haVoc 0 Report post Posted October 8, 2003 Word backstage is that WWE has purposely changed Smackdown recently to make it more like RAW. Thus, the show has had more focus on vignettes and storylines and less focus on wrestling. Many fans were complaining that the Smackdown taping was not very organized last night, leaving the audience confused and upset. Many even left early because of this. Credit: 1wrestling.com Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lil' Bitch 0 Report post Posted October 8, 2003 Man, fuck No Mercy, I'll wait 'til Rebellion comes out. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
iliketurtles 0 Report post Posted October 8, 2003 Word backstage is that WWE has purposely changed Smackdown recently to make it more like RAW. Thus, the show has had more focus on vignettes and storylines and less focus on wrestling. Many fans were complaining that the Smackdown taping was not very organized last night, leaving the audience confused and upset. Many even left early because of this. Credit: 1wrestling.com This is the most idoitic thing I've heard in a long time. Whenever you think it was bad enough, WWE will stupify the laws of retardation by making moves like this. All I know is they better clean up their act before Rumble when the Mania 20 build starts up because I think if Mania 20 sucks, then I won't be watching WWE much anymore. I'd love to see MSG just boo the hell out of Mania 20 if they throw bullshit for the card. I'd like to see Vince's face. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
iliketurtles 0 Report post Posted October 8, 2003 I'll wait 'til Rebellion comes out. When does that come out anyways on DVD? And is it SD or Raw? Rebellion always seems to end up being a good show. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NYU 0 Report post Posted October 8, 2003 How come nobody's wondering WHERE they got the shit for this Eddie/Show angle? *"Generic Music" plays as Orlando Jordan steps out to absolutely no reaction* Fan: Ah, screw this. I'm going to take a shit. WWE Executive: Excuse me sir, but would you like to contribute to our show tonight? Just give us a feces sample, and we'll give you the password for the presale of WrestleMania XXI tickets. It's exclusive, you know. Fan: Yeah, sure. My stomach has been gurgling since Stephanie came out here anyway. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rising up out of the back seat-nuh 0 Report post Posted October 8, 2003 Word backstage is that WWE has purposely changed Smackdown recently to make it more like RAW. Thus, the show has had more focus on vignettes and storylines and less focus on wrestling. Many fans were complaining that the Smackdown taping was not very organized last night, leaving the audience confused and upset. Many even left early because of this. Credit: 1wrestling.com This is the most idoitic thing I've heard in a long time. Whenever you think it was bad enough, WWE will stupify the laws of retardation by making moves like this. All I know is they better clean up their act before Rumble when the Mania 20 build starts up because I think if Mania 20 sucks, then I won't be watching WWE much anymore. I'd love to see MSG just boo the hell out of Mania 20 if they throw bullshit for the card. I'd like to see Vince's face. How is it idiotic? Raw gets more viewers and brings in more money than Smackdown, so it makes sense for WWE to make SD more like Raw. It won't be untill the "smarks" stop watching that Vince will value wrestling over entertainment. And for all their big words, a lot of people on this board still watch. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest wrestlingbs Report post Posted October 8, 2003 Word backstage is that WWE has purposely changed Smackdown recently to make it more like RAW. Thus, the show has had more focus on vignettes and storylines and less focus on wrestling. Many fans were complaining that the Smackdown taping was not very organized last night, leaving the audience confused and upset. Many even left early because of this. Credit: 1wrestling.com This is the most idoitic thing I've heard in a long time. Whenever you think it was bad enough, WWE will stupify the laws of retardation by making moves like this. All I know is they better clean up their act before Rumble when the Mania 20 build starts up because I think if Mania 20 sucks, then I won't be watching WWE much anymore. I'd love to see MSG just boo the hell out of Mania 20 if they throw bullshit for the card. I'd like to see Vince's face. How is it idiotic? Raw gets more viewers and brings in more money than Smackdown, so it makes sense for WWE to make SD more like Raw. It won't be untill the "smarks" stop watching that Vince will value wrestling over entertainment. And for all their big words, a lot of people on this board still watch. Funny, I missed Unforgiven, have been turning Raw off around the end of hour 1, and I am definitely skipping SD this week and No Mercy this month. I didn't know that I was still watching at all until you said so. Wait, unless you were making a crude stereotypical remark about the IWC. Were you? And I guess Raw has been the more successful show. I mean, the ratings have been through the roof, haven't they? 3.4! Holy Shit! It isn't just the fact the Raw has been and allways was WWE's number one show. It's Shane Mcmahon killing Kane and Mark Henry vs. Goldberg! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
2GOLD 0 Report post Posted October 8, 2003 A cable rating and a network ratings are not the same. They use two different equations. I never understood why but I never really cared. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Smell the ratings!!! Report post Posted October 9, 2003 *ahem* Raw gets better ratings cause it's a live show on a real (well...you know what I mean) cable channel. Not because of taped promos and people getting lit on fire. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
iliketurtles 0 Report post Posted October 9, 2003 How is it idiotic? Raw gets more viewers and brings in more money than Smackdown, so it makes sense for WWE to make SD more like Raw. I hate when people use this petty argument when they don't get it. Spike TV isn't pre-emptied anywhere...UPN is all the time, so when you think about it the final rating is always lower then what it would be if everyone could watch it. And a bunch of items factor in about why one brings in more money then the other. Raw is live, SD isn't. SD has spoilers, Raw doesn't. Raw gets more advertisment, SD gets the basic on UPN. SD was doing fine, and was the better show for a long time. They just need to turn RAW into SD and then you'll be onto something. Once again, changing SD to a Raw format is idiotic beyond belief. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Mulatto Heat Report post Posted October 9, 2003 4.0 SD = 3.2 RAW Figure it out and realize that RAW isn't exactly well ahead of the pack here. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Prophet of Mike Zagurski 0 Report post Posted October 9, 2003 I'm sure ratings will go up after Chris Benoit or Eddy Guerrero win the WWE Title. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest wrestlingbs Report post Posted October 9, 2003 I'm sure ratings will go up after Chris Benoit or Eddy Guerrero win the WWE Title. Oh, come on. Neither of those guys will ever win the wwe title. Now you're just being silly. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MarvinisaLunatic 0 Report post Posted October 9, 2003 Eh..I cant believe Im gonna sit up to watch Smackdown. Im curious as to how they deal with most of the crowd leaving 2/3 of the way into the show. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest TheArchiteck Report post Posted October 9, 2003 Hmmmm, glad I read this. I can now safely watch Survivor without switching back and forth. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RavishingRickRudo 0 Report post Posted October 9, 2003 More people get network than they do cable. Ratings are % of people who watch. So which is bigger: 3.9% of 60 and 3.5% of 80 Top Rated Cable Program: Trading Spaces Rating: 5.6 Amount of People watching: 9,124,000 Top Rated Broadcast Program: CSI Rating: 16.9 People: 26,657,000 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MarvinisaLunatic 0 Report post Posted October 9, 2003 (edited) Hmm, speaking of CSI the wild feed for that is on in an hour. I wish I got a wild feed of Survivor, Id win all the cool contests and stuff. Edited October 9, 2003 by MarvinisaLunatic Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest TheArchiteck Report post Posted October 9, 2003 Wild feed? Is that like a 24/7 net cam? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MarvinisaLunatic 0 Report post Posted October 9, 2003 Wild feed? Is that like a 24/7 net cam? Wild Feed - satellite feed of shows to local stations in the middle of the night. At 1:30, tonights episode of CSI comes on. At some point tonights Smackdown will come on... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest TheArchiteck Report post Posted October 9, 2003 Oh ok. If only I had access to it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AndrewTS 0 Report post Posted October 9, 2003 4.0 SD = 3.2 RAW Figure it out and realize that RAW isn't exactly well ahead of the pack here. Isn't that the other way around? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Mulatto Heat Report post Posted October 9, 2003 Yes it is, my mistake. Thanks for pointing it out. Simplified, the equation is 1.25x SD = 1x RAW. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AndrewTS 0 Report post Posted October 9, 2003 Yes it is, my mistake. Thanks for pointing it out. Simplified, the equation is 1.25x SD = 1x RAW. Okay. More people watching SD than Raw restores a little of my faith in humanity, but the fact that Raw still draws a decent audience still is a heavy burden to bear. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MarvinisaLunatic 0 Report post Posted October 9, 2003 Stephanie is going to be on Jimmy Kimmel at some point (I didn't catch what day Cole said..) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MarvinisaLunatic 0 Report post Posted October 9, 2003 (edited) Tajiri vs Rey Mysterio at No Mercy Tix for Survivor Series on Sale Sat morning 10 am at the American Airlines Center in Dallas Ultimo Dragon pretty much missed an Asai Moonsault outside.. Linda will be in Steph's corner at No Mercy. Edited October 9, 2003 by MarvinisaLunatic Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MarvinisaLunatic 0 Report post Posted October 9, 2003 (edited) Taker FBI match was pointless. Blink 2 times and you pretty much could miss everything between the bells. OH OH! Paul London. Meh. Big Show shoves a burrito in some guys face backstage. Big show vs Eddie US title match is official.. Big Show supposedly has 12% body fat , 12% of 500 lbs is 60 lbs... Edited October 9, 2003 by MarvinisaLunatic Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MarvinisaLunatic 0 Report post Posted October 9, 2003 Eh, the 2nd hour always takes too long. Im going to bed and set the VCR to tape for the next 4 hours or so. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Ghost of bps21 0 Report post Posted October 9, 2003 I have an easy answer for why they'd change it. the SD ppv got a lot less buys than RAW ppv. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Anglesault Report post Posted October 9, 2003 Next up was a "Battle Rap", with John Cena vs Kurt Angle. This was really funny. Cena did his rap, and had a lot of people behind him. Instead of rapping, Kurt told a story, and mentioned how Cena is trying to be black, among other things. Kurt ends up fighting w/Cena. Austin/Hart II indeed. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lord of The Curry 0 Report post Posted October 9, 2003 I remember when they were building Austin vs Hart at Mania and they did the infamous "Austin vs Hart Rap Battle". Good times. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
