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I haven't been watching RAW (because three hours, Roman, etc) but if Smackdown becomes the "wrestling show" again I'll probably tune in. I still believe they have the talent to pull off two shows even with the releases.
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I am quite interested in seeing how they are going to handle this. It is both very exciting and frightening news. On one hand if Smackdown becomes NXT then that would be ok and I would only have to watch 2 hours of wrestling a week. On the other hand if they handle it badly, which they likely will, you will have 5 hours of product that is unwatchable. I will say this would make them keeping Roman as champion much more palatable since you know they will keep him on Raw and I wouldn't have to watch it anymore.
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May 25, 2016 15:53
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As someone who missed the brand split in the past I am excited about this.
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There's some interesting potential with this idea, much like the old brand split. It did have the effect of making those few times a year when a Raw guy and an SD guy face off in the Royal Rumble or at Mania more interesting. Hey, they could do the idea I've been clamouring for for 20 years and bring back the Ultimate Survivor match from Survivor Series 1990 - 2 Raw survivor matches, 2 SD survivor matches, Raw survivors vs SD survivors in the main event. On the other hand, the old brand split never really lived up to its potential and the writing/booking isn't really much better now. Also, thank god for PVRs cause there's no way I have it in me to watch 8 hours of current WWE programming in 3 days on a PPV week. Minus1Minus1 posted:I might be misremembering Heenan, but Graves seems to take a fair amount of inspiration from him. I like his commentary. This is from a few pages back, but Riley's first couple of shows commentating on NXT were just perfect background noise. I didn't even notice there was commentary until halfway through the show, much less that one of them was a guy I kind of hated. It was just at this perfect level where I could tune it out completely. Then a couple of weeks later he turned into discount Cole. Perry Normal fucked around with this message at 16:02 on May 25, 2016 |
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May 25, 2016 15:55
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Having an additional night off every week might help cut down on some injuries as well.
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May 25, 2016 15:57
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At his worst, Riley was a better commentator than Brad Maddox at his best.
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May 25, 2016 15:57
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WWE is in need of new stars for this new generation. I don't think Raw is a good outlet to showcase the midcard since everything include the structuring of the show is a mess. If Smackdown becomes what NXT was last year that would rule and if NXT goes back to developmental I would be okay with this.
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May 25, 2016 15:58
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I'm for it. Something needed to be done to shake up the product, and it's not like it can be any worse than how things are now. I don't think they'll split the world title again.
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May 25, 2016 16:01
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Just have the world, women's and tag belts float. Raw title is the US belt, Smackdown title is the IC belt.
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May 25, 2016 16:05
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Also this is the exact sort of thing that likely would have led to increased screen time/better opportunities for people like Ryback/Cody Rhodes/Wade Barrett ahahahaha
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May 25, 2016 16:11
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Angular Landbury posted:Having an additional night off every week might help cut down on some injuries as well. I think WWE will run an extra day of live events. Raw will be Friday-Monday loop and Smackdown will be Saturday-Tuesday. An interesting day for indie talent on the WWE radar. As the increasingly squeezed ROH both in terms of talent and at the live gate. Also WWE can hoard talent even more from other promotions as they've created more on screen roles today. In theory the brand split will elongate a wrestler's WWE career as they can be refreshened by being drafted to another roster.
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Luigi Thirty posted:What the hell? Why did they release all those people when they need two rosters for a brand split? They cut two minis, two geriatrics, Cameron, and Alex Riley The other releases all were contract/booking disputes who wanted out and were already gone. As long as they don't split the titles again, I'll be happy.
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May 25, 2016 16:14
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Now vince can finally crush his competition in NXT by gutting the roster
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Honestly, this gives me much more hope for NXT callups. Bayley, Breeze, Crews and Nakamura will be safe in Ward's caring, tiny hands.
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Make Smackdown Great Again
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I literally cannot devote another two hours a week to wrestling. There isn't enough time!  On the other hand I remember there was a time were I was skipping Raw every week and only watching Smackdown because it had Edge and Punk and all on it and maybe we'll end up with something cool???
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May 25, 2016 16:27
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I guess I'm just watching smackdown, unless it's really bad
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May 25, 2016 16:28
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If Darren ends up on Smackdown, I don't ever have to watch Raw
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They really should have a brand split, there's no other reason to have Smackdown otherwise.
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how quickly does vince reverse course if smack down suddenly becomes wildly better than his flagship program (i wasn't around the last time that happened but i can imagine)?
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The brand split is one of the reasons I tuned out for a decade, I can't believe they're bringing it back.
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Go RV! posted:Honestly, this gives me much more hope for NXT callups. Bayley, Breeze, Crews and Nakamura will be safe in Ward's caring, tiny hands. Until Vince rewrites the show 5 minutes before airtime.
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May 25, 2016 16:40
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initially hated this idea but if it means I never have to loving see poo poo like Usos, Reigns, etc on one of the now-live shows then bring it on. I'd love to be able to ignore terrible poo poo and just watch The Adventures Of Indie Wrestlers: The Legend of the Intercontinental Title. Whatever can keep guys like Finn, Nakamura, or Breeze farrrrrr away from being fed to Roman, I'm good with.
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Bigass Moth posted:The brand split is one of the reasons I tuned out for a decade, I can't believe they're bringing it back.
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Gorn Myson posted:Same, except add the addition of poor booking, unengaging storylines, the never ending McMahon saga and the relentless promotion of a wrestler who has been going over everyone else and is rarely allowed to show any weaknesses. How times change eh? I too can't wait for the Attitude Era.
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Why are people excited for a draft? Splitting the titles so soon after unifying them would be stupid, and if the champ is on both shows then what's the point?
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SamuraiFoochs posted:Why are people excited for a draft? Splitting the titles so soon after unifying them would be stupid, and if the champ is on both shows then what's the point? Hope that the good stuff (IC feuds) is one one show and the bad stuff (THE BIG DOG) is on the other.
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OatmealRaisin posted:Hope that the good stuff (IC feuds) is one one show and the bad stuff (THE BIG DOG) is on the other. It's still loving stupid and makes no sense. This is bad and dumb even by WWE standards.
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In theory interpromotional war is one of the most consistently good/money making angles in wrestling history. WWE just has to book it properly. If they're willing to let Smackdown and Raw actually go at it with equal talent levels and a competitive nature (if it has to be the McMahons, let it be like they're actually at each other's throats competing to sign guys from NXT, which would be an easy way to put the NXT guys over before they debut as well) Don't blow it off in a month or have Smackdown led by Kane and Devon Dudley please they have plenty of awesome wrestlers on the roster, it's just a matter of actually booking them properly for a change
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SamuraiFoochs posted:It's still loving stupid and makes no sense. This is bad and dumb even by WWE standards. It's smart and makes a lot of sense because they have secondary titles and a whole show they do loving nothing with right now.
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May 25, 2016 16:58
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SamuraiFoochs posted:It's still loving stupid and makes no sense. This is bad and dumb even by WWE standards. I know that and you know that but this is the WWE. Hope springs eternal.
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I'm just imagining a new Smackdown Six of Sheamus, Cesaro, Neville, Kalisto, Rusev, and I know I'm setting myself up for disappointment but the brand split will still allow for more guys to work that I want to watch.
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flashy_mcflash posted:It's smart and makes a lot of sense because they have secondary titles and a whole show they do loving nothing with right now. Remember when people said SD was the Dean Ambrose Show Now it'll be literal!
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SamuraiFoochs posted:It's still loving stupid and makes no sense. This is bad and dumb even by WWE standards. Can't wait for your post next week where you've had time to digest the news and it's cool and good then.
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