Guest oldschoolwrestling Posted December 10, 2002 Report Posted December 10, 2002 Thus far, only about 3900 tickets have been sold for the Smackdown taping tonight in Atlanta. Credit: WrestlingObserver.com
Guest TheZsaszHorsemen Posted December 10, 2002 Report Posted December 10, 2002 SHIT! Why does it ALWAYS happen to SmackDown!? WHY? WHY? WHY?
Guest FeArHaVoC Posted December 10, 2002 Report Posted December 10, 2002 Damn that Benoit! We need more Albert & Big Show.
Guest FeArHaVoC Posted December 10, 2002 Report Posted December 10, 2002 Damn that Benoit! We need more Albert & Big Show.
Guest TheZsaszHorsemen Posted December 10, 2002 Report Posted December 10, 2002 Damn that Benoit! We need more Albert & Big Show. No man, we need more double posts! I hate the south. If SD! was in Philly, you'd be damn sure to get a crowd of at least 10,000 there.
Guest RenegadeX28 Posted December 10, 2002 Report Posted December 10, 2002 Atlanta...isn't that WCW country? Maybe there aren't that many WWE fans around there, alot of old WCW fans.......
Guest Creepy Crawl Posted December 10, 2002 Report Posted December 10, 2002 Looks like they are gonna have to bust out a shitload of those black tarps tonight .
Guest HartFan86 Posted December 10, 2002 Report Posted December 10, 2002 Wow. That's fucking PATHETIC. IN ATLANTA. WCW COUNTRY. PHILLIPS ARENA. SMACKDOWN. Wow.
Guest TheZsaszHorsemen Posted December 10, 2002 Report Posted December 10, 2002 Atlanta...isn't that WCW country? Maybe there aren't that many WWE fans around there, alot of old WCW fans....... Bullshit. In 2000/2001, the WWF was drawing insane numbers in Atlanta and Georgia.
Guest buffybeast Posted December 10, 2002 Report Posted December 10, 2002 I can't wait until Linda Mcmahon has another investors meeting and blames the poor economy on weak ticket and ppv sales.
Guest oldschoolwrestling Posted December 10, 2002 Report Posted December 10, 2002 Looks like they are gonna have to bust out a shitload of those black tarps tonight . They're running a promotion for tonight. Bring a black tarp with you and you get in free.
Guest nikowwf Posted December 10, 2002 Report Posted December 10, 2002 They don't even advertise its Smackdown sometimes....its WWE ON TUESDAY IN SOME CRAPPY TOWN...sounds like a house show.. niko
Guest Downhome Posted December 10, 2002 Report Posted December 10, 2002 Yeah, don't talk bad about Hotlanta, the city that game up over 40,000 faithfull (including me), to the Nitro where Goldberg defeated Hogan. Times are just very slow right now, it's just the way it is.
Guest Mulatto Heat Posted December 10, 2002 Report Posted December 10, 2002 Damn that Benoit! We need more Albert & Big Show. Oh, they're going to get that. I can't help but think to Big Show being interviewed on Revisionist... sorry - Confidential, and him saying that when you're the champion you're responsible for everything - house show attendance, ratings, everything. HMMMMMM
Guest Redhawk Posted December 10, 2002 Report Posted December 10, 2002 As Chris Tucker said in Friday, "It's hard selling this stuff. Niggas are broke these days!"
Guest dreamer420 Posted December 10, 2002 Report Posted December 10, 2002 Times are just very slow right now, it's just the way it is. Agreed.
Guest Downhome Posted December 10, 2002 Report Posted December 10, 2002 Oh come on, a single performer can not dictate every aspect of the show. It is simply the storylines, there is simply nothing clicking for the most part with any of the fans. There is very little intrigue, excitement, and anything we haven't already seen before. I know you hate TBS, but don't blame this on him, it was like this long before he ever had the title, and besides, the ratings for SD have stayed constant basicly, which can not be said for the other show.
Guest Mulatto Heat Posted December 10, 2002 Report Posted December 10, 2002 So? Maybe next time he'll think before opening his big fat mouth. *I* didn't say that, he did.
Guest Downhome Posted December 10, 2002 Report Posted December 10, 2002 I mean, how many of you people are as excited about this "sport" as you were just two years ago, or even longer ago? It is just so different now, that it's just hard to get back on track. Hell, I'm one of the biggest fans out there but simply am not as excited about the shows coming up as I once was. That will change eventually, but as of right now I just watch the shows, waiting for the next great surge to break out. So really, can any of you say that you TRULY care for WWE as much as you did, and if you can't say you are, then how do you think the casual fans feel? Think about it, ya know? Anyhow... ...I guess this is what loosing two of the biggest stars in the past half-decade will do to a company, and you know who I'm talking about. What WWE failed to do, what they were foolish in not doing, and where their biggest mistake stems from, is that when they began to realize that Rocky and Austin would soon be departed for their lenghty hiatus's, they simply did not have anyone truly built up enough to take their spots. I'm sure they realize this as well, and now they are stuck trying to build new stars, while still not having anyone truly of the status of Austin or Rocky on top.
Guest Downhome Posted December 10, 2002 Report Posted December 10, 2002 So? Maybe next time he'll think before opening his big fat mouth. *I* didn't say that, he did. I understand that, but your "hmmmm" seemed to say to me that you agree with it, my bad if that isn't true.
Guest Mulatto Heat Posted December 10, 2002 Report Posted December 10, 2002 It does not seem to me like they're trying all that hard to create new stars, especially on one side of the coin (you know which one).
Guest Downhome Posted December 10, 2002 Report Posted December 10, 2002 It does not seem to me like they're trying all that hard to create new stars, especially on one side of the coin (you know which one). Well, they are OBVIOUSLY trying to build up new guys over on Smackdown, and not a one of you can argue against it. We have Brock Lesnar obviously, who is actually coming into his own. Then we have Edge who they seem to want to push to the moon, but have yet to really pull the trigger on it. After that we have the entire Benoit, Angle, and Eddie thing. Not to mention that, while he may have been a world champ in the past, they are at least trying to mold TBS into a form of a heelish monster, something they never truly did in the past. On RAW, sure they are not doing that much. The only guys on the undercard who I can even begin to view as possible to move up are Jericho and Booker T. RVD could do it, but I still feel that he'll never get the type of push that all of us are looking for. While most of you don't like him, they are at least trying to build up Bautista, etc... I didn't say they were trying HARD, just that they were trying, and WAY more so on Smackdown.
Guest Rob Edwards Posted December 10, 2002 Report Posted December 10, 2002 Ah yes DH but on the flipside they have had perfectly good chances to make a star out of Booker T over the course of the year but they havn't taken any of them
Guest Downhome Posted December 10, 2002 Report Posted December 10, 2002 Ah yes DH but on the flipside they have had perfectly good chances to make a star out of Booker T over the course of the year but they havn't taken any of them Sure they've had their chances, but not very many. There is only room on the top for at the most three or so people, and usually not even that many. While I don't agree with it, they felt the need to go with HHH for the majority of this year, just to basicly build up for what we are seeing now, HBK/HHH. Booker T has done just fine doing what he is doing currently if you ask me, as it's provided for some of the brightest moments on RAW, with the whole BookerDust thing. Booker T will be the star you all want, and he has plenty of time to do so. I would have went with HBK also while I could, because his time is more limited than Mr. T's time, if you know what I mean. I like the slow building up of Booker T, as it will set up the casual fans for the big payoff for when he FINALLY gets a shot. Booker T got a very average reaction from the fans for quite some time, and almost the entire time he had the Wold Title before, the fans were not used to him really. By building him up like this, they now have a type of emotional attraction to him, they have seen him evolve with Goldust, they have seen what he has been through, and his catch phrases, his moves, the spin-a-rooni, gets a louder and louder reaction every show. You can just see how the crowd is growing closer and closer to him. I love this form of buildup, as it's a lot better pleasing to me than a Lesnar type in your facse insta-push. If they can continue to build upon the emotional bond between Booker T and the fans, which is obviously there now, then once he DOES get to the top they will be happy as hell, and will be fans of his for life.
Guest Rob Edwards Posted December 10, 2002 Report Posted December 10, 2002 I don't know I think if they had followed his victory over TBS at Vengeance properly he could have been the marquee star by now, while I appreciate what you're saying about slow build up, right now the fed just can't afford to build everyone slowly, they should have pushed one up ansd coming guy per show hard and had a slow burning up and comer incase the first guys push failed, TBS isn't the problem but he's part of a problem in the way WWE manages it's talent, on the one hand it talks about how it has to build people slowly on the other it throws guys straight to the top based on size or how freindly they are with Tripps
Guest Downhome Posted December 10, 2002 Report Posted December 10, 2002 I don't know I think if they had followed his victory over TBS at Vengeance properly he could have been the marquee star by now, while I appreciate what you're saying about slow build up, right now the fed just can't afford to build everyone slowly, they should have pushed one up ansd coming guy per show hard and had a slow burning up and comer incase the first guys push failed, TBS isn't the problem but he's part of a problem in the way WWE manages it's talent, on the one hand it talks about how it has to build people slowly on the other it throws guys straight to the top based on size or how freindly they are with Tripps I disagree 100%, his win over TBS meant next to nothing, especially to the casual fans. Had they pushed him instantly right there, the fans would care about it for a while, but it could have, and would have, changed very quickly. They now are very familier with him, they feel as if they are a part of his crazy antics, and REALLY want him to be on the top now. Insta-pushes almost never happen, as the other way is truly the way to go. They didn't instanly put Austin, Rocky, HHH, Bret, HBK, Foley, etc... in a huge high posistion, and they most certainly will not do so with Booker T, and they didn't obviously. He'll get his shot soon, I assure you, and it will mean a lot more when it happens, had it happend already. He's only been here for just over a year, so we all best be pleased that they are at least of him showing signs of becoming a huge star, and that he's getting very very over now, and the fans are taking to him.
Guest Rob Edwards Posted December 10, 2002 Report Posted December 10, 2002 hmm I think the difference with Austin and Rocky is that they were more natural pushes when Vince actually listened to who the fans we're reacting to instead of putting them on Velocity (sorry thats the Mattitude mark speaking) building people up slowly can be fine but would you say it has the same effect on a show where ratings are activley dropping, (I really do fail to see how Book tapping to Storm is conductive to getting him over mind) WCW built Booker quite well as a face towards the very end (even if it was a blatant Rock rip-off) and although he was over with the live crowds the tv audience had long switched off by then
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