05-31-2021, 01:41 AM | #4801 |
2 Dicks out for Trips
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I imagine they'll at least do a Beach Bash Dynamite.
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05-31-2021, 05:19 PM | #4802 |
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510k is the number being reported for the latest AEW viewership. Meltzer is still sucking their dick. The mental gymnastics run deep.
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05-31-2021, 05:32 PM | #4803 |
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Turns out 510k was too big. Closer to 501k.
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05-31-2021, 05:38 PM | #4804 |
Trickster Demon
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That's probably a good indicator of what Rampage will do in that same Friday timeslot, about 400-500k on average.
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05-31-2021, 05:40 PM | #4805 |
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If that. Rampage is probably going to take a hit as the secondary show. Either that or they can go all hands in on it and hurt Dynamite.
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05-31-2021, 05:41 PM | #4806 |
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And that isn’t for some time now. Numbers will likely drop between now and then.
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05-31-2021, 06:05 PM | #4807 |
Trickster Demon
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05-31-2021, 07:05 PM | #4808 |
Trickster Demon
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06-01-2021, 05:28 PM | #4809 |
Shelly Martinez = Ratings
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Because I tweeted about AEW a few times, I now see "suggested tweets" related to it. Most of it's shit I don't care about and scroll right by.
But there's an account that posts "why is every episode of Dynamite the best episode of Dynamite" every week. I want to believe they're taking the piss, but rasslin Twitter is full of people who can't criticize one company or the other. It's really weird. Last edited by screech; 06-01-2021 at 06:54 PM. Reason: Meant that rasslin twitter is weird, not people enjoying the shows |
06-01-2021, 05:47 PM | #4810 |
Trickster Demon
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That's Andy Nemmity. He and his wife, Amy Nemmity, go to every AEW PPV. They are really nice on twitter and joke around a lot. They run the website WrestleJoy.
They are huge marks tho too, as you can see from Amy wearing her AEW shirt to get vaccinated.
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06-01-2021, 06:29 PM | #4811 |
quesque fuck?
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Good for them for enjoying something together.
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06-01-2021, 06:53 PM | #4812 |
Shelly Martinez = Ratings
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I think I follow her or she follows me or something. Have definitely seen her before. Never made the connection though. Good for them
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06-01-2021, 07:18 PM | #4813 |
Best Poster
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Probably got injected with Meltzer Sheep Juice
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06-01-2021, 07:35 PM | #4814 |
Shelly Martinez = Ratings
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Those damn sheep,,,,,,
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06-01-2021, 08:05 PM | #4815 |
It's a blood match!
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MARK FUCKING HENRY
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06-01-2021, 08:14 PM | #4816 |
is brat
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Man Hands
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06-01-2021, 10:07 PM | #4817 |
President of Freedonia
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My ex watched last year's Revolution with me (little did we know the world would shut down like 2 weeks later). She'd never watch wrestling full time but as a one off show she got a kick out of it.
Dating someone who tolerates wrestling is one thing but idk how I'd fare with a superfan. I saw a girl on a dating app where all her pics were wrestling related (wearing wrestling shirts, her with a replica belt, cosplaying as Bayley etc). I mean hey good for them doing what they like....but the idea of having to sit through Raw every week on date nights feels bleak. |
06-01-2021, 10:21 PM | #4818 |
President of Freedonia
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Awesome Kong and Shanna's contracts have expired. Kong hasn't been around since before the pandemic but I was wondering if she'd turn up as a surprise entrant in the women's battle royal at All Out, her first AEW run ended with that awful Nightmare Collective angle.
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06-01-2021, 11:14 PM | #4819 |
Da Gif/Pic Pimp
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More bummed about Shanna.
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06-01-2021, 11:19 PM | #4820 |
Hey Mister!
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Yeah Kong is pretty immobile these days but Shanna seemed better than most of the other girls on the roster.
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06-01-2021, 11:38 PM | #4821 |
President of Freedonia
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Shanna was supposedly a bit of a shithead to the extras they were bringing in to wrestle her on Dark. Toss in that she already had some heat on her last year for making Islamophobic posts on social media and I’m not too surprised she wasn’t renewed.
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06-02-2021, 12:01 AM | #4822 |
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06-02-2021, 12:16 AM | #4823 |
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Oh, Rampage is a new show..... seen a few posts about AEW and "the Rampage deal" and assumed that AEW had signed former TNA Superstar Rampage Jackson
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06-04-2021, 05:06 PM | #4824 |
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I wonder what the excuses will be this week for Dynamite? Obviously they’ve got the NBA and dead time slot (which they earned for themselves). But I actually heard people using Covid being over as an excuse for poor ratings the other week. Covid was used as the reason the ratings were low by the same people. And for some reason this never applies to the WWE.
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06-04-2021, 06:10 PM | #4825 |
It's a blood match!
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It's Friday at 10pm, nobody is expecting Wednesday night numbers.
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06-04-2021, 06:33 PM | #4826 |
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06-05-2021, 01:45 AM | #4827 |
Trickster Demon
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I expected 400 - 500k last week
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06-05-2021, 02:22 AM | #4828 |
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06-05-2021, 02:22 PM | #4829 |
CodeBot Engaged...WOAAHH!
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LOL HOLY SHIT!!! They gave freaking Andrade creative control and veto power over the match finishes!
That is the dumbest thing I've ever heard of from AEW. Let me say that again... AEW gave ANDRADE creative control and veto power in his contract. Andrade. Andrade gets to call his own shots. |
06-05-2021, 02:25 PM | #4830 |
CodeBot Engaged...WOAAHH!
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06-05-2021, 03:08 PM | #4831 |
Da Gif/Pic Pimp
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"There was a compromise made..." Damn bro calm down on the "facts". I got some ocean front property in Arizona if you're interested.
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06-05-2021, 03:53 PM | #4832 |
Hey Mister!
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Wanting to work for other companies while at the same time wanting any degree of creative control is having your cake and eating it too. AEW should have told him to fuck off.
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06-05-2021, 05:12 PM | #4833 |
king of sucks
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well he is not going to get the belt any time soon, he might get the AAA belt from kenny. an let him diva out in AAA, an beat jobbers in aew an control that.
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06-05-2021, 05:59 PM | #4834 |
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This thing looks more and more like WCW all the time. The inmates running the asylum. Creative control all over the place. Let’s be real — if Andrade didn’t put that into his deal, he’d still have been allowed to do whatever.
Only, unlike with WCW, there are no executives to fire the “Eric Bischoff” in this situation. This is like if Eric Bischoff’s daddy owned WCW. Only this one was never cool. |
06-05-2021, 06:01 PM | #4835 |
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I’m still holding out hope beyond hope that someone else throws their hat into the wrestling game. There is enough free agent talent out there. A working agreement with New Japan is possible if you just present yourself within the realm of sports. There are even “stars” that are technically free agents right now. Brock Lesnar, Bryan Danielson, CM Punk and Samoa Joe come to mind. It’s very possible to put together one super-compelling show every week that would smoke anything out there.
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06-05-2021, 06:05 PM | #4836 |
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Can you please fantasy book 1 month of said show in ARMCHAIR WARFARE style?
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06-05-2021, 06:48 PM | #4837 | |
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The closest thing I’ve come to fantasy booking lately are ways to make WWE...interesting again. And that’s hard, but honestly easier to do given the higher quality of the talent there. SummerSlam could actually be a pretty amazing show. I think I randomly put together a card like this: SPOILER: show Don’t tell me that card wouldn’t shit all over anything AEW has put on...ever, really. |
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06-05-2021, 08:13 PM | #4838 |
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The real numbers for Revolution and Double or Nothing came out and Meltzer got “busted” for inflating them. “Busted” is in quotation marks, because it really depends on whether you think Meltzer is being dishonest on purpose, if he’s being misled, or his maths is just “optimistic.” His inflation rate is about 16%, so it’s up to you whether you feel that “reporting” should come under fire or not.
Personally, I think Meltzer’s coverage of AEW has been horrible. He’s deliberately confusing. I see people talking about 132k like it’s the US buyrate, not realizing that not only was it closer to 115k, but that is inclusive of international buys. There’s a reason he’s never clear on that. 132k sounds way more impressive than 75k North American buys. And then you can’t say they did better than any promotion since WCW, since ECW used to smash that on the reg. I know he’s been nice to hb2k and all that, but as a wrestling reporter, he’s really lost it. More often than not I see a report about WWE from him and know the truth is probably in the opposite direction. His insight into “AEW vs. NXT” was fanboyish and juvenile, and his flat-out bias towards AEW has led to omissions and glaringly false or inaccurate reporting that is clear bullshit to anyone who applies a few seconds of critical thought. I don’t even think Dave is taking a pay check for this. I don’t think he needs one. I’m not sure if it’s just to coddle subscribers and the markish anti-WWE/pro-AEW sentiment, or whether he’s just being misled all the time and his WWE sources have dried up, but I think he’s just...lost it. He’s a fan/commentator who likes what he likes, and what he likes isn’t very good. |
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06-05-2021, 09:05 PM | #4840 |
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Brandon Thurston and WrestleNomics are the ones sharing the Meltzer melting numbers, for those curious. I don’t think they’re trying to bury Dave, but I don’t how you can see Meltzer being so high on both Double or Nothing and Revolution and still give the guy any benefit of the doubt when it comes to his “data” or assumptions based off it.
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