KB Answers Wrestling Questions

[klunderbunker]

AJ Styles vs Samoa Joe for the title as soon as NXT TakeOver Toronto is done?

I'd watch. I don't think it happens but I'd watch.

 

[justinsayne]

I'd watch. I don't think it happens but I'd watch.

Well of course you would, how else you gonna write your review?

 

[klunderbunker]

You'd be surprised.

 

[Da Prophet]

Haven't seen Raw but did we get a CM Punk joke?

 

[klunderbunker]

No but I'd suggest you re-watch the start of Miz vs. ZIggler from Sunday. You might see something you recognize.

 

[Papa Shango]

Out of the guys debuting in the new CW division, who if anyone is most likely to break out of the division and become a main event player?

 

[klunderbunker]

Off the top of my head, Tozawa assuming he can speak English.

 

[L@RISANO]

I'm guessing Swagger is the unofficial replacement for Alberto Del Rio?

 

[klunderbunker]

Seems like it yeah.

 

[L@RISANO]

"this week’s RAW show drew 2.68 million viewers, almost lower than the July 4 holiday episode and one of the lowest totals in some 20 years."


That is really really bad. When will WWE get the hint that things just aren't working out the way they should?

 

[klunderbunker]

When football season is over. This happens every year and every year people don't seem to get it.

 

[justinsayne]

When football season is over. This happens every year and every year people don't seem to get it.

Was just going to say the same thing. I would be curious to see what DVR & Hulu numbers are by the end of the week though.

 

[Da Prophet]

Have we crossed the point where being a name from elsewhere is no longer an excuse for not having success in WWE?

Does Styles being this star in WWE shutdown the complaints of those who came before him and expose that some of them were just shit or did he just find himself in the right spot at the right time with a new perspective from management?

 

[L@RISANO]

When football season is over. This happens every year and every year people don't seem to get it.

Oh, I understand that MNF means lower RAW numbers but having actual all-time lows has to be a huge concern for WWE going forward as it means people who use to still watch are now also tuning out in droves given the constant drop on a year to year basis.

That said, I do wonder how WWE accounts for those who watch via Live Streaming from all across the world, myself included.

 

[justinsayne]

Oh, I understand that MNF means lower RAW numbers but having actual all-time lows has to be a huge concern for WWE going forward as it means people who use to still watch are now also tuning out in droves given the constant drop on a year to year basis.

That said, I do wonder how WWE accounts for those who watch via Live Streaming from all across the world, myself included.

That 2.68 number is just taking into account people that watched live though, it's not counting the +5 DVR numbers or the people who watch TV via various streaming services.

 

[justinsayne]

Is it just me or does WWE overuse that spear through the barricade spot?

 

[klunderbunker]

Have we crossed the point where being a name from elsewhere is no longer an excuse for not having success in WWE?

Does Styles being this star in WWE shutdown the complaints of those who came before him and expose that some of them were just shit or did he just find himself in the right spot at the right time with a new perspective from management?

Oh yeah. They really don't care anymore.

It certainly should, but to be fair NXT has had a lot to do with that.

Oh, I understand that MNF means lower RAW numbers but having actual all-time lows has to be a huge concern for WWE going forward as it means people who use to still watch are now also tuning out in droves given the constant drop on a year to year basis.

That said, I do wonder how WWE accounts for those who watch via Live Streaming from all across the world, myself included.

It's not that simple. Consider things you have today that weren't around back then:

The Hulu shortened version
DVR
Network, where you can binge watch before a pay per view
Online recaps/play by play (one of which is run by WWE itself)

And probably others that I've forgotten. I make my living based on the idea that people want a five minute recap of a show instead of a three hour version.

Oh yeah and did I mention the show is THREE HOURS A WEEK? No one has time for that.

That 2.68 number is just taking into account people that watched live though, it's not counting the +5 DVR numbers or the people who watch TV via various streaming services.

Indeed.

Is it just me or does WWE overuse that spear through the barricade spot?

Oh it's not just you. That's getting up there with the table spot.

 

[FunKay the Inevitable]

I'd forgotten how bloody amazing Kurt Angle was/is. Aside from the obvious, some unsung classics of Angle's from either TNA or WWE?

 

[klunderbunker]

There's an Austin match on Raw, January 8, 2001 that is outstanding.

 

[Alex]

Do WWE have to pay ex performers for DVD sales?

 

[klunderbunker]

I believe so.

 

[ShinChan]

If a finisher is copyrighted, can someone else use it?

If Yes, then does the finisher be called as it was copyrighted or you could just use the move's name? I guess that we can't rename it?

Last I asked you about TJP, you found him almost generic or lackluster. What skills of his just changed your opinion?

Neville likely in Cruserweight Division?

 

[klunderbunker]

You really can't copyright a move but it's a bit of wrestling etiquette.

Part of it is not being in TNA anymore. The legbar idea worked really well as he just went with one plan and stuck with it. I'm always a fan of logical wrestling like that.

Yeah probably.

 

[Bernkastel]

Do you think WWE should separate weight classes like MMA does? Let the CW's headline one show and the HW's the other? Separate women and tag teams too. Or should they continue to mix the divisions?

 

[klunderbunker]

Nah. Let them mix as wrestling fans see smaller guys as less important.