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PostPosted: Wed Mar 07, 2012 3:53 am 
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I'm surprised though in a way as so far the actual build to mania from Elimination Chamber has been far better than last year. Far better.


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PostPosted: Wed Mar 07, 2012 9:41 am 
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A topical Review-a-Wai as John and Wai take a look at the RAW before Mania 2000 - 'A McMahon in Every Corner'.

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**John Pollock and Wai Ting kick off WrestleMania month with a review of the March 27th 2000 edition of ‘Raw is War’ leading into WrestleMania 2000

**Your feedback to ‘Raw is War’ from the glory period and heading into one of the most bought events in WWF/E history


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PostPosted: Wed Mar 07, 2012 9:51 am 
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2011 RAW Ratings

February 14: 3.1 (4.9 million viewers)
February 21st: 3.9 (5.8 million viewers)
February 28: 3.8 (5.6 million viewers)
March 7: 3.9 (5.8 million viewers)

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February 13: 3.0 (4.1 million)
February 20: 3.2 (4.6 million)
February 27: 3.1 (4.6 million)
March 5: 3.2 (4.6 million)

Ratings this year are down quite substantially.


It's quite interesting because I think all the hike in ratings last year came about from rock returning and the hhh and taker storyline. Something they have again this year but its really not working.

Although ratings show that people are still tuning in for he cena and rock stuff. They aren't watching anything else. I would say that a year is a big difference in this digital world. More people are downloading, using YouTube etc. Yes the viewing figures for the official channels are shite but the figures for the unofficial regular uploaders of raw are high.

Plus I don't think there's as much interest in wrestling anymore. I think WWE have waiting a couple of years too long before getting rock back. If this was 2008 I think a lot more people would have been interested. Unfortunately a lot of rocks old fans have left and are never coming back.

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PostPosted: Wed Mar 07, 2012 11:38 am 
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Many people now record using DVR, that's one of the main problems as they aren't counted are they in the ratings?

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A topical Review-a-Wai as John and Wai take a look at the RAW before Mania 2000 - 'A McMahon in Every Corner'.

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**Your feedback to ‘Raw is War’ from the glory period and heading into one of the most bought events in WWF/E history

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Ok so i've just rewatched the final segment from RAW without my son jumping up and down in the background trying to get my attention. Stupid ass bitch should know that i've been watching wrestling longer than he's been on this planet.

Anyway, i don't see how people can say Cena won it. It was set up to be the opposite as last week. Cena comes out, talks for a bit and then Rock interrupts says his piece, leaves and then cena talks a bit more. However unlike last week, Cena kept interrupting Rock and acting like a goof by ignoring him and pulling faces at the crowd. In my job i deal with dicks like this all the time. It makes me mad, i want to slap the bitch from their face, but i can't as i will get sacked. The rock can't as the script says that they don't fight this week.

Neither Rock or Cena won this week or last week. Cena was in his home town and kept referencing that. If they had been in a different city Cena may well have been booed out of the building and not allowed the opportunity to get his speech across.

Personally i like both Cena and Rock. I was a huge Rock fan as a teenager. I'm excited that he is back and i would like to see him win at mania, but not because I hate cena like some hypocrites around here, just because i have a feeling of loyalty to him that i can't explain. Cena has always been great on the mic, he hasn't just worked out how to use the damn thing.

I think part of the problem around this storyline is that Rock is mad at Cena because he thinks Cena is an idiot. So Rock has to act mad and Cena has to act like an idiot. If this continues for too long people will get bored of Rock saying over and over again that he hates Cena.

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PostPosted: Wed Mar 07, 2012 12:26 pm 
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The show opened with John Laurinaitis and David Otunga inside a steel cage. He announced a rematch from RAW for U.S. Championship, & that match would be next.

Match 1: Santino Marella defeated Jack Swagger to retain the U.S. Title. Dolph tried to climb in halfway through so Santino Cobra'd both hands while he was climbing. The ref threw him out while he sold his hands. In the end, Vickie slammed the door on Swagger by accident, allowing Santino to escape the cage for the win.

Backstage, Teddy Long begged for John Laurinaitis to call off Aksana's match with Kane. Laurinaitis said no because Teddy didn't say Please, but he made a match for later - himself vs. Teddy Long. If Laurinaitis won, Aksana would have to face Kane later tonight.

Drew McIntyre came out to the ring. John Laurinaitis had told him that he could keep his job if he won a match against a mystery opponent. The Great Khali came out. David Otunga interrupted and told Khali to take a seat outside to watch the match. He called out the real opponent...Hornswoggle!

Match 2: Drew McIntyre defeated Hornswoggle. McIntyre hit three scoop slams and the ref called for the bell, saying that Hornswoggle couldn't continue. Khali came in and chopped Drew. The referee tried but couldn't lift Hornswoggle, so Khali carried him out instead.

Backstage, Laurinaitis was seen warming up in a track suit.

Match 3: Mark Henry defeated Ezekiel Jackson. Match went about two minutes.

Match 4: Teddy Long pinned John Laurinaitis. Laurinaitis came out in a track suit and tight black spandex tights. He was also wearing body armour under the track jacket. Teddy came out next with Aksana. John told Teddy to lay down. Kane's Pyro went off but Randy Orton attacked him and hit the RKO on the outside. Teddy rolled Laurinaitis up with a schoolboy.

Match 5: Kofi Kingston and R-truth defeated Epico and Primo in a non-title match.

Michael Cole entered the ring and called out Sheamus and then Daniel Bryan. Daniel & Sheamus both cut promos, before AJ grabbed the mic & started to talk but Bryan told her to shut up.

Match 6: Randy Orton, Big Show and Sheamus defeated Cody Rhodes, Daniel Bryan and The Miz in a six-man tag team match. Cody and Show brawled to the back, Bryan and Sheamus into the crowd, and Miz took the pin following an RKO from Orton. Kane attacked Randy after the match and they brawled all over the arena, then back into the ring where Orton reversed a choke slam into an RKO.


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PostPosted: Wed Mar 07, 2012 12:43 pm 
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WWE star Kia Stevens (Awesome Kong/Kharma) did not deliver a healthy baby boy on December 31st, despite what she told friends. Kia tells TMZ the child tragically died before she was able to give birth.

Kia tells us she is still devastated over the loss ... and initially lied to friends about the child being "healthy" because she was incredibly emotional and was afraid to tell the public the truth after announcing her pregnancy on live TV.

Kia says she's finally coming to grips with everything ... and wants to help other women in her situation.

"I am planning to start a foundation for women that have experienced the same thing" ... Kia says ... adding, "It's a bigger club than people think."

Kia tells us she's already organizing several events to raise awareness ... and will have information about her foundation available on her Twitter page in the near future.

http://www.tmz.com/2012/03/07/kia-steve ... 1dW1_WZZ8E

I wonder if higher ups in WWE knew about this when they brought her back for the Rumble. I'm guessing not.

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PostPosted: Wed Mar 07, 2012 12:51 pm 
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I'm interested to see her fella, I imagine a very black guy twice the size of her.


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PostPosted: Wed Mar 07, 2012 1:16 pm 
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I'm interested to see her fella, I imagine a very black guy twice the size of her.


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WWE SmackDown Tapings

The show opened with John Laurinaitis and David Otunga inside a steel cage. He announced a rematch from RAW for U.S. Championship, & that match would be next.

Match 1: Santino Marella defeated Jack Swagger to retain the U.S. Title. Dolph tried to climb in halfway through so Santino Cobra'd both hands while he was climbing. The ref threw him out while he sold his hands. In the end, Vickie slammed the door on Swagger by accident, allowing Santino to escape the cage for the win.

Backstage, Teddy Long begged for John Laurinaitis to call off Aksana's match with Kane. Laurinaitis said no because Teddy didn't say Please, but he made a match for later - himself vs. Teddy Long. If Laurinaitis won, Aksana would have to face Kane later tonight.

Drew McIntyre came out to the ring. John Laurinaitis had told him that he could keep his job if he won a match against a mystery opponent. The Great Khali came out. David Otunga interrupted and told Khali to take a seat outside to watch the match. He called out the real opponent...Hornswoggle!

Match 2: Drew McIntyre defeated Hornswoggle. McIntyre hit three scoop slams and the ref called for the bell, saying that Hornswoggle couldn't continue. Khali came in and chopped Drew. The referee tried but couldn't lift Hornswoggle, so Khali carried him out instead.

Backstage, Laurinaitis was seen warming up in a track suit.

Match 3: Mark Henry defeated Ezekiel Jackson. Match went about two minutes.

Match 4: Teddy Long pinned John Laurinaitis. Laurinaitis came out in a track suit and tight black spandex tights. He was also wearing body armour under the track jacket. Teddy came out next with Aksana. John told Teddy to lay down. Kane's Pyro went off but Randy Orton attacked him and hit the RKO on the outside. Teddy rolled Laurinaitis up with a schoolboy.

Match 5: Kofi Kingston and R-truth defeated Epico and Primo in a non-title match.

Michael Cole entered the ring and called out Sheamus and then Daniel Bryan. Daniel & Sheamus both cut promos, before AJ grabbed the mic & started to talk but Bryan told her to shut up.

Match 6: Randy Orton, Big Show and Sheamus defeated Cody Rhodes, Daniel Bryan and The Miz in a six-man tag team match. Cody and Show brawled to the back, Bryan and Sheamus into the crowd, and Miz took the pin following an RKO from Orton. Kane attacked Randy after the match and they brawled all over the arena, then back into the ring where Orton reversed a choke slam into an RKO.


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Of all the strawberry floating sex tapes, what does wrestling give us? Trish Stratus? Velvet Sky? Heck, Lita? strawberry float no. We get One Night in China, Backdoor to Chyna because we clearly couldn't get enough of her the first time, & now Hulk Hogan. UNBELIEVABLE.


Hogan has sex tape? :lol:

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Ok so i've just rewatched the final segment from RAW without my son jumping up and down in the background trying to get my attention. Stupid ass bitch should know that i've been watching wrestling longer than he's been on this planet.

Anyway, i don't see how people can say Cena won it. It was set up to be the opposite as last week. Cena comes out, talks for a bit and then Rock interrupts says his piece, leaves and then cena talks a bit more. However unlike last week, Cena kept interrupting Rock and acting like a goof by ignoring him and pulling faces at the crowd. In my job i deal with dicks like this all the time. It makes me mad, i want to slap the bitch from their face, but i can't as i will get sacked. The rock can't as the script says that they don't fight this week.

Neither Rock or Cena won this week or last week. Cena was in his home town and kept referencing that. If they had been in a different city Cena may well have been booed out of the building and not allowed the opportunity to get his speech across.

Personally i like both Cena and Rock. I was a huge Rock fan as a teenager. I'm excited that he is back and i would like to see him win at mania, but not because I hate cena like some hypocrites around here, just because i have a feeling of loyalty to him that i can't explain. Cena has always been great on the mic, he hasn't just worked out how to use the damn thing.

I think part of the problem around this storyline is that Rock is mad at Cena because he thinks Cena is an idiot. So Rock has to act mad and Cena has to act like an idiot. If this continues for too long people will get bored of Rock saying over and over again that he hates Cena.


strawberry floating hell that made me laugh. You'd make an awesome parent, ROTS. :wub:

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Sad to hear about Kong's child. :(

Hope she manages to come to terms with the loss, but it's great to hear that she's going to help other women who've been through the same or similar.

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PostPosted: Wed Mar 07, 2012 3:43 pm 
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Nah, it's just piss poor management over the past few years. They've bombed quickly through every possible great long term angle (Punk steals the title away) or never given it a chance to really get off the ground (Nexus). They've pushed Cena as being more important than any title, they've got so many titles and tossed them around so much they barely mean anything anymore to anyone, they book every up and comer to fail with shitty gimmicks or a losing streak (Sometimes combining the two!) and over the past few years they've lost main event talent such as Edge, HBK, Undertaker, Triple H and Batista without adequately replacing them. WWE hasn't given the majority of people a reason to care for a while, so they don't.

You've summed up a lot of the main problems there Sykes. While the WWE still has it's moments, I wonder if it will ever be truly great again? Either way I'll be a glutton for punishment and keep watching.

I think it can be great again. A lot of the problems are things that can be sorted out relatively simply, even if they may take to do so. And wrestling can be as big as it was too, as you've mentioned and as we all know, wrestling fans will always be willing to give the business another shot.

I have to wonder with the haphazard hotshot booking, whether that's a intentional choice. It would tie into the reports they were looking for writers with experience working on soap operas last year.

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I think it's great that Rock's allowed to wear his own clothes. You never seen Cena in anything other than his merch gear, and he looks ridiculous.

Rock just looks slick all the time. :wub:

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Still would love to see him come out in a classic $500 shirt.


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