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Post by Deleted on Sept 9, 2013 21:29:13 GMT -5
Would you enjoy seeing Raw and Smackdown exclusive superstars again?
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Post by Brooklynpunk97 on Sept 9, 2013 21:32:49 GMT -5
NOOOO!!!
There was no point to it in the first place.
Besides there are still superstars that are exclusive to brands, maybe not offcially, but you never see guys like Justin Gabriel and Zack Ryder on Raw. Let them compete on the B show unless they want them to compete for a title. If not, let em roll around on Smackdown.
If there were Brand-specific PPV's that means less Punk and less other superstars.
No.
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Post by The Beast Disincarnate on Sept 9, 2013 21:36:51 GMT -5
I kind of miss the weekly "It's time to end the brand split" threads we used to have.
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Post by CATCH_US IS the Conversation on Sept 9, 2013 21:43:44 GMT -5
I liked the brand split when it first started. They really needed it so that they could fit the likes of Rock, Austin, Hogan, Jericho HHH, Angle, Lesnar, Booker, Steiner, Goldberg, Kane, Taker, HBK, Big Show, Benoit, Eddie, JBL + prime midcard acts like Edge, Christian, Test, the Hardys, and Dudleys to all be featured without being lost in the shuffle or being seen as less "relevant". Guys like Cena, Orton, and Batista might not have become main eventers without the brand split, but there's no point to it now.
If they do bring back a brand split, they should restructure it by unifying the titles and making RAW the main eventer show and SmackDown the midcarder show. There's no way that two equal brands can work with the current roster.
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Post by Brother Nero....Wolfe on Sept 9, 2013 22:05:50 GMT -5
I do. I have no reason to watch Smackdown nowadays because now it's just like a bad raw replay. Before it had, at the very least, the fact it gave off a feeling of "VINCE ISN'T PAYING ATTENTION QUICK LET'S DO SOMETHING INTERESTING!" that could happen at any time. Now though? Eh...
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Post by Toates Madhackrviper on Sept 9, 2013 22:14:22 GMT -5
Once Daniel Bryan is fully established as a top babyface reestablish the brand split and when Cena returns put him on Smackdown. Allow Cena to carry Smackdown and Dbry (with Punk as backup) to carry RAW. Would be my dream.
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Post by woowoowoox on Sept 9, 2013 22:43:16 GMT -5
I have always been in favor of the brand split, especially the single brand PPVs as it allowed for longer and better builds to the storylines since each show only had a PPV every other month. So yes I miss it like crazy.
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Post by Vice honcho room temperature on Sept 9, 2013 22:52:23 GMT -5
Would the Punk Hardy feud been anywhere as good if it was the set up they have now?
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Post by SenorCrest on Sept 9, 2013 22:57:46 GMT -5
Would the Punk Hardy feud been anywhere as good if it was the set up they have now? I really doubt it. I really doubt half the shit Punk did on smackdown would turn out the way it did if we had the set up we have now.
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Post by thegame415 on Sept 10, 2013 3:52:16 GMT -5
I kind of miss the weekly "It's time to end the brand split" threads we used to have. Now you can enjoy "should the brand split return" threads. In all seriousness, I miss the '02-05 brand split. Around WM 22, it seemed like they kind of stopped caring about Smackdown. By 2007, it lost any difference it had to Raw. Anything that got over on Smackdown would end up on Raw anyway. Raw in 2003 and Smackdown in 2003 come off as different, unique shows. Raw was led by veterans with a heavy emphasis on an "old school" approach. Smackdown had newer stars, with a faster paced style.
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Post by Instant Classic on Sept 10, 2013 4:13:30 GMT -5
It was great and I also loved the draft, but I think the way things are now is fine. I just wish they got rid of the WHC.
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Post by Nic Nemeth on Sept 10, 2013 4:35:57 GMT -5
Get rid of the WHC, establish that the IC > US, and return RAW to just two hours long with SD being the continuation of their storylines and I won't ever want the brand split back.
The only times the brand split felt interesting to me were the original years where RAW & SD looked like two different companies and wrestlers had pride for their brand and when ECW was used as the midcarder show.
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Post by celticjobber on Sept 10, 2013 4:41:47 GMT -5
Not at all. They didn't really enforce the split for the last couple of years anyway.
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Post by Hit Girl on Sept 10, 2013 4:47:55 GMT -5
No, it sucked.
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Post by TGM on Sept 10, 2013 6:55:32 GMT -5
Yes, it was one of my favourite things they did.
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Post by Bo Rida on Sept 10, 2013 7:48:19 GMT -5
Not really, I'm another that liked it when the two shows felt different but that was no longer the case in the last few years of the brand split. The best thing about was that if you didn't like what was happening on one show you had something else to watch, NXT now fills that role perfectly.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 10, 2013 8:41:42 GMT -5
I liked it when they actually honored the split.
Two different shows meant storylines lasted longer and didn't feel so repetitive. Also - the draft was fun.
I get why they don't do it anymore, it probably split their audience, but there were many times where I didn't even bother with RAW and only watched SD - it was the superior show because it was kind of an after thought compared to RAW so there weren't as many cooks in the kitchen.
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Post by Essential1 on Sept 10, 2013 8:47:00 GMT -5
I hated it at times but I did love the draft. I think right now it's quite good to be able to see most of the guys you would see on RAW appear on Smackdown.
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Post by DoubleDare on Sept 10, 2013 8:49:41 GMT -5
I feel like for the first time in quite a while the match between orton vs daniel bryan this sunday has alot of build up for it and feels important. 2 things are cause they are making the wwe title seem important again and that smackdown now helps build it as well since it is back to bein the follow up show to raw.
Definitely would not want to go back to it being separate.
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Post by Hit Girl on Sept 10, 2013 9:40:22 GMT -5
Said it before, that a "brand split" can only work in two ways.
1- The two brands are "WWE" catering to a PG family audience, and a subsidiary brand that caters to an older, primarily male audience.
2- The two brands are "WWE" and "WCW". Each run (kayfabe) as two rival companies, with their own distinct styles, titles, TV shows, PPV's and rosters that do not cross over and interact except for one "super PPV"
Otherwise, the brands are just WWE Red and WWE Blue, and they are meaningless.
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