NXT bring us War Games!

[Money Inc.]

Yes I'm aware that this past week the WWE announced the Survivor Series will be returning for its 23rd year.

With that being said.. When WWE was looking to shake up their ppv's this year, they sent out surveys/polls. I think I can almost 100% guarantee along with the majority of this board that War Games won the survey as possible ppvs to replace the under achieving ones.

I think the one thing that was hurting the possibility of a War Games match was the lack of a dominant stable which could get the viewer to believe in the pay per view to the point of a buy.

Lets be honest.. Survivor Series is one of the most interesting pay per view concepts the WWE has. So why did it lose almost a quarter of its viewers last year.. and why has it been declining a more and more every year? Yes you can argue that with trying to budget money with WWE/TNA/UFC all putting around 12 ppv's a year hurts... but who wants to watch the Survivor Series when it seems the teams have just been thrown together and forced down your throat.

Without looking it up.. Who hear could honestly name off all the participants of Team Miz/Team Morrison and Team Kofi/Team Orton last year.

With the rumors having Wade Barrett and John Cena feuding through the summer.... why not continue it all the way to Survivor Series. Maybe not Barrett/Cena specifically, but NXT vs WWE.

This all could lead to 2010 Survivor Series present WarGames! The match that made the stable look believable! The match that was designed to be the specialty match of the Four Horsemen (even though I think they ended up going 1-15 all time in War Games match-ups)

You could even have Hart continue to refuse contracts up until Survivor Series to where the stipulation is War Games for contracts!

Also another idea that the WWE can keep in mind...

Linda McMahon's election will be held on November 2nd. Survivor Series this year will be held on November 21st this year. You could even have Team WWE missing one member to the point you have John Cena announce its newest and latest member the returning Bryan Danielson (Keep having Barrett and Otunga questioning Danielsons character through out the summer) This of course could only happen if true Danielson will be invited back sometime later this year.

But the Only way this could work is if the WWE continues to build the NXT stars and push them. They need to make it look believable that guys like Wade Barrett belong in the ring with John Cena. Sometimes the WWE fails to make guys look deserving (ala it taking 4 of Sheamus' finishers to put down HHH who was already hit with a steel pipe)

So couple quick questions.

1) Do you think War Games introduction could get more buyers?

My answer- Yes, I believe it they go back to the old style, its the best match in wrestling.

2) What's your favorite War Games Match of all time?

My Answer- 1992: Stings Squadron (Sting, Dragon, Nikita, Dustin Rhodes, and Barry Windham vs The Dangerous Alliance (Ravishing Rick Rude, Stunning Steve Austin, The Enforcer Arn Anderson, Beautiful Bobby Eaton, and the Cruncher Larry Zbyszko.

I think almost every guy in that match bled, and the match came off so real. You had the dominant stable in Paul E. Dangerously's Dangerous Alliance who constantly feuded with all the top baby faces week in and week out. You had Jim Ross on commentary telling the fans the history of War Games and breaking down the match perfectly.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ohMmbKmm0NE

Honorable Mention

Team NWO vs. Team WCW (Who's side is Sting on)

 

[BJS518]

This is pretty good idea Money, but like you said, the NXT angle is definately going to have to be carefully and properly built. There's a very good chance that (if done right) this PPV could get an excellent buy-rate because it would be something fresh for a change, and come on, who doesn't love War Games?

There's only two small problems i see with this though. The first being would Vince want to use a match/PPV theme that was'nt invented by him? I know they had the Great American Bash and what not, but thats just a name. War Games would be Vince using an actual WCW concept. The second problem would be the infamous PG rating that would be tagged to this event. As you stated, in your favorite War Games match every man bled. Its suposed to be a brutal, violent affair, but how much can they really do with the PG?

As for my personal favorite, Id have to go withe the NWO-Horsemen one where flair repeatidly got his head slammed with the cage door when Hennig turned on the Horsemen.

 

[Money Inc.]

This is pretty good idea Money, but like you said, the NXT angle is definately going to have to be carefully and properly built. There's a very good chance that (if done right) this PPV could get an excellent buy-rate because it would be something fresh for a change, and come on, who doesn't love War Games?

There's only two small problems i see with this though. The first being would Vince want to use a match/PPV theme that was'nt invented by him? I know they had the Great American Bash and what not, but thats just a name. War Games would be Vince using an actual WCW concept. The second problem would be the infamous PG rating that would be tagged to this event. As you stated, in your favorite War Games match every man bled. Its suposed to be a brutal, violent affair, but how much can they really do with the PG?

As for my personal favorite, Id have to go withe the NWO-Horsemen one where flair repeatidly got his head slammed with the cage door when Hennig turned on the Horsemen.

Agreed on the Vince might be to stubborn to use a concept not designed by the E. That being said the hardcore fan has been begging for it for almost a decade now. Actually longer than that because the last couple years in WCW they kind of abandoned the traditional war games for the triple cage of doom.

When it comes to the PG argument... Is WWE PPV rated PG? I know television is for sure but dk about PPV.

They need to stop caring about the blood on ppv. CM Punk bled the hard way at Over the Limit and they still halted the match. Because of this matches lose momentum...

 

[mral82]

Agreed on the Vince might be to stubborn to use a concept not designed by the E. That being said the hardcore fan has been begging for it for almost a decade now. Actually longer than that because the last couple years in WCW they kind of abandoned the traditional war games for the triple cage of doom.

When it comes to the PG argument... Is WWE PPV rated PG? I know television is for sure but dk about PPV.

They need to stop caring about the blood on ppv. CM Punk bled the hard way at Over the Limit and they still halted the match. Because of this matches lose momentum...

To answer ur ? Unlike WWE on USA, SyFy, or MyNetworkTV (which are all rated TVPG-V for moderate Violence) The PPV's are rated TV14-V,L,D for V=Intense Violence, L=Strongly Coarse Language, D=Intensely Suggestive Dialogue). If you don't believe me here's what you can do to believe me is if you've got a cable box w/ an iguide search for the PPV's and it tells you right there. The only 1 i've seen on the Wargames matches was when Hennig turned nWo against the 4Horsemen. And Money I agree w/ ur idea, reminds me of the 2001 invasion of WECW.

 

[Y-2-Jay]

The 5 on 5 matches at Survivor Series since 2006 have been Shit. Maybe not match quality wise but i mean the build up i hate how they just get thrown together on wwe.com. Just becuase wrestler X and wrestler Y is in a fued doesnt mean they have to "Throw" other wrestlers in their have them choose in the upcoming weeks to the PPV have them show unity and trust. And there's nothing like a HUGE battle on the show before the PPV. And their only should be one of these matches. If they do the same old format of throw together random teams with this guy being the captin cause their in a fued the PPV will be trash like it has been for a long time.

Now i have done my rant on how shitty Survivor Series has become now lets talk how to reinvent it with the war games being perfect to get some credibilty back into the Survivor Series. But NO MORE RANDOM TEAMS DAMNIT!!!! NXT vs WWE lets see *Thinking* FUCK YES! That is what were talking about a good old war between 10 people who actually have a purpose to team up.

But team WWE and NXT shouldnt be annouced on WWE.COM 3 weeks before the show it should be done between the probable team leaders (Wade Barret and John Cena) they need to show that scouting the right wrestlers is the most important choice it should be a thing dragged on for WEEKS! not one day on wwe.com in other sports picking the right team is the key to winning so why not make WWE vs NXT look even more real by making the scouting job hard (which it is) Survivor Series needs a kick up the fucking ass and this is how to do it.

 

[WWEIsLife2]

I could see a Team WWE vs Team NXT Match at Survivor Series this year. With the Rumors of a Cena/Barrett Feud over the Summer (possibly going into Summerslam) I could see it going all the way to Survivor Series in November. I think a 5 on 5 Match would be awesome and if Daniel Bryan is back by then it should be fun to see which side he will be on. So im all for the Feud stretching to Survivor Series.

 

[Ruthless-RKO]

The thing is, it won't be team wwe, it will probably be team Raw...because we all know NXT are only at Raw...

Anyway, if the nxt angle can go far that long, it could be a great way to end it...at Survivor series...a war games match also would be great...i don't think it will be done, maybe a traditional 5-5 match....

but great idea though...