
                      • 9194

                      #4090
                      Re: WWE Network Discussion Thread

                      When they're saying "it's trending", it's more thanking the viewers who tweeted. That's the way I see it. There's no other logic to it other than a "hey, you made this happen." WWE is more interactive than other "sports", and you're reaffirming that the fans have a voice and an impact. Why would they be trying to grab the "casual" fan by saying their trending on a broadcast in the middle of the night on the network? A) Casual fans aren't watching it and B) The people watching it are already watching it...

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                      • Cubfan
                        World Series Champions!!
                        • Feb 2004
                        • 3929

                        #4091
                        Re: WWE Network Discussion Thread

                        Originally posted by reyes the roof
                        I still think there was way too much trending on social media BS from Cole, but I'm pretty sure that's just him being instructed to do that. That stuff really kills the broadcast for me and it just makes it seem like they're trying way too hard to be trendy. You would never tune in to an NFL broadcast and hear Jim Nantz say that Brady vs Manning is the #1 trend in social media.


                        Other than that commentary was pretty good, I was surprised to hear them mention Jericho going by the name Lionheart and that Balor used to compete as Prince Devitt. They usually pretend anything anyone did before WWE didn't exist
                        This is a normal thing during RAW, PPV's and even NXT shows. It gets old hearing it all the time, but everybody has a phone and uses it on Twitter or Facebook.
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                        • StevenSD
                          MVP
                          • Sep 2013
                          • 1764

                          #4092
                          Re: WWE Network Discussion Thread

                          The way I see the hashtag tweeting stuff is pretty simple. Remember back during the Monday Night Wars when announcers would say, "Call everybody you know and tell them to tune in, they can't miss this!" .... Hashtagging is basically the same thing, if you do the hash tag everyone on your twitter will see it. End of story, nothing wrong in my opinion.

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                          • DJ
                            Hall Of Fame
                            • Apr 2003
                            • 17756

                            #4093
                            Re: WWE Network Discussion Thread

                            It'd be interesting to go back and look at the times WWE was trending No. 1 worldwide and see how that affected television ratings for those moments/segments.
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                            • DonkeyJote
                              All Star
                              • Jul 2003
                              • 9194

                              #4094
                              Re: WWE Network Discussion Thread

                              Originally posted by DJ
                              It'd be interesting to go back and look at the times WWE was trending No. 1 worldwide and see how that affected television ratings for those moments/segments.
                              It does really well in the "unique" audience category, which is how many people are talking about it on social media, which is something advertisers look at.

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                              • Majingir
                                Moderator
                                • Apr 2005
                                • 47682

                                #4095
                                Re: WWE Network Discussion Thread

                                The scheduling of the event was weird.....Hype up Lesnar for the event, he competes in a 2 min match.

                                Balor-Owens was the match people wanted to see, and it wasn't even the match that ended the show? Seeing as event was 2 hours, Lesnar match should've ended hour 1, and then Owens-Balor main evented the event. But WWE can't have NXT showoff everyone else so they put some random throwaway Cena tag match in main event...

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