Official Wrasslin' Thread (renamed to reflect the discussion) (5 Viewers)

[Scorpius the Allfather]

There was a story already the the feeling is that the PG era is already over. I doubt we'll ever go back to the anywhere close to the Attitude Era considering #metoo and cancel culture, but I do see them becoming edgier.

WWE’s PG Era Has Officially Ended - PWMania - Wrestling News

The PG Era, which began in 2008, has finally ended for WWE fans. Vince McMahon first made his programming edgier in 1997, when WWE's ratings were low and the company was losing the Monday Night War to WCW. WWE shifted to PG programming in July 2008, when it received a TV-PG rating from the TV

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I saw that, but doesn't it still say PG on the tv when the shows air? I'm not expecting to see bra and panties matches anymore, but I just meant not being confined to PG. It's gonna suck for me though, I'm not paying 20 bucks just to get Raw.

 

[DaveXA]

There was a story already the the feeling is that the PG era is already over. I doubt we'll ever go back to the anywhere close to the Attitude Era considering #metoo and cancel culture, but I do see them becoming edgier.

WWE’s PG Era Has Officially Ended - PWMania - Wrestling News

The PG Era, which began in 2008, has finally ended for WWE fans. Vince McMahon first made his programming edgier in 1997, when WWE's ratings were low and the company was losing the Monday Night War to WCW. WWE shifted to PG programming in July 2008, when it received a TV-PG rating from the TV

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I think it will be more PG-13ish. Language, shooting the bird, stuff like that. I think the sex is already sold enough as it is, so I'm not sure you'll see more in that respect. And wrestling doesn't really need that when there are other free avenues for that.

Maybe have role plays involving mafia and stuff like that, which is already in NXT. Idk what else they can do to make it really edgy without turning off advertisers and some of their fan base.

 

[DaveXA]

I saw that, but doesn't it still say PG on the tv when the shows air? I'm not expecting to see bra and panties matches anymore, but I just meant not being confined to PG. It's gonna suck for me though, I'm not paying 20 bucks just to get Raw.

Same. Although I might subscribe if I cut my other streaming services and just do one, but I'm not seeing it yet.

I want to see what they do with their PLEs.

 

[Scorpius the Allfather]

Same. Although I might subscribe if I cut my other streaming services and just do one, but I'm not seeing it yet.

I want to see what they do with their PLEs.

I'd hope they give it a special channel and allow people to subscribe just for Raw for hopefully something similar to Peacock, though I just found out that Peacock is jacking their prices up. The 5.99 is gonna be 7.99 in July I think.

 

[GrandAdmiral]

I think it will be more PG-13ish. Language, shooting the bird, stuff like that. I think the sex is already sold enough as it is, so I'm not sure you'll see more in that respect. And wrestling doesn't really need that when there are other free avenues for that.

Maybe have role plays involving mafia and stuff like that, which is already in NXT. Idk what else they can do to make it really edgy without turning off advertisers and some of their fan base.

SmackDown will definitely be PG-ish since it will remain on regular cable.

 

[DaveXA]

SmackDown will definitely be PG-ish since it will remain on regular cable.

True. Maybe they differentiate the brands more and give the performers options. Maybe some would rather do the PG stuff and others the more edgy.

 

[Scorpius the Allfather]

True. Maybe they differentiate the brands more and give the performers options. Maybe some would rather do the PG stuff and others the more edgy.

Shows that have the name Raw and Smackdown shouldn't be PG.

 

[GrandAdmiral]

give the performers options. Maybe some would rather do the PG stuff and others the more edgy.

Doubt it.

 

[DaveXA]

I'd hope they give it a special channel and allow people to subscribe just for Raw for hopefully something similar to Peacock, though I just found out that Peacock is jacking their prices up. The 5.99 is gonna be 7.99 in July I think.

Right, I've been doing the $5.99 and the one thing I like about Peacock is their movies, you watch a 90 second ad then you can watch it straight through with no ads. I wish more streamers would do that. I can't watch a movie with ads sprinkled throughout.

 

[Scorpius the Allfather]

Right, I've been doing the $5.99 and the one thing I like about Peacock is their movies, you watch a 90 second ad then you can watch it straight through with no ads. I wish more streamers would do that. I can't watch a movie with ads sprinkled throughout.

I know right! Give me the ads all up front at once, even if it had to be 3-5 minutes. I literally don't watch shows on time so that I can skip through the commercials, unless it's on HBO or something with no commercials.

 

[DaveXA]

Shows that have the name Raw and Smackdown shouldn't be PG.

Raw, no doubt, lol. SD, eh. More a fight term. That doesn't scream not PG to me. Idk.

 

[Scorpius the Allfather]

Raw, no doubt, lol. SD, eh. More a fight term. That doesn't scream not PG to me. Idk.

Raw is more mature than Smackdown as a term, but I'd still have it PG-13 to Raw's TV-MA, not that Raw would go that far.

 

[DaveXA]

Raw is more mature than Smackdown as a term, but I'd still have it PG-13 to Raw's TV-MA, not that Raw would go that far.

Makes sense.

 

[GrandAdmiral]

I literally don't watch shows on time so that I can skip through the commercials

This is the way to watch TV these days. I might lose my marbles without DVR.

 

[Scorpius the Allfather]

This is the way to watch TV these days. I might lose my marbles without DVR.

Hell, back when I had a VHS(up until the mid 2000s), I'd edit out the commercials so I wouldn't have to fast forward.