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Post by Deleted on Dec 24, 2014 23:04:27 GMT -5
We need a Cesaro/Rusev tag team so Rusev can ask Cesaro, "Cesaro, cousin! Wanna go bowling?" every five minutes.
(Yes, I do realize they do not share the same nationality.)
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Post by The Legendary Ring Troll {BLM} on Dec 24, 2014 23:11:05 GMT -5
Lana should bring in a North Korean and a Chinese wrestler as a tag team to back Rusev up on his way to the title. Can we come up with a catchy nickname for this stable? I like the KGB. So they'll likely be the Anti-Americans.
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Post by sabretooth on Dec 24, 2014 23:41:17 GMT -5
More Trinidad, less Tobago.
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Post by Phil Parent on Dec 24, 2014 23:42:40 GMT -5
I love this post! I'd actually be down for a North Korean gimmmick because "the evil foreigner" will never completely die in wrestling. As long as it could be used to get more international talent in the door then why not? I'd rather it be given to someone other than Itami though since Itami's skill set is so loaded. It would better serve someone who needs a gimmick to get over. Yoshi Tatsu would have been good. Also, South Korea is supposed to have a decent wrestling scene (though it is impposible to find info about it). It could be interesting if WWE hired one of those dudes and billed him as a "South Korean who sympthizes with North Korea" just to add a little authenticity to it. That being said look out for Kim Jong-Kenta in 2015! I can't think of any South Korean (not counting Zainichi Koreans with Japanese names, and maybe not even any of them) who has been in WWE, period, aside from Jimmy Wang Yang, who was born and raised in the USA. Gail Kim, born in Canada, but still Korean... Historically, there has been ONE Zainichi Korean in WWE: jobber Tiger Chung Lee, born in Seoul, South Korea.
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Post by kidglov3s on Dec 24, 2014 23:55:08 GMT -5
Yknow this thread could send Catch Us into a complete breakdown if he realized there are potentially billions of people in the world that will probably never be featured on Raw or Smackdown.
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Post by Joe Neglia on Dec 25, 2014 0:24:27 GMT -5
Not a country per se, but has their ever been a pro wrestler with an Australian Aboriginal heritage? Can't think of anyone from Egypt (and no, all of the mummies don't count)
Can't think of a whole lot from France.
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Post by mizerable on Dec 25, 2014 0:27:23 GMT -5
That begins and ends with more touring.
I definitely believe that the US is the bread and butter of the company, but there's no reason Europe or Asia should only get 2 weeks a year.
Go a step further by releasing PPVs there, and I seriously mean Wrestlemania or Summerslam.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 25, 2014 0:36:32 GMT -5
Yknow this thread could send Catch Us into a complete breakdown if he realized there are potentially billions of people in the world that will probably never be featured on Raw or Smackdown. Billions of people who deserve Roman Reigns' push more than Roman, too.
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Post by TOK Hehe'd Around & Found Out on Dec 25, 2014 0:43:10 GMT -5
That begins and ends with more touring. I definitely believe that the US is the bread and butter of the company, but there's no reason Europe or Asia should only get 2 weeks a year. Go a step further by releasing PPVs there, and I seriously mean Wrestlemania or Summerslam. How would you suggest they handle more touring/overseas PPVs? The wrestlers HATE overseas tours apparently because of the brutal schedule and jet lag. Forcing people into even worse working conditions than they already have would be a disaster.
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Post by The Sam on Dec 25, 2014 1:06:50 GMT -5
I could say Australia (support future Hall of Famer, Buddy Murphy) but I'll go with New Zealand.
NZ has a lot of great talent coming out of it including but not limited to Slade Mercer (who has had a few tryouts), Evie and Marcus Kool.
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Post by Digital Witness on Dec 25, 2014 1:09:55 GMT -5
Considering how the nation of Japan's been treated for the last 30 years in WWE, I think Hideo Itami is due a WWE world heavyweight title just on principle alone.
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Post by Reflecto on Dec 25, 2014 4:43:54 GMT -5
That begins and ends with more touring. I definitely believe that the US is the bread and butter of the company, but there's no reason Europe or Asia should only get 2 weeks a year. Go a step further by releasing PPVs there, and I seriously mean Wrestlemania or Summerslam. How would you suggest they handle more touring/overseas PPVs? The wrestlers HATE overseas tours apparently because of the brutal schedule and jet lag. Forcing people into even worse working conditions than they already have would be a disaster. In addition, the bigger thing to realize for international PPVs is that...it's 2015. Spoilers are a thing unless you're going live...and if spoilers get out there, the ratings or buyrates take a nosedive. Fans WANT live TV and live PPVs, and international broadcasts just aren't feasible to go live (and if you're a European fan who doesn't see the problem, answer me this: Would you go to a big live event at 1 in the morning if it means your country gets a legit worldwide pay-per-view event?) If the question is "should Europe or Asia get their own PPV events live, like they had for the UK in the late '90s-early '00s? That should happen, and more WWE Network specials are a good thing...but in the modern, post-Internet era, a worldwide PPV coming from any country outside North America is just unfeasible for everyone.
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Post by Abdullah on Dec 25, 2014 5:18:29 GMT -5
Hey! We have three African-American fellows, let's shove em all together and make them a gospel group. Nobody cares! Let's not forget that the three of them ASKED to be put together... Maybe that's the only way they figured they'd get TV time? It's gotten to a point where I genuinely fear for a black guy getting signed by WWE, ACH or Uhaa, because it seems that tokenism is the limit. Whenever WWE put out a poster or in most promos, they'll have R-Truth on there despite the fact that he only shows up on TV a few times per month now. They'll better with divas, slightly, but they really need to get their stuff together as far as wasting guys like Big E and Woods. NXT should also consider this same problem but I'll give HHH some room to make signings.
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Post by Andy Martin on Dec 25, 2014 8:00:36 GMT -5
Ethiopia is begging for their time to shine!
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Post by Deleted on Dec 25, 2014 9:38:15 GMT -5
Ethiopia is begging for their time to shine! *Random, semi-related joke about Cheeseburger from ROH*
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Post by KAMALARAMBO: BOOMSHAKALAKA!!! on Dec 25, 2014 10:11:56 GMT -5
How would you suggest they handle more touring/overseas PPVs? The wrestlers HATE overseas tours apparently because of the brutal schedule and jet lag. Forcing people into even worse working conditions than they already have would be a disaster. In addition, the bigger thing to realize for international PPVs is that...it's 2015. Spoilers are a thing unless you're going live...and if spoilers get out there, the ratings or buyrates take a nosedive. Fans WANT live TV and live PPVs, and international broadcasts just aren't feasible to go live (and if you're a European fan who doesn't see the problem, answer me this: Would you go to a big live event at 1 in the morning if it means your country gets a legit worldwide pay-per-view event?) If the question is "should Europe or Asia get their own PPV events live, like they had for the UK in the late '90s-early '00s? That should happen, and more WWE Network specials are a good thing...but in the modern, post-Internet era, a worldwide PPV coming from any country outside North America is just unfeasible for everyone. TNA did Bound for Glory in Japan. What? Stop laughing!
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Post by Deleted on Dec 25, 2014 10:15:35 GMT -5
Germany has a massive WWE following so deserves better than the 4958 Brakkus hype videos and the 4 matches or so he was in.
One of the reasons I found the Hassan character so distasteful was that WWE regularly tour in Kuwait and the UAE making massive $$ from their Arab fans so bringing in an 'Arab' character which just pandered to reactionary western stereotypes was a slap in the face to those fans. I hope to see an Arab babyface (or more likely superface Zayn referencing his heritage) as a show of gratitude to a loyal section of the WWE fanbase.
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Post by KAMALARAMBO: BOOMSHAKALAKA!!! on Dec 25, 2014 10:25:23 GMT -5
Germany has a massive WWE following so deserves better than the 4958 Brakkus hype videos and the 4 matches or so he was in. One of the reasons I found the Hassan character so distasteful was that WWE regularly tour in Kuwait and the UAE making massive $$ from their Arab fans so bringing in an 'Arab' character which just pandered to reactionary western stereotypes was a slap in the face to those fans. I hope to see an Arab babyface (or more likely superface Zayn referencing his heritage) as a show of gratitude to a loyal section of the WWE fanbase. If WWE just signed the Sumerian Death Squad and feuded them with The Ascension, I'd be so happy.
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Post by avenger on Dec 25, 2014 20:23:48 GMT -5
That begins and ends with more touring. I definitely believe that the US is the bread and butter of the company, but there's no reason Europe or Asia should only get 2 weeks a year. Go a step further by releasing PPVs there, and I seriously mean Wrestlemania or Summerslam. How would you suggest they handle more touring/overseas PPVs? The wrestlers HATE overseas tours apparently because of the brutal schedule and jet lag. Forcing people into even worse working conditions than they already have would be a disaster. The schedule is brutal because in the US/Canada, they get two days a week off. In Europe, they wrestle every day they're there, so the first time they get chance to rest after they arrive in Europe is the plane home a week later. This is the next European schedule: GROUP A (Cena, Ambrose, Ziggler, Rusev, Sheamus, Ryback advertised) Fri 3 April to Sun 5 April: Normal house show loop Monday 6 April: RAW Tuesday 7 April: Fly to Scotland (7 to 10 hour flight depending on where Raw is) Wednesday 8 April Glasgow Thursday 9 April Newcastle (150 mile road trip) Friday 10 April Sheffield (130 mile road trip) Saturday 11 April Birmingham (80 mile road trip) Sunday 12 April Manchester (85 mile road trip) Monday 13 April London (210 mile road trip or 1 hour flight) Tuesday 14 April London Wednesday 15 April Hamburg (2 hour flight) Thursday 16 April Budapest (2 hour flight) Friday 17 April Antwerp (2 hour flight) Saturday 18 April Zurich (2 hour flight) Sunday 19 April Fly (7 to 10 hour flight depending on where Raw is) Monday 20 April RAW Tuesday 21 April Smackdown No day off for 19 days, two transatlantic flights all coming the week after Wrestlemania where they'll have spent extra days doing Wrestlemmania Access promotional work, so from 26 March to 21 April, they'll have two days off. That's why it's brutal. You could extend the tour and give them the Wednesdays/Thursdays off, but that's four days where they can't earn or go home, so the only way to do it would be to come over more often, but for fewer days at a time. How would you suggest they handle more touring/overseas PPVs? The wrestlers HATE overseas tours apparently because of the brutal schedule and jet lag. Forcing people into even worse working conditions than they already have would be a disaster. In addition, the bigger thing to realize for international PPVs is that...it's 2015. Spoilers are a thing unless you're going live...and if spoilers get out there, the ratings or buyrates take a nosedive. Fans WANT live TV and live PPVs, and international broadcasts just aren't feasible to go live (and if you're a European fan who doesn't see the problem, answer me this: Would you go to a big live event at 1 in the morning if it means your country gets a legit worldwide pay-per-view event?) If the question is "should Europe or Asia get their own PPV events live, like they had for the UK in the late '90s-early '00s? That should happen, and more WWE Network specials are a good thing...but in the modern, post-Internet era, a worldwide PPV coming from any country outside North America is just unfeasible for everyone. Not quite. Cardiff's Millenium Stadium has held boxing PPVs with a main event time of around 3am/4am for US audiences, and drawn thousands (35,000 v Peter Manfredi and 50,000 for Mikkel Kessler). I think the problem is that the only UK city McMahon would do Wrestlemania in, is London, and the only stadium big enough is Wembley, but Wembley has an 11pm curfew imposed on it (by the local council) that has only ever been relaxed twice (for charity concerts - Live Aid and Live 8), so there is zero chance that could hold an event at the usual time. And no to the UK only PPVs. They were house shows with a Titantron. After One Night Only, they didn't even give us European Title changes. They was insulting, to be honest.
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Post by Brood Lone Wolf Funker on Dec 25, 2014 20:29:58 GMT -5
Mexico needs more representation
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