Thread: A bigger problem than the roster split...
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Old 11-17-2008, 04:57 PM   #8
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It'a big Catch 22 situation.

I've noticed that a lot of the guys being pushed ot TV don't make it on to PPV. This includes most midcarders (Benjamin, R-Truth, Kendrick, Regal, etc) and most tag teams (Cryme Tyme, Priceless, Hawkins & Ryder, The Colons, The In Crowd, etc) and anyone on ECW that isn't in the title match (Bourne, Swagger, Finlay, etc).

Some of these guys could do with a little PPV exposure to help get them over. It also seems that these fueds (Cryme Tyme v The In Crowd for example) are going nowhere.

Many of the releases could be attributed to having the same 12 - 15 guys on PPV month in, month out. Talented workers like Burke, London, etc are cut as TV time is spent pushing these 12 - 15 wrestlers.

On the otherhand, if you go back and watch the single brand shows from 2005(?) they are pretty lackluster - especially on the SmackDown side of things. However, it does seem that each brand is stacked a little better/evenly nowadays so maybe it could work again.
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