The Great Injury & Ratings Panic of Late 2015

[45123]

Remember around this time last year when everybody was injured, ratings were plummeting, Roman Reigns still wasn't getting over, Mania plans were in shambles, and WWE was just throwing shyt at the wall every week on Raw until the Royal Rumble. That was an interesting time











WWE was really desperate to get Roman over and put together an interesting show with a handicapped roster

 

[mrken12]

Remember around this time last year when everybody was injured, ratings were plummeting, Roman Reigns still wasn't getting over, Mania plans were in shambles, and WWE was just throwing shyt at the wall every week on Raw until the Royal Rumble. That was an interesting time

Aren't these things still happening?

 

[45123]

Aren't these things still happening?

Nah Reigns was still getting chirps before the Sheamus feud, at least now he's getting a big reaction, good or bad. And ratings still stink but it was around then when Raw slipped into the low 2's and they were hitting historic lows every week, and Vince was panicking and had to insert himself back into an on-screen feud for the first time since like 2012. Just look at that last vid and how it was pretty much the entire heel roster there just to get Roman over

 

[mrken12]

Nah Reigns was still getting chirps before the Sheamus feud, at least now he's getting a big reaction, good or bad. And ratings still stink but it was around then when Raw slipped into the low 2's and they were hitting historic lows every week, and Vince was panicking and had to insert himself back into an on-screen feud for the first time since like 2012

Reigns has been getting reactions for a while.

 

[45123]

Reigns has been getting reactions for a while.

Yeah from beards who were just there to boo him. In the non-smark towns he was usually either getting mild to little positive reactions or no reaction at all, I remember this continued well into 2015 even after his WM main event

Just listen to these pity pops/CDQ entrances



Well that 2nd one ain't bad but certainly not the reaction for a world champ/main eventer

 

[Ill Lou Malnati]

Oh yeah... I remember that fatal 4-way shyt. We were all complaining that it was right AFTER Survivor Series that they started having all those stables feud and do matches against one another.

 

[JerseyBoy23]

Damn didn't realize Strowman's been on the main roster for the last year. Remember smarks on Twitter were complaining that he skipped the NXT process?

 

[Pinyapplesuckas]

Damn didn't realize Strowman's been on the main roster for the last year. Remember smarks on Twitter were complaining that he skipped the NXT process?

he was in nxt but never actually had any televised matches or a debut. he also was a rosebud with Adam Rose. i guess they figured fukk it lets throw a hail mary with it...i'd rather see him than Baron Corbin

 

[Saysumthinfunnymike]

That Paige and Charlotte promo with Reid's name being thrown around

People forget how awful Charlotte was as a face, if you read this board the last couple months you'd think Charlotte was always a good promo

 

[jackswstd]

Reigns had the fans after he beat Sheamus on Raw. The crowd popped when he attacked Trips, and when he got Vince. Of course as usual, they decided to fukk it all up by having him defend the title in the RR. The neckbeards figured he'd win, he didn't. Triple H won and they figured he'd Main Event Mania and win, he did.

 

[R=G]

Oh yeah... I remember that fatal 4-way shyt. We were all complaining that it was right AFTER Survivor Series that they started having all those stables feud and do matches against one another.

They have Sheamus MITB and the belt...lol@League Of Nations. Reigns squashed them every week.

 

[Playaz Eyez]

Reigns had the fans after he beat Sheamus on Raw. The crowd popped when he attacked Trips, and when he got Vince. Of course as usual, they decided to fukk it all up by having him defend the title in the RR. The neckbeards figured he'd win, he didn't. Triple H won and they figured he'd Main Event Mania and win, he did.

It's amazing how the WWE can both push Reigns and sabotage him

 

[GoddamnyamanProf]

That Paige and Charlotte promo with Reid's name being thrown around

People forget how awful Charlotte was as a face, if you read this board the last couple months you'd think Charlotte was always a good promo

Good? No. Better than the other 3? Definitely.

 

[Saysumthinfunnymike]

Good? No. Better than the other 3? Definitely.

How would we know, they've been given nothing but awfully scripted garbage and Sasha (like Charlotte was) has been cast in a role that doesn't fit her character.

Alexa Bliss is by far the best promo on the women's side, it's not even close

 

[GoddamnyamanProf]

How would we know, they've been given nothing but awfully scripted garbage

This is the same criteria you just used to conclude that Charlotte wasnt always a good promo. We know based on how they've performed using the same criteria.