Oh come
on, don't look at me like that. I had to watch it. Just one episode.
That's it. It was pretty much everything I expected it to be. You
know, the current product expect REALLY aimed at children.
It had
the Funkasaurus showing off his unbelievably bad dancing skills with
his 'I hate this gimmick' body language, a video package of their
latest 'Be A Star' rally and a match between Heath Slater and Kofi
Kingston.
It was
all well and good (albeit a bit weird and creepy), but will parents
really be able to tell the difference between this and the likes of
Raw and Smackdown?
When it
comes to wrestling, there seems to be 3 different types of parents
when they encounter their children's urge to watch wrestling: those
that allow it, those that don't allow it, and those who just don't
give a crap what their kid watches.
For
parents that do allow their children to watch it, would they even get
what the difference is between say, Saturday Morning Slam and Raw? It
almost seems like too much effort to release a new show that the
casual fan won't be able to tell the difference from. I could be
wrong, but aren't wrestling recap shows shown on weekend mornings?
They certainly are over here. So really, why not just stick with
those? If parents are fine with their children watching wrestling
then why bring out a show centred at kids? What's the point?
Maybe
the point of all this is to bring in new fans. But even then, how
much would it achieve? If strict parents don't allow their kids to
watch WWE, then they certainly aren't going to be convinced by the
product on Saturday Morning Slam.
They won't be able to see that a match such as Kingston vs. Slater (which probably broke Rickie Steamboat's record of most arm drags ever done in a match) is a bit tamer than a match that would be seen on an episode of Raw. At the end of the day, it's still two people fighting, and moves not directed at the head or neck won't convince many casual fans that there's a big difference between both products.
They won't be able to see that a match such as Kingston vs. Slater (which probably broke Rickie Steamboat's record of most arm drags ever done in a match) is a bit tamer than a match that would be seen on an episode of Raw. At the end of the day, it's still two people fighting, and moves not directed at the head or neck won't convince many casual fans that there's a big difference between both products.
So in
the end, who's this new show directed at? Kids that would gladly
watch WWE Afterburn instead? Strict parents who will just think it's
any other show? Kinds won't see the difference because it's still
wrestling to them, and parents won't see the difference because they
aren't smart enough. And the parents that are smart enough would just
let their kids watch any of the product regardless. Is all that
really enough to warrant a completely new show? The PG era is in full
effect, as new show even more child-friendly just seems a bit
unnecessary. Either kids are going to be allowed watch it or they
won't. A new show like this will not convince parents otherwise.
Simply
put, if you don't get wrestling, then you aren't going to see the
difference.
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