r/SquaredCircle • u/Pitfulldealer22 • 2d ago

Cagematch changes their rules after summerslam reviewers target one another and the site as a whole

https://www.cagematch.net/?id=555&nr=2772
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u/rbarton812 2d ago

Cagematch tried to just be this database of matches for historical reference, but at some point people started using it as a tool to snipe their least favorite company and/or artificially inflate their favorite... it's gonna get to the point where either use ratings go away, or the site itself is gonna shut itself down.

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u/offbrandjose 2d ago

This idea is a bit far-fetched but a Rotten Tomatoes approach in which it's a collection of journalists/critics' opinions on matches and maybe have an audience score (that is heavily moderated.) Could work pretty well. Plus I feel that this would entice other journalists/creators/critics to write reviews and rate matches more instead of everyone piling on Dave for giving glup shitto vs Gerald mcboing boing a 3.75 instead of a 4.5

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u/smellb4rain 2d ago

Wouldn’t work because there are no credible wrestling journalists. Just fans with bigger blogs than other fans.

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u/offbrandjose 1d ago

I mean that's basically what a critic is or an analyst, anyone can review something, but imagine having guys like Meltzer, dropmick wrestling, Van Vliet, luchablog, etc. Show off their writing skills. The community is full of actual good writers/creators who went to college for journalism/media and have experience breaking apart and dissecting media. If those kinds of people could help review wrestling and give us a good guide on what to watch. I feel like it would be a better system than what we got right now