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Post by Bullhead on Feb 1, 2006 19:23:51 GMT -5
6 words....... WWE WORLD CHAMPION SCOTTY 2 HOTTIE! Right on! I'd give Randy Orton the Wrestlemania main event he's always wanted and book it so he would get the win. I'd give Kurt Angle a huge raise just so he would work extra hard to make him look good. And, in the biggest swerve ever seen on live television, Kurt would roll out of the ring and walk away just as Randy was setting up for the RKO and the big finish. Then, Christopher Daniels and myself would enter the ring. Daniels would grab a mic and shoot on Orton for a good ten minutes, calling him a disgrace to the business, spit in his face, kick him in the nuts and give him the Angel's Wings. I'd pick the mic up, tell Randy he's fired, and invite the crowd to throw stuff at him before having security throw him out of the building. |
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Post by boostergold on Feb 1, 2006 20:18:16 GMT -5
Titles/Divisions
1. Unify the Raw and SD Tag Titles. There's just not enough of a division for both to be around. Resist the urge to break up teams, and in general allow some wrestlers to settle into roles as primarily tag wrestlers. Not everyone's meant for a singles push.
2. Not sure if I want to keep both the IC and U.S. Titles, but both need to get back their sense of purpose. A strong Shelton/Flair feud for the IC Title might do this, but the U.S. Title seems to be an afterthought these days. Part of the problem is that guys who are far above that level are wrestling for it with no reason given. Benoit and Booker have been world champions in some form before, so why are they fighting over the U.S. Title? Same goes for Orton with his involvement. Yeah, it does lend the belt some prestige that former world champions want it, but it seems like just a placeholder for guys like Benoit and Booker while they're waiting for something better to do, and that attitude comes through. The best thing is probably to have a strong veteran wrestler fight a rookie for it, like with Flair and Shelton for the IC belt.
3. Allow the Cruiserweights to get some decent ring time and do the moves of which they're capable. TNA's starting to get some noticably good ratings, and the casual fans checking it out because they're curious about seeing Sting or Christian or whoever else have probably been impressed with the X Division. That might make the Cruiserweights look bad in comparison, but the 'E has one thing TNA doesn't: a bulk of TV time. The matches on IMPACT tend to be too short because the show's an hour long, and since there's two hours of Smackdown to fill every Friday, why not have a 10-15 minute Cruiserweight match every week?
4. Seriously train all the female wrestlers. Every so often they actually have a strong feud in the Women's Division (and it typically always involves Trish), and some of the Divas peripherally involved just undermine that. Trish/Mickie rocks, but Mickie/Ashley with Trish refereeing? Stuff like that just ruins the potential the Women's Division has for a decent side attraction (and one that could draw in female fans like they were doing back around 2000 or so).
Creative
1. If they're still intent on the brand split, they need to reinforce strong, separate images for both Raw and Smackdown. I know they're not really pushing the idea of competition between the brands anymore, but just giving both shows their own identity would make things a lot more interesting, and could satisfy both the casual and hardcore fans.
2. Consistent storylines and continuity that treat the wrestlers/characters with respect and don't insult the fans' intelligence. I think an interesting experiment would be to hire a guy with experience as a comic book writer or editor, because they have to work in an episodic, serial format while juggling multiple story arcs and keeping the backstories and histories of all the characters in mind, just so that nothing's incongruous. It might not be that much of a stretch to go from writing for DC or Marvel to writing a pro wrestling show.
3. Unique looks and gimmicks for the wrestlers. One of the longest-lasting fallouts from the attempted realism of the Attitude era is that wrestling outfits lost their cartoonish, larger-than-life look and became boring, and that gimmicks were dropped without characters to replace them. I'm not saying I want every guy to look like Doink or Avatar, but just have something interesting about the wrestlers' looks and personas. Rey and formerly Hurricane and Kane have all been marketable because of their masks, and look how much just a new hairstyle has made a difference for Chris Sabin, for example. Not every guy on the roster has charisma, but the right image could help that a lot.
4. For that matter, what about some catchphrases, cool logos, and good nicknames? Anything that makes the overall image of the product more colorful or gives it more personality is a good thing. Come on, the Boogeyman of all people is getting popular, just because he's one of the only characters with any personality on the roster, as ridiculous as the gimmick is.
5. Easily recognizable finishers for everyone, not just the top guys.
6. Professional acting lessons for everyone, to improve the quality of backstage skits and promos. And how about some managers for those who just can't give good interviews? We haven't seen anyone near the level of Cornette or The Brain in a while, excepting Heyman as Brock's manager.
7. Personal preference, but I'd love to see Sean O'Haire back doing his Iago/Satan gimmick. The videos were awesome, and there's innumerable storylines you could get out of a character like that.
8. Rip off good literature for storylines. Hey, Russo used to steal from B-movies, so why not take simplified versions of works like Othello and Faust and make them into storylines? Utilize dramatic structures, like the tragedy and the epic, that have been around for centuries upon centuries. Name any epic poem you want, and you can probably get a year-long story involving half the roster, the kind of thing that the InVasion should've been. Even barring that, why not borrow from some decent movies, like with Raven's Se7en storyline?
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Post by Lenny: Smooth like Keith Stone on Feb 1, 2006 20:50:19 GMT -5
Snitsky as European Champ.
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Post by EoE: Well There's Your Problem on Feb 1, 2006 21:10:56 GMT -5
8. Rip off good literature for storylines. Hey, Russo used to steal from B-movies, so why not take simplified versions of works like Othello and Faust and make them into storylines? The day I see Hamlet played out in the wrestling ring will be the day I take cop lessons from Ma Kettle. |
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Post by SHAKEMASTER TV9 is Don Knotts on Feb 1, 2006 21:14:56 GMT -5
Snitsky as European Champ. he could find it in the garbage after taking on the garbage man gimmick. Best way to fix it, hire me and give me 30 figure salary. that sounds good, i think. |
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Post by boostergold on Feb 1, 2006 21:50:17 GMT -5
8. Rip off good literature for storylines. Hey, Russo used to steal from B-movies, so why not take simplified versions of works like Othello and Faust and make them into storylines? The day I see Hamlet played out in the wrestling ring will be the day I take cop lessons from Ma Kettle. Haha, I'm talking about basic plot structure adapted to a wrestling storyline, nothing more complex than that. I don't see any reason they can't just take, say, the "false friend convinces hero that his lover is cheating on him with another friend" plot from Othello. Something like Paradise Lost would've been perfect to set up the brand split, and the InVasion could've easily been based off a work like the Iliad. It just gives an easy and effective structure to work with. |
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Post by SHAKEMASTER TV9 is Don Knotts on Feb 1, 2006 21:52:49 GMT -5
Hamlets already being done. Eddie is always warning Rey of trouble.
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Post by Rocky Angle on Feb 1, 2006 22:46:03 GMT -5
1. Fire the following wrestlers- John Cena, Scotty 2 Hotty, Mark Henry. Wow, I can't believe that's all I can think of that really annoy me...
2. Never let Coach do commentary ever again.
3. Have paul heyman book either raw or smackdown, and a similar wrestling guy to book the other show. Less reliance on tv soap writers.
4. Ensure that every wrestler has some kind of character and storyline
5. More gimmicks (not necessarily the same thing as 4)
6. Push wrestlers who have both entertaining characters and can put on decent matches. Or if they do have just one of these abilities, it better be a very very entertaining character (eg. Snitsky), or the guy better put on very very decent matches (eg. Benoit).
7. Try really hard to get the rock back.
8. Allow wrestlers who have proved themselves capable to do their own promos and interviews, within loose guidelines
9. Allow wrestlers who have proved themselves capable to push the safe style to the limit
10. Bring back the hardcore title.
11. Stop shoving contenders down the fan's throat- instead push only the people I like.
There you have it, all the problems with the WWE solved.
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Post by caseygottheblues on Feb 1, 2006 22:49:39 GMT -5
Give Paul Heyman the book, stop exploiting Eddie Guerrero's death, push Shelton as a serious contender for the title and FOR THE LOVE OF GOD MORE MICKIE ON MY TV!
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Post by boostergold on Feb 1, 2006 22:49:40 GMT -5
Hamlets already being done. Eddie is always warning Rey of trouble. HAHA, if Orton had his way, Rey would be Dr. Faustus and Eddie is Mephistopheles. |
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Post by SHAKEMASTER TV9 is Don Knotts on Feb 1, 2006 22:52:01 GMT -5
Hamlets already being done. Eddie is always warning Rey of trouble. HAHA, if Orton had his way, Rey would be Dr. Faustus and Eddie is Mephistopheles. Itd be creepy, weird and very disturbing if they did macbeth with rey, eddie and chavo. you figure it out. |
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Post by christianspush on Feb 2, 2006 12:16:42 GMT -5
I'd round up that portion of the IWC that likes to piss and moan about EVERYTHING and send them on a one way flight to Antarctica. ;D
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