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#41 |
Cranky Kong
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I'm thinking of starting a collection so we can pay him NOT to appear.
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#42 |
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#43 |
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It's not like he out-popped DX. If the WWE wants someone who is over to come back and work a match now and then, they should get Scotty 2 Hotty.
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He doesn't win and he's just there as a Legend who puts others over from time to time. Plus he is a bigger name than Scotty. |
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#45 |
Cranky Kong
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I wonder if they will put Hacksaw in the Rumble based solely on the fact that he won the first one.
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#46 |
Shadow Conspircy leader
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Lulz....Venis finally gets fired. Took 'em long enough.
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#47 |
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I think it would be funny if we went to TNA and decided he didn't want to be a jobber. Knowing TNA they'd give him a PPV title shot within 2 months.
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#48 |
EATER OF HOT POCKETS
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#49 |
Cranky Kong
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I think Dave is just clinging to some hope that all of the talent on one roster would just magically make everything better.
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#51 |
The Rum Diary
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Bob Holly is still employed?!?
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#52 |
You can't teach that
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Because they have to pay 2 sets of crew, agents, writers, producers, crew, wrestlers, announcers.
If they cant sell out, their costs outweigh their profits, and then they have to cut. There are major TV costs, which is why they run ECW with another brand...to save money. |
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#53 |
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I think the relationship between the talent cuts and a proposal to end the brand split would be the shrinking of the rosters. If enough talent is cut, then you may not have enough for separate brands, which would logically mean the current arrangement is not convenient.
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#54 |
Ron Paul 4 EVA
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#55 |
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Ending the brand split would mean half as many live events. Not a great way to make more money.
Even if they still run B-shows instead of, say, SmackDown shows (I know, I know...) they will still be tarnished with the "lesser show" label, although the Intercontinental title used to draw well on the B-Show circuit in the 80s. Doubt it would today unless it was worn by the likes of Batista or Jericho, which I'm sure would be a move derided by fans and the wrestlers as a step-down. They've invested too heavily in the brand split for the last 7 years for it to end now, whether we like it or not. A large number of their current fans have probably never seen a WWE product that didn't have a divided roster. |
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#56 |
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I guess the real look at it is this...is the amount of money that is brought in by two seperate rosters earn enough that two seperate rosters is effecient. The points have are making more money by holding two shows, but at the same time you are also using two seperate crews.
Now I say if you cut enough people you are going to keep the people who are more interesting to see and bring a better television product each week (well, I know history says otherwise, but I'm hoping for what I said to be true). If you have a better show, then chances are they will do better than 1 of the two seperate rosters. However, you are also once again taking in effect the amount of money given out to their crew and talent. I think in the end it's hard to decide what is best to do without all the fact. It's even hard to decide what's good as a product...remember 7 years ago we were clammering for the seperate rosters because it would help showcase wrestlers we like but didn't get airtime...and yet that didn't happen. Bringing the roster's back together might be a little more interesting at first, until wrestlers who do get showcased now (Jericho, CM Punk, Legacy, etc) get no airtime for the likes of HHH, John Cena, and Batista. |
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#57 |
Ron Paul 4 EVA
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And that is the only real point that matters. There are a bunch of pros to this as far as WWE is concerned. There are certainly cons, even in their minds. But being able to market "Raw" and "Smackdown" house shows is more beneficial than the "TV tapings" and "Also rans." That alone is probably going to keep things going. That and Triple H probably doesn't want to work Mondays.
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#58 |
Spammy Certified
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2009 diva search come early?
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#59 |
The Year of the Bullet
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Val could be main eventing on Impact! within the next 3 months.
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#60 |
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Mike Kruel and Gavin Spears got the pink slip as well.
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WWE is a touring company making most of its money on the road. They won't end the brand split to create better television because having a tremendous TV show hasn't mattered since 2001. Keeping the TV show afloat enough to showcase the talent and conflicts so that people will buy PPVs and go see the live event when it comes to their city is the main priority. Two touring groups equals double the earning potential for the company, and having the two distinct brands to advertise said shows keeps things clear and consise in promoting them. |
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#63 |
Ron Paul 4 EVA
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#64 |
Voices in my Head
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#65 |
Cranky Kong
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He might be able to get a job AS security. Maybe in a mall or something.
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#66 |
Get a poke on
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He might be able to live off social security
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#67 |
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I wonder if Noid will finally come to grips with the fact that it's just not going to happen for Val Venis
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#68 |
Ron Paul 4 EVA
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#69 |
A Property of Matter
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Give it a week. We will start seeing "Val Venis jumps the barricade" scenarios. They will all feature Val Venis with some kind of a rugged beard.
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#70 |
Ron Paul 4 EVA
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By "scenarios" do you mean they will be on TV, or some sort of Noidflic?
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#72 |
Ron Paul 4 EVA
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#73 |
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#74 |
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Oh god now we're going to get a Val Venis, Paul Birchill, Paul London nWo storyline
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#75 |
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Of course Paul Birchill will flip it on it's heels when he tells WWE audiences, "You know why I'm here, but you don't know who I am"
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#76 |
Ron Paul 4 EVA
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#77 |
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Val Venis' debut could be their Bash at the Beach
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#78 |
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Basham at the Beach
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#79 |
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Now I'm just giving him ideas
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TNA present's "Turning Venis" LIVE on PPV!
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