No Protection

ok i was wondering i havent watched wrestling since 4ever, i guess i stoped watching it when it started to get prdictable and corny...i think it was better when people thought it was real and not acting. what do you think?

No Protection

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Queer as NSYNC

down hill

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MMB

Still on top for me

Dangerously Crazy

it's been known that it was scripted for a long ass time, nothing like that can be real

MioFaces

I don't know, but for some reason, ever since the WWF changed to WWE and they had that whole ECW, WCW, and WWF angle, I kindda stopped watching it because it became too preditable. The story-lines are getting so boring and it's obvious that this is gonna happen and that's gonna happen. I think the best year the WWE had was in 2000, it was the BOMB! I couldn't even miss a WWE show on T.V. But now, it's just gone down the hill just like ECW and WCW.

Nanny

Thats not totally true. Its "guided". Meaning, the wrestlers are given an idea of what to do. For example, they are told that during a match they are to do this move, this move, this, that, and this... this person will win by ___ (d/q, submission, pin fall) and what happens between is all up to them, and they should try to fill up xx amount of time. (If you notice a lot of wrestlers have long hair, its like that for a reason... so they can communicate with other wrestlers in the ring with out people knowing!) Same with promos, they are told what the promo should be about, and its up to them to make an impromptu speech.

And back on topic, I think WWE is picking up lately. I too was getting a little distracted from it last year during the WCW thing, but that was because I got confused, there were too many wrestlers that I'd never heard of. I am just a new fan of wrestling, and purely World Wrestling Federation Entertainment fan, I wasn't into the WCW or ECW brands. But I think the storylines are picking up now, and it has an interesting twist

PapRoach123

My favorite wrestling show was the old WCW. Angles like the (old) nWo, the Flock, the rise of Goldberg, the mystery of Sting, the Wolfpac.. those were the best wrestling watching days of my life. Nothing could beat that. And at the time, nothing did. Not even the WWF.

After that I enjoyed the WWF angle about the Ministry and later on the Corporate Ministry, while Austin and McMahon were fighting the most classic battle in WWF history.

Those were the best of times of all Sports Entertainment, financially overal, but also rating wise, merchandise was boosted into the homes of the fans...

Ever since the WWF bought WCW it sure as hell went downhill. Why? Because the WWF screwed everything up. All wrestling fans were waiting for the battle between the WWF and the WCW. The anticipation went through the roof. Goldberg vs. Austin, nWo Hollywood vs. D-Generation X...

The invasion angle was gonna be it. WRONG. The only major players that the WWF could use as WCW representatives were Booker T and Diamond Dallas Page. This due to the fact that most big WCW wrestlers were chained to a Time Warner contract, which made them not being able to do anything but sit on the couch cashing checks...

So with the only big WCW wrestlers being Booker and DDP, the WWF did the unthinkable and screwed up those characters so bad, that every single one related to wrestling saw how bad it was. Those two wrestlers both have been the People's Champs for crying out loud. They were as popular as the Rock when they were still in WCW... And if that wasn't enough, the WWF even screwed up their own characters Stone Cold and the Rock. It was a disaster. A lot of fans lost respect for the company there, cause as bad as the Invasion angle turned out to be, it took way too long before it finally ended.

Then to get Stone Cold's popularity back, they invented the "What?" stuff. That was a desperation attempt, and hell did it work or not? WHAT?! Exactly.

But it didn't last long.. the WWE came up with the idea to revive the nWo (which has been revived by the WCW itself way too many times already..). But anyway, they did and the anticipation was again extremely high. But then it turned out to be fake once again. The WWE version of the nWo was not even worth to be in the shadows of the WCW one. It was bad.

Also, the WWE once again screwed up one of their major players going by the name of the Undertaker...

Then the WWE came up with the idea to seperate the company into two competative shows RAW and SmackDown!. The idea was to create the competition that was lost when they bought WCW. Everybody knows that competition is good for business. It started off slowly with the popularity, but it did gain a few ratings here and there.

Right now, I think the WWE is trying to climb out of the hole again with help of angles like Brock Lesnar, which still do quite good. Also, by reviving Hulkamania, the WWE gained a bit more popularity, but of course, old tricks rarely work multiple times...

Let's hope that the Rock, Triple H and Brock Lesnar can keep the WWE, and therefore the entire pro-wrestling devision up there. Though other small pro-wrestling companies are just waiting for a chance to rise up, so don't get your hopes up yet, guys.

Lita

I stopped after WM 18, it just got a bit too boring and the wwf oh wwe kept using the same people. But now it just is like WCW. I mean RAW looks like Nitro and its just isn't the same as it was. The Hardyz/Lita split late 2001 was useless, and the ECW vs WCW vs WWF got too drawn out. I always wonder how it would be if WWF didn't buy WCW. I've heard from some people that Vince's wasted time in the XFL soiled the company a bit. I remember when there was a time when almost every guy and some girls were wrestling fans. Some says its the economy, the boring storylines, or the overused talent. Who know's?

NDD

I think it's great! I have stayed a fan for years and years. I have enjoyed basically every storyline, even the predictable ones.

It did get somewhat boring in 2001. But ever since the two new GMs were assigned to RAW and Smackdown!, the WWE has been more entertaining than I can remember. And I think it's only going to get better.

The new superstars being brought in (Brock Lesnar, John Cena, Batista....) are going to really help save the company with the help of the already-established big players such as Triple H, The Rock, Undertaker, Kurt Angle and so on.

I feel very optimistic.