TPWW Forums - View Single Post - The biggest problem with the WWE is that fans cant accept change.

**loopydate** · 07-17-2008, 10:39 AM

We can accept change. But change for the sake of change isn't necessarily an improvement. It needs to be GOOD change for us to get behind it.

For example, other than the retarded finish to RAW, the last few Monday nights have been a vast improvement over the last... well, several years. The "anything can happen" element makes RAW so much more watchable than it has been in a long time. A new face in the main event scene, a renewed interest in the tag division, a feud between two of the most talented wrestlers of this generation that's involving some of the best workers of the next one... There are a lot of things that have changed that we like.

HOWEVER, the spinner belt was a terrible effort to "urbanize" the most prestigious title in the business. It worked when Cena first brought it out, because it played to his personality. On anyone else, it just looks silly. And the Divas Title looks like it was designed with SVR's Create-A-Belt mode.

And the reason there was a backlash against Cena, Batista, and Orton wasn't because they were new. It was because they were booked terribly.

Cena became a top-tier star because he was edgy, had mic skills, and could work a match. As soon as they turned him face, he dropped his moveset to a number countable on one hand and his promos consist mainly of poop jokes. This alliance with Cryme Tyme seems to be helping his image a little bit, but "JBL is Poopy" was a pretty impressive step back. There were similar missteps made with Orton and Batista.

It is possible for wrestling fans to embrace change. Kofi Kingston's surprise IC win is an example of a good change. It freed up Jericho to feud with Michaels in the main-event tier and it helped elevate Kofi to a legitimate threat in the fans' eyes. Cody Rhodes' heel turn (and subsequent alliance with JBL) seems to be helping bring out his personality. Hell, they're even using Jamie Bah-Gawd Noble in a somewhat prominent role. Granted, he's jobbing, but the more TV time he gets, the bigger his reactions.

So, all in all, I think you've got a good grasp on the symptoms of why wrestling fans are unhappy, but you're WAY off the mark on your diagnosis of the disease. We like change. But we only like GOOD change.

07-17-2008, 10:39 AM	#10
loopydate FIT Challenge Slag People Posts: 13,816	We can accept change. But change for the sake of change isn't necessarily an improvement. It needs to be GOOD change for us to get behind it. For example, other than the retarded finish to RAW, the last few Monday nights have been a vast improvement over the last... well, several years. The "anything can happen" element makes RAW so much more watchable than it has been in a long time. A new face in the main event scene, a renewed interest in the tag division, a feud between two of the most talented wrestlers of this generation that's involving some of the best workers of the next one... There are a lot of things that have changed that we like. HOWEVER, the spinner belt was a terrible effort to "urbanize" the most prestigious title in the business. It worked when Cena first brought it out, because it played to his personality. On anyone else, it just looks silly. And the Divas Title looks like it was designed with SVR's Create-A-Belt mode. And the reason there was a backlash against Cena, Batista, and Orton wasn't because they were new. It was because they were booked terribly. Cena became a top-tier star because he was edgy, had mic skills, and could work a match. As soon as they turned him face, he dropped his moveset to a number countable on one hand and his promos consist mainly of poop jokes. This alliance with Cryme Tyme seems to be helping his image a little bit, but "JBL is Poopy" was a pretty impressive step back. There were similar missteps made with Orton and Batista. It is possible for wrestling fans to embrace change. Kofi Kingston's surprise IC win is an example of a good change. It freed up Jericho to feud with Michaels in the main-event tier and it helped elevate Kofi to a legitimate threat in the fans' eyes. Cody Rhodes' heel turn (and subsequent alliance with JBL) seems to be helping bring out his personality. Hell, they're even using Jamie Bah-Gawd Noble in a somewhat prominent role. Granted, he's jobbing, but the more TV time he gets, the bigger his reactions. So, all in all, I think you've got a good grasp on the symptoms of why wrestling fans are unhappy, but you're WAY off the mark on your diagnosis of the disease. We like change. But we only like GOOD change.