Sherdog now covering Wrestlemania

[batafrak]

You posted a thread about it. Most of us here wouldn't have known about it otherwise.

 

[Turkleton]

 

[Zarra]

Doesn't make sense.
I guess it's good if its only for WM tho...

 

[SirKratos]

Well,they also cover MMA.

 

[HI SCOTT NEWMAN]

WWF was great from 1988 - 1993. now its unwatchable for me

 

[Dead Kennedy]

Don't watch it, don't care if others watch it. As long as it's kept in the pro wrestling forum, I could give a shit less if Sherdog covers pro wrestling. Sherdog is still an MMA site first, so would prefer MMA headlines take precedence on the front page. That is all

 

[1stDAN]

On the front page. The justification is that Brock is in it.

This is ridiculous. It's sad enough that MMA already has enough grown-ass men who still watch WWE
watching MMA and making comparisons.

It really makes the sport look bad with the comparisons.

Post if you agree and want Sherdog to take it down.
(Mods pls post a poll if it should be up, since this ability has been taken away)​

I think they should cover Dancing with the stars and Days of our Lives as well.

 

[Guile]

I wouldn't give a shit if Sherdog covered WNBA.. Still have all the MMA coverage I need.

 

[AP_RESURRECTION]

the ufc and wwf have a lot of crossover with fans, a lot - they are also getting marketed more and more similarly, just bc that is what interests people - people overall seem way more interested in the talk and all that than the actual fighting part

i think for the longest time there has been a huge wwf influence in mma (sometimes even more in non-ufc promotions), might as well just be real about it and cover them together on the same site

for the longest time in the past, i think there was a taboo about wwf influence in mma - but since then, wwf fans have become a much larger part of the crowd base - the ufc and wwf both seem interested in cross promoting as well -

 

[DaveHilly]

Why do you care that some grown men like WWE? Whatever makes them happy. They aren't hurting anyone.

 

[Tony_Clifton]

I watched Wrestlemania 1 on closed circuit tv with my old man at Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Phoenix.
I loved that stuff when I was a kid. Orndorff was my favorite

 

[FrankieNYC]

Children like wwe. I don't know how any adult can enjoy the current product of wwe. It's like an adult who watches blues clues or sponge Bob or that my little pony show. It's just weird. I understand like 15 years ago that the product actually catered to adult viewers. I was one of them as a teenager. But the product slowly became a kids show. And in 2016 it's unbelievably that way. They don't show blood. They don't even hit each other on the head anymore and have gone so far to ban moves!!! Not because the moves were dangerous. But because they just "looked bad" like this one guy used a move called the curb stomp. It looked cool but it was totally safe for the wrestlers. They banned it stating it looked bad and too violent. So they pretty much sanitized it to the core where children are their main target audience now.

The average WWE viewer is 40 years old.
That is older than the average UFC viewer.
They have less kids watching in 2016 than 1999.

 

[Jesus Freak]

On the front page. The justification is that Brock is in it.

This is ridiculous. It's sad enough that MMA already has enough grown-ass men who still watch WWE
watching MMA and making comparisons.

It really makes the sport look bad with the comparisons.

Post if you agree and want Sherdog to take it down.
(Mods pls post a poll if it should be up, since this ability has been taken away)​

How'bout...

 

[ClosetVitorFan]

The average WWE viewer is 40 years old.
That is older than the average UFC viewer.
They have less kids watching in 2016 than 1999.

That's what's crazy!!! But in 1999 those 40 year olds were 23. In 1999 the product was geared towards adults. I guess the guys who still watch it didn't get the memo. Oh wait a minute some did! Back in those days the ratings were in the 7.0 average. Now it's 3.0 average.

It's like being in an abusive relationship. They think some day it's going to get better. It's funny how bad those 40 year olds boo Roman Reigns. It's like dude. The product isn't meant for you! It's meant for kids. As a kid. I can get behind Roman. I don't get the undue hate he gets. But then again. I don't watch it regularly. I just watch it here and there. What's wrong with this Reigns guy?

 

[FrankieNYC]

That's what's crazy!!! But in 1999 those 40 year olds were 23. In 1999 the product was geared towards adults. I guess the guys who still watch it didn't get the memo. Oh wait a minute some did! Back in those days the ratings were in the 7.0 average. Now it's 3.0 average.

It's like being in an abusive relationship. They think some day it's going to get better. It's funny how bad those 40 year olds boo Roman Reigns. It's like dude. The product isn't meant for you! It's meant for kids. As a kid. I can get behind Roman. I don't get the undue hate he gets. But then again. I don't watch it regularly. I just watch it here and there. What's wrong with this Reigns guy?

Basically, WWE have kept their hardcore fans from that era and did not add a new audience.
But it is a misnomer to think they are a kids show.
Most characters don't appeal to kids (not like the Hogan/Warrior days) and the show is on until 11:10pm.
What they are is family friendly. They are trying to appeal to everyone and that is where they have issues. It is impossible to do so.
But right now 85k+ are in ATT Stadium so they are doing somethings right lol.

In all serious, once Vince retires the creative should improve greatly with HH in charge.
Vince is a killer businessman but has no pulse of the audience.

 

[BeeCee]

Children like wwe. I don't know how any adult can enjoy the current product of wwe. It's like an adult who watches blues clues or sponge Bob or that my little pony show. It's just weird. I understand like 15 years ago that the product actually catered to adult viewers. I was one of them as a teenager. But the product slowly became a kids show. And in 2016 it's unbelievably that way. They don't show blood. They don't even hit each other on the head anymore and have gone so far to ban moves!!! Not because the moves were dangerous. But because they just "looked bad" like this one guy used a move called the curb stomp. It looked cool but it was totally safe for the wrestlers. They banned it stating it looked bad and too violent. So they pretty much sanitized it to the core where children are their main target audience now.

It could change for the better after tonight depending on the outcome of one match it wont be the attitude era but it will be an improvement on the current pg bull

 

[BeeCee]

Attendance is over 100 000 who else is doing them numbers?

 

[Andersons Foot]

Don't be a fookin baby. You aren't above pro wrasslin'.

 

[BeeCee]

Sick ladder match so far

 

[ClosetVitorFan]

Basically, WWE have kept their hardcore fans from that era and did not add a new audience.
But it is a misnomer to think they are a kids show.
Most characters don't appeal to kids (not like the Hogan/Warrior days) and the show is on until 11:10pm.
What they are is family friendly. They are trying to appeal to everyone and that is where they have issues. It is impossible to do so.
But right now 85k+ are in ATT Stadium so they are doing somethings right lol.

In all serious, once Vince retires the creative should improve greatly with HH in charge.
Vince is a killer businessman but has no pulse of the audience.

It is a kids show in my eyes. They almost go out of their way to cater to children. Because they know the hardcore adults will just lap up anything they are selling. A big factor is Triple H and Stephanie have small children of their own. From like 5 years old to 9 I think. They want to produce a show that their children can watch. It's painfully obvious. There is a reason why growth is stifled. I habe a cousin who was a big WWE fan just 3 years ago. He's 15 now. But when he was 12 he loved it. He stopped watching it because it got "too fake and too silly" in his own words. When they cater to kids. The kids grow up and watch something else. But prowrestling is in between a rock and a hard place. They used to present prowrestling as real back in the day. Even as recent as Rock vs Austin in 2002 at Wrestlemania. But with the total end to kayfabe. And with the rise of MMA. Yes UFC. It's hard to capture that golden era. Especially since now we have real fights with UFC. That's why it was super popular in 2008. (UFC) because at that time. WWE became PG and just got sillier and stupid while mma. UFC became a legit sport. And the same is to be said in 2016. But I still feel they can do a better job in WWE regardless of kayfabe being dead and buried. They just try appealing to everyone and eventually no one. Who knows.