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I'm definitely agreeing with you here... Due to the huge buyrate and success of the show, they could surely build a solid roster to compete against RAW... Instead of RAW vs. SD!, maybe a little WWE vs. ECW...
I'd build the ECW brand around a lot of key stars...
Commentating Teams:
Joey Styles & Taz
Joey Styles & Joel Gertner
Occasional Appearance:
Steve Austin
Mick Foley
Taz
Sabu
Sandman
Tommy Dreamer
Lance Storm
Dean Malenko
Main Eventing:
Rob Van Dam
Eddie Guerrero
Chris Jericho
Chris Benoit
Rey Mysterio
Rhyno
Masato Tanaka (keep him permanently)
Mike Awesome (")
Tag-Team Division:
Dudley Boyz
Impact Players (Storm retiring though, but a short run w/Credible would help build up the brand)
Tajiri/Whipwreck (give Whipwreck a little run before he officially retires)
Rotten/Mahoney (keep 'em)
F.B.I.
MNM (transfer)
... build more teams...
Cruiserweight Division:
Rey Mysterio (again)
Psicosis
Juventud Guerrera
Little Guido
Super Crazy
Yoshihiro Tajiri
Kid Kash
Spike
Other:
Al Snow
Stevie Richards
Nova
Johnny Swinger
Divas:
Dawn Marie
Francine
***build around these two and hire people over time***
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It's perfect to get some money out of people like Al Snow, Richards and Nova considering they contribute nothing significant to WWE TV at this point...
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Assuming these guys will be competing against a roster with the likes of Kurt Angle, JBL, HHH, HBK, Edge, Christian, Cena, Batista, UnderTaker, Show and Booker, they will need to bring a lot more to the equation... Guys like Sabu, Sandman, Dreamer and Storm won't be around permanently...
I recommend signing these guys full time:
Mike Awesome
Masato Tanaka
Rhyno
Raven
Jerry Lynn
Chris Daniels
AJ Styles
CM Punk
American Dragon
***other hopeful TNA talent***
***scout japanese/mexican scene***
ECW has seemed like a good way to showcase international guys... Japanese and mexican... Seeing a couple of WWE guys moving to ECW could be possible... Obviously nobody like JBL or HHH, but a Batista perhaps...
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