Long term booking, do you think it will work?

[Kane Knight]

Originally Posted by Kal-El There's a problem with Rock/Cena . . . He's NOT on the show every week! I agree with the other feuds, especially Jericho/HBK THEY were awesome.

Cena/Rock will work mostly because the Rock can come and go as he pleases, because he doesn't neeed to worry about injury, etc.

Originally Posted by Innovator Yeah. Why change the way things are done when you can keep trotting out Cena and Orton?

Yes, that's the part I was talking about. Not "treating wrestlers like cattle," not touring schedules that promote both injuries and drug abuse, not Srunning with people who shouldn't be main eventers due to injury and other risk.....Okay, so it's part of where I was going, but there's a bigger picture.

[Innovator]

Originally Posted by Kane Knight Yes, that's the part I was talking about. Not "treating wrestlers like cattle," not touring schedules that promote both injuries and drug abuse, not Srunning with people who shouldn't be main eventers due to injury and other risk.....Okay, so it's part of where I was going, but there's a bigger picture.

I went with the option that would promote feedback on tpww. If I gave a business answer, it'd be lost.

A mandatory off-season for wrestlers should be something they look at, going along with what you said about the touring schedule.

And if I had my way, I'd do away with the whole "independent contractor" gimmick, have them be employees, give them insurance, and charter planes when they go overseas. You want your characters to be larger than life, they shouldn't be crammed into coach for a 17 hour flight.

[Kane Knight]

Originally Posted by Innovator I went with the option that would promote feedback on tpww. If I gave a business answer, it'd be lost. A mandatory off-season for wrestlers should be something they look at, going along with what you said about the touring schedule. And if I had my way, I'd do away with the whole "independent contractor" gimmick, have them be employees, give them insurance, and charter planes when they go overseas. You want your characters to be larger than life, they shouldn't be crammed into coach for a 17 hour flight.

Hell, a polysyllabic answer would be lost.

The big problem with getting rid of the independent contractor status is that they have no real reason to. As long as it's more profitable to chew you up and spit you out, none of these changes would happen. But yeah, I agree with the basic premise. Though I'm not sure an off-season is necessary. There's plenty of talent to occupy the card year-round. Rotation of the top stars would require a little more effort to keep things hot, but it would also mean other stars had time to rest, and it would mean you had a contingency in case of an injury. Because honestly, until all matches are settle by thumb wrestling, there will be some injuries, and you can't get around that.

Guys like Cena could be kept "fresher" by simply not having them in the spotlight all the time. Of course, this might mean fewer cena sweatbands sold to fat chicks in the short run, but it also means he's not going to have as many career-shortening injuries.

For guys like Triple H, this would likely be a lateral move in terms of screen time. Dude was injured like every six months, and needed time to return. It'd be the same deal, minus the painful recovery in most instances.

But it'd also require wrestlers to give up the spotlight and the guys who use them to ask/be okay with it.

[captaincharismark]

Originally Posted by Innovator I went with the option that would promote feedback on tpww. If I gave a business answer, it'd be lost. A mandatory off-season for wrestlers should be something they look at, going along with what you said about the touring schedule. And if I had my way, I'd do away with the whole "independent contractor" gimmick, have them be employees, give them insurance, and charter planes when they go overseas. You want your characters to be larger than life, they shouldn't be crammed into coach for a 17 hour flight.

Having an offseason is a great idea, but for whatever reason WWE seems to be against it. It would allow the wrestlers to enjoy time off and rest up from injury. Plus, it might allow the creative team to come up with better ideas and not become burned out. With the touring schedule WWE has, utilizing an offseason should be common sense. I realize taking time off hurts the bottom line in the short term, but the long term benefits far outweights the bad.

Yet another good point raised is the "independent contractor" label. Everyone knows it's BS, and it's only a way for WWE to control their employees while shafting them. Nothing more than a clever way to avoid having a union in pro wrestling. Otherwise, they'd have to provide more benefits, take better care of wrestlers' health and not use unethical practices. Again, something that would affect WWE's massive profits and be too benefical to the wrestlers. A real "indepent contractor" can pick and choose when and where they work. When was the last time a WWE guy got to do that? Really it's a joke even having that status and it's not very accurate.

Both things that would detract from long term booking, but issues that need to be addressed. You can't ignore things that could make the business better. If it means less wrestler deaths and a more positive reflection on the WWE, you'd think it would be a natural progression. And definately one that's necessary and long past due.

[Kane Knight]

Originally Posted by captaincharismark Having an offseason is a great idea, but for whatever reason WWE seems to be against it.

For whatever reason. XD. You are priceless.

[captaincharismark]

Originally Posted by Kane Knight For whatever reason. XD. You are priceless.

Thank you very much