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WWE Evolution 2 scheduled for July 13th (www.si.com)

submitted 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) by GeekFTW@lemmy.zip to c/squaredcircle@lemmy.zip

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So just to be clear - WWE has scheduled their long awaited/requested sequel to their last all women's PPV on the same day/weekend as:

AEW All In
TJPW in Dallas
A Beyonce concert a couple blocks away

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[–] cupcakezealot@lemmy.blahaj.zone 7 points 3 months ago (1 children)

really shows you how little wwe care about the women's division that they just throw it together for counter programming.

[–] GeekFTW@lemmy.zip 5 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Bet ya its damned sure the last Evolution show from the looks of it.

[–] cupcakezealot@lemmy.blahaj.zone 6 points 3 months ago (1 children)

wwe will blame the women for not drawing :/

[–] GeekFTW@lemmy.zip 6 points 3 months ago

Always have, that's why this is only the 2nd lol.

[–] ImADifferentBird@lemmy.blahaj.zone 5 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Don't forget to add a Saturday Night's Main Event special rumored to feature Goldberg's retirement match that's the same weekend (and at the same time as All In).

But no, WWE doesn't see AEW as competition and certainly wouldn't go to any lengths to try to counter-program their shows.

[–] GeekFTW@lemmy.zip 3 points 3 months ago

[–] Brain@lemmy.zip 2 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

The counter programming has gotten worse since you posted this, it's now NXT Bash at the Beach, Saturday Night's Main Event, and Evolution happening across two days.

WWE always wanted to block anything Vince called "not-competition" like TNA and AEW, they were just more subtle and had some constraints. TKO is a whole other monster, it's owned by Private Equity and money is all they care about. Hurting or removing a competitor in AEW gives them more money in their goal of getting a real monopoly.

EDIT: Their VIP package plan they offered me shows they view the women about half as much as a "regular" card. Gold VIP plan for SNME is $750. Gold VIP plan for Evolution is $400. NXT is at Centre Stage and I have no ticket info on them at this time, but yeah, they are undervaluing their women which shouldn't come as a shock to any woman, it might to a man that doesn't pay attention.

Edit: I had my WCW brain on, I think it's Great American Bash, not Bash at the Beach. There is no beach in Atlanta.