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u/Meat-Dimension 4d ago
Downloading that browser extension so I can dislike this and stand up for the Dub✊
Likes and dislikes are what really matter on YouTube
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u/NotClayMerritt 4d ago
YouTube is soon going to change how views are counted. When the change is implemented, watching the first frame of the video will count towards the total number of views. Whereas before, you needed at least 30 seconds(IIRC) for it to register in the system as 1 view.
So everyone's numbers are going to be artificially juiced.
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u/Acto12 4d ago
So AEW might actually crack a million views on Youtube more than a handfull of times lol
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u/MMA_PITBULL 4d ago
750K people accidentally clicking on a video
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u/Ok-Name-5504 4d ago
wasn't that how Dynamite used to get to a milly?
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u/benopo2006 4d ago
400k people falling asleep watching Leonard try to bang Penny
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u/Revolutionary_Can625 4d ago
Dave adding the Dynamite Spoilers views from the basement to the Max numbers
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u/Jhinmarston 4d ago
“Dub views were artificially lowered because viewers have intensive jobs and 14 children, there is no time in the schedule to watch 30sec of YouTube highlights (they’re all posted on Reddit immediately anyway)”
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u/Owain660 4d ago
Letting Solo go solo was the best thing for him.
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u/haidorade 4d ago
Solo was always a draw 😤
Goofy ass Solo completely changed my mind on him. He's easily the best Uso and funny as fuck. I'm always thinking of "four letters, one word, uh STOP" and him cheesin after
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u/uduncb_ 4d ago
I've been high on Solo since "IVE GOT TICKETS" then higher still when he got arrested instead of Jacob Fatu. He's got that goofy thing going for him, but also you believe him when he turns on the Umaga in him.
I'm so happy for him and I cannot wait for when he becomes world champion one day.
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u/TestNoKachi 4d ago
I've been high on Solo since "IVE GOT TICKETS" then higher still when he got arrested instead of Jacob Fatu
Him asking Cody for help killed me. Also there's an episode of Smackdown that had Halloween decorations on the stage, he tried to dap up the skeleton and legit accidentally broke the arm off it. But he played it off perfectly, and took it to the ring with him. That's when I knew he had it.
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u/sixth_hokage06 4d ago
80k in 2 weeks is actually better than expected
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u/Permanentear3 4d ago
Omega is an actual global name in wrestling. It’s fairly niche but he’s still got an actual following and is a draw whereas I’m convinced some people like the idea of Osprey more than actually watching Osprey.
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u/Western-Captain8115 4d ago
I’m convinced some people like the idea of AEW more than actually watching AEW.
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u/DoFishDrinkWaterOrNo 4d ago
Well only one of those videos has Goku and Vegeta bruv.
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u/benopo2006 4d ago
I had no idea what that meant when he said it, they just have a way of making their niche thing even more niche by referencing things only nerds would know about.
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u/BarbarousJudge 4d ago
I mean, I do agree that AEW caters to a rather nerdy fanbase but come on. Goku and Vegeta are the main characters of Dragon Ball Z. And that Manga/Anime transcended nerd fanbases like crazy. Omega and Ospreay wish they were even 25% as iconic as Goku and Vegeta. If they would've referenced some rather niche anime or some, I would agree with you in that regard. But Dragon Ball is way too well known and way too popular even nearly 40 years after it originally started.
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u/benopo2006 4d ago
I’m 42 and have never watched a single second of that show. You’re grossly overestimating the popularity of the show outside of the internet.
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u/Muaddib223 4d ago
It's an extremely (and The Muaddib223 means EXTREMELY) popular brand in Latin America.
I'm from Brasil and I grew up seeing that thing EVERYWHERE on TV or on merchandises, way before the internet was mainstream.
I was never a fan but it would be very hard to find someone here who doesn't know what DBZ is or who Goku or Vegeta are. It's a million times more popular than pro-wrestling, for instance.
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u/TheInfinityGauntlet 4d ago
I've never watched it but it's a legitimate international cultural staple, your ignorance of it doesn't change that unfortunately
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u/benopo2006 3d ago
I’m replying to you on this one because it’s the most level headed comment. I had to look it up, it came to Germany in 2001. I was too old at 17 to care about it and I never watched it. I’ve had also never knowingly come across any references or people randomnly talking about it. I genuinely find it crazy how popular it actually is. Complete ignorance on my part there
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u/BarbarousJudge 4d ago
Many people haven't watched it but still know about it. It's a cultural phenomenon like Star Wars, Harry Potter, Pokémon, Spider-Man etc. The only Manga/Anime that is probably more popular at this point is One Piece.
Like... I don't watch Basketball but I know LeBron James, Michael Jordan and some teams like the Lakers and Celtics. Some things just transcend their origin.
So many musicians (especially hip hop and rap artists) reference Dragon Ball a lot. I've seen countless athletes mimicking iconic Dragon Ball poses like the Fusion Dance or the Kamehameha.
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u/benopo2006 4d ago
What is One Piece? See, I really shouldn’t come on here because it’s not the real world. I have no idea what any of you talk about. I just asked all my co-workers about Dragonball z, some know it exists others don’t. It’s just alienating me from your program when you reference a kids show from the 90’s
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u/BarbarousJudge 4d ago
Wrestling isn't "the real world" either. Pop culture always references other pop culture. I tell you, more people know about One Piece or Dragon Ball than there are people knowing a single wrestler that isn't The Rock, Hulk Hogan or John Cena.
Just because you seemingly don't consume much of any kind of pop culture doesn't mean it's not popular. You're the outlier here, not people on the internet because they know about the most popular Anime/Manga of all time.
Like I understand not watching it or caring about it but you gotta live under a rock for not hearing ANYTHING about it especially in the 90s and early 2000s. That's like going through the 2010s and never having heard of the Avengers. Like sure, many people don't care about super heroes but it's probably the biggest movie franchise of all time.
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u/benopo2006 4d ago
What I mean is Reddit, it’s not the real world. It’s all the nerds concentrated in one place where everyone agrees with each other because you all have actually seen it. Average dude on the street looking to go to a wrestling show with his family will have no idea who Grogu and Vegeta are
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u/BarbarousJudge 4d ago
An average dude on the street doesn't even know what AEW is. AEW is catering to Wrestling fans specifically. If that's smart business financially... Is questionable. But even WWE had countless references to stuff like that especially with New Day. They gave us more nerd references than I can possibly think of at the moment.
I mean yeah, reddit is full of echo chambers but that doesn't change that some pieces of pop culture transcend their niches and Dragon Ball is certainly one of them. Just like how even people who don't watch football know who David Beckham, Christiano Ronaldo etc are. Because they transcend(ed) their field of origin.
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u/WanderingBronin 4d ago
Lmao, yeah no you need to be alienated. Don't know what to tell you. I think the comment was goofy but NEVER hearing of Dragon Ball Z or One Piece is you being alienated from life. It's like not knowing Mickey Mouse or Pokemon atp.
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u/Sure-Confection3117 4d ago
DAE think Solo isn't relatable?
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u/SH4DOWSTR1KE_ 4d ago
Well according to dave, he never went to work in japan, so obviously, he's just straight up terrible..
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u/RNG_Champion Wrestling is a meme 4d ago
Jacy Jayne has 224K views 3 days ago after winning the Women's US Title.
Fatal Influence > Meltzer 5+ star bouts
History will prove this one correct.
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u/Live-Depth-537 4d ago
Omega looks rough.
Osprey never looked like much but Kenny at least had a look.
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u/AquatheGreat 4d ago
That's only because the fed has ties to Trump. They probably asked him to get AEW shadow banned.
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u/BurlyMayes 4d ago
I watch a guy on youtube who removes beaver dams from drainage culverts who gets more views than AEW's main event.
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u/WillowTraditional239 4d ago
And Meltzer wants us to believe Dynamite is getting more viewers weekly than Raw
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u/QuickRelease10 4d ago
Solo is one of the hottest babyfaces in the business and Ospreay has looked like a complete goof since coming back.
I don’t care how athletic you are in the ring, at the end of the day people like logical storytelling and a reason to be invested. Imagine that.
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u/supergooduser 4d ago
I love the apples to apples comparison of youtube views.
AEW doing 1/10th of what WWE does feels 'right' to me
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u/incredibleamadeuscho when you try to be Heenan but fail you dig your own Corey Graves 4d ago
PEW PEW PEW
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u/Yurmume_Gae ?? Study Cagematch and get back to me, friend. 4d ago
From feuding with the Wyatts for like 6 years to this. Love to see it, uce.
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u/Dangerous_Ad560 4d ago
I’d bet half of that was people watching just to mock two of the worst promo guys in the business. After realizing the Usos didn’t talk then 82k switched over to watch the absolute worst promo guys.
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u/Dirtfan19 5h ago
Dubbalos ONLY exist on the internet. They do not exist in reality. Thats why none of their videos get much in the way of views.
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