Why Don't WWE Fans Watch More Indy Wrestling?
923553
I have been a fan of wrestling for over 30 years and the simple answer is that it is not televised.  I used to watch most of the independent promotions--ECW when it was on at 2 AM in New York and further back with the southern promotions on TBS in the afternoon.  If someone would put together an independent promotion program (there are enough sports channels out there--maybe Versus would be interested) I think you are right--there would be a lot more interest than there is now.  Unfortunately that would mean more exposure for the wrestlers and they would be signed away by McMahon or TNA.
607759
i dont think its weird that girls want to watch wwe or any kind of wrestling.  that just shows that they arent prissy or stuck up snobs that watch soaps all day... thats all wrestling is for us guys is a soap opera.  i have several friends that are girls that i watch wrestling with and argue with about storylines and stuff.  guys who say a girl shouldnt watch wrestling needs to be quiet because he is a person who thinks girls cant do stuff like guys can.
1046146
Why do men watch wrestling?  For the same reason, it's entertaining.
573227
Oh that's normal for those who follow sports they can't understand why anyone wouldn't want to watch and cheer. But there are more that don't watch, than watch, which is truism for most events.\nI for one, couldn't care less about it.
54854
SmackDown! is the best cause it got cool superstars RAW doesnt seems to be that cool. on my cable they dont show RAW reguarly. They show SmackDown! 3 times in 24 hours.
673390
Wrestling fans are kind of strange like that. They'll cheer for one guy one day, and boo him the next. Like Chris Jericho, for example, when he was still around. People loved him, then right before he won the Undisputed Championship, people began to hate him. My guess is people are sick of Jon Cena and want to see a change in champions. Why they are cheering for Triple H, though, is beyond me. I would personally like to see Rob Van Damm as the champ or Shelton Benjamin.\n\nAlso you can kind of blame Chicago for starting the hate on Cena, Those people like to cheer for the underdog, which happened to be Triple H at WM22. They also cheered for that crazy woman.
895218
You pretty much hit the nail right on the head.  They'd rather watch guys wrestle each other, than watch a bunch of hot chicks compete in a contest that involves a lot of T and A.  I'll say this; if all the divas were put on Smackdown (making it an all woman's wrestling show), I would love it!  No one would watch it though, because people don't care to see hot chicks wrestle each other?  I'm sure they get aroused when the see Vito in a dress, though!  LOL!
27669
I DO I WATCH IT EVERY FRIDAYS AND I LIKE RAW TOO. I'VE BEEN SEEING WRESTLING SINCE I CAN REMEMBER. AND MY BROTHER IS A PRO WRESTLER SO GOT TO LOVE IT
759090
It will be a long time before TNA becomes a major competitor with wwe, they have talent but they are low on funds when you compare them with the wwe. But you never know, one day they might eventually be a major competitor.
558670
It's great. The ECW coming back will give a chance for more of the unused WWE talent to showcase their skills. It opens up the wrestling world as now fans have more choices. Granted all are WWE, but WWE is offering different types of wrestling to view. Reguardless a TV deal is a TV deal and one is better than nothing wherever it is. The good thing about Sci-Fi is that is generally comes with the basic cable package so everyone can view it.
127685
Of course more fans watched boxing before pay-per-view, but most people were willing to pay to watch the heavyweight championship bouts. Making it pay-per-view actually helped get people together to watch it in the same place so they would talk about it more and build up more interest.\n\nThe problem now is that there are PPV cards every other week. This past weekend it was Mosley-Vargas, both of whom are already past their prime, and which many boxing fans didn't feel was worth their money. The week before was Margarito-Gomez, whom casual boxing fans may still not know about. There are so many pay-per-views now that fans don't know which ones to buy and end up not getting them. Many of the cards don't even have any advertisements to promote them.\n\nAs mentioned earlier, we do need a real heavyweight champ who can entertain the public. The Rahman-Toney fight (3/18) looks interesting, but Rahman isn't as much of a talker and Toney looks too pudgy to impress most people. As for the W. Klitschko - Byrd fight (4/22), well, most people would rather watch grass grow than watch Byrd's defensive style, and few people have any confidence in Klitschko anymore because of the two knockouts he suffered in recent years. Fortunately, I think both of these fights will be shown on regular HBO.\n\nI don't know who's going to be the next heavyweight to capture the imagination of the fans, but as soon as he comes around, I can guarantee you that there will be a lot more people willing to pay to see him on PPV, even if a lot of the less important PPV cards get overlooked.
906915
okay folks,\n\nI'm going to give you my opinion on this.  Before I do, I don't want to be considered just some dumb WWE fan.  I have been in Stamford 6 or 7 times in the WWE building, having met with most of the head writers.  I have been called in there, and called back several times over on job interviews.\n\nTNA's attempt to gain new fans by trying to out-DX the new DX is a very bad idea.  For one, the reason that people enjoy TNA is because they are NOT WWE.  They like watching good matches, and while I personally hate the ring, I enjoy the talent.  \n\nI say, do your own thing.  Don't do what was done ten years ago because it worked back then.  I've been watching for 18 years, and while the Monday Night Wars were a great time, you have to realize that WWE now has BOTH major players in the wars, AND Paul Heyman.  Vince, Eric AND Paul are  certainly a force that I wouldn't want to mess with.\n\nTo accept a challenge in another company is just a poor move.  Clearly, they don't think that Vince would actually allow them onto a card that would a) give them the opportunity to put on a poor match to take away from a pay per view, and b) allow a wwe audience to see a TNA gimmick.  Putting out a challenge that they know won't be accepted is just an excuse to further a storyline that Vince has no reason to pay attention to.\n\nWWE is going to ignore this for a while.  TNA is in a position where they realize that they need WWE more than WWE needs them.  If WWE went to TNA, it would give TNA more viewers.  If WWE ignores them until they need to really fight back - which would be if impact moves to a monday, theyll eventually bring out the big guns.\n\nIt's too bad VKM accepted the challenge after they knew the match was already made.  As the owner of a company, would you let two former wrestlers who you didn't like enough to keep BACK into your ring when they have a storyline that is anti WWE?  \n\nThe fact is VKM is no more than the Roadie who sang "With my baby tonight" and a member of the "Smoking Guns".  Yeah, they were in DX at one point, but there is a reason they weren't kept.  They can stop their whining, and make a name for themselves on their own, or they can continue to play this bullying game for as long as they can until WWE actually decides to take them on. \n\nHonestly, I don't see why TNA blew the trigger on this so soon.  I would have thought if they were going to do something stupid like this (though I am interested), they would have waited until they were on on a Monday night.  \n\nI guess we'll have to wait and see what will happen.  Obviously, WWE isn't going to justify the challenge with a response, but I do look forward to the day that they decide to fight back, because when it all comes down to it, I do honestly believe WWE will win this war.
1035969
I think this is part of a plan to bring more fans to both ECW and WWE.  All McMahon is doing is taking big names from both sides into the ring in hopes that their matches will inspire fans to watch both shows.  To be honest, rating-wise I don't feel that ECW and WWE are competing with one another at this point.  Sure, their wrestlers are competing against each other in the ring, but all-in-all they have the same intentions--to get the same fan base to follow both shows respectively.  (Oh yea, and I totally agree with you.  Those title belts aren't going anywhere!)
798897
Acutally...there is quite a competition in wrestling.... not necessarily in the ring... but in the back...\n\nLow card guys are always trying to get over with the writers and get a push....
93510
Here are some reasons....\n1. The storylines are predictable\n2. They've done the same things over and over again on the Free TV Shows...\n3. Everything is built so you pay $35 to watch the monthly PPVs.\n4. There are too many PPVs\n5. Wrestling has lost its edge compared to 6-7 years ago when it became popular again.  Back then people tuned it because it was unpredictable and you didn't know what was going to happen next.\n6. Boring characters, everyone goes by their name and they are just average men, whereas there aren't any new characters or character development.\n7. Not a lot of new young talent, we're seeing the same old guys over and over again.  Anyone new that they bring in is someone who hasn't wresteled in 10 years or was from WCW.\n8. The business has lost touch with what the fans want and is becomming more and more like WCW.\n9. It's becoming more like WCW and less like ECW.
1130063
no, i only like raw and smackdown rvd, kirk angle, and the big show are sell outs
1146840
There are two types of wrestling fans. Ones who enjoy it and think its real. Then there are the ones who know its fake and the inner workings behind it but still enjoy it the same. Depends on who you are talking about.