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Post by mrassbillygunn on Jul 16, 2014 20:13:23 GMT -5
Bring back Bischoff as the general manager and replace Smackdown with WCW Nitro every Friday. Smackdown has been on the slide for some time now so what about replacing it with WCW Nitro.
It would create a buzz that WWE could do with. Make it less PG, keep Cena as far away as possible and sign Punk to come back to be the flag ship man for WCW. Have it more wrestling based rather than "entertainment". Longer matches and less comedy skits and such. Two completely different shows that can create a diverse comparison that would work to keep both shows innovative and fresh.
Chip in with more ideas but i would love WWE to do something like this.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 16, 2014 20:16:56 GMT -5
Judy Bagwell can be the diva champ
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Post by Deleted on Jul 16, 2014 20:17:28 GMT -5
It'd be a good idea for a more mature show to be put out by WWE (Maybe like shotgun saturday night kind of thing) but we don't need them butchering another brand after what they did with ECW
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Post by marino13 on Jul 16, 2014 20:18:22 GMT -5
At one time... sure. But I think that ship sailed long ago. wCw has no name value in today's wrestling world.
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Post by Turnbuckle Zealot(Phil) on Jul 16, 2014 20:21:02 GMT -5
Or just have Brad Maddox become Smackdown's general manager & do a story-line where he takes over the brand, only to make it a modern counterpart to Nitro by doing everything you listed.
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Post by WWE Common Terry on Jul 16, 2014 20:22:48 GMT -5
They original wanted to have WCW shows but the networks wouldn't buy it without the WWE name.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 16, 2014 20:23:08 GMT -5
In my opinion, WCWs best days were pre Nitro.
Nostalgia is good every now and then. Not as a weekly thing.
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Post by mrassbillygunn on Jul 16, 2014 20:24:33 GMT -5
Or just have Brad Maddox become Smackdown's general manager & do a story-line where he takes over the brand, only to make it a modern counterpart to Nitro by doing everything you listed. Brad Maddox couldnt be ruthless to save his life. Hes a comedy figure. |
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Post by Nivro™ on Jul 16, 2014 20:25:04 GMT -5
Id have loved it 13 years ago but there is no more WCW. The stars are gone. There's like 2-3 active guys who are legit "WCW guys"
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Post by The Yes Man on Jul 16, 2014 20:25:15 GMT -5
Nuck Fo.
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Post by Turnbuckle Zealot(Phil) on Jul 16, 2014 20:29:37 GMT -5
Or just have Brad Maddox become Smackdown's general manager & do a story-line where he takes over the brand, only to make it a modern counterpart to Nitro by doing everything you listed. Brad Maddox couldnt be ruthless to save his life. Hes a comedy figure. He could be a gutless turd just as well as Eric could. We just need a despicable worm with no moral fiber or likable qualities. Ergo = BRAD MADDOX! |
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Post by Joejitsu22 on Jul 16, 2014 20:30:25 GMT -5
Over a decade too late. Let it go, enjoy the wwe network.
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Post by Sleeping Like An Angel on Jul 16, 2014 20:31:56 GMT -5
Id have loved it 13 years ago but there is no more WCW. The stars are gone. There's like 2-3 active guys who are legit "WCW guys" This week on Nitro: Opening promo with Chris Jericho running down Big Show. Chris Jericho vs Big Show Big Show w/ Chris Jericho vs Chris Jericho w/ Big Show Big Show & Chris Jericho vs JeriShow Main Event: Chris Jericho vs Big Show |
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Post by Evil Abed on Jul 16, 2014 20:37:16 GMT -5
I think it'd be better to bring a face authority figure in and claim control over SD causing stars to choose sides between Raw/McMahons and SD/New Authority Figure. It'd breathe new life into SD and be an interesting Summer storyline that I've yet to see this year. Although Im assuming their big summer story will be Brock coming back after the title, but cats been out of the bag about that for a long time now.
I'd love to see someone like Booker take over SD again and be the face authority figure to Triple H's heel authority figure. Because its been one sided now for way too long, either bring in a face authority figure or bring back Vince to take over that role.
On the note of the topic Nitro is long gone, and its never coming back.
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Post by The Natural Eddy Valintino on Jul 16, 2014 20:40:57 GMT -5
With no brand split, makes no sense/ Actually it doesn't make sense today even with the brand split. If you wanna watch WCW, wait till the Network starts uploading Nitro and you can get your Nitro fill. In fact, maybe they can put Nitro on Fridays on the Network during Smackdown. That way for guys like me who don't watch Smackdown, it's like we replaced Smackdown with Nitro anyways. Another reason why it wouldn't work is, who the hell would be on the show? Most of the main WCW guys are retired. For the guys who aren't retired, Jericho works on a semi regular basis. Big Show, he's basically a semi-active wrestler, which is perfect for his size. Rey Mysterio, you would every few months because of how often he's injured. Had this happened during the Invasion, it would have been perfect, but as others have said, the Networks back then wanted nothing to do with WCW. At least when WWE brought ECW back as a brand, about 70% of the roster were original ECW guys until they started fading out the originals to make it into a breeding ground for young guys and a place for veterans like Goldust and Christian to be refreshed if that made sense.
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Post by The Natural Eddy Valintino on Jul 16, 2014 20:44:44 GMT -5
I think it'd be better to bring a face authority figure in and claim control over SD causing stars to choose sides between Raw/McMahons and SD/New Authority Figure. It'd breathe new life into SD and be an interesting Summer storyline that I've yet to see this year. Although Im assuming their big summer story will be Brock coming back after the title, but cats been out of the bag about that for a long time now. I'd love to see someone like Booker take over SD again and be the face authority figure to Triple H's heel authority figure. Because its been one sided now for way too long, either bring in a face authority figure or bring back Vince to take over that role. On the note of the topic Nitro is long gone, and its never coming back. This idea would actually work great if they ever plan on making the brand split again. Not saying I would like the brand split back, but this could work if it were brought back. Reminds me a little of when Bischoff and Stephanie were the GMs and they had a war over stealing guys from each other's brands. |
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Post by Chip on Jul 16, 2014 20:47:29 GMT -5
or how about just make Smackdown interesting again by not recycling matches from RAW / repeating the same matches on Raw the next week
actually give us NEW storylines on that show only with superstars you don't get to see wrestle 5 times a week
eric bischoff proved a LONG time ago he has no business running or working for a wrestling company
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Post by facemeat on Jul 16, 2014 20:48:55 GMT -5
I'd prefer Smackdown to be replaced by NXT personally; move some of the main roster down there, make it two hours, and turn it into a second brand similar to what Smackdown used to be. Stretching the main roster across 7+ hours of television every week just isn't working that well IMO.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 16, 2014 20:58:53 GMT -5
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Post by Deleted on Jul 16, 2014 20:59:21 GMT -5
At one time... sure. But I think that ship sailed long ago. wCw has no name value in today's wrestling world. That sadly is very true, hell even back when Vince first bought WCW he was toying with the idea of making WCW its on show from what I understand and the networks even back then wanted nothing to do with it.... |
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