03-10-2017, 10:56 AM | #41 |
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If they really had a keen eye for talent, Johnny Curtis would be in the midst of breaking Bruno's title reign record right now, Goddammit.
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03-10-2017, 10:56 AM | #42 |
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they fill the gap "less" but it becomes less important they are stars of THAT magnitude as it becomes more and more about the brand.
I'm trying to think of a good metaphor for this but the words escape me as it remains on the tip of my tongue. The best I can say is it's like they're grandfathering in the branding with diminishing star power of nostalgia acts. But then also, what the fuck do I know? They'll probably march Taker out there when he's 85-years-old to wrestle Seth Rollins when he's 45 due to lack of star power. |
03-10-2017, 10:59 AM | #43 |
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It's like right now The brand WWE scores a 20 in draw power, the nostalgia act is a 60.
Then with Cena maybe it's nostalgia act 50 vs brand appeal 30 then with Orton 40-30 Okay this is awful but it's the best I can do |
03-10-2017, 11:00 AM | #44 |
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Rollins is the next mega star.
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03-10-2017, 11:02 AM | #45 |
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clearly you've never seen him cut a promo
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03-10-2017, 11:10 AM | #46 |
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03-10-2017, 11:23 AM | #47 |
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Reigns is probably the next "mega star". They're just gonna push the issue in the same manner they did with Cena when they crowd turned on him. Unfortunately Reigns has a fraction of the talent, charisma and mainstream appeal as Cena so... not good.
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03-10-2017, 11:23 AM | #48 |
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Rollins is the Daniel Bryan of wrestling.
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03-10-2017, 11:24 AM | #49 |
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Which is why I don't watch Raw.
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03-10-2017, 11:30 AM | #50 |
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I don't get not turning Reigns heel. I mean heel in the classic sense not how he already is heel.
So I guess turn him face lol |
03-10-2017, 11:36 AM | #51 |
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03-10-2017, 11:41 AM | #52 |
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It'd be considerably better tv. He'd fit the role more.
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03-10-2017, 11:42 AM | #53 |
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Debatable. Smarks dont buy near as much merch as marks.
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03-10-2017, 11:43 AM | #54 |
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(if you did the product would completely geared to you)
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03-10-2017, 11:44 AM | #55 |
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that doesn't mean better t.v.
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03-10-2017, 11:45 AM | #56 |
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It just means more money
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03-10-2017, 11:45 AM | #57 |
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Which is the point of the whole thing
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03-10-2017, 11:49 AM | #58 |
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You could argue, Roman getting over with the smarks a la new day or D Bry or Punk could boost his merch sales past just selling to markass bitches.
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03-10-2017, 11:49 AM | #59 |
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Since smarks will by your merch if you're a gangster ass mofo
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03-10-2017, 11:51 AM | #60 |
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That doesnt hold up though. Makrs spend more on merch. The guys who have gotten over with both can sell to both sides of the isle but as stated you are turned Reigns "heel" so you're going to lose the marks as a revenue stream for Reigns merch. Turning him would be leaving money on the table.
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03-10-2017, 11:52 AM | #61 |
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Now in the long run it might work a la turning Rocky Miavia; but Rocky was panned by everyone smarks and marks alike.
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03-10-2017, 11:52 AM | #62 |
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(And just like with Cena and Reigns we see now just how wrong they were then)
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03-10-2017, 12:04 PM | #63 |
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a heel turn I think would long term bring Roman to the next level which is kind of what I'm getting at.
With Cena it would never have worked because he was well past that developmental phase. Reigns is still finding himself as a performer. |
03-10-2017, 12:53 PM | #64 |
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I've spoken to a couple local indie wrestlers in my city and they all said Roman Reigns is ridiculously popular with kids. Nate Mattson (The Amazing N8) was doing a signing and asked all the kids in line who was their favourite wrestler and they pretty much all said Roman Reigns and it's like that everywhere he goes.
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03-10-2017, 12:54 PM | #65 | |
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03-10-2017, 12:59 PM | #66 |
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I never doubted that for a second. Kids like WHO YOU TELL THEM TO LIKE. I really dug Duke the Dumpster Drose when I was 8. I liked Virgil when I was 6.
The BIG STAR is the one that everyone likes. |
03-10-2017, 01:00 PM | #67 |
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I'm not you usual smark dick who thinks Dean Ambrose or Seth Rollins would be a better draw than Reigns. There's TONS of potential in Reigns, but IMO they are not maximizing that potential. He's a very good worker IMO just boring and vanilla
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03-10-2017, 01:00 PM | #68 |
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03-10-2017, 01:04 PM | #69 |
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Which is okay short term business wise. But not the best as far as quality and long term drawing potential specifically for Roman.
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03-10-2017, 01:11 PM | #70 | |
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A short time as a "heel" might win over his detractors allowing for a unified front long term. I cant refute that. It might not and it might just be lost money. Who's to say. And you still have the new wrinkle to the model that allows having a guy like Roman, the guy backed by the office, that allows undercard guys to get over with the smarks as well. How much of the undercard are getting over because smarks a rebelling against the compant line? It's Reigns who facilitates that. The crowd being the baby and the office being the heel is a win win in my mind. You get the merch out of Reigns with the kids and you get the merch out of the smarks and the some of the marks with the IWC darlings. It's a good model...in theory at least. It's keeping them afloat until someone good comes along. |
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03-10-2017, 01:13 PM | #71 |
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I'm part of a local Wrestling Group on facebook. We go on wrestling road trips (indie and WWE events), attend all the local shows etc... now I know this is a small sample size (there's like 75 of us in the group of 500 who participate in these events) and the smarks are spending their money on indie wrestlers merch, not the WWE. And then there's myself who own a Ravishing Rick Rude shirt a Gorilla Monsoon shirt and an NWO shirt lol
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03-10-2017, 03:12 PM | #72 | |
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03-10-2017, 03:14 PM | #73 |
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Lol oh big time
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03-10-2017, 03:17 PM | #74 |
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03-10-2017, 03:47 PM | #75 | |
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03-10-2017, 04:25 PM | #76 |
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I am definitely in the minority here when I say I don't know if the in ring talent is as deep as it has ever been. A lot of the guys on the roster can only seem to follow a scripted match. Here and there you get glimpses of briliance but it is pretty rare. Gone are the days when two guys can get in the ring and just go. HBK is the best ever because he could wrestle anyone, any style and put on a good compelling match; regardless of how much time he has. Y2J is the closest we have now to this, AJ is up there also. What thise guys have in common is they perfected their craft over years in different companies and aren't "wwe trained."
I do like how they have brought in guys who are not wwe styled. I think KO is actually pretty damn good, he has a different style and knows how to sell. A big problem is a lot of the guys who can go aren't very big nor intimidating. When you as a fan feel like you can take someone they have a problem, and right now a lot of their guys look like skinny fat neck beards. A guy like Seth Rollins and Ambrose don't intimidate anybody and even 45 year old HBK looks bigger and more believable. Lesnar and Goldberg are over because you as a fan would not want to fight either of them. I honestly think the wwe is in rough shape talentwise because they aren't deep with guys who can just go tear the house down. Unless you are Randy Savage and Ricky Steamboat you can't go out and script a masterpiece match and I feel like thats what they are trying to do nowaydays. |
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03-10-2017, 07:30 PM | #78 | |
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03-10-2017, 08:26 PM | #79 |
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In ring work is at a peak for athleticism, but probably at an all time low in terms of psychology and story telling.
Matches that live long in the memory are the ones that told great stories and were unique for their situation. Everything feels the same nowadays, not because the guys are not fantastic athletes, but because they wrestle the same match and their idea of switching it up is to add another high spot. Reigns is a bit cardboard, but he is obviously a great athlete. What is not helping Reigns is that he has wrestled Rusev, then Owens/Jericho combos constantly over the last 6 months with little to no change in the story. He is hardly being given gold to work with. |
03-10-2017, 09:02 PM | #80 |
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They should have never let THE RYBACK go
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