Sweeney Tom
Banned
If Seth comes back and he's still stuck in the HHH feud, and still has a finisher where he drives his own knees into the ground, he should walk.
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February Wrasslin' |OT| Observe THIS, Brother!
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Bluekaveli
Member
Let me talk to my wife and lawyers. This Lloyd's of London thing is a bitch.
I Wanna Be The Guy
U-S-A! U-S-A! U-S-A!
When American Alpha were doing their open challenge thing I was getting pretty hype and just waiting for SAY YEEEAAAHHH. Then the Usos came out and my hopes were crushed.
I'm still struggling to determine if the brand split was a net gain or net loss.
Pros
-- More main event spotlight time for people like KO, Styles, Cena, Roman, Goldberg, Brock, Ambrose, etc.
-- More spotlight time for midcarders like Miz, Jericho, and Zayn
-- We have a few more angles going on in the tag and womens divisions now
Cons
-- Womens divisions suck now
-- Tag divisions suck
-- NXT kind of went to shit because they lost a bunch of talent and got nothing in return
-- Too many fucking PPVs now
-- Titles are devalued a little more again
Pros
-- More main event spotlight time for people like KO, Styles, Cena, Roman, Goldberg, Brock, Ambrose, etc.
-- More spotlight time for midcarders like Miz, Jericho, and Zayn
-- We have a few more angles going on in the tag and womens divisions now
Cons
-- Womens divisions suck now
-- Tag divisions suck
-- NXT kind of went to shit because they lost a bunch of talent and got nothing in return
-- Too many fucking PPVs now
-- Titles are devalued a little more again
Elimination Chamber is about to have 3 different Womens division singles matches...
SallyIsNow
Banned
Tag division sucked then, women division sucked then, this was always going to happen to NXT.
TarpitCarnivore
Member
Yes. That's exactly what it says. There's talks of it becoming a Netflix original.
Bluekaveli
Member
NXT is also suffering because of the American dream baby.
The Strokes
Banned
Having the brand split being completely chopping the roster's in half was dumb, the idea itself was great though.
But now that I'm rethinking back some scenarios, there was no way WWE would've sent the likes of New Day, Charlotte or Sasha Banks to SD in case they would've decided to make exclusive divisions to each brand.
But now that I'm rethinking back some scenarios, there was no way WWE would've sent the likes of New Day, Charlotte or Sasha Banks to SD in case they would've decided to make exclusive divisions to each brand.
newdayrocks
Member
This is 100% wrong. It's so much better now.
funkystudent
Member
So who what young talent will Triple H suck the life force from at WM before disappearing again for 6 months?
Sami Zayn?
Sami Zayn?
TarpitCarnivore
Member
In talks of leaving and "is" are two different things
Sweeney Tom
Banned
And the PWInsider article quoted said it's been rumored all month, so it's not even a confirmed thing
Clickbait at its finest. Cageside is the worst, always stealing and misquoting stuff from Dave, Satin, and Johnson
Smackdown was actually doing ok with their division up until the Wyatt's dropped the belts. They are in a holding pattern and AA look like a couple of goobers.
I'm with you, really enjoying the Smackdown women's division. More than I thought I would for sure. Only really blemish on the division is Carmella. They need to stop pushing her for now, she's not even close to ready.
Yeah. The reason the original brand split happened was because WWE annexed a ton of WCW talent. Modern WWE's roster isn't even remotely that stuffed. Plus I still think each show having its own set of championships devalues every title a ton
Hopefully that Lucha Underground deal is worldwide and it would be awesome if it became a Netflix Original. I will watch it for sure.
Sucks about Seth. I'm not really interested in him v HHH but an injury is always bad. Hopefully it's not as serious as it looks and he can be at Mania after missing it last year.
Sucks about Seth. I'm not really interested in him v HHH but an injury is always bad. Hopefully it's not as serious as it looks and he can be at Mania after missing it last year.
The Strokes
Banned
North America.
Bluekaveli
Member
I can record them on vhs for you
The split was an overall good thing for me because I have a main roster show (Smackdown) that I actually look forward to watching week to week.
The unified roster was stacked before and it made no difference because the overall booking was hot fucking trash.
The roster is thin now. No denying that. But the shake up helped in other areas.
Most of the things that the brand split "fixed" were things that honestly could have been done without a brand split. It was mostly just booking issues. You could have had an "unofficial" brand split where you keep certain stars on one show or another and keep the midcard titles exclusive to each show, thus elevating them in the process. That way you get the best of both worlds - more exposure for the entire roster, titles aren't devalued as much, and you aren't entirely handcuffed if you need a wrestler from another show.
She's green. Give it time. She's already far better than Nia Jax at least.
FlammableD
Banned
What is this show
Gutted to be missing some Riddle action
Gutted to be missing some Riddle action
Brian_FETO
Banned
Women's Division is better than before the split because of the Smackdown division
The garbage fire that is Raw's is exactly how it was beforehand, with less tag matches
The garbage fire that is Raw's is exactly how it was beforehand, with less tag matches
slightconfuse
Banned
With Sasha getting buried the way she has lately, the "women's revolution" has pretty much elevated Charlotte and only Charlotte.
With the exception of Carmella she's the worst worker on the SD roster. Becky had to carry her in every match. I can only assume they paired her with Mickie to give her some on the job training.
With the exception of Carmella she's the worst worker on the SD roster. Becky had to carry her in every match. I can only assume they paired her with Mickie to give her some on the job training.
Modern WWE typically doesn't fix booking issues until they are absolutely forced to. I don't have faith that thet would have done it organically with out a split.
Sweeney Tom
Banned
It's not, it's another Cageside lie. MLW when they broke the news made it quite clear it was North American, so it's sounding like Canada's getting it too at least
I mean she the champ and has been with WWE for almost 4 years she should be way better than she is.
TarpitCarnivore
Member
Feels weird to say it's not stuffed since a lot of people feel this is some of the best in-ring wrestling WWE has had in some time. Unless you mean there isn't enough top tier guys/gals who can carry the brand.
Just take a look at this "rumor round up" from two days ago
That garbage was all already confirmed things but they had no actual content they could use so hey why not slap a rumor tag on them and use them on our most clickbaity section?
The roster's talent isn't the issue, it's just the number of people on the roster that is the issue. WWE at the time of the first brand split literally had two promotions worth of wrestlers.
British Monsoon
Member
still not Europe, which is what I mean by US... who cares about Canada anyway?
Cant even say that with a straight face, I love Canada
TarpitCarnivore
Member
Ah ok, I get what you're saying.
To me the roster is very much like Attitude Era where there is plenty of talent o have mid-cards for each division, in addition to top tier. We just unfortunately don't get that.
Splitting the women's division forced them to rush people like her and Nia up. I mean I'm not sure what SD heel you'd put the belt on besides Natalya who they've been trying to rehab with her feud against Nikki.
Bliss has the character part down pretty damn well for how early she's in her career. Def has a long way to go in the ring though.
Yes. Unsure of how serious it is yet.
TarpitCarnivore
Member
That was good. I'm in the process of finishing his build back into the Progress ring. Chapter 35/6 to 38. The crowd pops each time he came out were so good.
BewareTheBatsie
Member
Wrestlemania spoilers
Cena needs to get his WrestleMania win back, though
Rockandrollclown
lookwhatyou'vedone
I've always said the brand split was dumb. Now every feud lasts like 4 months. They should have fired a lot of their talent and moved forward with a stronger roster.