As long as people will pay money to attend them, they will still be a thing
>>18508481
With more people watching, they'd have to write new scripts and rehearse different matches rather than practice the same ones night after night. Not worth the effort, especially when the goal is to build chemistry between workers and see what works and what doesn't between them
>>18508481
House shows were the equivalent of a comedian doing his routine a hundred times before filming one for the big special that actually made it on tv. Usually the house show circuit would be the same people wrestling each other night after night, either because they were feuding on TV or because they needed the reps. Broadcasting them defeats the purpose.
WWE has cut back a lot on house shows and you can notice it. Most guys need it, otherwise they don't get enough practice time and then they go on tv and perform badly.
>>18508556
I was going to post something similar. House shows may not be needed anymore in terms of finances but its vital for the talent to get experience, work off ring rust, understand how to work etc.
>>18508292 (OP)
House shows are basically rehearsals in front of a live audience. Plus it lets them hit smaller markets and sell tickets/merch to fans in places not big enough for them to shoot TV there.
I remember when some anon last year posted about how Bayley gave Shotzi a stinkface at a Houston house show and I spent the whole night searching for it in a cold sweat to no avail
>>18508556
WWE superstars aren't wrestlers. Wrestling isn't the craft they're practicing now - their job is being superstars. House shows don't practice that skill.
>>18509977
what are you talking about? even if you remove the wrestling part from the equation, they still need to perform in front of an audience to hone their non-wrestling skills, like how to cut a promo in front of a hostile audience. You can't get that experience when doing those Fanatics events or doing tiktoks.
