Congratulations.
WWE Superstars is an entertaining show that almost always guarantees an hour of little-used guys putting on fun matches, with new commentators like Jack Korpela or Scott Stanford practicing their shtick and getting in some training before moving to the main show. It is, in a way, the new WWECW, though with less promo time. It's not as good as WWECW was, but it's still a decent show.
You mean Superstars is a show that bearly has 3 matches and has a third of its less than an hour program to show-case events that happened on Raw prior to that Thursday.
Look, dude. I can understand the analogy that you make with WWECW; but the fact is, the majority of the wrestlers that are on Superstars are nothing but jobbers. Sure, one or two of them MIGHT have
some potential; but more likely than not, they will never make it far on the main brands. Jobber is what they've been and jobber is what they will keep being.
Kudos for the anouncers, though. That much I agree.
It is taking all of my self control not to smash the keyboard of my newly-repaired laptop computer. Zack Ryder can work a great match and is incredibly charismatic. His Youtube show and Twitter are both absolutely hilarious, and it is because of this that he has built up a rather sizeable fan following despite rarely being used on RAW.
You mean those IWC guys that cream themselves for an amazing number of dime-a-dozen wrestlers? Yeah, ok. That shows alot. Zack Ryder -- while although can put on a decent match from time to time -- is a low-carder whose only purpose is to make other wrestlers look good. His constant teaming up with Primo in order to take on Santino & Kozlov prove my point. They lose alot more than they win; ultimately, showing that their purpose is to only keep Kozlov/Santino relevant and, well, the better wrestlers.
Yoshi Tatsu, despite not speaking English, is exciting in the ring and emanates a lot of positive energy and enthusiasm. He is also trying to learn English so he can become the first Japanese WWE Champion - how cool is that?
Very cool. Now let me crush his dreams by saying it'll never happen.
Yoshi Tatsu has been on the WWE roster for almost 2 years, man! If he had any kind of potential whatsoever he would have shown it by now. Moreover, he should have been in the mid-card doing something and not on seem cheap-ass brand that not many people watch. Superstars hurts Yoshi more than it does him good. If you're so content in saying that he has potential, then he should be on Smackdown where he CAN get some real in-ring action against bigger players and not other jobbers like Tyler Reks.
As for Curt Hawkins, he's not bad, and can work a good match. he hasn't shown me much yet, but I won't judge without giving him a shot. His team with Archer was pretty cool and his matches with Trent Barretta were all entertaining.
Yea, no. Don't kid yourself. Curt Hawkins is shit. His short run with Vance Archer was beyond boring. All they did was beat a feew locals and, uh, beat some more locals. They never accomplished anything as a team; and the time he gets on Superstar goes to show why: he sucks.
Also, Trent Barreta was the one that made the matches entertaining.
First off, "little or nothing to showcase"? How about their ring skills? How about the promos that some people on their do deliver? This is a show where midcarders are sent out to put on entertaining fifteen minute match ups to show that they DO have something to showcase.
Correction. It is a place where the "extras" and jobbers go to wrestle because the WWE has no use for them on the main brands.
See the difference? Look, Doctor. I can understand your mark point of view as a wrestling fan; but logically speaking, almost everyone that shows up on Superstars is because WWE has nothing to do with them or they just feel that said wrestlers aren't
good enough to be on Raw or Smackdown. As a result, it's either Superstars or future endeavored.
Guys like Chris Masters, who have been on the WWE roster in two different times has had more than enough time to prove that they are worth something. But seeing as how they have stayed on a brand filled with jobbers and "extras" goes to show how much he is really worth.
Second off, how is the show poorly put together? Three matches an episode, sometimes four, with recaps of RAW and NXT sprinkled in between. Sounds like a solid formula for a wrestling show to me. You know, make it about the WRESTLING? Have you even watched an episode of Superstars in your life?
Yup. Dozens of times. And what do I notice whenever I tune in to see Superstars? Same matches. Same people. Same matches. And same people. It's never anything new. It's the same thing over and over again. One week we'll have we'll be seeing Zack Ryder and Primo vs. Santino/Kozlov. The next week we'll see Kozlov/Santino vs. Primo and Zack Ryder.
Wrong! Wrong, wrong, wrong, wrong wrong! Tyler Reks vs. Chris Masters was a storyline that happened mostly purely on superstars, with the two interfering in each others' matches before finally facing off for one last bout.
Easy there, mark-boy. They only had one match against each other? Could have sworn it was like 4. Meh. Boring stuff anyways.
Trent Baretta vs. Curt Hawkins was a storyline featuring two friends trying to one-up each other. Even Ted DiBiase and Daniel Bryan had their stories pushed, with Bryan facing off against DiBiase in a match that saw Yoshi Tatsu run in to try and woo Maryse, who had kissed him on the RAW Valentine's Day episode.
Cool. One interesting segment...out of how many episodes that Superstars has been airing?
Again, did you ever even watch the show?! Just because most of these stories were not told by mic, doesn't mean they were not stories. Actions can speak louder than words, and that was the point of Superstars.
Oh, so you mean WWE shouldn't try to get the demographic of those that do like wrestling with a one-hour show a week, just because you don't care about wrestling matches? Well, you're certainly a smart businessman.
Smackdown, anyone?
Superstars BEARLY has any viewers at all. That's a very short demographic the WWE is going for. Superstars is a place to show-case jobbers and "extras" whom WWE has no place for them on the main brands. Moreover, it's a good way to make them some green. But I bet you, once Superstars is no more. Half of these regulars on Superstars will be future endeavored.
You're ridiculous. You really think that just because you didn't like a show full of wrestling that no one else did? Superstars week in and week out delivers a solid hour of just matches, and helps show that WWE has something for everyone. If you like stories and promos, you watch RAW. If you like seeing new guys cut their teeth, you watch NXT. If you want a healthy mix of wrestling and promos, you watch Smackdown. If you want a solid hour of good matches, you watch Superstars. It's simple.
Again with the assuming...
God-damn it, dude. Pull that shit out of your ass and breath already. You've over-reacted to all of my thoughts assuming things that aren't there every step of the way. That's not very mod-like. My tactics for this thread have been the usage of hyperboles in order to create a better image of what they basis of my ideas are.
Also, you missed my point entirely there. I wasn't speaking for myself when I said that people tune in to watch the promos and stories; I was speaking for a good deal amount of the WWE fan-base. Alot tune in to see their favourite characters get on the mic and just see them out there and general. Sure, they'll be happy to see them wrestler. But more than anything, they want to see the 'story' more than the actual match.
'N any case, as a closing, I'll tell you this much:
I can understand where you are coming from saying that Superstars is a good place for low-carders to show-case their stuff and prove to everyone that they do have what it takes to be in the WWE -- and that's a good way of looking at it. However, that's not the way I see it. The way I see it is Superstars is a show that may contain quality wrestling from time-to-time; but in reality, it's the place where guys who have no place on the main brand go to and stay relevant. It's as if to say:
"Hey, at least they're still there."
