Wrestlemania will never be Wrestle Kingdom.

[mrken12]

I don't think they can rely on this anymore.

Ratings stay going down every year.

The build to Wrestlemania so far:

How Was This Week's RAW Viewership With Brock Lesnar, Mick Foley Angle And More WrestleMania Build? - WrestlingInc.com

Below is our 2017 RAW Viewership Tracker:

January 2nd Episode: 3.046 million viewers
January 9th Episode: 2.907 million viewers
January 16th Episode: 3.271 million viewers
January 23rd Episode: 3.292 million viewers
January 30th Episode: 3.615 million viewers
February 6th Episode: 3.115 million viewers
February 13th Episode: 3.087 million viewers
February 20th Episode: 3.216 million viewers
February 27th Episode: 3.093 million viewers
March 6th Episode: 3.216 million viewers
March 13th Episode: 3.232 million viewers

Only got over 3.5 million once and that was after the Royal Rumble.

 

[Da King]

I can name more classics from wrestlemania from part timers alone than i can from a wrestle kingdom show which i watched based off yall hype. If that omega match was 6 stars than shyt like

Hogan v rock
Macho vs warrior
Hbk vs taker

Were 9 stars

HBGOAT got about a dozen 10 star matches if we're going on this new scale

 

[mrken12]

NJPW isn't an indie and prides itself on psychology. The matches aren't great because of spots.

Who is still calling NJPW an indy promotion?

 

[Amor fati]

Y'all heard that new 2Pac diss to biggie?

? Nope never heard.

 

[Ill Lou Malnati]

Ok.

 

[Sypress]

I can name more classics from wrestlemania from part timers alone than i can from a wrestle kingdom show which i watched based off yall hype. If that omega match was 6 stars than shyt like

Hogan v rock
Macho vs warrior
Hbk vs taker

Were 9 stars

The energy those matches created

 

[THE 101]

Whatever...they're two different kind of products done the best in their respective styles.

You're not gonna see Okada v Omega at Mania but you're not gonna see booking like the finish to the Mania 31 main event. I dig both, but the WK do consistently deliver, whereas Mania aren't always all that.

 

[jackswstd]

It's not fair to compare the two. WrestleMania is an entertainment show with some wrestling on the side, Wrestle Kindom is a wrestling show with entertainment on the side.

 

[mrken12]

It's not fair to compare the two. WrestleMania is an entertainment show with some wrestling on the side, Wrestle Kindom is a wrestling show with entertainment on the side.

Isn't the wrestling supposed to be the entertainment?

 

[jackswstd]

Isn't the wrestling supposed to be the entertainment?

 

[23Barrettcity]

People want classic matches and people to get adequate time to make art happen. Wrestlemania has never been this. It's always been more about the presentation. The Tokyo Dome show, however, is an absolute wrestling showcase. It's where five star matches are delivered.

People like you are keeping puro from getting more fans

 

[mrken12]

People like you are keeping puro from getting more fans

How? Japanese wrestling has no problems getting new fans.

 

[JamalfromtheDot]

People want classNic matches and people to get adequate time to make art happen. Wrestlemania has never been this. It's always been more about the presentation. The Tokyo Dome show, however, is an absolute wrestling showcase. It's where five star matches are delivered.

What you're saying is true, but they have to evolve because fans are beginning to care more and more about matches.

I saw the 6 star Okkkada/Omega match, the last 15 minutes of the match was literally moving from one high spot to another so miss me with that shyt

That match was overrated as fukk but it was still good. The last 15 minutes were pretty good. The first half of the match was the bad part as it was pretty much shyt that didn't matter at all.

 

[Da King]

That match was overrated as fukk but it was still good. The last 15 minutes were pretty good. The first half of the match was the bad part as it was pretty much shyt that didn't matter at all.

The entire match meant nothing till the final spot because every high spot before no sold and illogically went from one move to the next

 

[JamalfromtheDot]

The entire match meant nothing till the final spot because every high spot before no sold and illogically went from one move to the next

You're overexaggerating man, they had transitions. Okada sold most of the shyt, but I admit Omega wasn't really selling as well. Omega was more focused on athleticism in that match.