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**The CyNick** · 05-18-2004, 04:11 PM

HBK, you are totally wrong about the going live thing. You may prefer a live show, but as KK pointed out (and you seemed to ignore) it has been done in the past, and actually the taped shows were doing better than the live ones. The number of people who read spoilers is so insignificant it just doesn't have an impact on the ratings. As a matter of fact, usually, taping a show allows those few people who do read spoilers to read something of interest, tell their friends, and as a result the number could go up (this happened with Foley winning the WWE title for the first time). You can dispute this all you want, but I guarantee you what KK is saying is the truth. End of story. (probably not though)

Now to Heyman:

I might have forgot some of the stuff, so I appologize if I missed something.

But here's my take on SD:

The best thing I read on this thread was whoever said just give it time. The WWE screwed over SD by stealing talent to make HHH look good. Thats done, nothing you can do about it, but now they are trying to make new stars. Thats going to take time, and we have to be patient.

In terms of turns, the only one I would do is RVD turning on Eddie. I think they need to do some more tag matches together and then eventually he turns on Eddie, either in a tag match, or else in a one-on-one match. I think this needs to be the program for Eddie after the JBL thing ends in June. I also think RVD, with Heyman and the Dudleys makes for a good faction.

Turning Cena might be a good idea down the line, but he's too over right now to do that now. Ive said this a million times, and I'm sure I'll say it a million more, but you shouldn't turn guys that fans dont want to be turned. This would also apply to Eddie and Taker. People love those guys, and more importantly they PAY MONEY to see them, so why take those guys away from the fans? Eddie for example can get over as a heel, but he's never been more over than he is right now, so why go against that.

Hire Road Dogg? Not if I can help it. New Age Outlaws are a tired gimmick from 4 years ago, I dont think it would get over quite frankly.

With new guys, I think SD has enough new guys already who need to get over. What SD really needs at this point is some mid level guys who are over, who can feud with the new guys. You got Jindrak, Dupree, Mordecai, and now Kenzo who all need to be protected and pushed. What they could use are some guys like Test or Rhyno who could work programs with these new guys and put them over. Problem on SD is that they have a bunch of main event guys (Eddie, Cena, Rey, RVD, etc) but few guys who are expendable but have some name recognition.

I hate the Hardcore title, so I dont want to see that brought back. Keep the CW title if they are serious, if not make it a European or TV title, and open it up to all weights. That way, as was said before some of the top CWs can move on to the US title or work tags or whatever.

05-18-2004, 04:11 PM	#3
The CyNick Make the IWC Great Again Posts: 8,922	HBK, you are totally wrong about the going live thing. You may prefer a live show, but as KK pointed out (and you seemed to ignore) it has been done in the past, and actually the taped shows were doing better than the live ones. The number of people who read spoilers is so insignificant it just doesn't have an impact on the ratings. As a matter of fact, usually, taping a show allows those few people who do read spoilers to read something of interest, tell their friends, and as a result the number could go up (this happened with Foley winning the WWE title for the first time). You can dispute this all you want, but I guarantee you what KK is saying is the truth. End of story. (probably not though) Now to Heyman: I might have forgot some of the stuff, so I appologize if I missed something. But here's my take on SD: The best thing I read on this thread was whoever said just give it time. The WWE screwed over SD by stealing talent to make HHH look good. Thats done, nothing you can do about it, but now they are trying to make new stars. Thats going to take time, and we have to be patient. In terms of turns, the only one I would do is RVD turning on Eddie. I think they need to do some more tag matches together and then eventually he turns on Eddie, either in a tag match, or else in a one-on-one match. I think this needs to be the program for Eddie after the JBL thing ends in June. I also think RVD, with Heyman and the Dudleys makes for a good faction. Turning Cena might be a good idea down the line, but he's too over right now to do that now. Ive said this a million times, and I'm sure I'll say it a million more, but you shouldn't turn guys that fans dont want to be turned. This would also apply to Eddie and Taker. People love those guys, and more importantly they PAY MONEY to see them, so why take those guys away from the fans? Eddie for example can get over as a heel, but he's never been more over than he is right now, so why go against that. Hire Road Dogg? Not if I can help it. New Age Outlaws are a tired gimmick from 4 years ago, I dont think it would get over quite frankly. With new guys, I think SD has enough new guys already who need to get over. What SD really needs at this point is some mid level guys who are over, who can feud with the new guys. You got Jindrak, Dupree, Mordecai, and now Kenzo who all need to be protected and pushed. What they could use are some guys like Test or Rhyno who could work programs with these new guys and put them over. Problem on SD is that they have a bunch of main event guys (Eddie, Cena, Rey, RVD, etc) but few guys who are expendable but have some name recognition. I hate the Hardcore title, so I dont want to see that brought back. Keep the CW title if they are serious, if not make it a European or TV title, and open it up to all weights. That way, as was said before some of the top CWs can move on to the US title or work tags or whatever.