Thread 18508292

Shouldn’t house shows be a thing of the past by now?

Why?

>>18508294
WWE is full of lazy part timers who won't work tv let alone house shows

>>18508292 (OP)
wrestling should only be house shows exclusively, in fact.

>>18508294
Why waste time on house shows when you broadcasting is easier than ever?

There's thousands of small towns in the US and WWE can't hit all of them with Raw's or PPV's, so they do house shows.

I think they should be doing more of them to be honest.

>>18508468
They should put them on Netflix or peacock then

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

But house shows are still going strong.

>>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.

>>18508292 (OP)
It's still the best way for your talent to get their reps in and work out spots for your live broadcasts.

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.

>>18508556
If you want to see what a cluster fuck a company without house shows is watch AEW

>>18508292 (OP)
Why not? Retard.

>>18508292 (OP)
Ask AEW how building a fanbase goes without house shows.

>>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

you'll understand in a few years when all the new top guys suck because of lack of reps

>>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.

>>18508514
who is the guy on the ropes looking at

>>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.