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Post by nisidhe on Jul 1, 2017 10:47:26 GMT -5
C. Overall, the product is okay. NXT really needs to start moving some people onto the main roster and get some fresh talent onto TV. More character work will help those who are left. Asuka is overdue for a call-up and is needed on Raw.
Smackdown is probably the better of the two main shows booking-wise, but seems to be almost too busy at times. The shakeup has really helped the Smackdown program, but the perception of Smackdown as the B show continues to hurt it somewhat.
Raw is that kid who over-promises and underdelivers, and especially refuses to do the somewhat lower-profile but still-impactful work of booking its midcard. The I-C title scene consists of the Miz, Dean Ambrose and - that's it. Finn Balor and Bray Wyatt were a major feud waiting to happen that didn't need to involve any titles, but we have Seth facing Wyatt and Balor potentially working only to build up _more_ f***ing heels in an already heel- and facedouche-heavy roster. Vince's hand is all over this show and needs to be taken off for the good of Raw and the company as a whole.
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Post by Duke Cameron on Jul 1, 2017 12:27:03 GMT -5
C-
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Post by Cranjis McBasketball on Jul 1, 2017 16:48:20 GMT -5
D-. I would have said E for effort if I were sure they're actually trying. I mean, I know the wrestlers are, but the creative direction and presentation is wretched.
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Post by TheMediocreWarrior on Jul 1, 2017 17:26:32 GMT -5
C-.
I thought WWE was doing pretty well before WrestleMania. The Orton/Wyatt feud was the most interesting Orton has been in years, and Wyatt finally won the title. It looked like Harper was going to do well as a singles wrestler. I liked Goldberg's nostalgia title run. I could find plenty of things to like on both Raw and Smackdown.
Post-WrestleMania, I'm losing interest in the product again. Jinder Mahal as champion has been surprisingly good, but other than that Smackdown has lost a lot of the momentum it had last fall. Joe needs to win the Universal Title as the start to making things fresher on Raw, but I'm not getting my hopes up. The product will continue to stagnate if McMahon insists on doing Reigns/Lesnar at WrestleMania. If Joe doesn't win the title, then Reigns/Lesnar should happen at Summerslam to get it over with. Rock/Cena was the only match big enough for a year long build. In the era of hours and hours of wrestling on TV, they can't put off a match that long without the show feeling like filler.
I'm a little curious about where Cass vs. Enzo goes, but I think it was too early to break them up. I think they will both struggle without the other.
I like Miz as IC Champion, but Ambrose needs to move onto something else. Miz/Balor at Summerslam would be fun. They could play up the demon thing, with Miz seeing himself as the movie star that destroys the monster, but this is the case where the monster is actually the hero.
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