Are we too smart for our own good?

[wbuqed]

Ok so the iwc has basically linked us in to the world of wrestling way further than the access of 10-15 years ago where anything distributed on the internet came directly from the fed's website. because of that the idea can be stated that the promotions wanted to get ahead of the fans by preparing statements or stories used to exacerbate current storylines or events happening in wrestling.

But now that wrestling news sites for the most part are independent of wrestling federation's influence we get unlimited access into the bizness of wrestling. My question is, is that a good thing for fans? We now know if some wrestlers are going on break so if the character gets injured we don't take the incident at face value. If one wrestler jumps from 1 promotion to another we hear about it weeks or months before hand.

So basically I think the question boils down to, is ignorance of the happenings in wrestling truly bliss or do you react just the same to actions going on on-camera in wrestling even though you already knew what happened way beforehand?

 

[Danger3]

I gotta admit, I do miss being surprised sometimes. There are times, however, where the WWE manages to give us something we weren't expecting, but now thanks to the internet, those times are few and far between. I don't think I could ever go back to the way it used to be though with me knowing nothing ahead of time or even learning additional information about a certain incident or topic. I guess it's just the natural way of things. As you get older, you become less ignorant of things that occur in life, and the same goes for the WWE.

 

[Jack-Hammer]

Sometimes, we're certainly too smart for our own good. The internet has obliterated the mysteries surrounding the inner and backstage workings of professional wrestling to the point where it's virtually impossible to be surprised anymore. For instance, Hulk Hogan himself all but comes right out and says that Rob Van Dam has signed with TNA Wrestling. Hogan has caught some flack about that but it would've just wound up being someone else most likely. Someone working in TNA overhears someone say this, or knows about so and so telling whatshisname that, knows someone that knows someone that works for Dixie Carter, etc. That's just how it goes.

However, I personally think the biggest problems is that there are far too many in the IWC that think they're smarter than they actually are. That's another huge problem the internet has created. Now that the veil surrounding pro wrestling is gone, it seems that everybody and their grandmother says they know how to run a major wrestling promotion. Vince McMahon gets criticism for many that honestly do feel they could run the WWE better than he can. Now, there is always the remotest of remote possibilities that there is someone that posts on the internet that just might be able to do that. A lot of us sit around and spout off about what we'd like to see, who we think should be pushed, what type of angles should take place, how far the envelope should be pushed and so on and so forth. That's all well and good but, at the end of the day, that's just "you" saying what you thing MIGHT work and what you HOPE would work. Now, to some degree, I'm sure it's like that even up in the big leagues. Vince McMahon can't know what will or won't work everytime but, unlike "you and me", he's the one that has hundreds of millions of dollars and hundreds of employees whose jobs may rest on the decisions that he makes. The IWC risks nothing. It's easy to be a monday morning quarterback when you're not the one that runs the risk of getting sacked when you run the plays.

 

[Ferbian]

There is certainly a big part of the surprise being destroyed by the fact that we have such open access to new information before it's actually published by the federation itself.

We got numerous kinds of surprises ruined such as Wrestlezone openly throwing out spoilers of the Smackdown and Superstars taping, but also signings, firings etc.
All thou these spoilers etc. can be avoided (personally I don't read the Smackdown spoilers, I wait till Fridays to watch it personally)
I personally try to avoid all the spoilers, and only read the things I already know (when it comes to spoilers) and the news of the industry (such as firings etc, etc.) just to stay on a level where I can discuss things alongside the numerous members on this forum.

So yes, we're too exposed to the news than it could prove to be good for us, but I also think it can be avoided that we are so openly knowledged.
So it is basicly a 50-50 situation if you ask me, because I believe you're not as exposed to all the news and spoilers of the business more than you ask for yourself to become exposed to it, because in the end, it's you who press the article on the front page, not the site popping it up for you.

 

[Schizophrenic]

My sig says it all. I honestly believe that the internet has really killed the fun aspect as well as the surprise aspect of the wrestling buisness. No longer are we surprised when a wrestler leaves one company and goes to another. The last time I was actually shocked was Raven's TNA debut in (I think) 2002 when he was on RAW Monday and Wednesday was on the TNA PPV and no one knew about it. Every debut, return, plot twist, ect is now being put on the internet for everyone to see to the point that I believe that it has effected everything involved in wrestling. I have stopped reading spoilers and even headlines that could possibly be a spoiler I don't read. I don't even look at the ticker on WrestleZones front page cause I don't want to see any spoilers (an issue I still have with the website) and I have noticed that I am enjoying the shows much more now than I have in 5-6 years. I don't know what's gonna happen and it makes it more enjoyable.

 

[Tastycles]

The IWC is too smart in that it sees swerves coming, but I stand by the fact that when they want to, wrestling companies can still pull off big suprises. Nobody thought that Cena would win the Rumble in 2008, nobody thought Batista would be WWE Champion now. If the WWE was as predictable as people whinge about it being then the best predictor on this forum would have a score more than 65%, which they don't.

The IWC thinks it's a lot smarter than it is, and that's where the problem lies. They can't let anything develop because they think they know exactly where eerything is going, when they evidently don't. In the cases they are right, they moan about everything and generally sap the enjoyment out of everything. It's too easy to read spoilers then say you saw everything coming, but that's what a lot of people do.

 

[wbuqed]

Nobody thought that Cena would win the Rumble in 2008, nobody thought Batista would be WWE Champion now. If the WWE was as predictable as people whinge about it being then the best predictor on this forum would have a score more than 65%, which they don't.

Tasty that is a great point, no one I think if they were honest could have seen Cena returning in 2008 at the rumble. Having said that let me pose a question to you. Do you think Vince just wants to hide the larger surprises or potential stories the IWC? or do you think it's an obligation of his to try and keep as much as he can hidden from the internet sites?

 

[TKO 3:16]

The internet is the gateway for everything and anything. the wrestling buisness is NO different.
I will admit thou that when I was younger and watched the sport, I didn't read spoilers, hell, I don't even think WE had access like that to it. Now its simple to get and reliable for information.
As far as PPVs go, it IS IMO beneficial to have some type of covergae because people sometimes don't want to rent or don't have the money for it. But as far as "spoilers" I'm 50/50 on it, I personally don't watch smackdown (not by choice but work is a bitch, atleast I get my mondays off!) So having the spoilers up on the site makes it easier to keep up with what's going on.
As for the sigings and firings and backstage news.. I LOVE IT, might just be my perogative but I can't get enough of it, and if I do watch a show after hearing what "might" happen, I still find myself emersed in the program and watch as a complete mark. Have for quite some time now and don't plan on stoping.
I say, keep it up Wrestlezone! this Is THE BEST web site for all your needs wrestling. I used to vist another site regularly (names will not be mentioned) and funnily enough, I was attending SD! At the Izod center here in jersey (last new years episode), and I believe it was during the 1st of HHH's 3 matches that night, him and JoMo were having a tables match and botched the spot. So they keep fighting and proced to repeat the same move (HHH throwing JoMo off the top, thru the table) but this time, its the end of the match.
Now, me NEVER having been to a live event, was let's just say a little confused. I start goin off on the fact that I HAD SEEN that, and the guy sitting next to me explains to me about the "taping" of the show and they will edit botched shit. Wow, never knew they did that as I had NEVER been to a wrestling show before that. After talking to these 2 guys, they tell me about Wrestlezone, I logged on, on spot, and this site has been bookmarked ever since.
In short, YES, it dose benefit people for displaying "spoilers" and backstage news. IMO if your a wrestling fan, you can take in any 411 about the product, BUT when that TV show is on, or your there live, its all in the WWE world, and should be ENJOYED!