Just to like add to the whole british cafuffle going on, the idea of having a british team with Sheamus would be better suited if you used the term Commonwealth or Empire instead. i believe The Empire was actually used when Barrett and McIntyre were a team back in their development days.
BRAND EXTENSION/DRAFT Thread: Keep It All Here
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thewrestlinggamer908
Dark Match Jobber
After looking though the roster here who i think should go or sent back to FCW.
Alex Riley: Just don't see him really doing much. Back to FCW.
David Otunga: This guy is just Meh to me just cut him a ready
JTG: Really hate to say this but just cut this guy aready enless WWE bring back Shad i see no use for JTG enless its for the cruiserweights.
Michael McGillicutty: Give this guy a chance first change his name to Joe Hennig then give a shot a the US/IC Championship if he fails then cut him
Primo: This guy still on the roster ? I thought he was cut with Carlito.
Santino Marella: cut him cut him now. He been OVERRATED since he won the IC championship the first time.
Brodus Clay: Back to FCW
The Great Khali: cut. Time to move on he hasn't been good since his matches with undertaker.
Heath Slater: Back to FCW.
Hornswoggle: Cut. just get rid of him.
Trent Barreta: Sorry Trent cut or Cruiserweight Champ or bust.
Tyson Kidd: See Trent Barreta.
Yoshi Tatsu: Also see Trent Barreta.
Thats who I think should go
Alex Riley: Just don't see him really doing much. Back to FCW.
David Otunga: This guy is just Meh to me just cut him a ready
JTG: Really hate to say this but just cut this guy aready enless WWE bring back Shad i see no use for JTG enless its for the cruiserweights.
Michael McGillicutty: Give this guy a chance first change his name to Joe Hennig then give a shot a the US/IC Championship if he fails then cut him
Primo: This guy still on the roster ? I thought he was cut with Carlito.
Santino Marella: cut him cut him now. He been OVERRATED since he won the IC championship the first time.
Brodus Clay: Back to FCW
The Great Khali: cut. Time to move on he hasn't been good since his matches with undertaker.
Heath Slater: Back to FCW.
Hornswoggle: Cut. just get rid of him.
Trent Barreta: Sorry Trent cut or Cruiserweight Champ or bust.
Tyson Kidd: See Trent Barreta.
Yoshi Tatsu: Also see Trent Barreta.
Thats who I think should go
I think they have already done away with the Bragging Rights PPV concept. They said something about that when they revealed the decision to call the new video game WWE '12 instead of "Smackdown! Vs. Raw". It seems more and more they are going away from the brand extension concept. This could be a good thing if they play their cards right. It could also mean some more releases are on the way for guys that aren't really contributing to the product. It doesn't matter how many titles they have, it only matters if they can create compelling fueds and storylines around those titles. Perhaps ending the brand extension might be the answer. Only time will tell.
closet_fan
Mid-Card Championship Winner
Personally, I am glad this is happening if it ends up where RAW stars go to SmackDown and SmackDown stars go to RAW every week for the time being instead of just this week. A lot of these wrestlers below the top guys are dregs and should be worrying about their spot.
Survival of the fittest. I want to see the best roster possible. If you're worrying, then maybe you weren't that good to begin with.
Survival of the fittest. I want to see the best roster possible. If you're worrying, then maybe you weren't that good to begin with.
jmh1971nyr
Occasional Pre-Show
My list of who should go:
Drew McIntyre
Curt Hawkins
David Otunga
Heath Slater
Ezekiel Jackson
Hornswoggle
Jinder Mahal
JTG
Khali
Primo
Ted Dibaise
Tyson Kidd
and pretty much the entire DIVA Division
Keep but re-brand:
Joe Hennig and use HIS NAME
Tyler Reks
Drew McIntyre
Curt Hawkins
David Otunga
Heath Slater
Ezekiel Jackson
Hornswoggle
Jinder Mahal
JTG
Khali
Primo
Ted Dibaise
Tyson Kidd
and pretty much the entire DIVA Division
Keep but re-brand:
Joe Hennig and use HIS NAME
Tyler Reks
Mustang Sally
Sells seashells by the seashore
Yes, that's a real possibility if Creative doesn't handle it right. It could wind up that the guys at the very top of the roster will wind up making a lot of money and loads of appearances while everyone else hopes for a chance whenever they can get one.
When Smackdown was first established, we saw tons of The Rock, Steve Austin and Triple H.....in other words, the same old thing we were seeing on RAW. At first, I was skeptical of the separation of brands, but it turned out to be the best direction possible, as we got to see different wrestlers in different feuds. When a guy made an appearance on the other brand, it was exciting because it was rare.
Now, for the moment, it's exciting to think of some of the stuff they can do with the lines blurred. I liked seeing the main event last night, featuring John Cena in the ring with three Smackdown guys.
But they can't make the same mistake and feature only the stars. People like Dolph Ziggler and Alex Riley have been trying to break through; they should be allowed to continue their efforts rather than just eliminating them from the main event mix.
This could be great......or it could be a disaster.
NovaScotia
Trish's Lover boy
They should atleast end it for house show's . Give the guy's a little extra time off if they didn't have to work 3? house show's a week . They could make some real good show's for the fan's then and we coudl see a little more star power at them and as i said maybe a different couple guy's each week could get some extra time off. never hurt!
WhyAmIHated
Dark Match Jobber
I'm all for it. Change the slot of Smackdown to Thursday or Tuesday, get the RAw stars on there, and Smackdown will have ratings as high as RAW. Plus, the WWE is so depleated of stars nowadays, they can't run one show anymore with descent ratings.
WhyAmIHated
Dark Match Jobber
I hate the fact the only reason Otunga has a job because he is married to some hollywood bimbo.
ECW Sandman
Getting Noticed By Management
I just thought of something this might actually help Smack Down IF they move to Tuesday Nights why they moved Smack Down to Fridays instead of keeping it on Thursdays was just a dumb move I will never understand why they did that People are normally not home on Friday Nights it was going to be bad for ratings and you know Vince is all about ratings so in away it was his fault for putting Smack Down on Friday Nights now I don't want to blame Vince and WWE for all this we have to go back to UPN/CW Network they had WWF/E Smack Down on Thursday nights for 4 years or 5 then in the fall of 05 or 06 CW asked WWE to switch to Fridays to make way for there Thursday Night Comedy Block and when they went to Syfy NBC wanted it to remain on Friday nights once again BAD For Ratings, Putting Smack Down on Tuesday would be a great thing it might get Smack Down's ratings back up because people are home on Tuesday nights so it will work IF they keep Smack Down on Tuesday Nights instead of Friday Nights .
Who cares about the cuts...what about the belts?! There is going to be the WWE, World Heavyweight, US, IC, and Tag Team titles all on the same show? Is there going to be one belt for every member on the roster? Are they going to unify the titles finally? I'm really skeptical about all this.
Btw the cuts:
- Primo
- Khali
- Mark Henry (1.78 rating in the main event of Smackdown...he SUCKS...He sucked in 1996, he sucks now)
- Tyler Reks
- Trent Baretta
- Slater
- Otunga (SUCKS)
- Mistico
- Hawkins
- Ryder (mediocre at best...never understood the following)
- Josh Matthews
- Brodus Clay
- JTG
- Mason Ryan (Batista wannabe....not exactly a good characteristic)
- Yoshi Tatsu
As much as I hate to say these two (because they aren't being used which is a tragedy):
- Goldust
- William Regal
(I mean Regal is a tremendous worker still and could really be used to show these young cookie cutter guys how to work...and Goldust was getting a good push and some decent reactions before his injury. Bring them back or let them go. I'd love to see Regal in TNA putting one some great matches with younger guys like AJ, Daniels, Samoa Joe, etc. He and Goldust have long been two of my favorites)
Btw the cuts:
- Primo
- Khali
- Mark Henry (1.78 rating in the main event of Smackdown...he SUCKS...He sucked in 1996, he sucks now)
- Tyler Reks
- Trent Baretta
- Slater
- Otunga (SUCKS)
- Mistico
- Hawkins
- Ryder (mediocre at best...never understood the following)
- Josh Matthews
- Brodus Clay
- JTG
- Mason Ryan (Batista wannabe....not exactly a good characteristic)
- Yoshi Tatsu
As much as I hate to say these two (because they aren't being used which is a tragedy):
- Goldust
- William Regal
(I mean Regal is a tremendous worker still and could really be used to show these young cookie cutter guys how to work...and Goldust was getting a good push and some decent reactions before his injury. Bring them back or let them go. I'd love to see Regal in TNA putting one some great matches with younger guys like AJ, Daniels, Samoa Joe, etc. He and Goldust have long been two of my favorites)
jmh1971nyr
Occasional Pre-Show
William Regal announced his retirement way back in Nov. I don't get what he is still doing on the roster. I wish he was the GM again.
http://143.252.148.202/sol/homepage...325/William-Regal-retires-from-wrestling.html
http://143.252.148.202/sol/homepage...325/William-Regal-retires-from-wrestling.html
Thanks for ruining my day haha
jmh1971nyr
Occasional Pre-Show
Sorry lol I think he's an agent now or something along those lines. If you read the article he sure trained some awesome wrestlers. Sir William was always one of my favorites all the way back. I wish they would have done one more Blue Bloods run. I'd LOVE to see him manage Wade Barrett and or Mason Ryan.
Jack-Hammer
YOU WILL RESPECT MY AUTHORITAH!!!!
I've noticed a lot of threads discussing the potential end of the brand extension and there's no need for so many. Let's just keep it all in here.
Hulk Hogan's Brother
Stop asking me what I'm gonna do!!!
I do not think that the brand extension is ending anytime soon. HHH just said that Smackdown superstars would be appearing on Raw more often. There is nothing more to it.
It has been happening for a long time now and I think that the WWE just acknowledged that fact. It is not really an announcement that something new will happen, just an effort to explain some of the stuff that has been happening.
It has been happening for a long time now and I think that the WWE just acknowledged that fact. It is not really an announcement that something new will happen, just an effort to explain some of the stuff that has been happening.
This could potentially be really good or really bad for the guys in the midcard. People like Riley can kiss their tv time goodbye if people like Orton or Christian are going to be on Raw every week. I would like to see a mix of main eventers and midcarders from both shows interacting because it leads to fresh matches fans have not seen yet. Orton VS Ziggler was a great example of what this initiative could produce. I personally am looking forward to it myself. With the addition of the Smackdown guys, Raw has some much needed star power brought back and it legitimately felt like a Super Show. Forget the brand extension! This format needs to stay.
Huh?
RAW:
-Opening Promo
-Midcard
-Divas
-Tag Team match
-Midcard
Main Event
That is the concept of Raw alone. Adding SmackDown stars like Sheamus into the fold will take up RAW midcarders time.
Just like how Cody Rhodes, Zeke were not even apart of SD tonight. That's how it affects the midcard. There is not going to be alot left for most of the guys there. WWE is going to have to fire alot of people before it becomes a smart concept.
first off, Cody Rhodes sucks. He shouldn't be on TV anyway.
Second off, as I've mentioned in this thread, do you all not remember when Smackdown first came out? How WWE was mixed, how it all worked out quite well. The memory seems to be lacking for some people. It's like they started watching right when the Brand extension BS happened and forget what happened before that. It was Good. Really good actually. Everyone got their appropriate time, cut their promos, had matches, etc. Hell back then we had the:
-Cruiserweight Champion
-European Champion
-Intercontinental Champion
-Hardcore Champion
-Women's Champion
-Tag-Team Champions
-WWE Champion
When you look at what WWE (WWF!!!) used to be when Smackdown first came out, they were doing just fine and a lot of people got plenty of time. Matches also weren't as over-extended back then either in some cases.
SensFan4311
Dark Match Jobber
I don`t mean to offend anyone in saying this but this past Raw reminded me alot of Impact in that there were quite a few Superstars left off the show. I don`t like the idea of getting rid of the brands unless you make room for the other superstars. We already see to many talented stars on Superstars enough anyway, we do not need to see more.
Rckstrtmmy
Yabba Dabba Bitch
Yea ok...but if there isn't time on Raw they can get time on Smackdown. Without the limitation of keeping on one show, it allows for flexibility.
The start to an un-seperation of the brands is going to lead to some shake ups and this change could definetely be for the best. Many people have complained that some storylines and matches are getting repetitive and that they are seeing too much of the same thing regardless of the quality. The two brands coming back together again opens doors for a whole lot of new match possiblities and storylines that we ahvent seen yet. We will not have to wait for the draft or a random trade for a possiblity to see if two certain superstars will be able get into a rivalry. This could potentialy be a start in the direction to the quality product that the wwe was many years ago. Though its not a large step in some opionions its going to get the ball rolling atleast for some people.