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Post by amazingoopah on Feb 16, 2016 16:39:00 GMT -5
so, will the cruiserweight belt be reintroduced at the end?
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Post by Big Bad Kahuna on Feb 16, 2016 16:43:54 GMT -5
– Triple H spoke with Pwinsider.com about the Global Cruiserweight Series, which will air on the WWE Network starting in July. Here are some highlights…
On Talents That May Be On The Show: “I would say the vast majority [of talents on the series] will be non-contracted or long-term contracted WWE talents, ” explains Levesque. “We haven’t finalized the selection process, watching tapes and seeing who we want to work with and all of that. It’s going to be a discovery process. Look, I want to have the best in the world. I don’t want to negate anyone from that process because they are under contract to us. At the same time, I’m looking for the best in the world and the brightest around to give them a platform that they’ve never had. I’m certainly looking at the vast majority from being from the outside [of WWE.] When I say Global, I mean Global. We are recruiting from everywhere. UK, Japan, China, to find the best talent. That doesn’t mean we are going to find someone everywhere, but we are really trying to turn things over and really find someone from every part of the globe to be part of this and show the world who they are and what they can do.”
On Wanting to Make Stars With The Show: “This will be in-ring [series]”, said Levesque, “But there will be a lot of….if you just take talent that you don’t know anything about and it’s someone no one has heard of before, they can do anything they want in the ring, but it’s just not as exciting. You aren’t as emotionally invested into who they are as characters as performers, as people, as performers, as where they are trying to go in their careers. I want people to learn about these talents and learn about who these talents are. This is not just me saying I’m giving you a platform and you have eight minutes in the ring and ‘Go get ’em, kid.’ This is, ‘I’m going to tell the world who you are. I’m going to tell them what you do. I’m going to tell you bits and pieces about your journey so far in your career and I’m going to give you an opportunity with someone else to really shine in the ring and show everyone who you are and what you can do’ and really allow you to learn about these guys in this tournament.”
On Making The Show Now: “There’s different ways at looking at things but the world changes on a daily basis and if you aren’t willing to grow, then it passes you by. I think we all have to grow and the look changes and the approach changes, ” said Levesque. “The guy that taught me that is the guy that everyone says can’t do that and that’s Vince [McMahon]. People don’t know him and they don’t know what they are talking about when it comes to him. We are…to do this business and to do it very well takes a long time and there’s a lot of reps. To have guys go and have places to go and have reps and show what they can do. It’s a wonderful opportunity. I’m selective as to who we want to associate with….I don’t even want to say ‘associate with’…who we promote and who we define things with. I know that if I go to certain groups, there are talents there working a certain style and genre and that’s what we are looking for and that’s what I’m going to gravitate towards. It’s good for the health of the business and the more people that are excited about the business, the more people want to get into it and the more people that want to work hard to excel at the business, the better the business is going to be as a whole. I’ve said this about NXT. Without college football, the NFL loses it’s feeder system and its a similar thing for us. I want that feeder system to be there and I want it to be healthy. I want them to have places to work and when they are ready, if its the right fit for them, if its their passion, and they are the right talent and right performer, we can give them that bigger global platform to get them to do what they do in front of the entire world. If that means making the independent undercurrent healthier, then that’s what we do. I just look at it as helping the business to succeed long-term.”
On Why He’s Doing The Show: At the end of the day, I was just having this conversation with my wife. I kind of approach this as I’m just a huge fan. I started out that way and I will be that way my whole life. I kind of do what I think I’m going to dig and that I’m going to like and that’s the way I approach it. There’s this talent that I like and I’d like to go and see what they can do. So, I push for going to see what I can do with that. I think it’s important for everything to always grow and become bigger. I’ve looked for a long time at that population of talent in that under 205 lb. category, the Cruiserweight category and thought, ‘Man, there’s a lot of really talented performers’ and I don’t mean guys that can just do flips. Really talented performers that have characters and can speak are really good. They are underutilized to me and they don’t have the platform to show what they can do. I feel like that’s a miss. Not intentionally a miss, but just something that we’ve left sitting on the table, and I don’t want to leave stuff sitting there on the table.”
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Post by 543Y2J on Feb 16, 2016 16:46:04 GMT -5
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Post by The Kevstaaa on Feb 16, 2016 16:48:04 GMT -5
I'd love to see Chad Gable in it so we can see him in some great singles matches.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 16, 2016 16:53:31 GMT -5
Hm. If it's just a short-lived tournament, fine. If they wind up making a whole brand out of it or bringing back the Cruiserweight title or something then I call foul.
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Post by Mondai Rogue on Feb 16, 2016 16:55:21 GMT -5
I demand at least one Chikara wrestler, WITH Gimmick. Honestly I think that is why Quack is there. I bet they're using him as a scout and agent for this, in exchange for them using some Chikara talent and a bit of focus on the promotion. All glory to Nazmaldun. Frightmare is walking the whole thing.
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Post by Final Countdown Jones on Feb 16, 2016 16:58:09 GMT -5
I bet Triple H doesn't even like cruiserweights, he just wants us to like him so that we'll cheer for him when he beats Reigns at Wrestlemania and ends up breaking Punk's record. I for one will not fall for this pandering.
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Post by Talent Name on Feb 16, 2016 16:59:09 GMT -5
Tyson Kidd with the most Tyson Kidd tweet ever. I heard of that cup! but for the love of god I can't remember who won it.... I wonder which japanese promotions will be contacted to use some wrestlers? It seems like NJPW will be a No-No, and I don't know if NOAH has some partnership with NJPW. The thing though is during Summerslam Triple H was meeting with Gedo and he has a say with NJPW. Maybe we get Jushin again?
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Post by Mister Pigwell on Feb 16, 2016 17:02:03 GMT -5
I bet Triple H doesn't even like cruiserweights, he just wants us to like him so that we'll cheer for him when he beats Reigns at Wrestlemania and ends up breaking Punk's record. I for one will not fall for this pandering. I for one, will. GIVE ME CRUISERS GLORIOUS H!
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Post by wallabylikeyou on Feb 16, 2016 17:07:50 GMT -5
Ooooh, sounds delightful.
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Post by Steveweiser on Feb 16, 2016 17:08:05 GMT -5
Andrade/ZSJ final please.
Also we need Marty Scurll, Mike Bailey, Noam Dar... Tommy End only needs to shed something like 5lbs.
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Post by 543Y2J on Feb 16, 2016 17:11:35 GMT -5
Andrade/ZSJ final please. Also we need Marty Scurll, Mike Bailey, Noam Dar... Tommy End only needs to shed something like 5lbs. Will Ospreay would have been perfect for this as well, but he signed on the dotted line with NJPW. I can't wait to see him in NJPW and Super J Cup but man was this bad timing for him.
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Post by Mister Pigwell on Feb 16, 2016 17:11:48 GMT -5
Can we have Drake Younger work this just for the hell of it? You know, 'cause he's Drake Younger and all. Might be a fun kayfabe story of a ref giving it a shot.
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Post by Abdullah on Feb 16, 2016 17:13:06 GMT -5
Good question. I hope they aren't too stringent with a certain number. Primo could be a cruiserweight.
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Post by CATCH_US IS the Conversation on Feb 16, 2016 17:14:57 GMT -5
Mixed feelings. I dislike the use of the Cruiserweight label, as it marginalizes a lot of the guys to be taken seriously as threats to the main title. On the other hand this sounds pretty cool and seems to suggest the involvement of non-WWE guys. Maybe it'll be a way for them to scout who gets over, and who they should be snatching for NXT. Should be interesting The guys who are good will make it to higher levels either way. And as for the lesser guys, at least they'll have something to do other than job to the heel of the month
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Post by Larryhausen on Feb 16, 2016 17:33:47 GMT -5
I wonder if this will entice El Generico to come out of retirement.
The winner's purse would do a lot for those orphans, ya know.
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Post by tigermaskxxxvii on Feb 16, 2016 17:39:00 GMT -5
Super J Cup ~6th Stage~: The GCS
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Post by KobashiChop on Feb 16, 2016 17:42:50 GMT -5
Holy shit I'm excited.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 16, 2016 17:45:31 GMT -5
Sounds awesome.
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Post by Urfarkendarf on Feb 16, 2016 17:54:08 GMT -5
On the bright side, this is exactly what Trips states. A chance for guys that MANY casual fans do not know about, to well, know about. Everything Trips has stated above is right up my alley. If they "borrow" guys from the CHIKARA's and Dragon Gate's of the world and those guys return there more massive then they were going in, thats a bump to those feds and the entire business potentially wins.
On the negative side, this is potentially monopolizing not only the business in the US, but potentially the entire world. It will be really interesting to see how feds outside the US handle this if WWE comes calling for certain guys. I guarantee not all will be open to the idea.
Either way, I'm watching. I'm more interested in the "aftermath" to see what it accomplishes and if the guys that stand out are brought into the main WWE fold, but HHH is on the right track in a lot of ways. I just hope these guys are allowed to do what they do best and not forced to conform to some of the sillier WWE notions that it has imposed on many talents that come into the E. This needs to be as its being described.
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