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Okay, we all know that World Wrestling Entertainment is falling behind and severely lacking what it used to have. I have a few suggestions that could possibly be considered. Let me know your thoughts and suggestions:
First, the WWE should transfer all shows to one network. Some people do not have all three networks that the WWE is televising their shows on, so they cannot possibly expect ratings to rise. Me for example: I do not have the CW network, so I have not gotten to see a single second of Smackdown since they moved off of the UPN network. My advice is to switch all WWE televised programming over to the USA network, because that is the network that is probably in every house in America that owns a television. If this was done, the WWE might see ratings improve, because more people would have the network, meaning more people could watch the shows.
Second, the WWE needs to adjust time-slots after the shows have been moved. Raw needs to move up an hour. Make the start times as follows: Raw-8E/7C Smackdown-8E/7C ECW-9E/8C
As can be witnessed, Smackdown would not be affected by this adjustment in time. I believe this is the key time to make these shows begin because the later start times might deter parents from allowing their kids to watch a particular event. This could hurt ratings, as well. Move each show to the USA network, and adjust their start times accordingly.
Next, cut down on PPV events yearly. The number right now is a whopping TWELVE PPV'S! Who want's to buy 12 PPV's at $20-40 a pop? That is insane! My advice is to cut the number from 12 to either 4 or 6. This would be up to the WWE Creative Team to decide, considering they would have to know how long it would take them to develop the storyline properly enough to have it be a decent climax at the PPV. '8 weeks or 12 weeks between each PPV!?! Decisions, decisions!'
That brings me to my next topic: NO FALSE FINISHES! People don't pay the aforementioned amount of money to watch a match that ends with a run-in/disqualification! I am not saying not to make the match end that way if the storyline requires it, but do NOT do it so often, and unnecessarily! Take the Survivor Series PPV for example. That run-in by Edge was unnecessary! That Hell in the Cell match should have ended cleanly, finishing the rivalry between Batista and Taker, then Edge could have attacked the Dead Man. The way it is now, people are disappointed because the match never actually ended. I was expecting Undertaker to win that match, especially with the way it was going! Start having more matches end cleaner. If false finishes do happen, expand upon them. Do not just have one occur and not pick up where you left off. Extending certain storylines past a certain PPV is not going to hurt you, I promise!
Also, the amount of squash matches has to be dropped. *SNITSKY, THIS MEANS YOU!* Vince, stop sending that bald albino gorilla to the ring just to beat a jobber in thirty seconds, please? It is completely pointless. If you want a quick match, have a jobber face a mid-carder at least, that way the match is credible! Snitsky is a THING, not a monster. Not to mention the guy has absolutely no common knowledge of a little something I like to call: personal hygiene.
My next point is that perhaps ECW should be used as more of storyline progressor/last-minute PPV promotion. It only lasts an hour, not much time to have any significant matches and have them be decent, what with commercial breaks factored in. I do not think that main eventers need to show up and promote championship matches, considering that 90% of the time, a PPV match is promoted decently enough just because the title is on the line. I DO however think that mid-card feuds could be built upon on ECW. That could also be the brand that people like Lashley, Jeff Hardy, and others could build their microphone skills. Something could be worked out that could perhaps make ECW more interesting. Maybe move all of the ECW superstars to Smackdown, considering Raw is full, and there are only 11 or so ECW stars anyway. Just burn the ECW Title. That brand has been dead for a while now anyway, and the WWE has just made a mockery of what the TRUE brand used to be. Unless something else can be worked out, that is my idea for ECW.
These are my current thoughts as to what the WWE could do to help improve things. Definitely mix things up, and create better storylines. I hope the ideas/opinions I mentioned are accepted, and please, feel free to comment and/or give your own ideas. Thanks for reading!
First, the WWE should transfer all shows to one network. Some people do not have all three networks that the WWE is televising their shows on, so they cannot possibly expect ratings to rise. Me for example: I do not have the CW network, so I have not gotten to see a single second of Smackdown since they moved off of the UPN network. My advice is to switch all WWE televised programming over to the USA network, because that is the network that is probably in every house in America that owns a television. If this was done, the WWE might see ratings improve, because more people would have the network, meaning more people could watch the shows.
Second, the WWE needs to adjust time-slots after the shows have been moved. Raw needs to move up an hour. Make the start times as follows: Raw-8E/7C Smackdown-8E/7C ECW-9E/8C
As can be witnessed, Smackdown would not be affected by this adjustment in time. I believe this is the key time to make these shows begin because the later start times might deter parents from allowing their kids to watch a particular event. This could hurt ratings, as well. Move each show to the USA network, and adjust their start times accordingly.
Next, cut down on PPV events yearly. The number right now is a whopping TWELVE PPV'S! Who want's to buy 12 PPV's at $20-40 a pop? That is insane! My advice is to cut the number from 12 to either 4 or 6. This would be up to the WWE Creative Team to decide, considering they would have to know how long it would take them to develop the storyline properly enough to have it be a decent climax at the PPV. '8 weeks or 12 weeks between each PPV!?! Decisions, decisions!'
That brings me to my next topic: NO FALSE FINISHES! People don't pay the aforementioned amount of money to watch a match that ends with a run-in/disqualification! I am not saying not to make the match end that way if the storyline requires it, but do NOT do it so often, and unnecessarily! Take the Survivor Series PPV for example. That run-in by Edge was unnecessary! That Hell in the Cell match should have ended cleanly, finishing the rivalry between Batista and Taker, then Edge could have attacked the Dead Man. The way it is now, people are disappointed because the match never actually ended. I was expecting Undertaker to win that match, especially with the way it was going! Start having more matches end cleaner. If false finishes do happen, expand upon them. Do not just have one occur and not pick up where you left off. Extending certain storylines past a certain PPV is not going to hurt you, I promise!
Also, the amount of squash matches has to be dropped. *SNITSKY, THIS MEANS YOU!* Vince, stop sending that bald albino gorilla to the ring just to beat a jobber in thirty seconds, please? It is completely pointless. If you want a quick match, have a jobber face a mid-carder at least, that way the match is credible! Snitsky is a THING, not a monster. Not to mention the guy has absolutely no common knowledge of a little something I like to call: personal hygiene.
My next point is that perhaps ECW should be used as more of storyline progressor/last-minute PPV promotion. It only lasts an hour, not much time to have any significant matches and have them be decent, what with commercial breaks factored in. I do not think that main eventers need to show up and promote championship matches, considering that 90% of the time, a PPV match is promoted decently enough just because the title is on the line. I DO however think that mid-card feuds could be built upon on ECW. That could also be the brand that people like Lashley, Jeff Hardy, and others could build their microphone skills. Something could be worked out that could perhaps make ECW more interesting. Maybe move all of the ECW superstars to Smackdown, considering Raw is full, and there are only 11 or so ECW stars anyway. Just burn the ECW Title. That brand has been dead for a while now anyway, and the WWE has just made a mockery of what the TRUE brand used to be. Unless something else can be worked out, that is my idea for ECW.
These are my current thoughts as to what the WWE could do to help improve things. Definitely mix things up, and create better storylines. I hope the ideas/opinions I mentioned are accepted, and please, feel free to comment and/or give your own ideas. Thanks for reading!