TPWW Forums - View Single Post - If you could totally re-invent WWE...

**Simmo Fortyone** · 03-23-2011, 10:45 PM

Keep the brand split. I don't need John Cena dominating two shows.

The two shows need their own identity in order to expand their target markets a bit. So here's my very rough thought of what each show should be aiming for.

RAW
They should go for an MMA feel. Have guys competing under their "real" names and not using a gimmick. Guys like Randy Orton, Daniel Bryan, Wade Barrett. Keep the bouts to one-on-ones and have three titles - WHC, IC and Womens. Have women who can actually wrestle, and give them feuds that don't revolve around silly shit. Each week, have two feature matches at the top of each hour that are hyped the week before. The rest of the show contains your booked-on-the-fly matches plus promos and interviews. Also, bring back jobbers! Use them to build up the contenders to each title. Have a large-ish roster so you're not seeing the same guys every week. Build towards your title fights at PPVs. Blood and over-the-top violence ain't necessary, but this show is for your older audience, so colour up the language a bit. Don't use gimmick matches other than stipulations such as submissions only, 2-out-of-3 falls, no holds barred, etc. Have steel cage matches for big feud blow-offs.

Smackdown
This show would have an old-school, 80s, rock-n-roll wrestling feel to it - for the younger audiences and is gimmick/character heavy. Guys such as The Miz, Khali, Undertaker, Goldust and whoever else I can't think of - invent some gimmicks! How the WWE doesn't have a Twilight-ish vampire yet baffles me. And bring back Paul Birchill in his pirate gimmick! Storylines are the big focus here - vignettes and skits to enhance matches. I still think a cartoony Hurricane versus supervillian Stevie Richards feud back in 2002/2003 could have been one of the best feuds ever. The titles here are the WWE, Tag and Cruiserweight. Create tag teams with similar looks and movesets, not just Wrestler X and Wrestler Y who will split and feud in six months. Use managers/valets! Gimmick matches at PPVs are money here - ladder, falls count anywhere, etc.

Keep both NXT and Tough Enough. TE is for RAW, folks training for their shot at the big time. NXT is for new gimmicks to win a spot on Smackdown. Dudes who don't make it on Smackdown can be repackaged and tried again. Have your 12 PPVs - 4 for RAW, 4 for Smackdown and your big 4 (Rumble, WM, Summerslam, Survivor Series).

The key to making this work would be no crossover between shows. Don't have brand v brand matches (no Bragging Rights, boo bloody hoo), and having a RAW guy on SD would make between little and no sense so don't bother.

This could use more coherency but yeah, that's what I would do.

03-23-2011, 10:45 PM	#34
Simmo Fortyone Junior Member Posts: 11	Keep the brand split. I don't need John Cena dominating two shows. The two shows need their own identity in order to expand their target markets a bit. So here's my very rough thought of what each show should be aiming for. RAW They should go for an MMA feel. Have guys competing under their "real" names and not using a gimmick. Guys like Randy Orton, Daniel Bryan, Wade Barrett. Keep the bouts to one-on-ones and have three titles - WHC, IC and Womens. Have women who can actually wrestle, and give them feuds that don't revolve around silly shit. Each week, have two feature matches at the top of each hour that are hyped the week before. The rest of the show contains your booked-on-the-fly matches plus promos and interviews. Also, bring back jobbers! Use them to build up the contenders to each title. Have a large-ish roster so you're not seeing the same guys every week. Build towards your title fights at PPVs. Blood and over-the-top violence ain't necessary, but this show is for your older audience, so colour up the language a bit. Don't use gimmick matches other than stipulations such as submissions only, 2-out-of-3 falls, no holds barred, etc. Have steel cage matches for big feud blow-offs. Smackdown This show would have an old-school, 80s, rock-n-roll wrestling feel to it - for the younger audiences and is gimmick/character heavy. Guys such as The Miz, Khali, Undertaker, Goldust and whoever else I can't think of - invent some gimmicks! How the WWE doesn't have a Twilight-ish vampire yet baffles me. And bring back Paul Birchill in his pirate gimmick! Storylines are the big focus here - vignettes and skits to enhance matches. I still think a cartoony Hurricane versus supervillian Stevie Richards feud back in 2002/2003 could have been one of the best feuds ever. The titles here are the WWE, Tag and Cruiserweight. Create tag teams with similar looks and movesets, not just Wrestler X and Wrestler Y who will split and feud in six months. Use managers/valets! Gimmick matches at PPVs are money here - ladder, falls count anywhere, etc. Keep both NXT and Tough Enough. TE is for RAW, folks training for their shot at the big time. NXT is for new gimmicks to win a spot on Smackdown. Dudes who don't make it on Smackdown can be repackaged and tried again. Have your 12 PPVs - 4 for RAW, 4 for Smackdown and your big 4 (Rumble, WM, Summerslam, Survivor Series). The key to making this work would be no crossover between shows. Don't have brand v brand matches (no Bragging Rights, boo bloody hoo), and having a RAW guy on SD would make between little and no sense so don't bother. This could use more coherency but yeah, that's what I would do.