There is too much WWE programming in one week

[BringThePain834]

In today's day and age, the sheer amount of programming that WWE puts out every week is astounding compared to the MTV Rock 'n Wrestling days, the New Generation, the Attitude era, the Ruthless Aggression era, and the PG era. Today, there's three hours of Raw every week, two hours of SmackDown, a gazillion reality shows, and at least two hours of jobber shows every week that there's no point in having. I don't even know how many PPVs they air each year now. More than 12, right? I see a huge issue with that. I think one of the reasons that WWE suffers is that there's too much programming, and the consequences of it is felt everywhere. Here's a big reason why people are tuning out. the more WWE there is, the more people are beginning to realize that it's the same old shit every single week. The more WWE there is, the less time the writing team have to actually use their creativity and write interesting stories because they have to write at least five hours of TV each week instead of two or three. And the wrestlers themselves that are full time and are involved with the programming seem get burned out or lack motivation because they have so much work to do. Not to mention that Vince usually re-writes the entire show the day of taping.

So yeah. WWE puts too much programming out in one week. Does anyone actually watch Main Event or Superstars? Those two need to go, and in their place, go back to doing dark matches to test out new talent and gimmicks, cut Raw down an entire hour, and get rid of Fast Lane and Battleground. What that will do is free up time for stories to be written, to build to pay per views that people actually give a shit about. The night after the Royal Rumble, they need to start the build to WrestleMania. Nobody cares about Fast Lane. And the night after whatever the June PPV is, they need to start the build to SummerSlam. Nobody cares about Battleground. And there's supposed to be a Network special called "March to WrestleMania 32" in March. Well then what's the point of Fast Lane? None.

Point being is that before people go and complain about lack of creativity and lazy writing, they need to realize that the amount of programming they put out every week is potentially the bigger problem. I don't think it's the biggest problem that WWE has, but it definitely is a major issue, and that it should be taken care of soon.

 

[Jack-Hammer]

Generally speaking, most fans only see Raw and SmackDown as the vast majority of WWE's audience doesn't subscribe to the WWE Network. As a result, they don't get the various reality shows, documentaries and other wrestling programs like Main Event, Superstars or NXT.

I haven't watched Superstars or Main Event in quite some time, which is probably true for a great many others. However, there's a possibility that more people view the show on the WWE Network than we believe or give credit for. After all, one would think there has to be some redeeming value in the shows or they wouldn't still be airing them. As for the reality shows, I watch some of them every now and again, though I regularly watch Breaking Ground, and I'll watch something from the archives sometimes and, of course, the pay-per-view events.

But if all someone generally watches is Raw, SmackDown or a pay-per-view each month, then I don't think there's too much programming and besides, as I said, there has to be some redeeming value to these shows on the WWE Network. I mean...in order to have a network, you have to have programming.

 

[George Steele's Barber]

They are not making these shows for the heck of it. I agree that there is too much programming, Raw alone is too long for me maintain as much of my interest. But they are doing it for a reason. There is money or potential money in all this effort. For those of us that think it is too much it is easy to not watch and still keep up with the importantish stuff.

I will just take from this thread that the OP doesn't want Heath Slater's family to eat. Shame! Shame! Rings bell. Shame!

 

[Navi]

When it comes to wrestling I only really watch RAW and the monthly PPV. Stopped watching SD a long time ago, usually working that night and besides it's just mostly a recap of RAW.

We have the network, but other than the occasional on demand PPV, that doesn't get used much. It's hockey season here and we also have NHL Centre Ice. That means we can get out of market games nightly, so that's what hubby and son watch. I try to DVR NXT each week, but I've found I'm not watching that either only when I remember.

I guess there is too much on but it also depends on what kind of fan you are. Some I know only watch the network, and some don't even want it and just watch RAW weekly. The good thing is it's there if you want it and you can always choose not even to turn the TV on.

Who I feel sorry for is the wrestler's, and am surprised that more and more aren't getting injured. With the amount of TV and house shows happening, and injuries to so many right now, the ones that are left are almost doing double duty. They can't afford to have anymore of the top tier go down with the Mania season approaching, so the next couple of months will be very interesting. Not holding out much hope for the Rumble, with so many out.

 

[DeadSurvivor]

Turn WWE Raw into a 2 hour show, Smackdown a 1 hour show, keep NXT and ditch everything else ... That sounds about right to me.

 

[Jeff Deliverer of Mail]

Raw 2 hours, Smackdown 2 hours. Special edition Raw ( 2000 th episode or once every two months ) a 2.5 hour Raw. Wrestlemania , Summerslam , Halloween Havoc , Xmas Survivor Series , Royal Rumble should be the only big PPVs going, with hyped builds for all the events. Three or four special Saturday Nights Main Event from unique locations in China, Canada and The U.K.

 

[Trill Co$by]

By god, it's almost as if they're forcing you to watch the WWE Network... but wait, nobody seems to have a problem with Netflix or Hulu by going around and saying, "There's way too much Horror Movies" so why is WWE's streaming service getting flack? Nobody seems to mind that NFL Network is a thing, but let WWE offer a streaming service you're not obligated to subscribe to, and the world seems like it's going to explode. If you don't like that there's a lot of WWE programming, then don't pay for the network... or just don't watch it.

Personally, I love the Network. I happen to be one of the few people Jack Hammer pointed out that, whenever I can, takes time to check out Superstars, Main Event, NXT, Breaking Ground, etc. etc. on the Network. I also love watching Raw and Smackdown. And that's what the Network's great at, giving fans who want to binge on WWE the perfect place to binge. To be honest, I personally would love it if they would add a few WWE Films projects to the Network so that I can get the chance to see some of these WWE movies that I've wanted to show interest in but never could.

 

[Messiah]

Who are you to decided that?.. They're the ones making all the money off this programming.. If it was hurting the product they would cut back on the programming.. WWE is doing just fine. People are only going by the ratings , that doesn't mean shit. They still get good ratings compared to most shows on TV.

 

[WorstWrestlingExcrement]

In today's day and age, the sheer amount of programming that WWE puts out every week is astounding compared to the MTV Rock 'n Wrestling days, the New Generation, the Attitude era, the Ruthless Aggression era, and the PG era. Today, there's three hours of Raw every week, two hours of SmackDown, a gazillion reality shows, and at least two hours of jobber shows every week that there's no point in having. I don't even know how many PPVs they air each year now. More than 12, right? I see a huge issue with that. I think one of the reasons that WWE suffers is that there's too much programming, and the consequences of it is felt everywhere. Here's a big reason why people are tuning out. the more WWE there is, the more people are beginning to realize that it's the same old shit every single week. The more WWE there is, the less time the writing team have to actually use their creativity and write interesting stories because they have to write at least five hours of TV each week instead of two or three. And the wrestlers themselves that are full time and are involved with the programming seem get burned out or lack motivation because they have so much work to do. Not to mention that Vince usually re-writes the entire show the day of taping.

So yeah. WWE puts too much programming out in one week. Does anyone actually watch Main Event or Superstars? Those two need to go, and in their place, go back to doing dark matches to test out new talent and gimmicks, cut Raw down an entire hour, and get rid of Fast Lane and Battleground. What that will do is free up time for stories to be written, to build to pay per views that people actually give a shit about. The night after the Royal Rumble, they need to start the build to WrestleMania. Nobody cares about Fast Lane. And the night after whatever the June PPV is, they need to start the build to SummerSlam. Nobody cares about Battleground. And there's supposed to be a Network special called "March to WrestleMania 32" in March. Well then what's the point of Fast Lane? None.

Point being is that before people go and complain about lack of creativity and lazy writing, they need to realize that the amount of programming they put out every week is potentially the bigger problem. I don't think it's the biggest problem that WWE has, but it definitely is a major issue, and that it should be taken care of soon.

Precisely and agreed you couldn t hit the nail on it as much as I have
Yes it is the same shit and fans want competition not one excremental product hogging it all and being in a selfish market! I barely watch RAW as I read the results and say to myself it's the same shit every week or should I say same shit week after weak and wwe is weak! They want to hog the talent and just mistreat all Wrestlers! I can't wait for Steve Borden to leave wwe he has nothing but displeasure of being there! He hasn't been used and even if he is injured he only got paid amount of dates he is used! wwe needs to fold and close down! Make room for ROH, TNA and Lucha Underground and NJPW cause that is where all the action is not wwe where it is more comedy and talking and 20% action! Every wrestlers knows that a quick buck to be a benchwarmer and misused is heading to wwe! These people are nothing more than leeches that don't care about the sportsmanship anymore as it is all profitship!

 

[Mustang Sally]

Stopped watching SD a long time ago, usually working that night and besides it's just mostly a recap of RAW.

True, yet Smackdown still has to be written and produced. It's a lot of work to make a 2 hour show.

This topic has been a sore point with me for a long time. Most episodic TV programs broadcast 22 new shows a year, with the rest of the time taken by hiatus and reruns. In WWE, they don't have that luxury.....they're on every week of the year......and not for just a 30 or 60 minute show. Instead, we get 5 hours of Raw & Smackdown plus whatever else they do for recap and WWE Network efforts. Do you realize the amount of work goes into that?

Especially with so many fans complaining WWE doesn't keep their content 'fresh,' the problem is that there's too much content to make that possible.

When Raw was first broadcast from the Manhattan Center in '93, it was a one-hour show.....and I don't recall feeling shortchanged as to product. It was exciting and innovative because they didn't have so many hours to fill. Plus, how much can be done in pro wrestling that hasn't already been done?

Back then, WWE programming consisted of Raw and a couple of recap shows ('Superstars of Wrestling')....and that was it.

Give us less! We can still get our pro wrestling fix once a week and appreciate more what we're getting.

 

[FlairFan2003]

In today's day and age, the sheer amount of programming that WWE puts out every week is astounding compared to the MTV Rock 'n Wrestling days, the New Generation, the Attitude era, the Ruthless Aggression era, and the PG era. Today, there's three hours of Raw every week, two hours of SmackDown, a gazillion reality shows, and at least two hours of jobber shows every week that there's no point in having. I don't even know how many PPVs they air each year now. More than 12, right? I see a huge issue with that. I think one of the reasons that WWE suffers is that there's too much programming, and the consequences of it is felt everywhere. Here's a big reason why people are tuning out. the more WWE there is, the more people are beginning to realize that it's the same old shit every single week. The more WWE there is, the less time the writing team have to actually use their creativity and write interesting stories because they have to write at least five hours of TV each week instead of two or three. And the wrestlers themselves that are full time and are involved with the programming seem get burned out or lack motivation because they have so much work to do. Not to mention that Vince usually re-writes the entire show the day of taping.

So yeah. WWE puts too much programming out in one week. Does anyone actually watch Main Event or Superstars? Those two need to go, and in their place, go back to doing dark matches to test out new talent and gimmicks, cut Raw down an entire hour, and get rid of Fast Lane and Battleground. What that will do is free up time for stories to be written, to build to pay per views that people actually give a shit about. The night after the Royal Rumble, they need to start the build to WrestleMania. Nobody cares about Fast Lane. And the night after whatever the June PPV is, they need to start the build to SummerSlam. Nobody cares about Battleground. And there's supposed to be a Network special called "March to WrestleMania 32" in March. Well then what's the point of Fast Lane? None.

Point being is that before people go and complain about lack of creativity and lazy writing, they need to realize that the amount of programming they put out every week is potentially the bigger problem. I don't think it's the biggest problem that WWE has, but it definitely is a major issue, and that it should be taken care of soon.

During the 1980s and early 90s WWE had two separate syndicated hour long shows.....a three hour Monday Night Prime Time special every week on USA, a two hour program shown on WWOR Cable Channel out of Chicago, plus they did typically four two hour long late night specials for NBC. That right there is as much 9 hours per week. Meanwhile the NWA also had two separate syndicated TV shows for most of this time, plus 3 hours of programming split between Sat & Sun nights on TBS Cable, not too mention the three hour long Clash Of Champions Prime Time Specials.....that as much 8 ADDITIONAL Hours of wrestling in a week, right there bringing you up to as much 17 hours of wrestling on mainstream cable & network TV each week, as little as 12.

By comparison WWE has 5 hours dedicated to RAW & Smackdown and their Sat AM show gets another hour. There are no syndicated shows airing around the country, although they did for awhile have a "B" show that aired on ION Channel but has since been cancelled. That's roughly 6-7 hours per week of TV today, actually slightly less on average than the 80s & early 90s, far less when you consider there is no NWA/WCW also airing wrestling programming and no other promotion has a national presence on a major network.

They have been running 12 PPV per year since the mid to late 90s, somewhere around 1996 back when they were losing badly to WCW. So the entire "Attitude" & "Ruthless Agression" eras WWE was promoting 12 PPV per month. That also isn't anything new.

 

[Navi]

True, yet Smackdown still has to be written and produced. It's a lot of work to make a 2 hour show.

This topic has been a sore point with me for a long time. Most episodic TV programs broadcast 22 new shows a year, with the rest of the time taken by hiatus and reruns. In WWE, they don't have that luxury.....they're on every week of the year......and not for just a 30 or 60 minute show. Instead, we get 5 hours of Raw & Smackdown plus whatever else they do for recap and WWE Network efforts. Do you realize the amount of work goes into that?

Especially with so many fans complaining WWE doesn't keep their content 'fresh,' the problem is that there's too much content to make that possible.

Oh I totally agree and that was sort of my point. We don't need and most fans don't want all this, if you listen to what most say. Instead of SD being what it is, they could just turn it into a 1 hour recap of RAW for those that missed the show on Mondays. That way they wouldn't have to produce or have wrestler's participating in another two hour show. Think of the money just in travel and production costs that would save the WWE.

Not only that, SD tapings normally draw a smaller amount of fans, so is it really worth the money that goes into it.

 

[J.J.]

During the 1980s and early 90s WWE had two separate syndicated hour long shows.....a three hour Monday Night Prime Time special every week on USA, a two hour program shown on WWOR Cable Channel out of Chicago, plus they did typically four two hour long late night specials for NBC. That right there is as much 9 hours per week. Meanwhile the NWA also had two separate syndicated TV shows for most of this time, plus 3 hours of programming split between Sat & Sun nights on TBS Cable, not too mention the three hour long Clash Of Champions Prime Time Specials.....that as much 8 ADDITIONAL Hours of wrestling in a week, right there bringing you up to as much 17 hours of wrestling on mainstream cable & network TV each week, as little as 12.

By comparison WWE has 5 hours dedicated to RAW & Smackdown and their Sat AM show gets another hour. There are no syndicated shows airing around the country, although they did for awhile have a "B" show that aired on ION Channel but has since been cancelled. That's roughly 6-7 hours per week of TV today, actually slightly less on average than the 80s & early 90s, far less when you consider there is no NWA/WCW also airing wrestling programming and no other promotion has a national presence on a major network.

They have been running 12 PPV per year since the mid to late 90s, somewhere around 1996 back when they were losing badly to WCW. So the entire "Attitude" & "Ruthless Agression" eras WWE was promoting 12 PPV per month. That also isn't anything new.

Internet wasn't a household commodity then, nor was a 3 hour first run(live) show every week. Hell a lot of people still had basic cable which didn't feature the USA Network, or wasn't syndicated on stations around here. GCW was mainly shown down here in the southeast and Crockett promotions, I think the Jarrett's Tennessee promotion too. If lucky the Von Erich's or Bill Watts. But rarely WWE, unless it was one of those main event sketches. This carried on into the early 90s. Which is likely why I have more a knowledge of the territories over WWE growing up. Championship wrestling wasn't shown down here either.

WWE had the old GCW timeslot after McMahon purchased GCW to get the TBS slot. That was only for a brief period of time and to be honest, I disliked it because it was too gimmicky. WWE had their view of wrestling, the south had there's so basically their programming wasn't accepted down here until years later.

WWE had a lot of failed programming then too. So while you could argue they had just as much content as they did back then - I want you to know it wasn't accessible to view everywhere like it is now.

 

[Black Anaconda Vise]

For Smackdown, what they could do is set it up similar to the way pre-shows are. Recap RAW, have a match, have interviews etc. That way you know what's going on without having to sit through a long RAW. They can keep the gimmick Smackdowns as something fun, with segments and matches and all and have those Smackdowns be 2 hours, but generally just keep Smackdown an hour.

With the Brand Extension ending and the two big championships being unified, Smackdown just feels kinda useless as it's the same guys you saw Monday fighting again or jobbers. Making it a recap show would be just fine.

 

[Azane]

I'm just glad nothing Important happens on Smackdown anymore.
They recap anything that "matters" on RAW in 30 seconds, but I havent felt compelled to watch Smackdown in years.

If they didnt sprinkle so much on the first hour of RAW, I'd be happy only watching the 2nd and 3rd hours, but just the 3 hour of RAW full of Filler and such is making it hard to watch, it's very obvious that the writing and creative are stretched, barely being able to make 2 hours of compelling TV, with nearly 4 hours of filler in a week.

I wish they would condense it a bit more so we can just watch the 2 hour RAW for Story continuity, Leave Smackdown as midcard wrestling with little to no relevant story.

nXt's less is more is becoming more and more apparent, as I think the best thing going on for the show is the fact that it's only 1 hour, and they don't Force every match into a commercial break period, sure it's helping advertising bottomlines short term, but it used to be the Hour match and the ME would get a commercial, not every single matchup, which is killing the matches for the live audiences, which dead audiences kill the show for me. (That's more of a side rant though)

Unfortunately, the short term profit is all that WWE is concerned with, and it's why the brands have been weakening over time. I always see their decisions on a week to week basis on how to handle things and "This will make us more money now!" which as driven half their viewerbase away. I wonder if the ship will right once Vince hangs it up, or if the short term decisions will doom WWE to a ghost of itself.

PPVs I could care less on how many their are now with the network though, it used to be ridiculous how little content some of the paper views would lead to, seeing a lot of like Over the Limit and Fast Lane type PPVs where they had pretty much nothing going on, or anyone who bought this year's Survivor's Series... I feel really bad for, but WWE can only do long term booking for the part timers, they'll spend 3 or 4 months building up a Brock Lesnar match, but the only way they can build something like Cena vs Orton (Random example) was to have them wrestle each other or Tag together vs every week.

 

[whoopin' ass]

It isn't so much too much wwe programming, it is the same faces all the time. As mentioned, you have 2 groups - those who only watch Raw and Smackdown and those who watch the network. If you subscribe to the network, then abviously you don't have an issue. With the other group, it is only 5 hours week. People forget that during the Attitude Era, you have Raw and Smackdown for 2 hours each, plus Shotgun Saturday Night and the Sunday show for an hour each - 6 hours a week and that was just wwe. No one complained there was too much then. Why? Simple while you had some guys appearing on multiple shows, they usually spread out their talent and used their roster efficiently. That meant things didn't get stale because you didn't see the same guys on tv all the time. That is what they need to start doing again. They only use a fraction of their roster on tv and instead keep showing the same guys week after week. People get tired of it. Think about it - how many times when they do their annual roster cuts do you go "he still works there?" Guys sit on their roster for years doing nothing. It wouldn't have happened before and is a sign that wwe isn't really concerned about their income since they can waste it like this. Before, every dime had to count which is why if you were on the roster, generally you were on tv in some form. Today, it is different. There is no reason why Otunga can't be wrestling on tv once in a while no matter how bad he is. But he is green and the fans don't like him so wwe keep him off tv and use someone else again and again and again. That's why it seems like there is too much tv - you are seeming the same show again and again and again. If they didn't treat most of thier roster as filler and quit focusing on only a handful of guys, there would be no complains about too much tv because the shows would look different and you might want to watch them.

 

[BestSportsEntertainer]

WWE definitely has too many shows and too many hours of programming.

You have 3 hours of Raw, 2 hours of Smackdown, Main Event, Superstars, House Shows, and a lot of original content on the Network.

I would say have 2 hours of Raw and 2 hours of Smackdown. Maybe 2 house shows per week and NXT. That would keep wrestlers from being overexposed.

 

[J.J.]

It isn't so much too much wwe programming, it is the same faces all the time. As mentioned, you have 2 groups - those who only watch Raw and Smackdown and those who watch the network. If you subscribe to the network, then abviously you don't have an issue. With the other group, it is only 5 hours week. People forget that during the Attitude Era, you have Raw and Smackdown for 2 hours each, plus Shotgun Saturday Night and the Sunday show for an hour each - 6 hours a week and that was just wwe. No one complained there was too much then. Why? Simple while you had some guys appearing on multiple shows, they usually spread out their talent and used their roster efficiently. That meant things didn't get stale because you didn't see the same guys on tv all the time. That is what they need to start doing again. They only use a fraction of their roster on tv and instead keep showing the same guys week after week. People get tired of it. Think about it - how many times when they do their annual roster cuts do you go "he still works there?" Guys sit on their roster for years doing nothing. It wouldn't have happened before and is a sign that wwe isn't really concerned about their income since they can waste it like this. Before, every dime had to count which is why if you were on the roster, generally you were on tv in some form. Today, it is different. There is no reason why Otunga can't be wrestling on tv once in a while no matter how bad he is. But he is green and the fans don't like him so wwe keep him off tv and use someone else again and again and again. That's why it seems like there is too much tv - you are seeming the same show again and again and again. If they didn't treat most of thier roster as filler and quit focusing on only a handful of guys, there would be no complains about too much tv because the shows would look different and you might want to watch them.

Those shows back then were all recap shows mainy. Shotgun Saturday night was supposed to be more adult oriented than it's already edgy product at the time, it aired in my area either 11pm or 12am and apart from it's unique element it was mainly a recap show. There was no YouTube channel or an abundance of streams on the Internet to go back and watch Raw then. This particular show had drastically stopped showing in many areas and was cancelled a few months before Smackdown begun airing.

You had 2 hours of Raw, 1 hour of Sunday Night Heat initally. Heat was a good show originally and was WWE's first version of a Smackdown and was a great pre-PPV show. Feuds on Raw would carry onto Heat. You had Livewire that was on USA Network on Saturday mornings that was a Raw recap as well as Superstars on Sunday mornings. WCW had a 3 hour Nitro, 2 hour Thunder and 1 hour of Saturday Night. I guess I don't think it's too much because I don't choose to watch all of the content.

 

[Hyorinmaru]

Well that depends on whether you get every avenue the WWE has available. If you have the network then odds are good you might get a little bit overwhelmed by all the WWE content available (I.E. Original content, old shows & every ppv) as well as 5 hours of RAW and Smackdown every week. Typing all that out yeah that's a shit ton of programming.

Some may not get the Network and argue just the 5 hours of RAW and Smackdown is to much. I don't think it is but the argument can be made.

Now me personally I don't get the network so all that content isn't available to me and I stopped watching Smackdown so at the end of the week I only watch 3 hours of WWE programming.

tl;dr version: Yes the WWE has a lot of programming available but not everyone watches all the programming available.

 

[Reflection]

Just watch RAW and PPVs, and skip the rest of the shit. That's what I do. Smackdown, Main Event and Superstars are filled with random and grudge matches anyway, so I don't think they devote too much time on writing these shows, especially by compromising on RAW or PPVs.
I also cannot come to terms with the supposition that that a lesser number of PPVs would have a positive impact on the quality of the storylines booked. As we have seen in TNA Impact, bad writers will write bad angles, irrespective of the number of special events in a calendar year. Moreover, most of the PPVs these days feel like episodes of RAW, just with more title defences. The stories too, continue over multiple PPVs... so it's not as if they are writing a new feud for each man after every special event.
Now that they have their own network, they need more exclusive and fresh content to broadcast in it. That's where Emma's cooking show and all those gazillion other shows come in. However, I really don't think they have a bearing on the quality of the main wrestling shows, for they certainly use different writers and production teams.
In conclusion, I believe that the lack of creativity or stand-out angles, will continue even if they reduce the number of shows or number of PPVs... They will obviously not bring RAW back to 2 hours, for the third hour is a lucrative source of income. However, with each decade, it gets tougher and tougher to come up with good ideas that haven't been played out before. As such, in order to improve the quality of the storylines... the best option that they have, according to me, is to employ a higher number of creative minds.

 

[Rayne]

There are three hours of RAW and two hours of Smackdown every week because the cable companies that distribute them do better selling advertising during WWE programming than they do reruns of Law & Order or USA Originals. There would be even more programming if advertising executives thought people could stand it- which is how RAW has bloated from a one-hour weekly promotion for PPV to a three-hour marathon.

If you're looking for a company to ignore profit for the sake of craftsmanship, build your own company so you can realize that shit just doesn't work.

 

[Stone Cold Tea]

By god, it's almost as if they're forcing you to watch the WWE Network... but wait, nobody seems to have a problem with Netflix or Hulu by going around and saying, "There's way too much Horror Movies" so why is WWE's streaming service getting flack? Nobody seems to mind that NFL Network is a thing, but let WWE offer a streaming service you're not obligated to subscribe to, and the world seems like it's going to explode. If you don't like that there's a lot of WWE programming, then don't pay for the network... or just don't watch it.

I think you're mis-understanding here. I don't believe he is complaining about the fact that there is so many shows, more the fact that the quality of programming may well be suffering because of the amount of shows that need to be created each week.


I only watch Raw,PPVs and have only recently started watching NXT. The only things on the network that would interest me would be the documentaries they have. I have no interest in watching old PPVS anymore as it's just not the same as the first time watching them.

I agree with you that the amount of writing creative are doing each week will be affecting the quality of show.

 

[BringThePain834]

To clear some things up in this thread, I'm only talking about what WWE puts on television every week, not the WWE Network. There's just too much televised WWE, Raw needs to be cut down, SmackDown needs to be worth it again, and there's no point of having Main Event and Superstars.

 

[Mighty NorCal]

You are right.


Unfortunately, if USA offers you more money to put on more programming, you are going to put on more programming.


So get used to it.

 

[J.J.]

To clear some things up in this thread, I'm only talking about what WWE puts on television every week, not the WWE Network. There's just too much televised WWE, Raw needs to be cut down, SmackDown needs to be worth it again, and there's no point of having Main Event and Superstars.

Those shows are all optional to watch. I strictly watch Raw and none of the other programming you're referring to and I'm still able to keep up with all that's going on.