If scripted dialogue was killed for two months...

[salsashark]

...and every guy on the roster somehow got to cut three unscripted (not shoot/worked shoot, but unscripted) promos in that time span--saying whatever they wanted to and doing whatever they wanted to with their characters--who do you think would have a new role either higher on the card or as a main event player? Imagining that the playing field is relatively equal (All promos were cut on Raw and given the same relative amount of time), who would shine? Also, would any reputations collapse?

Any kind of "new" promos you could envision guys tackling? Any fresh subjects on the table?

[hossfan]

I think Cody Rhodes, Wade Barrett, and Brodus Clay would be able to boost their stock if they were allowed to speak off the cuff. And while he already is a main event, if Randy Orton dropped the Viper persona and acted more like his seemingly real "I have zero f**** to give" self he'd be a lot more popular around here.

[BayleyTiffyCodyCenaJudyHopps]

Kofi would come into his own, Curtis Axel would provide a lot more unintentional comedy, and Ziggler would probably wind up a tweener. Aside from that, not much would change, I think.

[Tony Schiavontay]

Aug 27, 2013 16:30:52 GMT -5 BayleyTiffyCodyCenaJudyHopps said:

Curtis Axel would provide a lot more unintentional comedy

There would be a lot of memorable moments that from now... from the moment it aired, it would be a moment. Starting then.

[Cela]

Orton would not say much. Or at least say it very haltingly.

Yoshi Tatsu would sound like Ahmed Johnson.

[rnrk supports BLM]

Curtis Axel is currently in a major feud. This is exactly the wrong time to make this suggestion.

...or this is exactly the RIGHT time to make this suggestion, for all the memes he will spawn.

[Deleted]

I would pay PPV cash to watch RAWs where WWE promos were all unscripted and Curtis Axel got 15+ minutes every night.

[BayleyTiffyCodyCenaJudyHopps]

Also, if WWE did implement this policy, immediantly they had better throw any amount of money and perks that Scott Steiner would require to get him to resign.

[dreamer75]

Aug 27, 2013 19:49:12 GMT -5 BayleyTiffyCodyCenaJudyHopps said:

Also, if WWE did implement this policy, immediantly they had better throw any amount of money and perks that Scott Steiner would require to get him to resign.

Have him go against Brodus Clay in Calgary

[Deleted]

If NXT was any indicator - ZIGGLER would become one of the most popular wrestlers pdq.

[Heartbreaker]

TONS of people could get over easily.

[rapidfire187]

If scripted promos were nixed for two months, it'd be really jarring when they went back to scripts.

[hassanchop]

[BigWill]

Definitely Ziggler.

I'd even go as far as saying he'd be considered one of the best superstars on the mic if he were allowed to cut his own promos unscripted.

[Deleted]

Ambrose would say some crazy, crazy shit.

[Brother Nero....Wolfe]

I don't know, are we talking "they come up with their own plotlines" kind of promos or "Plot is set, they are allowed to get from point A to point B however they want"? Because the first would almost surely lead to an eventual disaster, but the latter could be fun for some guys.

[salsashark]

Aug 28, 2013 0:34:00 GMT -5 Brother Nero....Wolfe said:

I don't know, are we talking "they come up with their own plotlines" kind of promos or "Plot is set, they are allowed to get from point A to point B however they want"? Because the first would almost surely lead to an eventual disaster, but the latter could be fun for some guys.

More B than A--I was thinking how Macho Man used to ramble and rave while only keeping a skeletal goal in mind for a feud he needed to get over--but I genuinely believe a small handful of guys could come up with great plots/feuds on their lonesome and run with 'em right. I bet Punk and Ambrose, for example, would work together and pull off something great and freaky that would work to boost both their profiles. A Christian/Zigggler promo feud would be dynamite, too. Same goes for Regal and Bryan since the pair respect each other so much and there is frankly little to no chance they'll ever interact for more than a moment on WWE TV otherwise.

Maybe give Ryder and Ziggler that program they wanted ages ago, too?

Also, imagine a Curtis Axel (w/ Cameron) versus Jinder Mahal (w/ Rosa) promo feud. TASTE THE AWKWARD.

[salsashark]

I also truly believe Derrick Bateman would have become a star this route. That guy had a persona no one else ever has, and the "weirdness" of those promos was super catchy.

I'd also like to see Fandango talk some shit without being constrained to that gimmick's limits. I bet he'd be hilarious.

[Jeremy]

Not sure about Ziggler but Brodus Clay and R-Truth would skyrocket.

[Brother Nero....Wolfe]

Aug 28, 2013 0:54:45 GMT -5 salsashark said:

Aug 28, 2013 0:34:00 GMT -5 Brother Nero....Wolfe said:

I don't know, are we talking "they come up with their own plotlines" kind of promos or "Plot is set, they are allowed to get from point A to point B however they want"? Because the first would almost surely lead to an eventual disaster, but the latter could be fun for some guys.

More B than A--I was thinking how Macho Man used to ramble and rave while only keeping a skeletal goal in mind for a feud he needed to get over--but I genuinely believe a small handful of guys could come up with great plots/feuds on their lonesome and run with 'em right. I bet Punk and Ambrose, for example, would work together and pull off something great and freaky that would work to boost both their profiles. A Christian/Zigggler promo feud would be dynamite, too. Same goes for Regal and Bryan since the pair respect each other so much and there is frankly little to no chance they'll ever interact for more than a moment on WWE TV otherwise.

Maybe give Ryder and Ziggler that program they wanted ages ago, too?

Also, imagine a Curtis Axel (w/ Cameron) versus Jinder Mahal (w/ Rosa) promo feud. TASTE THE AWKWARD.

I think some guys absolutely could come up with their own feuds, but that wouldn't work in the long run. It could be fine at first, but it would kind of become like self-insert fanfiction at some point in terms of how everyone would want to be treated as near invincible. I do think that they should get some more input because, if nothing else, wrestlers aren't...the greatest of actors, so if they could use some help in the form of being present in the creative side, that would improve things a lot. But I do think there should be some creative stuff that outranked them, even if they valued the wrestlers' input highly. Plus, from a business standpoint it's a shaky model - what works today may very well go to hell tomorrow since they have no way of having an accurate read on each of their wrestlers' creative minds. I get that it wouldn't be a heaven or hell scenario, but it seems like keeping things on a leash leads(in theory) to more creative stability in terms of tone, pacing and etc.

The big issue is that they, well, they kiiind of mess up storytelling sometimes. They are getting better though so hey.

I would love to see a few guys being able to just ramble and ramble about whatever to get an angle over if only because I honestly want to see what kind of Ultimate Warrior insanity would come out of Ryback. I mean, I would keep scripted stuff backstage, but I think the fact they play off crowd reactions so much would mean promos could get better if they could make some stuff up. No idea how much they are allowed to do that already or not, but yeah. I think someone like Ziggler would be way better if he could create his character on the fly, but at the same time I think some people would be worse.

If we are throwing business feasibility aside though and assuming a model where wrestlers going crazy won't affect the product failing or not, God I'd love to see that because it would be insane in every way.