What is your opinion about WWE.

[WWEFAN_100]

I am not talking about the wrestlers, the storylines, or the faults. I’m talking about the company.

Do you think the company has changed a great deal from in the 90’s to now?

When I watch WWE now and compare it to the 90’s, I think back then fans knew how to be fans, and would just enjoy the show. I think the atmosphere has changed a lot as well. Fans got into the action more then now.

Do you also think that WWE changed there reputation now?

Back then WWE had a bad reputation, with the whole “Steroids” situation and the whole “Owen” and “Benoit” situation, I think WWE had a bad fall.

Do you think they are making up for that?

Or

Do you think the bad rep is still there and just not as noticeable as before?

 

[Ferbian]

That's actually an interesting twist to the regular threads we see on this forum.

Do you think the company has changed a great deal from in the 90’s to now?

There's no denying that is the thing that has happened. WWE has tried to separate themselves from the violent image they had back in the days. They have definitely made the environment that talents wrestle in today much, much safer. They have brought a great environment to the wrestlers, guaranteed money contracts, as well as no chair shots and no blading. So they have definitely changed a great deal. But in the good way.

When I watch WWE now and compare it to the 90’s, I think back then fans knew how to be fans, and would just enjoy the show. I think the atmosphere has changed a lot as well. Fans got into the action more then now.

The fans still know very well how to be fans back then. They're much more into it now though, but they definitely still get the chance to be fans. They get to have a say, just as well as they get to watch a good product for both the wrestlers as well as the people watching, be it parents, children or just a simple fan.

Back then WWE had a bad reputation, with the whole “Steroids” situation and the whole “Owen” and “Benoit” situation, I think WWE had a bad fall.

Do you think they are making up for that?

Or

Do you think the bad rep is still there and just not as noticeable as before?

The steroid scandal in all ways will always be there, and I think it's a shame. The WWE has tried their best to get off the whole thing. They have done everything to separate themselves from Benoit, they have banned material that could cause wrestlers to end up like Benoit. As well as they have allowed for smaller guys to become more successful. There's no denying that in the 80's a guy like Jericho would definitely not have been able to get the career that he has build for himself today. And that goes for many of the smaller guys.

The WWE will most likely always have the bad rep on themselves. They will constantly try to separate themselves from it. But it will be very hard because of the popularity as well as impact on the business Benoit had, as well as the steroid scandal. I think the first steroid scandal in the 90's has definitely soothed with all the wrestlers becoming successful. But it is definitely not completely gone because of the Benoit scenario.

The Owen scenario was a very sad incident that nobody could possibly fix. There were an error with the wire, and Owen died because of it. WWE has been great in taking the time to honor Owen for his contribution to the business, and that is all I think they can really do. That is until they get the acceptance to induct Owen into the Hall of Fame.

 

[Jimmy King]

Really there's only one part to this I can respond to:

The fans are a lot different now-a-days. Sure, WWE is in a PG era. But look back at Nitro circa '98. You had your younger children in Sting/Goldberg apparel, teens in their NWO apparel, and adults being a mixture of the two. Now, everyone is practically forced to like one person, or one group of people (faces.)

Adversely, the fans of '98 watching the WWF product were all unanimous in who they loved. Seemingly, everyone loved Taker, Stone Cold and The Rock. There was no division, no friction among fans. Now, it's close to being all-out 1992-like gang warfare. For instance, I was at TNA's Bound For Glory 2007, and a person charged at me because I said I would never buy an LAX t-shirt. He then accused me of now knowing what ROH was, therefor I didn't belong there. What's worse? People, including myself before the birth of my son, treated some children/teens this way for liking Cena.

Even when there was a grey area for faces/heels (like Austin and the NWO) fans always seemed to be on the same page. Now, we hear "Let's go Cena" followed by "Let's go Sheamus."

The product has changed tremendously, so has the company itself. Before, WWE were astounded to have someone of Pete Rose's fame to be associated with them. Now, they bust their nut over Jon Lovitz? *Side Note*

 

[Rav2410]

i grew up watching and loving wrestling (WWF, WCW, and ECW until the WCW\ECW invasion, then wrestling went to shit. it got worse every year and now ill never watch WWE again until randy orton is dead and buried. TNA has so much potential cause their young talent are actually good compared to WWE's garbage(prime example os useless pushes is The Miz) TNA just needs someone in office who can write better storylines and match up the right wrestlers against one another; and also have the right ppl win(stop pushing the likes of Jeff Hardy cause he sucks and was only good in a tag team with matt). They should push guys like James Storm, Robert Roode, AJ, The Pope, Desmonde Wolfe, MCMG, etc. not guys who don't need it(Kurt Angle) or guys who really, really don't deserve it such as Jeff Hardy or Jeff Jarrett who are garbage and belongs in WWE with the rest of the trash except for Triple H and Undertaker who are the only good wrestlers they actually have. I'll never understand y neone could watch WWE nemore cause its just plain shit. well thats my opinion so dont shit on me for speakin my mind.

 

[hellod245]

As a company nowadays wwe is trying really hard to get into the mainstream media. this was the reason wwe started the whole guest host concept. Now parents take their kids to the events and encourage them to watch wwe. They are trying really hard to reconstruct the good company image in general public and to make themselves legitimate entertaining athletic show in public's eye.

 

[BuckshotBrian13]

Overall the wwe has been doing better than they have the last few years with nexus, but they are no where near the attitude era. If John Cena wasn't slammed down our throats as the WWE Superman, mabye the WWE would be better of, but Mcmahon will cater to the little kids w/ him for money. The most times to me when the wwe was interesting is the Nexus storyline, the rise of Shameus, Orton's title-runs and his feud w/ Kofi. Give the wwe time and they'll bring back the edginess of another attitude era. All those little kids will grow up and want to see something else with wrestling.

What's wrong with Orton? If anything Cena needs to be dead and buried. lol.

 

[Irish574]

Ya know, one of the main things I have noticed about the E compared to the 90's WWF is def. the fan reaction. Do you guys remember when Stone Cold would come out? The glass would shatter, and every single fucking person in the stands stood up, threw their middle finger in the air and went absolutely bat shit.
Name ONE person now-a-days that draws that kind of reaction every single night. Sure HHH will draw a great reaction when he returns, but that will be one night.
The fans just don't seem into it as much as they used to. It used to feel like the fans felt like they were legitimately part of the action, now they are there just to see a show.

 

[MayorMcCheese]

Honestly it's reminding me of the early 90's, sans the stupid cartoony characters. Instead you get cartoony/soap opera names. the in ring work, is terrible, WWE doesn't invest enough time in WRESTLING. they focus to much on overdone facial expressions.

The Promos are to robotic and unnatural. These guys don't adlib anymore, it's all a damn script. How talented is Shame-us really, if he can't go out and adlib? His wrestling ability is nothing to write home about.

Most of all, I hate John Cena, he's the epitome of PG. The crappy jokes, the sucking up to the fans, Well I don't hate him just his character. He is the face of PG WWE and it SUCKS!

 

[Zigglerfan227]

One thing that always sticks out in my mind is the fan reaction. In the past even if matches were terrible the crowd could make it very enjoyable. Sometimes the crowd MAKES the match. I first started watching wrestling in 2008. When I look back on matches with the Rock and Hulk Hogan, the crowd were into it. I personally did not usually like Hogan or The Rock's in ring work but with the crowd behind them I can dig it.
So yeah, the crowd's reaction has certainly changed.

The internet has also changed many things. We now have spoilers, backstage news, and forums such as this. The fans have so much input into wrestling. Now I'm not saying Vince McMahon or the bookers listen to what we say but we can discuss things with one another and I'm certain they see some things.

We also obviously do not have blood, chair shots, sex, and curse words in WWE anymore. If we see blood it is real blood and not fake. and it only happens by accident.

 

[Porter1989]

RAV2410 ur so dumb. the miz a useless push? he more entertaining then aj stayles not only on the mic but in the ring. ur a piece of shit that knows nothing. and for orton in about a year will be the face of wwe. get used to him. his plays his character so good. just stick to the tna bullshit u watch everyweak. its not nationally every week therefore will never surpass the wwe. the stars tna has? wwe made them.

 

[eezy1]

RAV2410 ur so dumb. the miz a useless push? he more entertaining then aj stayles not only on the mic but in the ring. ur a piece of shit that knows nothing. and for orton in about a year will be the face of wwe. get used to him. his plays his character so good. just stick to the tna bullshit u watch everyweak. its not nationally every week therefore will never surpass the wwe. the stars tna has? wwe made them.

Lol porter...dude if u think miz is better in-ring than AJ ur the dumb fuck that knows less than nothing.

Moving on. I think its pretty simple the business is in no way, shape or form as good as it used to be and I find it hard to believe it ever will be these days. Mcmahon shot himself in the foot by trying and succeeding in monopolising the industry and changing it for the worse. Anyone thats been watching for the last 15-20 years will know what im talking about. Its different for the kids that spend hours watching re-runs from that period, they have no fcuking idea and their opinion counts for shit. U have to have lived through it. Every single aspect of the biz is the shits compared to what it was and why we became fans in the first place. I still watch but I dont often enjoy and when I do it mostly comes from Impact these days.

 

[EffinSaySo]

i grew up watching and loving wrestling (WWF, WCW, and ECW until the WCW\ECW invasion, then wrestling went to shit. it got worse every year and now ill never watch WWE again until randy orton is dead and buried. TNA has so much potential cause their young talent are actually good compared to WWE's garbage(prime example os useless pushes is The Miz) TNA just needs someone in office who can write better storylines and match up the right wrestlers against one another; and also have the right ppl win(stop pushing the likes of Jeff Hardy cause he sucks and was only good in a tag team with matt). They should push guys like James Storm, Robert Roode, AJ, The Pope, Desmonde Wolfe, MCMG, etc. not guys who don't need it(Kurt Angle) or guys who really, really don't deserve it such as Jeff Hardy or Jeff Jarrett who are garbage and belongs in WWE with the rest of the trash except for Triple H and Undertaker who are the only good wrestlers they actually have. I'll never understand y neone could watch WWE nemore cause its just plain shit. well thats my opinion so dont shit on me for speakin my mind.

This is an opinion of the WWE, not TNA...trollin'.

Second, your comment "it got worse every year and now ill never watch WWE again until randy orton is dead and buried" and "prime example os useless pushes is The Miz)" suggests the question: what are you doing here besides...trollin'.

Third, do you work at a landfill because what i read above is a bunch of garbage if you ask me. Are you a hoarder of text? Why are you...trollin'.

Seriously, if you haven't watch the WWE because of Randy Orton, you shouldn't know anything about it or having anything to do with it. It's like "I watch the World Cup 2000, but recently stopped watching it, so imma go into a Soccer discussion board and brag about basketball." Take this advice, "if you think it's shit, stop paying attention to it." Unless your comments are some sort of recruiting ploy to get people to join your one-member TNA fan club. It's okay to be rejected by other TNA fan clubs. But you can do a better job with marketing.

 

[ctln4rko]

I started watching in 2007, and the company has gone up, reputation , storyline, matches, and wrestlers wise, ever since. I own the 90's dvd, the hogan dvd, undertaker dvd, and austin dvd, and the wwe is way better than between 1992 and 1997. The attitude era was simply jaw dropping awesome. WWE needs that again; something to revolutionize the company, in the 90s, it was DX and the screwjob, and austin giving vince the bird. today, properly used, the nexus may be able to really crank it up.