01/05/2014 Raw: Authority's Back and You're Gonna Be in Trouble

[nate1986]

Re: 01/05/2014 Raw: Authority's Back and You're Gonna Be in Trouble

I was going to write a detailed post about how terrible last night's show was but then I realized it wasn't worth it.

Sure, writing the post would allow me to vent, but that's not going to change the WWE product. So, I'll take this post in a slightly different direction.

I equate WWE to Madden. Both are really the only viable option we have for professional wrestling and video game football. With Madden, it's clear that the game will never reach the NBA 2K or MLB The Show levels of sim that most of us here on the boards covet. Instead, it will be a hodge-podge of some sim elements mixed in with arcade elements. So, if you want to play NFL football on your Xbox One or PS4, you will have to change your expectation levels for the game and also spend a lot of time working on sliders/gameplay settings to get the game to be somewhat enjoyable. If you are unable to do that, then you have to come to a point as a consumer that even though you are a big fan of football, you cannot buy Madden because it is not meeting your expectations.

WWE programming is very similar. They know they are the only game in town and are content to try and be this all-encompassing form of entertainment when it's pretty clear that the fans of the product would prefer more in-ring action and for championships/feuds to actually mean something. WWE will never be sim, though. They are going to continue to pump out 15-20 minute promos, lame comedy segments and give away PPV (or whatever they'll be called once PPVs go away) matches on TV because they've just run out of ideas. So, as a fan, you have to look for silver linings to make the product work, or just stop watching and don't look back.

NXT and the old-school content on the Network is the only thing keeping me going at this point, and even then I don't know if that's enough to justify the $9.99/mo. fee for the Network.

And yes, I realize that "business is about to pick up" as we roll into WrestleMania season, but guaranteed that once that event is over the product will go back to being exactly what it is now. A overly-scripted, over-edited show with no real direction.

Maybe we need to follow CM Punk's lead and join the UFC.

you are hitting the nail on the head, i did some thinking a couple weeks before Christmas about the WWE (i posted a open letter in off topic about this) DJ you put it much better then I did and i love the analogy comparing WWE to the Madden games

[Bellsprout]

Re: 01/05/2014 Raw: Authority's Back and You're Gonna Be in Trouble

Alex Riley had half the talent Sandow does?

Well that's just ridiculous.

Spoiler

It's a quarter of the talent at most.

[Marino]

Re: 01/05/2014 Raw: Authority's Back and You're Gonna Be in Trouble

Tyson Kidd is an exceptional wrestler and he's had more personality in the last few months then probably in his entire career. Kidd/Cesaro seems like a good pairing then maybe he breaks off into a solid mid card run

Fact.......

[bigbob]

Re: 01/05/2014 Raw: Authority's Back and You're Gonna Be in Trouble

You can definitely tell who comes to these forums just to say something ridiculous to get everyone going after them, lol.

[RyanLaFalce]

Re: 01/05/2014 Raw: Authority's Back and You're Gonna Be in Trouble

You can definitely tell who comes to these forums just to say something ridiculous to get everyone going after them, lol.

You're right. Sandow, Kidd, and Riley all deserve fair shots.

Sent From My Galaxy S7

[Segagendude]

Re: 01/05/2014 Raw: Authority's Back and You're Gonna Be in Trouble

You're right. Sandow, Kidd, and Riley all deserve fair shots.

Sent From My Galaxy S7

Sandow had his shot when he was the MITB winner.

[SmashMan]

Re: 01/05/2014 Raw: Authority's Back and You're Gonna Be in Trouble

You're right. Sandow, Kidd, and Riley all deserve fair shots.

Sent From My Galaxy S7

I'll agree with 2/3 of that. Riley was boring in the ring and sucks on commentary. Maybe he makes a comeback to the ring just so they can justify cutting him, I don't know. That's the only Riley scenario I can get behind.

[Kearnzo]

Re: 01/05/2014 Raw: Authority's Back and You're Gonna Be in Trouble

Riley had one thing going for him, and that was an awesome theme:

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[mcseven]

Re: 01/05/2014 Raw: Authority's Back and You're Gonna Be in Trouble

If it wasn't for NXT I would've cut the cord on the Network 2 months ago and even then i'm thinking of cutting the cord and just catching up later. They don't even let Lana turn around anymore lol. NXT is so much better IMO that I don't even want anybody from their to move up to the main roster.

[kingkilla56]

Re: 01/05/2014 Raw: Authority's Back and You're Gonna Be in Trouble

Sandow had his shot when he was the MITB winner.

If you call that a shot, Id hate to see what you consider being screwed.

Sandow had the worst booked run as a MitB winner ever. By a mile.

[Segagendude]

Re: 01/05/2014 Raw: Authority's Back and You're Gonna Be in Trouble

If you call that a shot, Id hate to see what you consider being screwed.

Sandow had the worst booked run as a MitB winner ever. By a mile.

Maybe so, but he was in contention at least. Now he's reduced to imitating Miz.

[ubernoob]

Re: 01/05/2014 Raw: Authority's Back and You're Gonna Be in Trouble

Now he's reduced to imitating Miz.

And being one of the most over, and entertaining, wrestlers on the roster week in and week out.

[Segagendude]

Re: 01/05/2014 Raw: Authority's Back and You're Gonna Be in Trouble

Me, on the current state of the WWE:
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[Majingir]

Re: 01/05/2014 Raw: Authority's Back and You're Gonna Be in Trouble

I do see a Lesnar-Reigns WM match and Reigns wins, gets the title, and Rollins cashes in MITB on Reigns and wins it off him.

At the rumble though,I can see Orton costing Rollins the match setting up 1 or 2 matches between the 2(if it's 2,then the final is obviously at WM).