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Old 08-25-2010, 03:12 AM   #10
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Originally Posted by Xero View Post
They didn't build up enough guys between 2005 and 2009 to replace the old guard, then 2010 hit and they're all "oh shit, half of our draws are gone and the other half (outside of Cena) are on their way out"...

The talent issue is more of a lack of long-term planning, which wrestling as a whole is missing.

I agree in the lack of long-term planning thing. Remember when Cena and Orton's push was considered an "experiment"? Imagine if a couple more guys got that kind of treatment back then (I intentionally omitted Kennedy... Kennedy) Also, in that period, they were like the only two guys getting a legitimate slow building push, instead of the injury/departure fill-in role that someone like JBL got (not a knock on Bradshaw, but he kinda got the main event heel role thrust upon him fairly quickly and out of neccessity)

It seemed they were a bit more selective on who they wanted to eventually take up the mantle and slowly groom one or two guys at a time without planning for contengencies for injuries or departures, and it bit them in the ass.
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