Triple H Going Old School In NXT

[Sweettre15]

Now If HHH can start teaching the talents to have improv matches and only follow guidelines such as the planned highspots and the winner of the match then things will REALLY get better.

[BrookeDudley]

This is an awesome idea. They can show their creative side. This is another sign that Triple H is changing things for the better. This will filter in guys with better mic skills and that's what is needed. You can tell Triple H has that mindset and it's awesome. Things are changing and it needs to.

[ManureTheBear]

We complain about wrestlers being too generic, but if they only have bullet points, their personalities SHOULD come through more clearly.

On the downside, will this mean the end of the Ziggler's, JoMo's and more of people like Miz? If so, I'm following IDR's pilgrimage to TNA and staying there.

[donfryeismyhero]

This is great news to hear. Vince should of adhered to the old saying, "if it ain't broke, don't fix it." There is a number of things that worked in the old days that were gotten rid of because of McMahon's wanting to be in complete control of everything & in part, wanting to distance himself/company from the old school wrasslin mentality. HHH is a student of the game, he's learned from some of the best in the biz (Flair, Kowalski, HBK, Nash, Hall, Austin) and is taking what he's learned from them & incorporating it with what worked in Vince's vision of what pro wrestling should be.

[tom9422]

Originally Posted by ManureTheBear

We complain about wrestlers being too generic, but if they only have bullet points, their personalities SHOULD come through more clearly.

On the downside, will this mean the end of the Ziggler's, JoMo's and more of people like Miz? If so, I'm following IDR's pilgrimage to TNA and staying there.

I don't really think it'll be the end of Ziggler, in fact, he's one of the few guys where it really seems like he's being himself, or an exaggerated version of himself. Listen to him in interviews, he kinda is that kind of arrogant showoff douche he wants you to think he is, only quieter. Miz seems to have his schtick down. JoMo? Eh, he always seemed forced.

It's definitely going to weed out those without natural charisma, keeping the Kofi Kingston's and the Uso's of the roster lower on the card, or even off it.

Seriously, you can always tell who has it and who doesn't. Even with CM Punk:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SSgiQEPYu4U

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B9ajBoQhFfc

The first link was his debut and the second was the one we all remember from earlier this year. I don't have to ask everyone which they think is better, its obvious. I would bet 50 bucks right now that the first one was scripted, while we all know that the second was Punk's personality shine through.

[theBec2101]

I think it will work. HHH has been doing a great job thus far. He has or had great mic skills why not learn and take notes from him. Then if you fail u can say you told me too, just kidding. No but HHH was great on the mic and was able to both feed off of and feed the crowd.

[M]

I'm really really liking this idea and it could pay off incredibly well in a couple of years.
What HHH is effectively doing is giving the young crop of talent down at NXT a chance to be able to deal with the inevitable improvisations that have to be done while maintaining a good promo standard, which means they can go in more directions than just the singular line that reading from a direct script allows them to do - more flexibility = less situations where everybody knows a promo is going nowhere but nobody can do anything about it because that's what the script is calling for.

If this works out and they stick with it we could end up seeing a vastly improved product with much better promo segments - I now have more hope for the product for when HHH takes full control, good work HHH.