Nexus story line to be abandoned

[Savio]

From PWInsider

The Nexus story line is set to be ended this next week with the members going to Raw and Smackdown. It is quite agreed on backstage that of the 6 remaining none can hold a leadership role and with no set date of Barret returning the writers believe it would just be easier to build the start individually.

[Savio]

Damn

[Mr. Nerfect]

They really shouldn't do this. The angle is getting over so well. Skip Sheffield could handle the role. He is not the flashiest talker, but he's shown to be able to deliver things that people connect to. He "gets it" on the mic. David Otunga is also a flashy talker when he is given a script.

[Evil Vito]

<font color=goldenrod>They spelled Barrett wrong and the last sentence makes no sense.

I call bullshit.</font>

[The Gold Standard]

<font color=goldenrod>They spelled Barrett wrong and the last sentence makes no sense.

I call bullshit.</font>

I agree with this. It made no sense and with all the build there is no way they can scrap it this quickly.

[Supreme Olajuwon]

So they're not good enough to stand out on their own, so WWE thinks it's best to split them up and let them go out alone...

I know WWE seems masochistic at times but this is just stupid

[Hanso Amore]

I love how fro mthe start, Nexus was doomed to be the new Sean O Haire

[Perry Saturn]

I love how fro mthe start, Nexus was doomed to be the new Sean O Haire

ha sean o haire

[Juan]

They could always continue the "Barrett is in Stamford meeting with WWE officials" angle and have him appear on Raw via satellite.

[teamXtremist]

damn shame if its true

[Tyler Killer]

Just more proof, that whatever Danielson touches, it dies. :foc: Indy Wrestlers

[Jeritron]

Without Barrett and Danielson I have no interest anyways

[Tyler Killer]

The fact it, all these Indy wrestlers coming up now are all mat based wrestlers. They use all sorts of submission moves. Desmond Wolfe is a perfect example, his style is boring. Danielson's style is boring, and you are only fooling yourself if you think the fans of the WWE will not eventually start the "this is boring" chant in any one of their matches.

[Hanso Amore]

For realz. Life dealt them a shit sandwich. They have to eat it.

They fired one leader,and karma took the other.

No one wants to see Skip, lucille Balle, Ann heche, New jack City and Black cena do a dam nthing

[Hanso Amore]

The fact it, all these Indy wrestlers coming up now are all mat based wrestlers. They use all sorts of submission moves. Desmond Wolfe is a perfect example, his style is boring. Danielson's style is boring, and you are only fooling yourself if you think the fans of the WWE will not eventually start the "this is boring" chant in any one of their matches.


Which is totally why they watched his matches and chant his name ever week

Good Call Mongoloid

[Kane Knight]

I agree with this. It made no sense and with all the build there is no way they can scrap it this quickly.

While I'm skeptical on the premise as presented, it's certainly not unheard of for WWE to scrap an idea for less than what's happened with NXT.

I hope they don't drop it. But they've had a couple sturdy setbacks here, and that's usually enough for WWE. Whether it is this time depends on how committed they are.

[Hanso Amore]

They try to cover up shit. Looks at horny after Kennedy got popped.

It just doesnt work

[Tyler Killer]

Which is totally why they watched his matches and chant his name ever week

Good Call Mongoloid

Who? The 15 people chanting his name? Give me a break fuck head. If he hadn't done what he did to that announcer noone would give a fuck.

[Razzamajazz]

Who? The 15 people chanting his name? Give me a break fuck head. If he hadn't done what he did to that announcer noone would give a fuck.

trollin' ain't easy

[XCaliber]

Dropping this storyline is a huge mistake despite the setbacks even if it means simply postponing it to a later time is fine by me besides it won't be long before season 2 is done.

[The Pope]

The fact it, all these Indy wrestlers coming up now are all mat based wrestlers. They use all sorts of submission moves. Desmond Wolfe is a perfect example, his style is boring. Danielson's style is boring, and you are only fooling yourself if you think the fans of the WWE will not eventually start the "this is boring" chant in any one of their matches.

This is the stupidest thing you've said. Of course, Hornswoggle gets your interest huh?

[James Steele]

Would it be that hard/risky to hire Danielson back?

[The Pope]

Then what would have been the point in firing him in the first place?

[James Steele]

Then what would have been the point in firing him in the first place?

To please the power-sponsor.

[Sovereigntywillpr]

make Joe Henning show up and take charge, he wouldnt even have to leave NXT and would make it more interesting connecting the show to Nexus...

[Kane Knight]

They try to cover up shit. Looks at horny after Kennedy got popped.

It just doesnt work
Giant buildup to a comedy angle? Seems like a perfectly smooth transition to me.

:shifty:

[Kane Knight]

Dropping this storyline is a huge mistake despite the setbacks even if it means simply postponing it to a later time is fine by me besides it won't be long before season 2 is done.

Stalling the angle more than a week or two will likely kill the momentum just as sure as canning the angle entirely. How much longer does NXT season 2 actually last?

[FearedSanctity]

Just add NXT2 guys as they get eliminated. Maybe next week have one of the "high potential" ones (Kaval/Hennig/Riley) get screwed over and eliminated and have them show up the following RAW as Barrett's second in command.

[Droford]

No ones gonna care about any of the remaining 6 alone..they'll be back in FCW by October..

[Lock Jaw]

From PWInsider

The Nexus have just invaded our cyberspace and totally beat up on our 1s and 0s. They have commanded us to relay the following message: W-w-w-we are in control!

[jskinnyg]

I agree with this. It made no sense and with all the build there is no way they can scrap it this quickly.

THIS...

[Destor]

breaking them up is the right call.

[Emperor Smeat]

So they're not good enough to stand out on their own, so WWE thinks it's best to split them up and let them go out alone...

I know WWE seems masochistic at times but this is just stupid

I agree with this the most.

It would be the worst decision to just disband the group since none of the wrestlers outside of Barrett and Danielson are strong enough in terms of character and skills/promo-wise to succeed on their own in the short term without more development needed.

WWE has a lot of ways to extend the storyline such as to take a week off every so often of them attacking to help build up the whole "spontaneous" attacks they like the do. Another way would have only a couple of guys interrupt a match or segment in a "hit-and-run" style setup so they don't wear out having them always attack in a big group.

[Mr. Nerfect]

This has been the angle that has caused the biggest stir in the WWE in quite a long time. Regardless of how "ready" some of the guys are, if you pull the plug on it, you are shit-canning a lot of heat. I still maintain the best way to go about it is to have Barrett "suspended" in hopes of the Nexus disbanding. They continue to lay waste to guys randomly. They don't even need to speak. Get Otunga to rehearse a promo and see if it's good enough to air, maybe.

Barrett wasn't even a big part of the beat-downs. He commanded the traffic, but anyone can do that. He used to hit his finishing move on the guy before Gabriel hit the 450 Splash, but Otunga can hit The Verdict on goes, no problem. You can have the General Manager order them into competition -- have The Hart Dynasty face two guys after a few weeks of continued beat-downs, and have the other guys cost The Hart Dynasty the match. Eventually, put the Unified WWE Tag Team Championship on them and have them take the beatings across to SmackDown!.

You can easily chew up enough time for this angle to keep going until Barrett is back.

[Kane Knight]

THIS...
Yes...Wishful thinking trumps history.

[Providence Peep]

This has been the angle that has caused the biggest stir in the WWE in quite a long time. Regardless of how "ready" some of the guys are, if you pull the plug on it, you are shit-canning a lot of heat. I still maintain the best way to go about it is to have Barrett "suspended" in hopes of the Nexus disbanding. They continue to lay waste to guys randomly. They don't even need to speak. Get Otunga to rehearse a promo and see if it's good enough to air, maybe.

Barrett wasn't even a big part of the beat-downs. He commanded the traffic, but anyone can do that. He used to hit his finishing move on the guy before Gabriel hit the 450 Splash, but Otunga can hit The Verdict on goes, no problem. You can have the General Manager order them into competition -- have The Hart Dynasty face two guys after a few weeks of continued beat-downs, and have the other guys cost The Hart Dynasty the match. Eventually, put the Unified WWE Tag Team Championship on them and have them take the beatings across to SmackDown!.

You can easily chew up enough time for this angle to keep going until Barrett is back.

Very well-written and I agree 100 percent. They may all be "rookies," and they stole their name from a shampoo company, but the Nexus is definitely making noise and disbanding the group seems like an easy way out - not a smart thing at all.

On a side note, he may not be much of a leader, but I really like Justin Gabriel. The facial expressions (the look of pure disgust and hatred), the 450, and the general way he carries himself as a heel are pretty damn impressive.

[Londoner]

Surprise fucking surprise WWE.:roll:

[Cuse8]

This has been the angle that has caused the biggest stir in the WWE in quite a long time. Regardless of how "ready" some of the guys are, if you pull the plug on it, you are shit-canning a lot of heat. I still maintain the best way to go about it is to have Barrett "suspended" in hopes of the Nexus disbanding. They continue to lay waste to guys randomly. They don't even need to speak. Get Otunga to rehearse a promo and see if it's good enough to air, maybe.

Barrett wasn't even a big part of the beat-downs. He commanded the traffic, but anyone can do that. He used to hit his finishing move on the guy before Gabriel hit the 450 Splash, but Otunga can hit The Verdict on goes, no problem. You can have the General Manager order them into competition -- have The Hart Dynasty face two guys after a few weeks of continued beat-downs, and have the other guys cost The Hart Dynasty the match. Eventually, put the Unified WWE Tag Team Championship on them and have them take the beatings across to SmackDown!.

You can easily chew up enough time for this angle to keep going until Barrett is back.

yup..perfectly said

[Innovator]

I'm calling shenanigans to the story.

[Paul Heyman]

A lot of this is moronic!

I love the idea above.. Get a WWE job!

What bothers me is...

Where's the trouble in finding a facility for Barrett to cut a promo via satellite? There are loads of HD TV Studios within the UK that could film and deliver a quick promo in seconds. Dare I say it, a live link-up could even be done.

They could even play on the real life element of this, and have Drew and Wade appear side by side, and complain about the poor management of WWE allowing thier visas to expire.

Barrett goes on about how, they KNEW about his visa going, but, they chose to let it slide, because they feared what the Nexus was gonna do, and hoped that without his direction, they'd crumble slowly...

McIntyre pledges alliance to the Nexus in solidarity. Moans at Teddy Long for letting HIS expire, despite being the "chosen one", voila.

[Favre4Ever]

I also think they need to be broken up. For what was a great idea and produced one of the biggest WTF mark-out moments I can remember, they sure did manage to drop the ball.

[Loose Cannon]

fine, but I hope they realize what made this angle work in the first place and utilize these things in future angles. the angle just ran into shit luck.

I love wrestling more when stables dominate a show. We haven't really seen that since the days of Evolution and the Cabinet from what I remember. Legacy was terrible after a couple weeks.

[McLegend]

I don't understand why they have to talk.

[Innovator]

I don't understand why they have to talk.
I just don't understand why Heath Slater hasn't been shot yet.

[McLegend]

Cause that would be murder, and they could go to jail.

[Innovator]

But gingers don't have souls, thus aren't human.

[Innovator]

Doucher.

[bigslimjj]

all they need to do is fly the nexus guys to england and shoot a bunch of n.W.o. style videos that they can play every week.have barrett suspended ndefinitley and he can run things that way until the visa shows up.

[Steveviscious89]

all they need to do is fly the nexus guys to england and shoot a bunch of n.W.o. style videos that they can play every week.have barrett suspended ndefinitley and he can run things that way until the visa shows up.

Be very careful about throwing out old WCW ideas here. Most everyone hates them despite the fact that some of them worked out really well.

[McLegend]

But gingers don't have souls, thus aren't human.

Actually I don't think that's true.

[Innovator]

Daywalkers don't count though. Like Sheamus.

[RatedGSuperstar]

If Barrett is indeed out until SummerSlam, I could see them ending it before then, but ending it on this next Raw seems like it would be hard to pull off without completely killing their momentum.

I agree that it seems too simple to shoot a few Barrett promos via satellite to keep his face on TV. If they don't want to do that, they could do something like have Barrett "suspended" but still giving orders while he's away. If they wanted to keep the gang motif going, it'd be like the head of a gang still ordering hits while behind bars. Barrett wouldn't even have to be on camera for this...they could have Tarver or Otunga explain the hit as being ordered by him.

At the very least, if they're going to end this soon, set up some kind of in-fighting for control of the group and have it break down that way. Otunga thinks he should be the new leader because he's the A-lister, Tarver thinks he should be the leader because he has the killer instinct, Sheffield thinks he should be the leader because he's the biggest, etc.

[Gerard]

A lot of this is moronic!

I love the idea above.. Get a WWE job!

What bothers me is...

Where's the trouble in finding a facility for Barrett to cut a promo via satellite? There are loads of HD TV Studios within the UK that could film and deliver a quick promo in seconds. Dare I say it, a live link-up could even be done.

They could even play on the real life element of this, and have Drew and Wade appear side by side, and complain about the poor management of WWE allowing thier visas to expire.

Barrett goes on about how, they KNEW about his visa going, but, they chose to let it slide, because they feared what the Nexus was gonna do, and hoped that without his direction, they'd crumble slowly...





It still counts as him working though if he appears on the show which he can't do at the minute due to the visa issue.

[The Show Off]

Don't end a good angle because you run into some bad luck. Write around the bad luck, change... evolve. The best ideas grow out of necessity. As many have said you don't need a mouth piece when all you're doing is laying waste to people. Also as many have said Barrett can still show up via satellite.

If they abandon this storyline it'll be the greatest example of the WWE's inflexability and lack of imagination yet.

[Innovator]

Jesus people.

[Paul Heyman]

It still counts as him working though if he appears on the show which he can't do at the minute due to the visa issue.

What about if he was just a "Contributer"? How does it work with someone who is contributing to the show, not as employed?

Surely if it's recorded in the UK, it counts as working in the UK and not the US? Though it will be for a US company?

Bit amiguous.

[BigCrippyZ]

Source: Marc Middleton

- The situation with Wade Barrett’s work visa is said to be not as serious as it’s been made out to be. Apparently everyone knew the situation was coming as Barrett had been talking about it for weeks. He is expected to be back in the country as early as today and back on WWE TV as early as this coming week. There is still no word on Drew McIntyre’s return but it’s believed that he may be out for a bit longer.

[Nark Order]

I don't truly believe that abandoning this altogether is the right move. They've put alot of time and effort into this storyline and I feel that it deserves to be done the right way. Now that a couple of the staple members are gone, it isn't all that easy to continue, but I think WWE should just get a bit creative and this could go a long way.

If I was booking this, I would temporarily replace Barrett with a WWE veteran that never "got his fair shake" in the company, despite being there for so long. There's a numbers of guys that could be used but personally, I'd choose Dustin Rhodes (Goldust). On an edition of Raw they could promote Goldust's "last match" in a small tag team match of Yoshi/Goldust vs random tag team #4 or something. In the middle of the match the NXT guys surround the ring. Nexus swarms the ring and Goldust escapes out of the ring before he can get attacked. 2 more WWE guys hit the ring (preferrably main eventers Cena/Sheamus or something) to "even the odds." Goldust grabs the ring bell and slides back into the ring. Cena is mounting offense and is fighting everybody off quite well and then gets LEVELED by Goldust. The massive beating continues and Goldust gets on the mic. He could say something like

"You think I don't know why these guys are doing this? You think I don't know why they want to make an impact? They're doing this because they don't want to turn out like I did in the WWE. The way that they were treated when they came into this company is the way I've been treated in this business for the last 20 years. I announced my retirement last week and nobody cared. They gave me my last match on a low card piss break segment of RAW. I'll be damned if I'm going to stand around while it happens again. Before it was just a catch phrase but I'm going to make sure now that you'l NEVER forget the name of... Nexus.

Dustin would of course shed the paint and all. I think he could do great in a mouth piece/leadership role at least while Barrett is gone and they could really make it make sense if they chose to. I understand that this was a rather detailed account of what I'd like to happen (maybe even a bit noid-esque) but this is how I'd book it for the time being. It doesn't have to be Rhodes either, it could really be anybody on the low/mid-card (Masters, Regal, etc) thought this worked though.

[bigslimjj]

Quote:
Originally Posted by bigslimjj
all they need to do is fly the nexus guys to england and shoot a bunch of n.W.o. style videos that they can play every week.have barrett suspended ndefinitley and he can run things that way until the visa shows up.

Be very careful about throwing out old WCW ideas here. Most everyone hates them despite the fact that some of them worked out really well.

yea cause the n.w.o. didnt make that company.most wcw ideas were good till 98.after that...bollocks.

[jerichoholicninja]

If Barrett is gone for any length of time he should be storyline suspended. While he's gone Vince and Bret attempt to get revenge by putting the Nexus in a tag match against Cena, Orton, John Morrison, Mark Henry, R-Truth, Bourne, and even hype up the return of Triple H for the match. When the WWE is in the ring, the Nexus comes out and refuses to work until Barrett's suspension is lifted and they just leave. Otunga can take the vocal lead for a while. The Raw guys continue to issue challenges to Nexus but they refuse and eventually stop showing up. Finally when Barrett is able to work again his suspension is lifted and we pick up where we left off. By that time Bryan might even be back and he can come back with or against the group.

[Mooияakeя™]

THIS IS FUCKING SHIT. Get me a damn time machine for these guys.

[jerichoholicninja]

Before it was just a catch phrase but I'm going to make sure now that you'l NEVER forget the name of... Nexus.


I'm going to be honest. I got chills when I read that line.

The first person that came into mind for another under used vet was Chavo. However, I think if he were to lead the group they would actually lose credibility because he has been buried so much. Same with Santino. Santino probably could play a bad ass pretty well with his MMA background and new partnership with Koslov. Chavo not so much.

[Kane Knight]

Surprise fucking surprise WWE.:roll:
To be fair, this wouldn't be their run of the mill "We're bored with it" drop. I'm pretty sure WWE didn't plan on firing Danielson, but they had to because Linda is trying to distance herself from wrestling and also, it's a total work, people. And their hands are tied with Barrett, because Linda didn't want to be tied to a company that hired foreigners. That's why Bret Hart is no longer GM and Kofi no longer speaks with a Jamaican accent, mon.

But seriously, it looks like WWE may have already been on this before Barrett's visa expired, so I wouldn't toss the baby out with the bathwater just yet.

[Jordan]

I don't truly believe that abandoning this altogether is the right move. They've put alot of time and effort into this storyline and I feel that it deserves to be done the right way. Now that a couple of the staple members are gone, it isn't all that easy to continue, but I think WWE should just get a bit creative and this could go a long way.

If I was booking this, I would temporarily replace Barrett with a WWE veteran that never "got his fair shake" in the company, despite being there for so long. There's a numbers of guys that could be used but personally, I'd choose Dustin Rhodes (Goldust). On an edition of Raw they could promote Goldust's "last match" in a small tag team match of Yoshi/Goldust vs random tag team #4 or something. In the middle of the match the NXT guys surround the ring. Nexus swarms the ring and Goldust escapes out of the ring before he can get attacked. 2 more WWE guys hit the ring (preferrably main eventers Cena/Sheamus or something) to "even the odds." Goldust grabs the ring bell and slides back into the ring. Cena is mounting offense and is fighting everybody off quite well and then gets LEVELED by Goldust. The massive beating continues and Goldust gets on the mic. He could say something like

"You think I don't know why these guys are doing this? You think I don't know why they want to make an impact? They're doing this because they don't want to turn out like I did in the WWE. The way that they were treated when they came into this company is the way I've been treated in this business for the last 20 years. I announced my retirement last week and nobody cared. They gave me my last match on a low card piss break segment of RAW. I'll be damned if I'm going to stand around while it happens again. Before it was just a catch phrase but I'm going to make sure now that you'l NEVER forget the name of... Nexus.

Dustin would of course shed the paint and all. I think he could do great in a mouth piece/leadership role at least while Barrett is gone and they could really make it make sense if they chose to. I understand that this was a rather detailed account of what I'd like to happen (maybe even a bit noid-esque) but this is how I'd book it for the time being. It doesn't have to be Rhodes either, it could really be anybody on the low/mid-card (Masters, Regal, etc) thought this worked though.

I am a huge Goldust fan so I think that would be sick.

[XCaliber]

Throwing Dustin Rhodes into the mix would indeed be a golden idea.

[AJHayes]

The fact it, all these Indy wrestlers coming up now are all mat based wrestlers. They use all sorts of submission moves. Desmond Wolfe is a perfect example, his style is boring. Danielson's style is boring, and you are only fooling yourself if you think the fans of the WWE will not eventually start the "this is boring" chant in any one of their matches.

Have you considered getting sterilized?

[VSG]

Ok can we end this now? Both Wade and Drew are free to work again.

[AJHayes]

The fact it, all these Indy wrestlers coming up now are all mat based wrestlers. They use all sorts of submission moves. Desmond Wolfe is a perfect example, his style is boring. Danielson's style is boring, and you are only fooling yourself if you think the fans of the WWE will not eventually start the "this is boring" chant in any one of their matches.

I guess that the mat based style would be alright if mma was popular. I shouldn't have been so harsh. Clearly this sock knows better than I.

Good trolling, sir.

[Kane Knight]

Have you considered getting sterilized?
Come now. It's not like anybody would fuck him.

[FourFifty]

Well Wade (the wrestler guy, not Deadpool) coming back to work I can see them keep the Nexus.

However, I will still call them the "No One Gives A Damn 7". They're just a unit with a bald gerbil, a dude that does a 450, and a guy who talks with an English accent.

[VSG]

Any particular reason you detest them so?

[Juan]

Well Wade (the wrestler guy, not Deadpool)

Thanks for clearing that up.

[Jeritron]

FourFiftynator

[VSG]

For a minute there, I thought the "jizz" was monitoring.

[Jeritron]

Yea well read my fax, you're fired

[Kane Knight]

Well Wade (the wrestler guy, not Deadpool) coming back to work I can see them keep the Nexus.

However, I will still call them the "No One Gives A Damn 7". They're just a unit with a bald gerbil, a dude that does a 450, and a guy who talks with an English accent.
While they might not give a damn as singles, they are working for now, as a unit.

Though I doubt the casuals give a shit for the most part.

[Mr. Nerfect]

People are chanting "NXT" or booing them as they see fit. To say these guys aren't working together is a bit silly. Also, Wade Barrett is cleared, so hopefully the group keeps going with better theme music.

[Kane Knight]

Yeah, take that fourfifty.

[Hanso Amore]

This is why I love TPWW

Take a failing angle, and you guy insert random jobber 15 and its hot shit

[Mr. Nerfect]

I gotta be honest -- don't like the idea of Goldust leading the group. It was well-written, but I just wouldn't be able to take him seriously as a leader. Chris Jericho, I could believe. William Regal I could even believe (because I can buy him taking up the manager role). Dustin Rhodes is just someone that I don't see much worth past being Goldust and feuding with his brother, which they are still yet to do. Probably because they consider it a step-down for Cody.

[Nark Order]

I think him never making it past mid-card in the WWE is part of what would make him perfect for the role IMO. And he's a really solid serious mic guy when he needs to be as well. Opinions though. Not for everyone I suppose.

[Kane Knight]

This is why I love TPWW

Take a failing angle, <s>and you guy insert random jobber 15</s> and its hot shit

[Nark Order]

Kane Knight, I can't believe you're apart of the IWC. WHAT A FUCKING LOSER!

[Savio]

Yeah.....I made this story up.