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There are writers out there that aren't mentally retarded. WWE just hasn't found them. (Alright, that may have been a little extreme, but the point is a heel turn is just an unnecessarily drastic change to a problem that can be solved without intentionally alienating your core audience.) Last edited by #1-norm-fan; 12-14-2012 at 05:28 AM. |
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What's Best for Business!
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I agree with #1-WWF-Fan. Smackdown is desperately lacking its own identity and needs to be built around the stars of tomorrow with current well known mid card talents and the occasional special attraction from RAW from some of the main event guys. I think honestly they could capitalize on Smackdown being the television brand to showcase their NXT talent instead of trying to shop a network for NXT by itself. WWE NXT doesn't need its own television show IMO. Either put it on WWE.com or YouTube. Or have a segment each week showcasing what they believe is the next breakout NXT star to move to the main roster. Call it "Up and Coming" or something like that and let them wrestle against a good midcard talent like Truth, Kofi, Ryder, Santino or someone.
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Ron Paul 4 EVA
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There is a chance WWE's going to go more adult again at some point, by the way. They just need some sort of real incentive. With their current model, they're making more money than they did with bigger ratings, so they don't need them. Buyrates are up (overall), which means even with fewer viewers more people are watching the paid product. The "mature" era died out for reasons other than the fanbase getting too old, by the ay, so yeah. No demographic gets too old. |
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John Cena turning heel would create a lot of interest in the product, and probably give the WWE a temporary spike, but everything the "keep Cena face" party is saying is completely true. Right now, there is no real babyface to challenge the regime of a heel Cena. Sheamus and Ryback are really the only guys. It's not a long-term solution.
Plus, the longer Cena stays face, the more impact an eventual heel turn will have. The new Superman is coming out soon, so being a stoic, never-wavering babyface might actually be cool soon. Pulling the trigger right now would blow too early. That being said, I am totally for the brand split making a full return. Yes, they only have it now for house shows, but breaking the brand-split hasn't really boosted SmackDown's ratings any. Keeping rosters separate would at least give some top talent a break, allow more characters time to develop and keep some guys creatively separated for future matches. Start off with all talent that have two Wellness strikes against their name and make them SmackDown exclusive. Randy Orton, Rey Mysterio, R-Truth, William Regal and Evan Bourne would already give SmackDown a roster with various talents. Superstars involved in the World Heavyweight Title picture would also become SmackDown exclusive -- so throw Big Show, Dolph Ziggler and Sheamus on that roster. Sin Cara could benefit from the taped environment of SmackDown and from continuing his interactions with Rey Mysterio, so there's a babyface team for the show. Alberto Del Rio has always been more entertaining on SmackDown than RAW. He and Ricardo would add some spice to the show, and that would allow Ricardo to put on a mask and wrestle under his alter-ego. Del Rio's storylines with Rosa Mendes would put Rosa on SmackDown, and that would mean Epico & Primo would be on that show, too, perhaps working under Del Rio. They would be a nice heel foil for Mysterio & Sin Cara. The Usos would also be SmackDown exclusive to keep them away from Roman Reigns and his stuff with The Shield, which is a main storyline, so should be featured on RAW. So, just with that, you've actually got a pretty good roster going already, and you're leaving enough talent for the three hour RAWs. |
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TPWW's HHH Mark Since '04
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Noid, do you not see the potentially huge problem in having all your 2-strike guys on one show?
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Ron Paul 4 EVA
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Since Smackdown is huge with latino viewers, I think they should stack Smackdown with all the minorities who really aren't going to go anywhere in the main program anyway. |
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Needs to be 20% cooler
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Ezekiel Jackson Vs Hunico for Smackdown top feud!
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Ron Paul 4 EVA
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