[Heyman]

Originally Posted by Loose Cannon [b][COLOR=RoyalBlue]Glad you're back Heyman : Missed the Discussions.

What the heck happened to the Forum Battle War? Or Team Legend Killer for that matter?

p.s. Did we win?

Okay, First let me just say that I have been a fan of the roster split for a while now, mostly because I love the way the two brands interact with each other on the four major PPV's of the year.

True, but why not have that 'quality' on every PPV? Also - while it's great to have that 'interaction' every 4 months, what about the other PPV's? A lot of people don't get both Raw and Smackdown (only one or the other). With exclusive brand PPV's, you give a lot of people NO REASON to order the exclusive PPV.

It was cool seeing Lesner and Goldberg interact, it was cool seeing Benoit and Guerrero interact. Those interactions really meant something and you felt like the two brands were really at war.

Right after the February PPV (this past Februrary), I would have built both shows around the Goldberg/Lesnar feud (had the two men still been within the company). Furthermore - I would've had them be the 'main-event'. Don't get me wrong - Guerrero/Angle was great, but I genuinely feel that Lesnar/Goldberg would've been FAR more marketable. I also would've made Lesnar/Goldberg do a heel/face switch (in which Lesnar went over as champ as well). Perhaps this would have convinced Lesnar to stay.

Also, I think the roster split let Eddie Guerrero and Benoit have a chance at winning the big one, which they did. So in that sense, it was a + to have a split.

True, but neither one of them have really drawn in numbers......so what's the point? Granted - Benoit hasn't had the proper TV time while Smackdown lost Angle and Lesnar, but still........

-It's not like Benoit gets Austin or Rock like pops to warrant getting more TV time
-Do the fans really see Eddie Guerrero as an 'extraordinary' figure as they do The Rock, Austin, Hogan, or Lesnar?

But, I think you're right in it's time to end this shit. It's really not worth it anymore. I mean, when you have guys like Holly AND Gunn wrestling in singles matches on PPV's, you have to ask yourself, what is going on here? I think the WWE will benefit from reuniting the rosters again because they can get rid of a lot guys and save some money. They don't really need half of their roster. Maybe even get rid of Smackdown all together and go back to just Raw. I think less wrestling right now would be better for the product. You don't need to give the viewer a ton of wrestling each week when the ratings are sliding like they have been. Maybe even lower the PPV's a year too. Something has got to change. So, yes, I do think they should eliminate the split. Put the guys on TV that the fans care about and eliminate everyone else. You'll have a show filled with the Benoit, Guerrero, HHH, Eugene, Cena, Flair, Orton, some tag teams, and a couple of others. This won't make fans flip the channel because you have Harcore Holly wresling Charlie Haas or Tori wresling Sable. The Hardcore Title will be ok to bring back because it gives something for all those other guys to do as well. You can still have Crusierweights on the show too. But, I really think they need to give us less wrestling and go back to how it was in the old days.

Agreed.

It's just common sense.

If the wheel ain't broke, why fix it?

Things were perfect in 2000 (or pretty damned close to it).

While The Rock and Triple H were the cornerstones of the show that year, it's not like the fans didn't care about Angle and Jericho (who clearly played second fiddle to The Rock and Triple H). Angle and Jericho could have easily have taken over their spots in due time.........with proper booking and with no roster split.