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Post by J12 on Apr 13, 2013 12:31:34 GMT -5
Look at the roster on WWE.com. You can't pull up a "Raw" roster or "Smackdown" roster anymore. There is no split... That being said, it sounds like your post is advocating re-engaging the split? So, I'm definitely confused... Yeah, you say it has to end, but then you lay out a plan to bring it back in full force. Regardless, the split is over. As of June 1st, they're discontinuing brand specific house shows, too. Everything falls under the "WWE Live" title.
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Post by johnnyaustin21 on Apr 13, 2013 12:57:10 GMT -5
I am so glad that the brand split is over.It made sense back in '02 when it started because you had so many big named stars,but now days not counting the part timers you really only have Cena,Punk and to a lesser degree Orton,Sheamus,Mysterio and Jericho when he's around.They don't have the big named talent to support two different shows with a set roster.Ya theirs alot of young talent and guys in NXT but if the WWE and their writing team can't find in 6 1/2 hours of weekly TV time something to due that's on them.
I hope soon rather then later that the World Title ends after a unification with the WWE Title and maybe with the US and IC Titles as well.
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Post by Charlie f'n Kelly on Apr 13, 2013 13:18:54 GMT -5
Shield should be on both. Maybe not for matches, but for the run ins.
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Post by Cody Rhodes Diva on Apr 13, 2013 13:33:42 GMT -5
For those for you wondering why WWE Brand Extension ended, here is an article on Stephanie McMahon explaining the reason: Source: PW Torch pwtorch.com/artman2/publish/WWE_News_3/article_68058.shtmlOne reason why WWE's brand split has unofficially been scrapped is because WWE wants their content to flow across TV and online platforms, according to WWE Creative executive Stephanie McMahon. "We are all telling the same stories. And digital and social offer the ability to continue storylines 24/7 so our fans can consume the content anytime, anywhere on the device they prefer," McMahon told AdAge.com in a story profiling top media executives under the age of 40. With WWE increasing their emphasis on digital and social media, Stephanie suggested that the brand split caused blockages. Stephanie also said that WWE wants the content to flow in anticipation of launching a Network. As for removing herself from television years ago, Stephanie said it "just got to be too much" overseeing Creative behind-the-scenes, being on TV, and starting to have children with Triple H. Let's face it: WWE Brand Extension was great in the mid-2000s, but by 2011, it was starting to get bland and stale IMO.
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Post by Kanenite on Apr 13, 2013 14:50:11 GMT -5
JTG with a A$AP Rocky gimmick? Pretty awesome.
As for the Brand Split, I think it would be nice to see it put back into place I guess, but they would need star power for Smackdown. That way, they could make the World Heavyweight Title look prestigious again (although Ziggler holding it is making the title seem better again).
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