MrRant Posted October 7, 2003 Report Posted October 7, 2003 There will be a WWE Houseshow coming this way in November but it's the RAW Brand. Son of a motherfucking bitch.
MrRant Posted October 7, 2003 Author Report Posted October 7, 2003 I don't know. If I can get ringsideish then yes. But Jesus... there is no one to go and see outside of RVD and Jericho.
MrRant Posted October 7, 2003 Author Report Posted October 7, 2003 I miss living in Las Vegas. At least I was able to go and see UFC or K1. Edit: Shit.. that was post 6000.
The Ghost of bps21 Posted October 7, 2003 Report Posted October 7, 2003 If you want to feel better...click on the topic about House show business...and find my post at the bottom with reaction to how bad the Smackdown house show was.
Jobber of the Week Posted October 7, 2003 Report Posted October 7, 2003 I wouldn't go to ANY house show unless it was free or I was a ref. =b If it ain't televised, I ain't payin'.
The Ghost of bps21 Posted October 7, 2003 Report Posted October 7, 2003 I've been to ECW 4 times, WCW 3 times and WWE 1 time. I'm just about done going to the shows at this point...but I will be checking out Ring of Honor later this month when they come nearby.
RavishingRickRudo Posted October 7, 2003 Report Posted October 7, 2003 I went to a baseball game a few weeks ago (last game of the season), and I was sitting there bored outta my mind and I realized that no sport can touch going to a wrestling event - even a WWE one.
The Dames Posted October 7, 2003 Report Posted October 7, 2003 I don't know about that, Rudo. The right game (such as tonight's Red Sox/A's playoff game) can be just as exciting when you're holding your breath on every pitch. Dames
Mole Posted October 7, 2003 Report Posted October 7, 2003 I don't know about that, Rudo. The right game (such as tonight's Red Sox/A's playoff game) can be just as exciting when you're holding your breath on every pitch. Dames If I was at tonights game, I would of had the best time. There is nothing better than going to a show live. Even if the show sucks big time, it always seems better live. You just get into it more, and I love that. When I went to see Smackdown at Mohegan Sun a while back, I had the best seat. I sat in a single row, all by myself. I got to put my feet up, and didn't have to deal with people around me. I was on the second level, so I had a great view. I didn't bring my signs with me because I was dumb, but I wish I had my Mole sign so I would of been on TV no problem. It was one of the best times at a wrestling event by myself.
MrRant Posted October 7, 2003 Author Report Posted October 7, 2003 I've been to wrestling/mma wise: ECCW, WCW, WWE, K1 and UFC.
RavishingRickRudo Posted October 7, 2003 Report Posted October 7, 2003 ...Maybe it's because I hate baseball with a passion that it doesn't appeal to me. Or that it was a Jays game and the only exciting part was the wave that went around 7 times... Good seats too, close enough to mock and heckle the batters and whatnot... which you can't do at the skydome with a bunch of kids around you... lil bastards... anyways, I've been to maybe 7 ballgames and they've all sucked. Hockey games have a tendancy to suck as well. Basketball games suck. I haven't been to football games, but I'll venture a guess that they suck too.... maybe it's my low attention sp - the only thing outside wrestling that I would enjoy watching would be MMA, and that's the same species of entertainment. Wrestling encourages fan participation, while Legit Sports don't.. ok, they do, but it's so cliched with the "charge!" and whatnot. I'm talkin about "Sit the Fuck down" and "fuck you cheap seats" chants! "Oh shit, that ball is coming right at me.. RUN!" - RRR, in the outfield, playing little league, for one season.
The Dames Posted October 7, 2003 Report Posted October 7, 2003 I've never gone to a WWE show alone....so WM XX is going to be a memorable night for several reasons. Dames
MrRant Posted October 7, 2003 Author Report Posted October 7, 2003 Which UFC and K-1? UFC 33 and and the K-1 World GP 2001.
Lil' Bitch Posted October 7, 2003 Report Posted October 7, 2003 I went to a RAW house show back in June and I had fun.
Highland Posted October 7, 2003 Report Posted October 7, 2003 I've been to two House shows, both in Halifax. Looking back I can see the matches weren't that great, but I would still go again. Those commercials are right when they say the live experience is much better than seeing it on tv. I went during UT's deadman gimmick, and believe me Mark Calloway had palpable charisma live. I only wish I had gotten to see a show with the Rock or Ric Flair. I DID see a match with the Macho Man when he was the champ and even though I liked him as a kid the match ended with a lame-ass roll up, instead of the flying elbow we were all waiting for. It's also funny hearing them mention spots and you can also really notice all the little things they do in the ring that you'd probably miss on tv.
Guest Trivia247 Posted October 7, 2003 Report Posted October 7, 2003 least you get to see Dreamer during his ECW is Dead heel turn that he seems to be doing at house shows while no one sees him on Raw evah again!
RavishingRickRudo Posted October 7, 2003 Report Posted October 7, 2003 K-1 World GP 2001 Lucky Bastard UFC 33 I retract my last statement... but seriously, how was it?? I think we maybe went to the same shows Naibus.
Guest Salacious Crumb Posted October 7, 2003 Report Posted October 7, 2003 We get 2 Raw shows to every SD one here.
haVoc Posted October 7, 2003 Report Posted October 7, 2003 Smackdown taping is here in two weeks but I doubt I'm going since Aerosmith/Kiss is a few weeks after that and I need money for that show.
cawthon777 Posted October 7, 2003 Report Posted October 7, 2003 I wouldn't go to ANY house show unless it was free or I was a ref. =b If it ain't televised, I ain't payin'. I can't speak for everyone's experiences but to compare the house shows I've seen to the TV shows I've seen is a no contest - especially in respect to the final segment. House show = Angle vs. Brock TV = Triple H admits to the world that it was he that jumped HBK in the parking lot ... like we didn't know The TV shows are just a 2-hour infomercial for the upcoming PPV.
cabbageboy Posted October 7, 2003 Report Posted October 7, 2003 I've always had the exact opposite opinion. I'm going to a house show on Friday at Broadbent Arena (which is sad since they can't remotely fill Freedom Hall here in Louisville nowdays). A house show is a basically meaningless night of action mostly for the die hard fans. The TV taping shows are much better, important things actually happen on them. More than a house show anyway.
RavishingRickRudo Posted October 7, 2003 Report Posted October 7, 2003 Da Meltz sums it up best: Check out the house show reports from last night. The top workers in the company go two minutes plus in the main event? I figured somebody must have been badly hurt, but I figured wrong. It just happened, without an explanation. They've sabotaged their house show business bad enough by constantly insulting only their most loyal fans who pay to see house shows, and then slapping them in the face, when they watch television, and announcers make statements like Kurt Angle and Brock Lesnar have wrestled only twice before, when the most loyal fans paid $40 and up to see something they are told on TV didn't happen. And surely they recognize they don't matter. And surely the company recognizes that house show attendance is pathetic these days, except when they go overseas or in the rare market in the middle of nowhere that hasn't seen a live event in five years. The worst, is that not only did WCW never truly recognize its mistakes until, perhaps, a month or two before the company died, but WWE, which will last a lot longer because of its cash reserve, will not learn. If they were going to learn, they'd have figured it out a year ago. Last night, both in Trenton and in Uncasville, was proof of that.
cbacon Posted October 8, 2003 Report Posted October 8, 2003 There's no doubt that going any wrestling event is an enjoyable experience. I've been to dozens of WWE house shows/TV Tapings/WM18, WCW Mayhem and the only ECW show in Canada. Ahh good times, they were all worth it. There's a house show in Toronto coming in November, but the fans here are so conditioned to get TV tapings and PPV's as of late, that the attendance will be low...plus it's a RAW brand show.
Jobber of the Week Posted October 8, 2003 Report Posted October 8, 2003 I can't speak for everyone's experiences but to compare the house shows I've seen to the TV shows I've seen is a no contest - especially in respect to the final segment. House show = Angle vs. Brock TV = Triple H admits to the world that it was he that jumped HBK in the parking lot ... like we didn't know The TV shows are just a 2-hour infomercial for the upcoming PPV. Yeah, but I'd STILL go to a televised SD than a Raw house show.
Guest Mad the Swine Posted October 8, 2003 Report Posted October 8, 2003 Just be appreciative that you get shows at all. The nearest city to me that has gotten WCW or WWE house shows in Albany, GA; it's two hours away. The WWE ran a Smackdown crew show there last year. Prior to that, the last card the town got was a WCW show in September 1999. I'm hoping Albany can get a Raw card. I still have my goal to see Ric Flair live.
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