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Post by Legion on Oct 9, 2023 10:18:28 GMT -5
It just occurred to me that with USA Network having both Raw and Smackdown, there wont be opposing Network execs to appease, meaning the top stars could ultimately be on both show every week, just like it was when Smackdown first launched.
While they would likely keep some roster separation for touring, could the days of their actually being any semblance of a 'brand split' be coming to an end?
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Post by EoE: Well There's Your Problem on Oct 9, 2023 10:26:40 GMT -5
There’s barely one now. I’m surprised there isn’t more discourse about it.
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Post by ChitownKnight on Oct 9, 2023 10:28:18 GMT -5
If they did, man that second world title that Seth has would be the most useless title in the company’s history lol
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Post by "Evil Brood" Jackson Vanik on Oct 9, 2023 10:29:01 GMT -5
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Post by Deleted on Oct 9, 2023 10:36:28 GMT -5
If they did well that discourse about the Raw women getting next to no chances while Rhea trots around doing nothing with the title would kick up even more preverbial sand because even less women would be getting chances overall.
Oh and Seths title would be just a complete meaningless thing he lugs around untill Roman just chooses to eat it like Galactus eats a planet.
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Post by Schizo on Oct 9, 2023 10:55:51 GMT -5
I doubt it
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Post by Instant Classic on Oct 9, 2023 10:57:23 GMT -5
I like the brand split because then you don’t have the same 5 people in the same matches, but then I hate the brand split because you have the same 5 people in the same matches.
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Post by Hypnosis on Oct 9, 2023 11:02:12 GMT -5
I like the brand split because then you don’t have the same 5 people in the same matches, but then I hate the brand split because you have the same 5 people in the same matches. I think WWE's just never figured out how to book their roster well consistently for a while either way. |
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Post by The Foreigner™: PreSZN on Oct 9, 2023 12:50:41 GMT -5
Is there a deal in place for Raw to stay with USA/NBCU? Can't find anything about that.
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Post by darbus alan on Oct 9, 2023 14:38:06 GMT -5
I think they keep the split in place until they know for sure Raw's new home for the future. But more of a soft split than the more hardline one when Smackdown first got to Fox.
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Post by "Gizzark" Mike Wronglevenay on Oct 10, 2023 7:47:01 GMT -5
I'm sure they will end it. And then we can finally move back into the weekly 'should WWE bring back the brand split?' threads instead of the weekly 'should WWE get rid of the brand split?' threads.
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Post by Feargus McReddit on Oct 10, 2023 8:13:21 GMT -5
Is there a deal in place for Raw to stay with USA/NBCU? Can't find anything about that. None yet, it’s technically on the open market but the likelihood from sources is that NBCU will just sign a new deal anyway. There isn’t really another home for it in the US TV market anyway. |
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Post by cjh on Oct 10, 2023 8:22:48 GMT -5
Is there a deal in place for Raw to stay with USA/NBCU? Can't find anything about that. No. The idea is that since they went for Smackdown, they're going to let go of Raw and NXT like they did five years ago when they gave up Smackdown so they could bid more for Raw. The only other cable option that isn't a major step down, though, is FX. Disney is said to be interested, so FX is a possibility. |
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Post by polarbearpete on Oct 10, 2023 8:23:28 GMT -5
I doubt it. The way they’re doing it the past year to year and a half is best, imo. They keep it split for the most part, but will still have the occasional cross over for storyline purposes to keep some storylines flowing on both shows and some over talent on both shows.
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Post by Allie Kitsune on Oct 10, 2023 8:23:55 GMT -5
There’s barely one now. I’m surprised there isn’t more discourse about it. If they did well that discourse about the Raw women getting next to no chances while Rhea trots around doing nothing with the title would kick up even more preverbial sand because even less women would be getting chances overall. Oh and Seths title would be just a complete meaningless thing he lugs around untill Roman just chooses to eat it like Galactus eats a planet. This is just an aside, but when did we as a people collectively throw out the words "conversation" and "discussion" to exclusively use "discourse"? |
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Post by Deleted on Oct 10, 2023 8:33:22 GMT -5
There’s barely one now. I’m surprised there isn’t more discourse about it. If they did well that discourse about the Raw women getting next to no chances while Rhea trots around doing nothing with the title would kick up even more preverbial sand because even less women would be getting chances overall. Oh and Seths title would be just a complete meaningless thing he lugs around untill Roman just chooses to eat it like Galactus eats a planet. This is just an aside, but when did we as a people collectively throw out the words "conversation" and "discussion" to exclusively use "discourse"?  |
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Post by EoE: Well There's Your Problem on Oct 10, 2023 8:50:16 GMT -5
There’s barely one now. I’m surprised there isn’t more discourse about it. If they did well that discourse about the Raw women getting next to no chances while Rhea trots around doing nothing with the title would kick up even more preverbial sand because even less women would be getting chances overall. Oh and Seths title would be just a complete meaningless thing he lugs around untill Roman just chooses to eat it like Galactus eats a planet. This is just an aside, but when did we as a people collectively throw out the words "conversation" and "discussion" to exclusively use "discourse"? From my perspective, discourse is used derisively. Basically “Ugh, not this shit again”. |
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Post by Denny Zen is Cooking™ on Oct 10, 2023 9:12:56 GMT -5
I utterly loathe the brand split. WWE is decently a solid product all around right now, and I'm watching more of it than I have in decades. My criticisms are largely just petty grievances with the visual style and presentation. But, I sincerely detest the brand split. Largely because of the way it has diluted the value of WWE's championships over the years. Just my opinion, but when a wrestling promotion has 3 "world champions," it really has none.
If WWE actually is inclined to end the split, then I hope it culminates in a title unification match. Even better, Cody being the one to win it and become the new "Undisputed Champion" would completely rectify his WrestleMania loss.
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Post by polarbearpete on Oct 10, 2023 9:34:23 GMT -5
I utterly loathe the brand split. WWE is decently a solid product all around right now, and I'm watching more of it than I have in decades. My criticisms are largely just petty grievances with the visual style and presentation. But, I sincerely detest the brand split. Largely because of the way it has diluted the value of WWE's championships over the years. Just my opinion, but when a wrestling promotion has 3 "world champions," it really has none. If WWE actually is inclined to end the split, then I hope it culminates in a title unification match. Even better, Cody being the one to win it and become the new "Undisputed Champion" would completely rectify his WrestleMania loss. I feel like the titles now mean more than they have in maybe 25 years, due to HHH’s booking. |
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Post by Denny Zen is Cooking™ on Oct 10, 2023 9:49:39 GMT -5
I utterly loathe the brand split. WWE is decently a solid product all around right now, and I'm watching more of it than I have in decades. My criticisms are largely just petty grievances with the visual style and presentation. But, I sincerely detest the brand split. Largely because of the way it has diluted the value of WWE's championships over the years. Just my opinion, but when a wrestling promotion has 3 "world champions," it really has none. If WWE actually is inclined to end the split, then I hope it culminates in a title unification match. Even better, Cody being the one to win it and become the new "Undisputed Champion" would completely rectify his WrestleMania loss. I feel like the titles now mean more than they have in maybe 25 years, due to HHH’s booking. It's a subjective opinion for sure, but I personally disagree. I personally think Roman means more than any WWE "champion" has in essentially the company's entire history (not counting Bruno Sammartino because that's before my time), and genuinely has this untouchable final boss feel about him that makes all of his matches feel like an event. But the belts themselves are just props. Rollins is having a good reign, he just feels like a good IC Title reign in the 80s or 90s to me. And GUNTHER is having a great reign, but it feels like a TV title reign or something. It's just personal preference. I think there should be a single "world title" in a wrestling company that people are fighting for. I'm probably just being a curmudgeon but I've never liked the concept of WWE having more than one "world title" at any point over the last 2+ decades. |
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