I noticed that Smackdown has gone down hill quite considerably and though bringing back DX is a good dhort term idea does anyone else think WWE is a sinking ship?
2006-07-16 22:18:36 · 23 answers · asked by Anonymous in Sports ➔ Wrestling
it seems that WWE is going downhill fast thanks to Smackdown and ECW... Smackdown has no decent stars and ECW just plain sucks. either no one has the erm "grapefruits" to tell Vince or they can't see it for themselves.
2006-07-16 23:44:57 · update #1
Jesus I hope not.
2006-07-16 22:20:11 · answer #1 · answered by honky550 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
no , wwe is a company that continues to grow . they now have 3 success full brands , raw , smackdown , and ecw . They also have wwe pictures which see no evil was their first release , soon john cena and stone cold are coming out with movies . It might seem like they are sinking to you but the decisions they make create a huge impact for the majority of the people watching . WWE will never sink and TNA will never come close to being a threat
2006-07-17 03:48:42 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
since the 20's wrestling has gone in a cycle. it would be the most popular thing around for a few years and then it would decline and so on. It's always been like this. Up and Down.
What Vince needs to do is consolodate the brands again, keep the shows separate like they did originally, and consolodate the titles. more wrestlers equals more chances for incident and backstage brawls, (real) hardcore matches need to make a comeback, tournaments need to be back in the game, and the rules need to play a more important role in the matches like they did way back in the day.
Factions also need to make a comeback. (for example only) the Four Horsemen, The Heart Foundation, and The Ministry
2006-07-17 11:29:42 · answer #3 · answered by J. 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes I do. The WWE began sinking when it lost it's WWF monicure to the lame World Wildlife Fund. LOL! It started to really go downhill when Kane lost his mask and his charater was destroyed. The only reason I watch now is for Trish Stratus, Mickey James, Paul London, The Boogeyman, The Undertaker and The Great Khali.
2006-07-17 00:46:38 · answer #4 · answered by Jim F 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think it's been going downhill for a few years now. Combination of poor storylines and the fact that some of the 'top' wrestlers are pretty much unmemorable compared to some of the greats of the past. I also think they made a big mistake when they created the separate Raw & Smackdown franchises.
2006-07-16 22:24:48 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, it is not a sinking ship. ratings have declined over the last few years but raw is still one of the top rated shows. If ECW survives, they can end the raw/smackdown brand split which would help increase ratings for smackdown
2006-07-17 04:46:48 · answer #6 · answered by Daniel Z 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm not sure. I've only been into wrestling for the past year or so. & so even tho some storylines are old..theyre new to me,lol. But i see what ur saying and I do kinda agree..Smackdown! isn't too popular(i think pretty much RAW is the bread & butter right now of most of the WWE) & superstars are starting to get less & less popular & alot of storylines are getting old(DX vs. Spirt Squad, HBK(or DX) vs. Vince(even tho it is funny its kinda old..)um..Cena vs. Edge(lita interferring is getting REALLY annoying)
My sugestions?
I think 1. they should bring it 2 new guys on each show who will pretty much be the top babyfaces(or in ECW terms the top heal) & keep them going & going. Dont make them the best on the show(lyke giving cena the title for almost a year and a half! I luv cena but that did get old and draw alot of ppl away) make it a struggle to suceed..almost lyke an underdog story(but not full rey mysterio..some ppl dont lyke that either(i do tho!)
2. I definatly think they should have more SHOW vs. SHOW vs. SHOW either PPV's or Shows or matches. They've bee doing RAW vs. ECW for a lil' bit now to tak eit off the ground..menwhile the least popular show is in the dark. Definaly more RAW vs. Smackdown! I dont think that has been played on enough(thats lyke th only thing)
3. I think Vince should being himself on each show. Right now he is only on RAW whitch is kool but if he went on all the shows(at least the other 2 more often) i think that'd make the views tune into the other shows more(same goes with alot of the popular wreslters(they had cena on ECW a while but you gotta do more than that!)
..(i think itd be kool to have vince vs. Paul Heyman)
More things too but I gotta get off the internet lol
So to the answer to the short and simple question that I spent an unneccesary ammount of time answering..yes, it is going down, its less popular(ALOT LESS) than it was 10-15-hell 5 years ago.
2006-07-16 22:34:27 · answer #7 · answered by Yaknow 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
wwe 2006 earnings went down by 30 million dolllars 26mil from moving to usa network. but just 2 month ago vince macmahn became a billionare again(stock prices). personally wwe will never get the rating it got in 2000 but it will remain as a profitable bussiness for a long time
2006-07-21 09:09:17 · answer #8 · answered by ghakh 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Listen here, ********. ECW is wrestling. Ok, I'll tell you why WWE is going downhill. Things like, boogeyman....diva search...john cena(number one problem, by the way)....batista...countless other people that can't even wrestle...and smackdown. ECW is awesome, not as good as before, but awesome. And its here. And there is nothing you whiney wang gang idiots can do about it. So thanks for the 2 points, junior!
2006-07-17 05:20:23 · answer #9 · answered by ledzkreep 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think with bringing back DX...they are going to the roots of the higher modern popularity of WWE. It is on the rise.
2006-07-17 05:20:29 · answer #10 · answered by jhornneon23 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I hope not, the WWE is a very big wrestling organization. I do not know how the WWE ship could sink because because of one team.
2006-07-16 23:39:15 · answer #11 · answered by peterboro_first 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋