**OFFICIAL** Survivor Series Thread

[Ultra Mantis]

Originally Posted by The CyNick I feel like people throw that pulse thing around. But who determines the pulse? The 15% off the audience that are loud and we're the same people dancing like Fandango the day after Mania? Does that mean WWE would have been smart to go all in on Fandango?

You say this in a demeaning way, but the answer is actually yes. Incredibly smart. They were even starting to come around to the idea before they mistakenly sent out Jerry Lawler to cool dad him, thinking that would keep him hot, and then Zack Ryder kicked him really hard in the head and we got a directionless, out of nowhere Curtis Axel push instead. Curtis Axel, a guy who <1% of the audience cared about at that time and only truly managed to get over about a year and a half after his big push failed.

Fandango should be an upper midcard guy right now and Johnny Curtis the performer is good enough to justify it. If he does well enough in that position he actually has the look and charisma to transition to a main event role, just not the gimmick. He's still one of the most over guys at UK / European house shows even though he's been solid jobbing on superstars for 8 months. It's entertainment, you give the people more of what they like rather than shoving stuff down their throats and telling them "no, you will like this instead you fucking ungrateful pricks!".

Zack Ryder would have been a much better example for your case, and even then, that guy could have been a valuable commodity for a good period of business instead of being absolutely buried beyond repair just because he had the gall to get over without permission.