First time in years.... almost 10 fresh superstars.

[MoRtAnDaD]

This is my first thread, so please bare with me (my english sucks).

I've been a wrestling fan for almost 20 years now. And i dont remember (probably the begining of the attitude era) any other period of time, that has almost 10 guys that are ready to go for the big game.

Obviously....Daniel bryan is #1. But then you got Roman Reings, Bray Wyatt, CM Punk (yes..he is already a top dog, but he is the one that open the crack for this to happen 2 years ago). And a little behind this guys, you got Rollings, Ambrose, Ziggler, Cesaro.

If Wm28 was "the end of an era". This year should be the beginning of a new one.

Cena, Orton, i used to hate these guys, but time prove me wrong, they are great workers and assets...yet...they've reach a place where they dont need the title anymore to be relevant.

What do you think? Is it really a amazing time where you got a bunch of total fresh guys to take over? Or maybe im being a dreamer?.

 

[Father Uncle Oscar]

Before I begin, I don't know where you are from but your English is good, you don't have to worry about that.

You're right, the future of the WWE is looking very bright when it comes to talent. But the only thing that's holding us back from experimenting with these younger guys is Vince McMahon and how he will not let go of the Ruthless Aggression era for some reason. Cena and Orton and Batista don't need the title to be relevant anymore (honestly I don't think Batista should have come back). I think you can even add CM Punk to that list too after the "Summer of Punk." But for all these other guys you mentioned (Bryan, Wyatt, Shield, Cesaro, Ziggler, I'll add Sheamus to the mix), they have to convince McMahon that it's their time to shine. I'm not saying take the experienced guys completely out of the title picture. In fact, it would probably be best to ease the newer guys in while going around this rotation of Orton, Cena, and unfortunately Batista.

 

[Loveless]

It should be that time.
If you look back over the history of the WWE, you see a time-frame for each era and then comes a new generation.

Hart 92-96
HBK 96-98
Austin 98-2002
HHH - 2002-2006
Cena - 2005-?

Roughly about 4 years, then someone new comes in. This Cena era has now been active for 9 years, which is simply far too long in comparison to everything that came before. The talent are all lining up, Punk should have taken over in 2011 but the WWE sunk him and now Bryan is getting the same treatment.
Now we're looking at a Batista/Orton Wrestlemania main event. The WWE shows no interest in moving forward and unfortunately this is what a lack of competition does to you.

 

[MoRtAnDaD]

Exactly. You nail it. Thats probably a more clear explanation of my vision.

Of course you need to have around Cena, Batista (heel...like when he left), Randy, they are the guys who consolidate or destroy their rivals.

But yet, wwe has never been in a position like these in years, with so many young guys that are already over with the crown, people care about them. So its like they have a more safe scenario to make the transition.

Having Cena feuding with Bray IS a step in the right direction.

 

[MoRtAnDaD]

It should be that time.
If you look back over the history of the WWE, you see a time-frame for each era and then comes a new generation.

Hart 92-96
HBK 96-98
Austin 98-2002
HHH - 2002-2006
Cena - 2005-?

Roughly about 4 years, then someone new comes in. This Cena era has now been active for 9 years, which is simply far too long in comparison to everything that came before. The talent are all lining up, Punk should have taken over in 2011 but the WWE sunk him and now Bryan is getting the same treatment.
Now we're looking at a Batista/Orton Wrestlemania main event. The WWE shows no interest in moving forward and unfortunately this is what a lack of competition does to you.

Thats true, with no competition, they always know they have their safe net (cena orton and now batista). Something they couldnt afford in the Monday Night War. It was a do or die time, no safety net, all or nothing. And ended up being and era with some many new stars that went down among the greatest of all time.

 

[MCMG]

I'm definitely excited about this group of young superstar. Reigns, Ambrose, Rollins, Big E, Wyatt, Rhodes are the obvious names. That is a lot of talent and I can't wait to see some of them make the step up. Of course one or two won't - that is to be expected - however, this is a tremendous group of wrestlers all relatively young.

Obviously, a good group of wrestlers can come around at any time. Shawn Michaels and Bret Hart were tag-team wrestlers at the same time. At one point we had "The Ringmaster" Steve Austin, Hunter-Hearst Helmsly and Rocky Maiva all kicking about. The Austin 3:16 promo was only a few months before Rocky debuted on the main roster. Cena, Lesnar, Orton and Batista were all wrestling each other in OVW.

Who knows if any of these guys become as good as the aforementioned names. Since there are so many of them with great potential, I can definitely imagine some of them doing incredibly well. I'm definitely excited to see what each of them can do and what success they can achieve. What combination is going to give us the best feud: we have already seen tension between Reigns/Ambrose. The idea that these two are already so good and could be feuding for the next decade is pretty exciting.

Personally, I think Reigns, Big E, Ambrose and Cody Rhodes have the potential to be a top level superstar. Never-mind Bray Wyatt and Seth Rollins. It really is a strong group of young, talented wrestlers.

 

[Father Uncle Oscar]

Obviously, a good group of wrestlers can come around at any time. Shawn Michaels and Bret Hart were tag-team wrestlers at the same time. At one point we had "The Ringmaster" Steve Austin, Hunter-Hearst Helmsly and Rocky Maiva all kicking about. The Austin 3:16 promo was only a few months before Rocky debuted on the main roster. Cena, Lesnar, Orton and Batista were all wrestling each other in OVW.

You know what, the guy I immediately thought of when I read this was Kofi Kingston. It's rumored that he will be getting a huge reboot gimmick-wise, so hopefully that will give him the opportunity he deserves. He most likely won't reach the likes of HBK or Austin, but he'll make one hell of an impact if treated the right way. And who knows, he might end up being a part of this "future of the company" that we all love to talk about so much.

 

[MoRtAnDaD]

And probably the most notable aspect is that...all of them are very unique to each other. You have a diverse group of skills looks and gimmicks. There are a couple of powerhouse, you got a dare devil, the 2nd generation star, the deranged one, the psychotic, etc.

And yeah, KOFI!. He has been around for quite some time now but he is a talented guy, with the right direction of his character, he can become a real deal.

 

[L@RISANO]

I wanted to start a new thread on a similar topic(if not the exact same) to this one.

I think with the amount of talent on the roster as it is now. The WWE needs to let go of Part-Timers returning now. They should, maybe after this landmark Wrestlemania 30, for the next 2 years; start building at least 5 New Top guys to carry the company going forward.
As said by Loveless: the Cena era has been long, but it is due to him being such a huge draw.
However, if yesterday's reactions to, coincidentally, the very 3 guys who were positioned to Carry the company and be the Top guys at the start of the last Main Event change(namely; John Cena, Randy Orton and Batista), continue and happen again. WWE needs to take stock and move these guys away from the Main Event scene.

As mentioned; the likes of Daniel Bryan, Roman Reigns, Bray Wyatt, Big E Langston,Cody Rhodes, Dean Ambrose, Seth Rollins, Damien Sandow, Wade Barrett, Kofi Kingston and Dolph Ziggler.
5 from the list above can be positioned to become the Main Superstars. For that, WWE needs to show some patience, and pander to the fans a little more than they are now.
Last night, Bray Wyatt and Roman Reigns got their starts on the road to Stardom. Daniel Bryan is already. It is upto the WWE to build a couple more and give the Main Event a fresher look. There is only so much time until Part-Timers won't have the required effect. In fact, the reaction to Batista was a clear indication that the notion of putting a Part-timer straight into the Main Event is going to be scorned upon more and more. Bring them for nostalgia, maybe for a One-off Money maker...but it is time WWE put less emphasis on the old and push the new.

 

[MoRtAnDaD]

To be honest im not against part-timers. I think that Brock Lesnar shown that you can have someone to put on great matches, without taking the spot off the full time workers.

Of course, not every part-timer can do what lesnar does...he is one of a kind. But you can apply the concept. Having part-timers to be a special attraction but parallel to the title picture.

 

[THTRobtaylor]

Not true at all, as I said in another post what the E does is start off a new movement every 10 Mania... but the guys who end up the leaders are not the ones who start it off...

10 had Bret and Yoko but Diesel, Shawn, Austin and Rock were the ones who took it forward. At 20 you had Eddie and Benoit coming out on top over Kurt, Trips and Shawn but it was Cena, Orton, Batista, Edge and Rey who really took it on...

This time will be the same, that is arguably why Batista v Orton could end up headlining for the belt and Bryan et al take over from NEXT year... or Bryan could get shoehorned in and then fed to Reigns... the guys that headline the 10 Manias rarely headline them again...

In terms of new talent, they are very well placed although Punk I think will go before next years Mania... his time has sadly passed and I think he knows it, he'll take his money to Ring of Honor and help establish them and if Bryan continues to be screwed he'll probably join him but that still leaves some great talent to go forward with for the "Network Generation" but that isn't gonna start till the end of Mania 30... till then you're stuck with the old guard...

 

[rgeposts]

In my opinion the hierarchy should be switching now. But Cena sells, even if it seems like he is hated by everyone. I'm not a huge fan But same goes for Orton. I actually like Orton, but he has been boring since he left his Legend Killer ways. But the WWE IS switching. Watch the best show WWE has right now, NXT, and you'll see what is coming.
Soon the WWE COULD become the best it's been in a LONG freaking time.

1.Daniel Bryan-YES! is all you need to say.
2.Punk-see him pulling a Jericho sooner than later,still one of the best.
3.Big E-Big guy like Vince loves, but a great athlete. Please return the 5!!!
4.Reigns-Another big one. Reminds me of a better Nash
5.Ambrose-Has a lot of MOXie...(I know...)
6.Rollins-Tyler could be HUGE one day! Great athlete.
7.Sami F'N Zahn- OLE OLE OLE OLE
8.Cesaro-Another example of a big guy who actually is good too. Love Claudio.
9.Wyatt-Not much needed to say
10.Axel-Potential
11.Rhodes-still time to make him big
12.Sandow-He really is getting better as he goes along
13.DOLPH-Should be a main eventer now with Punk and Bryan D
14.Fandango-Actually not bad and is more than just a gimmick
15.Swagger-Always wished they'd use him more. Not too late.
16.Uso's-team with main event appeal,wish they couldve feuded with the wolves...
17.Wade-again, still time to use him
18.Gabriel-wasted talent.
19.Kofi-read above
20.Miz-repackage or something...AGAIN, WASTED TALENT

Now add that Sheamus and Del Rio still have time to be big players. Cena and Orton too. Part timers like JERICHO and Christian and more can still add flavor. The continued ransacking of Indy talent tells me that the WWE at least has a plan. I'm hoping it's just not too late. They sadly didnt keep the Wolves, but Strong is still out there. Steen and Elgin too. Why not branch out more internationally. Reports of Okada coming at one time told me that maybe, just maybe pureso would finally get some TRUE respect in the WWE like it does in the indys. With talent like KENTA and Tanahashi, and honestly hours worth of great names out there, no excuses can be made. WWE can either use their talents wisely now or waste them further. I just hope they don't combine the midcard titles. Back when their was one main title, and the IC and Euro titles as the midcarders, neither was lesser to me. Watch WM2000. We can have a midcard of real talent one day soon. Fingers crossed people. Til then watch NXT and everything else WWE with caution. Or do what I do and stick mainly to ROH, DGUSA/DG, NOAH, NJPW, and etc. with minor intrigue into anything not NXT.

Side note...anyone hope the WWE NET comes to a deal with some of the indys or international promotions? Just a dream but would be great.
And would also like to see REAL women wrestling soon please.

 

[Radical Canadian Goose]

I totally agree that the youth movement is exciting. I actually made a thread about it months ago. I am extremely excited about what lies ahead. In the past couple of weeks I have rewatched WM 11-14 and you can really see the build up of Hart/Michaels/Taker as the big dogs and Austin/Rock/HHH/Foley and to a lesser extent Goldust and Shamrock rise underneath them. What I'm saying is the way it is starting to shape up now is similar. Batista/Lesnar/Orton/Cena/Punk the big dogs with The Shield, Wyatts, Bryan, etc... getting ready for their chance to shine. Can't wait for this chance to come.

 

[kennyv777]

This is my first thread, so please bare with me (my english sucks).

I've been a wrestling fan for almost 20 years now. And i dont remember (probably the begining of the attitude era) any other period of time, that has almost 10 guys that are ready to go for the big game.

Obviously....Daniel bryan is #1. But then you got Roman Reings, Bray Wyatt, CM Punk (yes..he is already a top dog, but he is the one that open the crack for this to happen 2 years ago). And a little behind this guys, you got Rollings, Ambrose, Ziggler, Cesaro.

If Wm28 was "the end of an era". This year should be the beginning of a new one.

Cena, Orton, i used to hate these guys, but time prove me wrong, they are great workers and assets...yet...they've reach a place where they dont need the title anymore to be relevant.

What do you think? Is it really a amazing time where you got a bunch of total fresh guys to take over? Or maybe im being a dreamer?.

First let me agree with others, I have been an ESL teacher for about 4 years and would like to say that your english is great. I am elated with all of the fresh faces! I don't know why it is, but I love seeing new wrestlers come up. I hope to see more of the Bulgarian wrestler who come out at the Rumble. Sorry, I forgot his name.

 

[TWJC: The Beginning]

It should be that time.
If you look back over the history of the WWE, you see a time-frame for each era and then comes a new generation.

Hart 92-96
HBK 96-98
Austin 98-2002
HHH - 2002-2006
Cena - 2005-?

Roughly about 4 years, then someone new comes in. This Cena era has now been active for 9 years, which is simply far too long in comparison to everything that came before. The talent are all lining up, Punk should have taken over in 2011 but the WWE sunk him and now Bryan is getting the same treatment.
Now we're looking at a Batista/Orton Wrestlemania main event. The WWE shows no interest in moving forward and unfortunately this is what a lack of competition does to you.

Cena has lasted so long because he has out-lasted everyone else. WWE has nothing to do with this. Punk is NOT a number 1 babyface. He is Roddy Piper. DB definately could be the face. But think about this, Bret Hart was fairly old when he first took over, HBK was gone in 1998 because, well he never was THAT over and broke his back, Austin was out because he broke his neck too many times, Triple H was only the man because the Rock could make more money doing movies and Austin was hurt.

Stop blaming WWE for Cena making the WWE the most money. They tried with Lesnar and Batista and Orton, none of them have the drive or ability to draw that Cena does. They all have bits and pieces. Batista and Lesnar lack the love, Orton lacks the ability.

I have been saying for a while now that the WWE has a ton of new talent and it's exciting. So I agree with the OP.

 

[jsnsince89]

Good thread and replies...

I'm well in the belief that WWE has a crop of potential characters to take the 'Reigns' for the future. An absolute MUST that WWE officials can't do however is bury these guys as jobbers to the 'overs' over the next few years. The likes of Taker, Lesnar, Batista, Rock, Cena, Orton and even HHH (to that list) have to pave the way down the line. It's Evolution!

The last batch of stars over the last couple of years have found success ultimately for it to be a stepping stone back down the ladder. I'm talking Miz, Barrett, Ziggler etc. Whether it was themselves or bad booking is open to debate.
The current rising stars however (Bryan, Wyatt, Reigns) have a edge factor that I feel is more likely to make than break.

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