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**The CyNick** · 12-17-2003, 06:57 PM

Goldberg gets cheered like crazy when he's booked right. I dont know if you watched Summerslam, but in Phonenix they were going crazy for those 5 or 6 minutes that they booked him like Goldberg. Then HHH got in, and well we know what happened.

I'm not going to go deep in the Goldberg issue because its been talked to death, but no I wouldn't mind to see Christian or Hardy get squashed by Goldberg so long as it may lead to him being a draw. I mean you look at what they did in WCW, and ultimately it made the company stronger, so if everyone had to get squashed for Goldberg to get over, thats okay becaus eit could bring people to the arenas and increase PPV buys, which would benefit everyone. WWE didn't do that, and whenevr they book him like just another star, he doesn't get over. Thats why I think he's finished as a viable character in the WWE. I dont know how his contract is worded, but I'm sure he'd agree to lay down for Lesnar, since thats been the plan for a while now. If he doesn't agree, then just let him go.

As for the brand extension if they were to bring the rosters back together instead of HHH, Taker and other taking up the top spots on one show each, they will take up spots on both shows, which means guys like Benoit and others will have an even harder time reaching the top. In 2000 it was a different because HHH and Rocky were relatively new main eventers, and they had an influx of new talent that was sniffing near the main event. Problem was soon after when HHH solidified his spot on top and wouldn't let other get a snif at his expense. Since then we've seen the top guys refuse to do key JOBs for younger talent, thats the main problem right now. Nobody is allowed to get up to the main event level to create fresh matches and new stars. I dont see how re-unifying the rosters will help that problem.

12-17-2003, 06:57 PM	#6
The CyNick Make the IWC Great Again Posts: 8,922	Goldberg gets cheered like crazy when he's booked right. I dont know if you watched Summerslam, but in Phonenix they were going crazy for those 5 or 6 minutes that they booked him like Goldberg. Then HHH got in, and well we know what happened. I'm not going to go deep in the Goldberg issue because its been talked to death, but no I wouldn't mind to see Christian or Hardy get squashed by Goldberg so long as it may lead to him being a draw. I mean you look at what they did in WCW, and ultimately it made the company stronger, so if everyone had to get squashed for Goldberg to get over, thats okay becaus eit could bring people to the arenas and increase PPV buys, which would benefit everyone. WWE didn't do that, and whenevr they book him like just another star, he doesn't get over. Thats why I think he's finished as a viable character in the WWE. I dont know how his contract is worded, but I'm sure he'd agree to lay down for Lesnar, since thats been the plan for a while now. If he doesn't agree, then just let him go. As for the brand extension if they were to bring the rosters back together instead of HHH, Taker and other taking up the top spots on one show each, they will take up spots on both shows, which means guys like Benoit and others will have an even harder time reaching the top. In 2000 it was a different because HHH and Rocky were relatively new main eventers, and they had an influx of new talent that was sniffing near the main event. Problem was soon after when HHH solidified his spot on top and wouldn't let other get a snif at his expense. Since then we've seen the top guys refuse to do key JOBs for younger talent, thats the main problem right now. Nobody is allowed to get up to the main event level to create fresh matches and new stars. I dont see how re-unifying the rosters will help that problem.