Mole 0 Report post Posted January 18, 2005 I'm with you Virtue. I'm not a UFC/Pride or any MMA fighting fan by any means. I think I saw one UFC event and that was something I rented from Blockbuster. But this show might get me interested in UFC. So far this is a pile of shit, count me out. OMG that guy pissed on a pillow while he was drunk~!!!! Is this a show about an "Ultimate Fighter" or a mixture of high school and The Real World? What did you expect Downhome? You can't have a reality show that is just about the training since it would get boring, REALLLY quickly. They need to add some drama in there and all of the RW story telling. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JoeDirt 0 Report post Posted January 18, 2005 I enjoyed it. They obviously had to develop the "characters" of the main players in the show so the audience has other stuff to follow. But I thought it was decent, and I'm kind of interested to see how it goes the rest of the season, though I wish they'd stay away from more of the stupid Real World-ish stuff as time goes on. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Downhome 0 Report post Posted January 18, 2005 They need to add some drama in there and all of the RW story telling. Well, if pissing and drunken pillow fights are your kind of DRAMA~!!! then you have a ball with this. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
starvenger 0 Report post Posted January 18, 2005 I enjoyed it. They obviously had to develop the "characters" of the main players in the show so the audience has other stuff to follow. But I thought it was decent, and I'm kind of interested to see how it goes the rest of the season, though I wish they'd stay away from more of the stupid Real World-ish stuff as time goes on. I do too, but they didn't create the show for me or pretty much anyone in the IWC - it was done to grab the casual viewer. The "Real World" element, much as we don't like it, helps to draw those viewers in, and you hope that the "training" element get them interested enough in MMA to maybe order the PPVs. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Exslade ZX 0 Report post Posted January 18, 2005 get them interested enough in MMA to maybe order the PPVs. As shown by the countless PPV commercials.. What I find funny though..is they're practicing and sparring with MMA..and yet say..don't hurt the other guy. I've had a hard enough time in am wrestling..not hurting someone..this is freakin MMA. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mole 0 Report post Posted January 18, 2005 They need to add some drama in there and all of the RW story telling. Well, if pissing and drunken pillow fights are your kind of DRAMA~!!! then you have a ball with this. No, that was lame. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lei Tong 0 Report post Posted January 19, 2005 get them interested enough in MMA to maybe order the PPVs. As shown by the countless PPV commercials.. What I find funny though..is they're practicing and sparring with MMA..and yet say..don't hurt the other guy. I've had a hard enough time in am wrestling..not hurting someone..this is freakin MMA. Actually, most other guys I know who train agree that Forrest & his partner were going at each other too hard. Grappling wise, it's a bit easier to go full force at another guy, but usually guys will avoid striking each other that hard as they can without either larger sparring gloves and/or headgear. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Deadbolt Report post Posted January 19, 2005 Ironic that a guy who made his name on being a real life tough guy can be so nice, but a guy who made his name on looking tough has to be the biggest asshole to a bunch of trainees and go on about how he's such a badass. Of course I'm talking about Tazz. How do you know Tazz is not a legitimate badass? The man does have martial arts background. This TE kids are gettin it easy. Tazz being hard on them is for their own good cause no one is gonna babysit you through a wrestling career. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Your Paragon of Virtue 0 Report post Posted January 19, 2005 Ironic that a guy who made his name on being a real life tough guy can be so nice, but a guy who made his name on looking tough has to be the biggest asshole to a bunch of trainees and go on about how he's such a badass. Of course I'm talking about Tazz. How do you know Tazz is not a legitimate badass? The man does have martial arts background. This TE kids are gettin it easy. Tazz being hard on them is for their own good cause no one is gonna babysit you through a wrestling career. Paul Heyman has said that one of his biggest accomplishments was convincing people that Tazz was a legit badass, as opposed to the fact that he's not. So there you go. There's a difference between being hard and making up for your ego by being an ass. Him and Holly fall into the latter category. I understand pro wrestling is hard, but no need to just make up for your own insecurities by picking on kids who have just started doing it for the first time. EDIT: Does anyone know what the ratings were for the show? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Insane Bump Machine 0 Report post Posted January 20, 2005 by Dave Meltzer [email protected] Raw last night drew a 3.8 rating. The debut of the Ultimate Fighter did a 1.4, which has to be considered a huge success as no show in history has ever retained so much of the modern Monday night wrestling audience. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
razazteca 0 Report post Posted January 20, 2005 I'm going back to watch Howard Stern next week. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Your Paragon of Virtue 0 Report post Posted January 20, 2005 I actually heard that the WWE drew a 3.0 and UFC drew 1.5, which is very good considering that 3 is lower then usual, but 3.8 is lower then usual too so I'd imagine that it's a good showing either way. I think it will drop next week, for the people that were disappointed with it will not watch, but then some people think that the numbers will rise because some new fans will be attracted because of what they heard. Who knows. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RavishingRickRudo 0 Report post Posted January 22, 2005 Watching it right now cause I had RAW on Monday. Wow. That's all I can say. Absolutely Amazing. ... I welcome the return of Randy's Goatee. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RavishingRickRudo 0 Report post Posted January 25, 2005 Holy Shit, a mounted Triangle. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Exslade ZX 0 Report post Posted January 25, 2005 heh, the 'I might be your daddy' joke never gets old. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RavishingRickRudo 0 Report post Posted January 25, 2005 Willa Ford is fabulous. By that I mean useless. She looks cross-eyed. That's so hot. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RavishingRickRudo 0 Report post Posted January 25, 2005 This is reminiscent of when Royce Gracie trained for his UFC 4 comeback tournament. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RavishingRickRudo 0 Report post Posted January 25, 2005 Dear God, how could this show be more homoerotic than RAW? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RavishingRickRudo 0 Report post Posted January 25, 2005 I don't think Willa Ford is actually there at the time, they just insert her in whenever necessary. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RavishingRickRudo 0 Report post Posted January 25, 2005 They need to work on the eliminations. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
razazteca 0 Report post Posted January 25, 2005 Who is Willa Ford? Is she that blond that shows up whenever there is a challange? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RavishingRickRudo 0 Report post Posted January 25, 2005 Yeah, the blonde. I believe her and Chuck are currently going out. I think she has a contract with a record company Viacom owns and they needed something for her to do. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RavishingRickRudo 0 Report post Posted January 25, 2005 I love me Bobby Southworth Get off the bottle bald. get off that bottle. yeah. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JoeDirt 0 Report post Posted January 25, 2005 So since I'm not big into UFC, are any of these guys well known already? Meltzer said something on his radio show about Leben, Southworth, and Sanchez I think. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nevermortal 0 Report post Posted January 25, 2005 This is my first time watching and so far, I approve. When are these guys going to start having real matches? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RavishingRickRudo 0 Report post Posted January 25, 2005 I thought they were going to be fighting on every show for eliminations, but I guess that ain't happening. The last show in early April will have 3 live fights, I believe, on SpikeTV. The guys aren't like Tough Enough guys. They have records. They are like indy workers, and some have reputations for the more knowledgable, hardcore of hardcore fans. Bobby Southworth is probably the most notable because he fought in PRIDE once. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RavishingRickRudo 0 Report post Posted January 25, 2005 Dana White said on The LAW last night that the next 3 episodes (after this) will be the ones to watch. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
razazteca 0 Report post Posted January 25, 2005 I have a King of the Cage 10 DVD set that has Diego Sanchez on it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RavishingRickRudo 0 Report post Posted January 25, 2005 Bah, telephone polls aren't that heavy. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RavishingRickRudo 0 Report post Posted January 25, 2005 Some of these fighters should be calling conflict of interest cause some of these guys are Team Quest. Couture isn't going to cut his own guys. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
