So after last nights boxing match (Paquiao / Hatton), I'm feeling a bit ripped off and ticked off !!!
Let me begin by saying I didn't buy the PPV, just watched it on a hacked internet site (send me a private message if you'd like to know how). BUT... for the majority of the world who did buy and watch the fight, it set you back somewhere in the neighborhood of $50.
That's an awful lot of hype and money to spend on what was being billed as the biggest fight in the last couple of years. Then, to top it all off, Hatton gets his ass knocked out in the second round !!! So when you break it down, you paid $25 a round to watch boxing !!
It also made me think about last months Chuck Liddell UFC fight against Mauricio Rua. "The Iceman" ended up being knocked out in the first round and again, if you would have paid for that event, it was also in the $50 neighborhood. So that one ended up being $50 a round !!!
Now before anyone says, "but you get the undercard fights too...", does anyone really know or care much about the undercards on these events ??? Personally, I did not and do not. I watch the fights for the big names.
With all this being said, a lot of people were bitching and complaining about Wrestlemania 25 a few weeks back. They were pissed because the main event (HHH / Orton) didn't deliver in their opinion. The Divas Battle Royal was horrible, the ladder match was subpar with previous mania ladder matches, Cena & Edge had to fight again with the Big Show thrown in the mix, etc... But... Undertaker & HBK absolutely tore the house down in Houston !!!
Then, this past Sunday night, a lot of people were bitching and complaining about all the rehashed matches on Backlash. But... after it was over, there were a lot of people saying how good the PPV was (and I agree - it was pretty decent).
SO... my question is... doesn't the WWE provide you with the most and best entertainment for your buck ??? I know it costs $40 for a PPV or $50 for Wrestlemania, but you really do get entertained for the entire 3 or 4 hours it's on. You know the main event isn't going to last five minutes and the undercard matches are often times better than the main event.
I understand that it's fixed and fake (it's still real to me ), but it never ends five minutes after it starts. You actually get rewarded with quality entertainment and action, not disappointed when it's over after ten minutes.
Should the WWE try and promote their product with these facts ??? Thoughts.
Let me begin by saying I didn't buy the PPV, just watched it on a hacked internet site (send me a private message if you'd like to know how). BUT... for the majority of the world who did buy and watch the fight, it set you back somewhere in the neighborhood of $50.
That's an awful lot of hype and money to spend on what was being billed as the biggest fight in the last couple of years. Then, to top it all off, Hatton gets his ass knocked out in the second round !!! So when you break it down, you paid $25 a round to watch boxing !!
It also made me think about last months Chuck Liddell UFC fight against Mauricio Rua. "The Iceman" ended up being knocked out in the first round and again, if you would have paid for that event, it was also in the $50 neighborhood. So that one ended up being $50 a round !!!
Now before anyone says, "but you get the undercard fights too...", does anyone really know or care much about the undercards on these events ??? Personally, I did not and do not. I watch the fights for the big names.
With all this being said, a lot of people were bitching and complaining about Wrestlemania 25 a few weeks back. They were pissed because the main event (HHH / Orton) didn't deliver in their opinion. The Divas Battle Royal was horrible, the ladder match was subpar with previous mania ladder matches, Cena & Edge had to fight again with the Big Show thrown in the mix, etc... But... Undertaker & HBK absolutely tore the house down in Houston !!!
Then, this past Sunday night, a lot of people were bitching and complaining about all the rehashed matches on Backlash. But... after it was over, there were a lot of people saying how good the PPV was (and I agree - it was pretty decent).
SO... my question is... doesn't the WWE provide you with the most and best entertainment for your buck ??? I know it costs $40 for a PPV or $50 for Wrestlemania, but you really do get entertained for the entire 3 or 4 hours it's on. You know the main event isn't going to last five minutes and the undercard matches are often times better than the main event.
I understand that it's fixed and fake (it's still real to me ), but it never ends five minutes after it starts. You actually get rewarded with quality entertainment and action, not disappointed when it's over after ten minutes.
Should the WWE try and promote their product with these facts ??? Thoughts.