Heyman
07-04-2009, 03:41 PM
DISCUSSION - Create your PERFECT WWE Raw brand (only current WWE talent)
I was thinking about this the other day. A major problem in the WWE right now, is that all shows are inadvertently destined to fail.
ECW inevitably fails because all of their promising talents get shipped to RAW or Smackdown
Smackdown inevitably fails because all/most of their promising talent gets shipped to RAW, while in return, getting "jaded" RAW superstars.
RAW inevitably fails due to the bottleneck glass-ceiling. 3 out of the following 4 always dominate the RAW brand: HHH, Cena, Batista, Orton.
Ultimately - each shows fails, and leads to a 'stagnation' of sorts. Furthermore - no real stars are created
(i.e. There is a HUGE difference between someone winning the World/WWE championship, and actually MAINTAINING that spot on a permanent basis).
-So here is what I was thinking: What if the WWE had ONE (1) PERFECT SHOW?
-What if the WWE had one "perfect" show, where an environment was created that could allow the most promising stars of the company to be given enough TV time to feud with one another?
-What if one of the shows had almost ZERO glass ceiling
-What if one show created an environment that always similar to 1997/1998 (i.e. promising stars being pushed to the main-event, and STAYING at the main-event level).
-What if one show became SOOOO good at creating stars, that it had a "trickle effect" for the other shows (i.e. stars becoming mega stars on RAW, and then perhaps being moved to Smackdown to give the WWE more depth).
Anyway - if it was up to me, here would be my version of "the perfect show"
Main-Eventers:
-John Cena
-Triple H (or Dave Batista)
Cena is the #1 star in the company and a potentially clean victory over him holds a LOT of weight. The same goes for Triple H. Here is my thing with Triple H. IF he is willing to 'put over talent' AND let them be in the main-event for a sustained amount of time (i.e. NOT like what we saw with Benoit), then I'm all for it. If not - put Batista there instead.
Mid-Card veterans putting over talent:
-Chris Jericho
-Kane
Both of these guys are excellent team players and despite having done many jobs in the past, still have enough credibility to legitimately make someone look decent by doing the job.
Guys that have won world titles, but still aren't seen "in the same light" as Cena, Orton, HHH, Batista:
-CM Punk
-Jeff Hardy
This is the key group I would target. BOTH of these guys need to have a shot of not only winning a world title, but being THE #1 guy on their respective show.......for a sustained amount of time. One of these guys NEEDS to win "the big one" in the last match at Wrestlemania.....against either Triple H or John Cena......or maybe even Batista (although a victory over HHH/Cena would mean more).
Other Promising Talent:
-Christian
-Matt Hardy
-MVP
-Santino Marella
-The Miz
-John Morrison
-Evan Bourne
-The Brian Kendrick
-Ted Dibiase
-Cody Rhodes
-Kofi Kingston
Basically - the above guys (including Punk and J. Hardy) can get even MORE over than they are, by having enough TV time to have AWESOME feuds with one another.
Rock vs. HHH from 1998 is a good example. Edge/Christian vs. Hardy's from 1999 is another terrific example.....as is Jericho vs. Benoit from 2000.
Throw in some women there if you want (although personally - I prefer it if the WWE went back to the way things were during the Attitude Era when the Women's division was almost non-existent).
I don't watch the WWE regularly nowadays (well.....actually not since 2005!), so forgive me if I'm forgetting any "promising talents" here.
"The Trickle Down Effect"
-As I alluded to earlier, I think having one PERFECT show would be condusive to creating new stars. These "stars" (or the guy that put over the new talent) can then be moved to other shows to give those shows more depth.
Batista defeating HHH in 2005 and then being drafted to Smackdown, is a good example of what I'm talking about.
Here is what I had in mind:
-So let's say the WWE, in this hypothetical, wanted to make CM Punk the company's biggest star.....or co-biggest star. Here is what they could do.
-Let him get into a MAJOR feud with Jeff Hardy where they have a STRING of 5-star quality matches.
-Have CM Punk feud with HHH or Cena leading up to Wrestlemania.
-In the FINAL and LAST match of Wrestlemania, CM Punk goes cleanly over one of these men (HHH or Cena).
-At the next lottery draft, one of CM Punk, HHH, or Cena is drafted to Smackdown.
Rinse. Lather. Repeat.
So a year later for instance -
-Maybe a guy like Christian can get into a HUGE and 5 star feud with Chris Jericho (and go over).
-Leading up to Wrestlemania, Christian feuds with either HHH, Cena, or Punk depending on who did NOT get drafted to the other show), and goes cleanly over at Mania.
-At the next draft....one of these top guys (Christian know being amongst them), gets drafted to Smackdown.
So in effect, RAW becomes the show where new mega-stars are being created. Since RAW is the #1 show in the WWE, I think it's most important that mega-stars are being created HERE.......and are ultimately going over your biggest stars on the MAIN show.
I think the biggest problem with RAW right now, is that there's too many "established stars" on RAW and this creates a bottleneck.....which doesn't allow anyone to "rise within the ranks" even if they were to hypothetically win a world championship (i.e. Chris Benoit). Sooner than later, they 'fall back down to earth.'
If Raw is destined to be the #1 show in the WWE, then this CANNOT be a problem.
Thank you for your time.
p.s.______________Please feel free to post YOUR "perfect roster"
I was thinking about this the other day. A major problem in the WWE right now, is that all shows are inadvertently destined to fail.
ECW inevitably fails because all of their promising talents get shipped to RAW or Smackdown
Smackdown inevitably fails because all/most of their promising talent gets shipped to RAW, while in return, getting "jaded" RAW superstars.
RAW inevitably fails due to the bottleneck glass-ceiling. 3 out of the following 4 always dominate the RAW brand: HHH, Cena, Batista, Orton.
Ultimately - each shows fails, and leads to a 'stagnation' of sorts. Furthermore - no real stars are created
(i.e. There is a HUGE difference between someone winning the World/WWE championship, and actually MAINTAINING that spot on a permanent basis).
-So here is what I was thinking: What if the WWE had ONE (1) PERFECT SHOW?
-What if the WWE had one "perfect" show, where an environment was created that could allow the most promising stars of the company to be given enough TV time to feud with one another?
-What if one of the shows had almost ZERO glass ceiling
-What if one show created an environment that always similar to 1997/1998 (i.e. promising stars being pushed to the main-event, and STAYING at the main-event level).
-What if one show became SOOOO good at creating stars, that it had a "trickle effect" for the other shows (i.e. stars becoming mega stars on RAW, and then perhaps being moved to Smackdown to give the WWE more depth).
Anyway - if it was up to me, here would be my version of "the perfect show"
Main-Eventers:
-John Cena
-Triple H (or Dave Batista)
Cena is the #1 star in the company and a potentially clean victory over him holds a LOT of weight. The same goes for Triple H. Here is my thing with Triple H. IF he is willing to 'put over talent' AND let them be in the main-event for a sustained amount of time (i.e. NOT like what we saw with Benoit), then I'm all for it. If not - put Batista there instead.
Mid-Card veterans putting over talent:
-Chris Jericho
-Kane
Both of these guys are excellent team players and despite having done many jobs in the past, still have enough credibility to legitimately make someone look decent by doing the job.
Guys that have won world titles, but still aren't seen "in the same light" as Cena, Orton, HHH, Batista:
-CM Punk
-Jeff Hardy
This is the key group I would target. BOTH of these guys need to have a shot of not only winning a world title, but being THE #1 guy on their respective show.......for a sustained amount of time. One of these guys NEEDS to win "the big one" in the last match at Wrestlemania.....against either Triple H or John Cena......or maybe even Batista (although a victory over HHH/Cena would mean more).
Other Promising Talent:
-Christian
-Matt Hardy
-MVP
-Santino Marella
-The Miz
-John Morrison
-Evan Bourne
-The Brian Kendrick
-Ted Dibiase
-Cody Rhodes
-Kofi Kingston
Basically - the above guys (including Punk and J. Hardy) can get even MORE over than they are, by having enough TV time to have AWESOME feuds with one another.
Rock vs. HHH from 1998 is a good example. Edge/Christian vs. Hardy's from 1999 is another terrific example.....as is Jericho vs. Benoit from 2000.
Throw in some women there if you want (although personally - I prefer it if the WWE went back to the way things were during the Attitude Era when the Women's division was almost non-existent).
I don't watch the WWE regularly nowadays (well.....actually not since 2005!), so forgive me if I'm forgetting any "promising talents" here.
"The Trickle Down Effect"
-As I alluded to earlier, I think having one PERFECT show would be condusive to creating new stars. These "stars" (or the guy that put over the new talent) can then be moved to other shows to give those shows more depth.
Batista defeating HHH in 2005 and then being drafted to Smackdown, is a good example of what I'm talking about.
Here is what I had in mind:
-So let's say the WWE, in this hypothetical, wanted to make CM Punk the company's biggest star.....or co-biggest star. Here is what they could do.
-Let him get into a MAJOR feud with Jeff Hardy where they have a STRING of 5-star quality matches.
-Have CM Punk feud with HHH or Cena leading up to Wrestlemania.
-In the FINAL and LAST match of Wrestlemania, CM Punk goes cleanly over one of these men (HHH or Cena).
-At the next lottery draft, one of CM Punk, HHH, or Cena is drafted to Smackdown.
Rinse. Lather. Repeat.
So a year later for instance -
-Maybe a guy like Christian can get into a HUGE and 5 star feud with Chris Jericho (and go over).
-Leading up to Wrestlemania, Christian feuds with either HHH, Cena, or Punk depending on who did NOT get drafted to the other show), and goes cleanly over at Mania.
-At the next draft....one of these top guys (Christian know being amongst them), gets drafted to Smackdown.
So in effect, RAW becomes the show where new mega-stars are being created. Since RAW is the #1 show in the WWE, I think it's most important that mega-stars are being created HERE.......and are ultimately going over your biggest stars on the MAIN show.
I think the biggest problem with RAW right now, is that there's too many "established stars" on RAW and this creates a bottleneck.....which doesn't allow anyone to "rise within the ranks" even if they were to hypothetically win a world championship (i.e. Chris Benoit). Sooner than later, they 'fall back down to earth.'
If Raw is destined to be the #1 show in the WWE, then this CANNOT be a problem.
Thank you for your time.
p.s.______________Please feel free to post YOUR "perfect roster"