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Post by Kill Em' All on Aug 12, 2018 17:43:18 GMT -5
What are some things you find different and better of either brand extension up against the other?
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Post by warriorlynx on Aug 13, 2018 9:51:58 GMT -5
Do you mean the one in 2002 (can't talk about the latest one)? I personally never liked extended the brand (though I understand they had too much talent), it was fun watching Smackdown as the "RAW aftermath" and there were some good matches back in the day that made it enjoyable before they forcefed us this brand extension stuff.
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Post by Kill Em' All on Aug 13, 2018 17:36:21 GMT -5
Do you mean the one in 2002 (can't talk about the latest one)? I personally never liked extended the brand (though I understand they had too much talent), it was fun watching Smackdown as the "RAW aftermath" and there were some good matches back in the day that made it enjoyable before they forcefed us this brand extension stuff. Then where would we talk about it? It's a comparing past and present. Wouldn't it be fit for both boards? I don't see where it's a major issue. I liked the brand extension in it's later years. 2007-2009. Brand exclusive PPVs weren't really that great imo. Although, it got everyone a spot. I liked seeing two different shows, but seeing them come together for PPV monthly was nice. I find the 2nd brand extension has become victim to the talent thinning more so then the second. |
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Post by PJ on Aug 13, 2018 18:59:12 GMT -5
Do you mean the one in 2002 (can't talk about the latest one)? I personally never liked extended the brand (though I understand they had too much talent), it was fun watching Smackdown as the "RAW aftermath" and there were some good matches back in the day that made it enjoyable before they forcefed us this brand extension stuff. Then where would we talk about it? It's a comparing past and present. Wouldn't it be fit for both boards? I don't see where it's a major issue. I liked the brand extension in it's later years. 2007-2009. Brand exclusive PPVs weren't really that great imo. Although, it got everyone a spot. I liked seeing two different shows, but seeing them come together for PPV monthly was nice. I find the 2nd brand extension has become victim to the talent thinning more so then the second. You would talk about the modern split on the main WWE board not the Classic. This is for classic talk. That’s why there are two boards. If not then there’s no reason to have two boards. There is absolutely zero reaso to mention a modern wrestler and or stories on the Classic board. |
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Post by Kill Em' All on Aug 13, 2018 22:35:25 GMT -5
Then where would we talk about it? It's a comparing past and present. Wouldn't it be fit for both boards? I don't see where it's a major issue. I liked the brand extension in it's later years. 2007-2009. Brand exclusive PPVs weren't really that great imo. Although, it got everyone a spot. I liked seeing two different shows, but seeing them come together for PPV monthly was nice. I find the 2nd brand extension has become victim to the talent thinning more so then the second. You would talk about the modern split on the main WWE board not the Classic. This is for classic talk. That’s why there are two boards. If not then there’s no reason to have two boards. There is absolutely zero reaso to mention a modern wrestler and or stories on the Classic board. You’re not understanding or regarding my question. Where can we compare the two. I don’t think it’s a crime to compare past and present. |
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Post by PJ on Aug 13, 2018 23:46:28 GMT -5
I understand. But the answer is you would compare it on the modern board. There’s no reason to post anything dealing with modern events or wrestlers on the Classic board. You want to talk about the original brand split here fine, but the moment people mention modern wrestlers, stories or how they are being booked now it will just get locked, because there’s a whole main wwe board dedicated to that.
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Post by Kill Em' All on Aug 14, 2018 16:50:48 GMT -5
I understand. But the answer is you would compare it on the modern board. There’s no reason to post anything dealing with modern events or wrestlers on the Classic board. You want to talk about the original brand split here fine, but the moment people mention modern wrestlers, stories or how they are being booked now it will just get locked, because there’s a whole main wwe board dedicated to that. If you could do the favor of moving this to the modern board then. |
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Post by PJ on Aug 14, 2018 17:00:02 GMT -5
I understand. But the answer is you would compare it on the modern board. There’s no reason to post anything dealing with modern events or wrestlers on the Classic board. You want to talk about the original brand split here fine, but the moment people mention modern wrestlers, stories or how they are being booked now it will just get locked, because there’s a whole main wwe board dedicated to that. If you could do the favor of moving this to the modern board then. Yup. Done |
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Post by theoutlaw1999 on Aug 14, 2018 18:23:26 GMT -5
I've never been a fan of a brand split but the original was a masterpiece compared to this abomination.
The current brand split is proof that something good never works twice. The belts all look the same, the booking is atrocious and to be honest the company was far better before the split returned.
2013/2016 were the best years of the modern era.
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Post by Planktung on Aug 14, 2018 18:39:28 GMT -5
The current brand extension has worked better than the initial one ever did. There's far more talent for both brands to work with now as opposed to back then. There was never a single-branded show that looked as offensively bad as the worst of the old split, like every Great American Bash for instance.
The company is better off now with two rosters, and it will be for the foreseeable future.
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Post by BSR on Aug 14, 2018 18:44:34 GMT -5
The first one was better.
JBL, Eddie, Benoit, Batista, Orton, Cena, and many others had chances they wouldn't have likely gotten as fast.
The new one.. yay jinder mahal.
Lol
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Post by cordless2016 on Aug 14, 2018 21:14:14 GMT -5
August 2002 - April 2004 was the best brand extension IMO. So many guys benefitted from split brands.
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Post by Thunder Chunky on Aug 14, 2018 22:41:08 GMT -5
The current brand extension has worked better than the initial one ever did. There's far more talent for both brands to work with now as opposed to back then. There was never a single-branded show that looked as offensively bad as the worst of the old split, like every Great American Bash for instance. The company is better off now with two rosters, and it will be for the foreseeable future. I feel like if they would have continued to have single branded PPVs from this era, they would have gotten just as bad. |
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Post by k5 on Aug 14, 2018 23:34:20 GMT -5
I would say this current one is far more of a success - the first felt forced and with the invasion angle wrapping up shortly before no one wanted to see the roster split.
we got some great stuff out of it, with heyman’s smackdown coming quickly to mind.
the current one feels more natural and required.
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Post by 666erickana on Aug 15, 2018 2:26:19 GMT -5
I prefer brand extension.
For me they should do
Wwe raw
Wcw smackdown
Ecw with guys from nxt and 205 live
Separate ppvs, bring back halloween havoc, starrcade, bash at the beach etc...
different looks for titles
different commentators
different sets
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Post by Nev Jones on Aug 15, 2018 5:24:44 GMT -5
I prefer brand extension. For me they should do Wwe raw Wcw smackdown Ecw with guys from nxt and 205 live Separate ppvs, bring back halloween havoc, starrcade, bash at the beach etc... different looks for titles different commentators different sets I’d prefer it if WWE didn’t do any more damage to the WCW name, thanks. Too late for ECW. |
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Post by Kill Em' All on Aug 15, 2018 16:29:31 GMT -5
WWE events now are literal cluster f***s. 5 Hours, 10 cluster f*** matches is to much. I always will be for the first brand extension. Better production, titles, angles, and better stars created.
Both fall victim to very land slide years.
2003 SmackDown was better, 2004 Raw was better, 2005/2006 Raw was better. 2007 lets not even talk about it. 2008 both shows had solid set. And so on and so forth, it's so rare for both brands to be good at the same time.
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Post by ClashOfStyles on Aug 15, 2018 17:22:19 GMT -5
02-05 was better. I would’ve said the modern one was better until the first shake-up. Since then everything has pretty much gone to sh*t.
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Post by Rated [R] NinJa on Aug 15, 2018 18:48:28 GMT -5
The first one was better. JBL, Eddie, Benoit, Batista, Orton, Cena, and many others had chances they wouldn't have likely gotten as fast. The new one.. yay jinder mahal. Lol They weren’t even draft picks lol. As for OP, I prefer 2002. The 2016 draft wasn’t bad though. |
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Post by BSR on Aug 15, 2018 20:11:19 GMT -5
The first one was better. JBL, Eddie, Benoit, Batista, Orton, Cena, and many others had chances they wouldn't have likely gotten as fast. The new one.. yay jinder mahal. Lol They weren’t even draft picks lol. As for OP, I prefer 2002. The 2016 draft wasn’t bad though. I thought we were comparing brand extensions not the draft |
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