Good Golly It's Ollie
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Apologies for dragging up the main page ... but I need your halp to decide something.
http://www.wrestlezone.com/news/510695-update-on-a-john-cena-wwe-heel-turn?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Wrestlezonecom+%28WRESTLEZONE%29
So Nick says on the main page that "yes, from a creative standpoint a John Cena heel turn should have happened a long time ago" but I feel mixed about this. On one hand, I think he's right. Creativity should not be held back by financial concerns. We're telling stories, dammit! And stories don't always follow the numbers. Don't cheapen the product in favour of brief and temporary profit.
On the other hand, a part of me goes, "well what would you do? If your company had incurred notable losses this year, wouldn't you be inclined to play it safe? Doesn't the money made off Cena merch help ensure the future of WWE, to some extent?"
So basically I don't know whether I lean more in favour of creativity, or business, on this one.
Now I know that "CENA SHUD TERN HEEL!" threads have been done to death, so don't come in here just to complain about that as you add nothing to the discussion. What I'm trying to get a decision on amongst the WZ userbase is whether creativity should come before business. What do you think?
http://www.wrestlezone.com/news/510695-update-on-a-john-cena-wwe-heel-turn?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Wrestlezonecom+%28WRESTLEZONE%29
Nick Paglino said:Paglino: There you have it folks. The age old argument of whether or not John Cena turns heel in WWE is really an argument of creativity vs business. Which is an age old argument itself.
The viewers don’t care about merchandise numbers, or live event gates, or how much money someone makes for a company, they care about good storytelling and the most creative TV show possible. So yes, from a creative standpoint a John Cena heel turn should have happened a long time ago.
But from a business standpoint, and in the end it all comes down to money, John Cena must remain a babyface as long as it’s working financially.
Could the argument be made that a John Cena heel turn might eventually draw more viewers/money because it might re-interest fans who have tuned out? Maybe, but with Cena numbers so strong as a babyface, it’s a risk not worth taking.
Of course, if WWE put more confidence in its up-and-coming stars, and built new main event level talent, maybe they wouldn’t consistently have to rely on Cena being the top draw.
So Nick says on the main page that "yes, from a creative standpoint a John Cena heel turn should have happened a long time ago" but I feel mixed about this. On one hand, I think he's right. Creativity should not be held back by financial concerns. We're telling stories, dammit! And stories don't always follow the numbers. Don't cheapen the product in favour of brief and temporary profit.
On the other hand, a part of me goes, "well what would you do? If your company had incurred notable losses this year, wouldn't you be inclined to play it safe? Doesn't the money made off Cena merch help ensure the future of WWE, to some extent?"
So basically I don't know whether I lean more in favour of creativity, or business, on this one.
Now I know that "CENA SHUD TERN HEEL!" threads have been done to death, so don't come in here just to complain about that as you add nothing to the discussion. What I'm trying to get a decision on amongst the WZ userbase is whether creativity should come before business. What do you think?