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Originally Posted by AdrianM
boring (IMO)
These guys don't need the rub of a stable, at least the Hardys don't. A stable could help out Nitro, and maybe carlito, but not the hardys
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Here's my reasoning behind it. Nitro definitely needs the rub if he's going to ease properly into full-time singles wrestling. Carlito needs something to stabilize him, and his being mentored by Flair would be a good way to do that. Basically you have Flair come to the realization "hey, I've always been best with a group of guys around me, and you can be the same. (Woo!)
Now you come to the Hardys. The problem with them is that they've already reached a peak as a team that they're going to have trouble getting past. Think of where the Dudleys were shortly before they left. How many times will they be able to trade the tag titles with obviously inferior teams? They need something to get past that, and being in a stable will assist with that.
Now, the subject of whether the stable would be face or heel has been brought up. Quite simply, the best stables are heel stables. And with Flair and Carlito, who are natural heels, the decision is obvious. Carlito and Flair can turn in a non-issue, really. They're basically only faces or heels because of who they're set against. Nitro is already a heel, so no problem there. Now what about the Hardys. They already seem a bit edgier than they have been so just sharpen that. Give them a cockiness, a sort of "we've done it all, we deserve these titles" thing. They wear the belts and basically stand behind the others. With their high-flying and all, JR and Cole can call them the "missiles" of the stable; derisively saying that the others basically just throw them at opponents and that they obey that without thinking.
So what to do with them? Set them against Edge and Orton in a heel-vs-heel-for-dominance thing. Carlito wants to challenge Cena (who he beat for the US title the first time they met, mind you), but first he has to get past Rated-RKO. Carlito eventually wins a title shot from the other two when his backup overwhelms them.
Oh and btw... who DOESN'T want to see Carlito standing with the spinner belt dangling from his hand and saying "That's not cool!" before reintroducing the "real" belt?
I'm still stuck for a name for these guys though. Flair is the classic, suit-wearing, suave guy, of course. Carlito is the laid back "cool" guy, Nitro and Melin are the supposed Hollywood A-listers, and Matt and Jeff are the odd subculture wierdoes. The one thing you can say for all of them is that they likely tap a lot of ass, but somehow "Team Ass-tappers" doesn't seem right to me.