WWE showing Beast from the East was such a breath of fresh air when it came to the audience and the setting. I know it was a normal arena like every other, but the vibe of it being in another country and having a whole different set of fans who's mentality is different of the USA's brought something really special to the show and you could see it in the performance of the talents.
Which is why I think WWE should do a lot more if their shows from other countries. I mean come on, WWE markets itself as an international brand which tours around the world, so aside from two RAW/Smackdowns a year from the UK, why is every single show in the US?
Not only that, but WWE tour the same cities 2-3 times a year and that's just on television, not including house shows. WWE probably work each city in the US about 5-6 times a year. And people wonder why the crowds aren't as good anymore, I mean not only are they mostly composed of soccer moms taking their kids for most of the cities, but the special feeling of WWE being in their town is removed because they're there so much. If you miss Raw in Atlanta, don't worry they'll film Raw there again in 4-5 months, or if you can't wait for that, they'll be doing a house show there in another 2-3 months.
When WWE does these video packages about touring Italy, Spain, Ireland, Mexico, Japan, India etc... Why can't they just stay there for that week and film Raw/Smackdown or even a PPV from there?
It makes WWE look even more like the leading dominant brand because it's shows are everywhere.
It makes the events even more special because they're only in that country once or twice a year if they're lucky so the fans are going to be going crazy to actually see the wrestlers and they'll be hot all night to see someone low on the card.
Surely it'll be SO much easier on the wrestlers themselves? I mean how fucking harsh is it that they tour a foreign country and do shows nearly every night but then have to catch a LONG flight back to the US just so they can get back by Monday to do RAW or Sunday to do a PPV? Just let them spend the week, doing WWE events in Italy for example, then fly back the weekend, let them rest up for two days like they usually do in the US schedules, then back to work.
I mean, at this point in time, with the fanbase WWE has and the money they have it's fucking ridiculous that they still have to tour places like nowheresville, Kentucky to crickets, when they could be doing a show from Barcelona and getting a HUGE reaction for a normal episode of RAW and Smackdown.
Which is why I think WWE should do a lot more if their shows from other countries. I mean come on, WWE markets itself as an international brand which tours around the world, so aside from two RAW/Smackdowns a year from the UK, why is every single show in the US?
Not only that, but WWE tour the same cities 2-3 times a year and that's just on television, not including house shows. WWE probably work each city in the US about 5-6 times a year. And people wonder why the crowds aren't as good anymore, I mean not only are they mostly composed of soccer moms taking their kids for most of the cities, but the special feeling of WWE being in their town is removed because they're there so much. If you miss Raw in Atlanta, don't worry they'll film Raw there again in 4-5 months, or if you can't wait for that, they'll be doing a house show there in another 2-3 months.
When WWE does these video packages about touring Italy, Spain, Ireland, Mexico, Japan, India etc... Why can't they just stay there for that week and film Raw/Smackdown or even a PPV from there?
It makes WWE look even more like the leading dominant brand because it's shows are everywhere.
It makes the events even more special because they're only in that country once or twice a year if they're lucky so the fans are going to be going crazy to actually see the wrestlers and they'll be hot all night to see someone low on the card.
Surely it'll be SO much easier on the wrestlers themselves? I mean how fucking harsh is it that they tour a foreign country and do shows nearly every night but then have to catch a LONG flight back to the US just so they can get back by Monday to do RAW or Sunday to do a PPV? Just let them spend the week, doing WWE events in Italy for example, then fly back the weekend, let them rest up for two days like they usually do in the US schedules, then back to work.
I mean, at this point in time, with the fanbase WWE has and the money they have it's fucking ridiculous that they still have to tour places like nowheresville, Kentucky to crickets, when they could be doing a show from Barcelona and getting a HUGE reaction for a normal episode of RAW and Smackdown.