Smackdown vs Raw

TheGame · 09-27-2002, 09:09 PM

From the day Steph and Eric took over as managersall the way up to today, which program do you think has been higher quality?

Personally, i think Smackdown is the clear winner. It has beat Raw in Star Quality, Match Quality, and Story Quality...

There is no point making a poll because not enough people will vote... sooooooo which do you prefer?

Null · 09-27-2002, 09:18 PM

well... Raw. cuz survivor is on now when smackdown is so i miss half of it.

then i forget to watch the 2nd half. when i do watch im ejoying the new people more, like lesner. he was on raw. he on smackdown now? its been a while since i really watched =(

nWoCHRISnWo · 09-27-2002, 10:21 PM

Smackdown is so far ahead of Raw it's not even funny. Ratings are better, matches are better, storylines are better, announcers are better... The only thing Raw has over Smackdown is the GM, Eric Bischoff. He kicks ass.

Kurt Angle + Chris Benoit + Eddy Guerrero= Unbeatable.

And Null, Survivor just started last week, so how did this force you to miss Smackdown for the several weeks inbetween last Survivor and the Survivor that just started? Brock's on Smackdown now by the way.

Jonbo298 · 09-28-2002, 01:49 AM

As I said in the other post
Raw is my answer

BreakABone · 09-28-2002, 09:40 AM

Well, I like SmackDown large and by far. When the split first occurred SmackDown had the better name brand such as Rock, Hogan, Angle and HHH, but now they have the best talent and well a bunch of new faces to mix it up. I mean we get folks like Eddy, Chavo, Benoit, Kurt, Rey and Brock.

Dragon-Fly · 09-28-2002, 10:55 PM

RAW!

More action, More Entertainment, More everything.

Raw, Raw all the way.

Ps: Unless it really get's boring, and all the good players leave.

Professor S · 09-30-2002, 02:51 PM

If I had to pick, I would go with Snackdown. But honestly, the WWE is what I go to during Monday Night Football and other TV commercials now. Thats just sad.

Null · 09-30-2002, 03:00 PM

indeed it is. i sometimes flick to it to see the reviews of what happened the week before at the beginning.

a lot of the new guys they're getting are interesting. i think they really help. getting a bit tired of the old people. Because the WWE isnt doing anything new with them. I enjoyed watching lesner. and i say a couple other new people that were intersting. Ray Mysterio is fun to watch (even tho he's not new)

People like Hogan / Flair........... great guys. did a lot for the world of wrestling. But thier time is over. its just so boring watching them. hogans return match at WM was awsome, he shoulda ended it there. and said thats it. what better way to go out then in your first WM appearence in what? 10 years or something?

tired of undertaker. RVD is fun to watch. havnt seen Rock in a long time. cant say thats a terrible thing.

I wish they'd get some of the cool tag teams back together. ex. The Dudleys. and Edge and Christian.

basically i watch it now if i have nothing else to do.

Professor S · 09-30-2002, 03:05 PM

I'd like to see the Killer Bees and Cam-Am Connection come back. Failing that the Rockers, High Energy and Strikeforce.

Please soemone tell me they know who I'm talking about...

Don't make me reference The Rock and Roll Express, Midnight Express or Minnesota Wrecking Crew.

nWoCHRISnWo · 09-30-2002, 08:59 PM

I don't know why'd you want those PAST good/great teams to come back, seeing as how some of them are an impossibility (like Owen hart being dead therefore not a possibility as part of High Energy) and most of them can't wrestle anymore, but they were good teams in the past, yes.

Professor S · 10-01-2002, 08:27 AM

I was speaking idealistically. I would love for all of those teams to come back as they once were in their prime. Those tag teams thrived in an era when tag teams were tag teams and not 2 singles wrestlers thrown together. The WWE actually thrived when they used that formula recently when The Dudley Boys, Hardy's and E&C topped the tag team world. Now we have Kane and Hurricane as champs... yawn.

The probem seems to be that the WWE doesn't support successful tag teams the same as they support successful singles wrestlers. Vince doesn't seem to believe that they can draw consistently. Well I don't know aabout you, but when the WWF was hitting their highest ratings and PPV buys, I was watching as much for TLC as I was foir Rock/Austin.

nWoCHRISnWo · 10-01-2002, 08:06 PM

"I was speaking idealistically."

I figured as much, but I'm a jackass.

Anyhoo, I agree. Remember back in '88 when they had a 5-on-5 tag teams match? Now there are about two tag teams in WWE, and both aren't especially great. A far cry from even just two years ago... But Vince will fix that up by handing Triple H more belts, so no need to worry.

Professor S · 10-02-2002, 08:29 AM

Well its either HHH or the Undertaker with Vince, so pick your poison

Trowser · 10-07-2002, 01:38 PM

They both been sucking for a long time...i dont even bother to watch anymore

nWoCHRISnWo · 10-07-2002, 08:37 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Trowser
They both been sucking for a long time...i dont even bother to watch anymore

Of course, Smackdown lately has been having the best quality matches that any WWF(E) show has ever had on a weekly basis...