Personalized Nameplate Graphics: Yay or Nay?

[CMWaters]

So watching NXT, and seeing how many NXT stars (if not all of them) now have custom nameplate graphics rather than an NXT exclusive one, makes me think: what is the general consensus of everyone having them.

IIRC, the first one to truly have one was (probably deservingly so) The Undertaker, and shortly after that Bray Wyatt got one.

I kinda like them as it give extra personality to the wrestlers, but I can also see an argument against them as it doesn't make them feel as part of the show as before, and it was never needed before even going back to the Hulkamania days.

So, just getting the general opinion on them here.

[Stu]

Nothing will be better than Matt Hardy V1.

[Lizuka #BLM]

I err on the side of I'm fine with them but really I barely ever notice them one way or the other.

[EoE: Well There's Your Problem]

If they're going to give so many talents the custom nameplates, may as well give them to all of them at this point.

My preference would be like what SmackDown had like a decade ago, where the wrestlers had personalised versions of the SmackDown nameplate.

[CMWaters]

Mar 14, 2023 21:23:22 GMT -5 EoE: Well There's Your Problem said:

If they're going to give so many talents the custom nameplates, may as well give them to all of them at this point.

Like I said, it could work even in a slight way to give more character to people. Kind of an evolution of the specialized logos before match-ups on Saturday Night's Main Event back in the day.

[mc74]

If it's like the Smackdown ones from the early 2010s, I don't mind it, but for the most part, I much prefer having show-specific ones. The exception being something like the Matt Hardy V1 gimmick.

[DDonaires]

Has anyone made a collection of all of them? I wanted to start one a few months ago but didn't want to retroactively go back and look for all of them lol

[Friday Night SmackOwn]

I personally just want one of the WWE games to let you make a custom lower-third for created wrestlers.

[wildojinx]

Kind of reminds me of SNME when all the wrestlers had customized logos (and I mean ALL of them, even guys like Jim Powers).

[darbus alan]

I like the personalized touch. Makes wrestlers feel more unique.

[Rudy Gobert Weather Machine]

Love that shit. The importance of a good logo is rly understated. Search up Chaz's Tron and it's like damn I totally get why they made him a fake wifebeater out of spite that shit is so ugly.

[Friday Night SmackOwn]

Mar 14, 2023 21:23:22 GMT -5 EoE: Well There's Your Problem said:

If they're going to give so many talents the custom nameplates, may as well give them to all of them at this point.

My preference would be like what SmackDown had like a decade ago, where the wrestlers had personalised versions of the SmackDown nameplate.

The Smackdown approach is probably what I'd go with. Each show would still have a show-specific nameplate, but with added flourishes for specific wrestlers (i.e. Cody having his logo and stars & stripeos graphics, Bray's nameplate incorporating the moth logo and maybe his name in a different font, etc.)

This way, you'd have the best of both worlds (the shows still having their own visual identity while implmenting the unique wrestler-specific graphics).

[tafkaga]

Go back to old school AWA on ESPN style nameplates, with the wrestler's name misspelled.

[Main Event Mark]

I don't mind them, but feel like if they're going to use them, everyone should have one. I prefer consistency.

Also, not sure why it annoys me so much when someone appears on a different show, but have the nameplate for the show they're signed to instead of the show they're appearing on. (Gargano shows up on NXT with a RAW graphic).

[1 Free Moon-Down with Burger]

I’m cool with it. Like others I just want everyone to have it if we’re doing that.

In the late 80s early 90s, everyone had a little stylized logo ready to go. Do the same now