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Old 11-29-2004, 08:58 PM   #28
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Originally Posted by FakeRazor
What the hell are you talking about? The WWF in 1999 had some of the worst talent of all time. Steve Austin was putting on the worst matches of his career in shit main events with The Undertaker, Billy Gunn and Chyna got uppermidcard to main event pushes, and shit wrestlers like Road Dogg, The Godfather, Mark Henry, Mideon and Viscera were tearing up the midcard.

This is an EXCELLENT point.............one of which I've spoken about at length in the past.


The WWE wasn't successful in 1999 due to its "depth" in terms of wrestling talent. They were successful, because of smart booking and the peak of Stone Cold.


In terms of booking shows, 99% of RAW's finished and ended the same way (i.e. their 1st and last scene of each show almost always dealt with the Austin/Vince feud.)

In those days, each wrestler "knew their role" so to speak. While there were many different storylines, angles, etc., it was COMMON KNOWLEDGE that the Austin/Vince feud was what the show revolved around.

The Corporation served as a good way of linking mid-card feuds, to the main-event storyline (i.e. if Test fought Road Dogg, people still were interested since Road Dogg was a part of DX, while Test was a part of Vince's corporation).

The bookers really understood the "ebb" and "flow" of each show. Almost every single RAW show, had some sort of "twist" or significant storyline progression.....which kept the fans interested (and ready as hell for the next week).

In today's wrestling, you don't see that.


-There is no ONE major wrestling angle in which the show revolves around (in a sense - this can be attributed to the fact that the WWE has "too much" wrestling talent.....and as result, aren't inclined to give these 'talented wrestlers' less TV time to make room for the main-event storyline).

-Bookers don't understand "ebb" and "flow" very well (how else do you explain women's title matches opening RAW shows a lot of times? The first and last scene should ALWAYS pertain to the MAIN storyline of the show).

-Storyline progression and "shock values" are almost a rarity nowadays.
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