Cody Rhodes Diva
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Post by Cody Rhodes Diva on May 24, 2014 16:35:08 GMT -5
Ever since Triple H and Stephanie McMahon started to appear on TV on a regular basis and making matches as a result, it seemed as if though Brad Maddox and Vickie Guerrero have been lost in the shuffle as of late. I heard that Triple H was not a fan of the GM role ever since he was drafted to SmackDown back in 2004 by Paul Heyman simply because John Cena wanted a feud.
Your thoughts?
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Post by RybackV1 on May 24, 2014 16:39:12 GMT -5
I think the "GM" position should've ended with the announcement of "raw super show" years ago. The brand extension doesn't exist any more (FINALLY) and there's no point in each show havig a GM. Especially when the Authority are the ones running the shows. If anything make someone the "WWE commissioner" again.
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Post by HHH316 on May 24, 2014 16:40:34 GMT -5
I don't have a problem with the GM taking a backseat, but that might be because of who is filling the role. Maddox does nothing for me. Now I could see the role being more useful if they had a face GM to challenge the decision making of HHH & Steph.
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Post by knupmc on May 24, 2014 16:40:58 GMT -5
Member when raw had a new GM every damn week. That was horrible imo
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Post by Deleted on May 24, 2014 16:52:12 GMT -5
I think the "GM" position should've ended with the announcement of "raw super show" years ago. The brand extension doesn't exist any more (FINALLY) and there's no point in each show havig a GM. Especially when the Authority are the ones running the shows. If anything make someone the "WWE commissioner" again. I agree |
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Post by theoutlaw1999 on May 24, 2014 16:55:33 GMT -5
I think the GM role has had it's day.
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Post by IRS on May 24, 2014 16:55:40 GMT -5
The GM role needs to be put out of it's misery, there's no  ing point in it now. Once the brand split ended, it made no sense to continue on having a GM for BOTH shows, and it makes even less sense now with The Authority being around. The one that baffles me the most is having a GM for NXT... You're lucky if the GM is on the show once every couple of months. |
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Post by theoutlaw1999 on May 24, 2014 16:56:54 GMT -5
I think the "GM" position should've ended with the announcement of "raw super show" years ago. The brand extension doesn't exist any more (FINALLY) and there's no point in each show havig a GM. Especially when the Authority are the ones running the shows. If anything make someone the "WWE commissioner" again. Yeah have a face commissioner that can feud with the authority and overrule their decisions. |
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Cody Rhodes Diva
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Post by Cody Rhodes Diva on May 24, 2014 16:58:46 GMT -5
I think the "GM" position should've ended with the announcement of "raw super show" years ago. The brand extension doesn't exist any more (FINALLY) and there's no point in each show havig a GM. Especially when the Authority are the ones running the shows. If anything make someone the "WWE commissioner" again. Yeah have a face commissioner that can feud with the authority and overrule their decisions. Like, Hulk Hogan for example. |
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Post by Planktung on May 24, 2014 17:04:36 GMT -5
I really don't care about the dissolution of the General Manager role. I just miss Maddox.
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Post by k5 on May 24, 2014 17:14:14 GMT -5
I think the "GM" position should've ended with the announcement of "raw super show" years ago. The brand extension doesn't exist any more (FINALLY) and there's no point in each show havig a GM. Especially when the Authority are the ones running the shows. If anything make someone the "WWE commissioner" again. the return of a commissioner role would be awesome, preferably someone a bit older. |
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Post by RybackV1 on May 24, 2014 17:19:23 GMT -5
I think the "GM" position should've ended with the announcement of "raw super show" years ago. The brand extension doesn't exist any more (FINALLY) and there's no point in each show havig a GM. Especially when the Authority are the ones running the shows. If anything make someone the "WWE commissioner" again. the return of a commissioner role would be awesome, preferably someone a bit older. A certain man called Stong would be absolutely perfect. |
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Post by Prophet of Ash on May 24, 2014 18:21:14 GMT -5
the on screen authority role as a whole needs to go away. Owner/commissioner/GM/whatever. They aren't needed as part of the show. I think the best it's ever done was Jack Tunney. He existed, and when his face was needed for stuff like contract signings, he was there.. But he didn't show up on every show to get from point a to point c with booking and writing stuff. It's really just not needed.. Wrestler A comes out and challenges Wrestler B, then GM comes out and makes the match. Why can't Wrestler B just accept the match?
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Post by theoutlaw1999 on May 24, 2014 18:53:56 GMT -5
the on screen authority role as a whole needs to go away. Owner/commissioner/GM/whatever. They aren't needed as part of the show. I think the best it's ever done was Jack Tunney. He existed, and when his face was needed for stuff like contract signings, he was there.. But he didn't show up on every show to get from point a to point c with booking and writing stuff. It's really just not needed.. Wrestler A comes out and challenges Wrestler B, then GM comes out and makes the match. Why can't Wrestler B just accept the match? I don't think something like that would work in todays era. The WWE has had an on screen boss since 1997 and if that role was gone there would be a huge empty hole in the product.
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Post by Prophet of Ash on May 24, 2014 19:03:30 GMT -5
the on screen authority role as a whole needs to go away. Owner/commissioner/GM/whatever. They aren't needed as part of the show. I think the best it's ever done was Jack Tunney. He existed, and when his face was needed for stuff like contract signings, he was there.. But he didn't show up on every show to get from point a to point c with booking and writing stuff. It's really just not needed.. Wrestler A comes out and challenges Wrestler B, then GM comes out and makes the match. Why can't Wrestler B just accept the match? I don't think something like that would work in todays era. The WWE has had an on screen boss since 1997 and if that role was gone there would be a huge empty hole in the product.
It's a writing crutch. Better writing and it wouldn't be needed. You can't give me a booking scenario that I couldn't write without an authority figure. Same as the obligatory 20 minute opening promo. Just because it's been around for a long time doesn't mean it's right. |
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Post by ryan93 on May 24, 2014 20:19:43 GMT -5
We need a face authority figure to be commissioner. The best options would be Mick Foley or Steve Austin but it looks like we will eventually get Hogan somehow since Foley isn't under contract at the moment and this might not be big enough to bring Austin back. I would rather see Teddy Long be GM again. Just think about it, every time the Authority would make a handicap match Teddy could come out and make it a tag team match.
Being serious though I think we need Commissioner Foley or Sheriff Austin back since both have had their issues with HHH and Stephanie.
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Post by ● kaneisdaman ● on May 24, 2014 21:26:37 GMT -5
Lets face it. It's really only there for the times that the main authority characters 'cant be on the show'.
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Post by HVMMONS on May 24, 2014 22:31:48 GMT -5
Regal > Maddox. Maddox is a prettyboy. He should be in the ring, not as a wimpy GM. Bring back Regal.
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Post by kazoosandstreamers on May 25, 2014 0:30:10 GMT -5
Just give me Bischoff and be done with it.
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Post by Deleted on May 25, 2014 0:31:33 GMT -5
the on screen authority role as a whole needs to go away. Owner/commissioner/GM/whatever. They aren't needed as part of the show. I think the best it's ever done was Jack Tunney. He existed, and when his face was needed for stuff like contract signings, he was there.. But he didn't show up on every show to get from point a to point c with booking and writing stuff. It's really just not needed.. Wrestler A comes out and challenges Wrestler B, then GM comes out and makes the match. Why can't Wrestler B just accept the match? Exactly. When the champion wants to accept a match he can't because basically mommy comes out and says he's not allowed to play....wrestlers need to be in charge of they're own destiny again. I'm sick of this 'ship without a captain' crap when there's no authority figure on the show....there can be a set card to start the show and if a guy calls out another wrestler the wrestler either can chicken out or take the match and fight....wrestlers need to be larger than life again. They should be taking charge and looking strong. if some little whiny boss is controlling they're every step it's not much different than the world we live in....managers and valets can get the heat as they always have. We don't need a glorified host to keep doing it. |
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