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Post by The Prince That Was Promised on Nov 11, 2020 10:04:07 GMT -5
Can honestly say the only time I’ve cared for it was the original one in 2005. Because you know, you had actual brand stalwarts on either side there that you felt their loyalty. I thought of RAW, you’re damn right I think of Shawn Michaels. Rey Mysterio? SmackDown, absolutely. What do I have to get invested about with a Keith Lee or a Sheamus fighting for ‘their brand’ when a fortnight ago they were on the other side? So silly. Lol my exact thoughts. All around stupidity. Add the fact that there are literally no stakes.
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Post by agent817 on Nov 11, 2020 10:29:06 GMT -5
Can honestly say the only time I’ve cared for it was the original one in 2005. Because you know, you had actual brand stalwarts on either side there that you felt their loyalty. I thought of RAW, you’re damn right I think of Shawn Michaels. Rey Mysterio? SmackDown, absolutely. What do I have to get invested about with a Keith Lee or a Sheamus fighting for ‘their brand’ when a fortnight ago they were on the other side? So silly. Man, I really need to put on some Raw and Smackdown episodes from those days. What also cracked me up was that the intros to the main event of Survivor series that year was that you had each respective Team come out of their locker rooms and everyone from their brands was cheering them on. As for last year, there have been talks that this whole angle started because of AEW. Hell, some of the reason was because of some people not coming home in time from Crown Jewel and having the NXT wrestlers showcased on Smackdown and then the whole angle started from there.
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Post by 4real on Nov 11, 2020 12:17:38 GMT -5
It wouldn't be quite as dumb if they didn't do a draft every year and didn't JUST do the draft at that. Well yeah everyone on the Raw team was either on Smackdown or NXT 3 months ago. Keith Lee is the longest tenured Raw star...been on it since August.
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Post by Bob Schlapowitz on Nov 11, 2020 14:52:35 GMT -5
Why does the audience care about brand superiority? We know it’s all WWE. Now, I all probably think that one show is more entertaining than the other. But it’s not like it’s a “F RAW! SMACKDOWN TIL I DIE!” type thing. It’s a month long build to something that doesn’t matter and will be forgotten about, the second it’s over. I've been saying this same shit for the last 18 years. I havent watched regularly but I'm amazed that they are doing this silly shit again.
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Post by "Evil Brood" Jackson Vanik on Nov 11, 2020 14:56:21 GMT -5
Are they even really feuding this year? Like how much have Roman and Orton said about each other? Or Sasha and Asuka? Plus it doesn't help that they keep having all these title matches weeks before the show that can change the whole card.
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Post by nisidhe on Nov 11, 2020 15:17:38 GMT -5
Whatever this "feud" is supposed to be isn't working. It's not boosting ratings. It's not garnering interest with audiences who haven't watched in years and who left after Vince flipped the tables on every other promotion at the time. It's not overcoming certain political realities in which WWE is mired and willfully refuses to assuage.
Creatively, the company is circling the drain - it's really only a matter of time before it starts hitting the bottom lines of people far wealthier than Vince.
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Post by Kalmia on Nov 11, 2020 15:28:58 GMT -5
Like everyone has said, if the last draft was just after Wrestlemania and there were some stakes involved, it would be a lot more interesting. Either the no.30 spots in the Rumbles or make December's PPV single brand and it goes to the winner of Survivor Series or something.
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Post by MolotovMocktail on Nov 11, 2020 17:00:24 GMT -5
It's always amusing how everyone is in their own programs and doing their own thing, and then November rolls around and they're suddenly like "I BLEED RED/BLUE! BE VANQUISHED, OTHER BRAND I HAVE NO REASON TO HATE!" I justify it by comparing it to the MLB All-Star Game. On one side you have Yankees and Red Sox as teammates, going up against another side that has Dodgers and Giants as teammates. But In wrestling, they can always add the extra wrinkle if teammates can be trusted, and sometimes the answer is no, like when Asuka turned on her team last year.
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Post by Main Event Mark on Nov 11, 2020 17:50:35 GMT -5
It wouldn't be quite as dumb if they didn't do a draft every year and didn't JUST do the draft at that. Piggybacking my earlier post, have the draft be the night after Survivor Series or at the latest the last RAW and SmackDowns of the year. If you wait until the last shows, It gives your New Year booking some refreshing or a little unpredictability. If you have the audience on break, you make those shows matter and maybe if it's good, get people excited for the Rumble I get that the timing of the draft was to try and hype the "Season Premieres", but it definitely makes little sense to have a PPV shortly after to battle for brand supremacy. Draft right after Survivor Series could lead to more organic fueds, where sone people battling at the PPV are now on the same show. Having it right after Wrestlemania could be like resetting for a new fiscal year, where most fueds and storylines come to an end. I do like the idea of doing it for end of the calendar year though. Could definitely freshen up that road to Wrestlemania. AEW's records reset for Jan 1 can do the same.
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Post by fw91 on Nov 11, 2020 17:52:22 GMT -5
yeah having no stakes is stupid.
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Post by Xxcjb01xX [PIECE OF: SH-] on Nov 11, 2020 17:54:50 GMT -5
It's always amusing how everyone is in their own programs and doing their own thing, and then November rolls around and they're suddenly like "I BLEED RED/BLUE! BE VANQUISHED, OTHER BRAND I HAVE NO REASON TO HATE!" You know what makes this especially stupid? DOING THIS RIGHT AFTER A DRAFT WHERE HALF OF EACH TEAM WAS ON THE OTHER BRAND LIKE A MONTH AGO.
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Post by Wieners=$$$ on Nov 11, 2020 21:01:17 GMT -5
What if, due to it being the holidays, Vince uses this lazy booking and writing as a break for himself and the rest of his staff?
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