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Post by MichaelTheMartian on May 27, 2016 11:20:22 GMT -5
Create what you hope and want the new look split rosters to look like.
Smackdown GM- Shane McMahon Seth Rollins AJ Styles Finn Balor The Club Sasha Banks Randy Orton Samoa Joe Cesaro Tyson Kidd New Day Rusev w/Lana Sami Zayn Kalisto Sin Cara Paige Nikki Bella Aska Becky Lynch Alexa Bliss Blake & Murphy Darren Young Dolph Ziggler Primo&Epico Breeze & Fandango Eva Marie Jack Swagger Natalya Naomi Apollo Crews Alberto Del Rio Titus O'Neil Hype Bros Shinshuke Nakamura
Commentators Mauro Rannallo, Corey Graves & William Regal
RAW Authority Roman Reigns John Cena Wyatt Family Enzo&Cass Dean Ambrose Kevin Owens Sheamus Charlotte Baron Corbin Dudleyz Uso's The Ascension Bayley Alicia Fox Dana Brooke Emma The Miz w/Maryse Golden Truth Big Show Tamina Neville Vaudvillains Social Outcasts Mark Henry American Alpha
Commentators Michael Cole, JBL & Byron Saxton (Unfortunately won't change)
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Post by Kanenite on May 27, 2016 11:39:52 GMT -5
Add Kane to RAW and I agree with your rosters.
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Post by hbkbigdaddycool on May 27, 2016 11:40:31 GMT -5
Smackdown
Seth Rollins AJ Styles Kevin Owens Sami Zayn Austin Aries Samoa Joe Cesaro Dolph Ziggler The Miz Chris Jericho Dean Ambrose Rusev Lana Paige Summer Rae Becky Lynch Maryse Billie Kay Peyton Royce Liv Morgan Eva Marie Carmella
That's all I need to see on a roster right now.
Raw can have the rest that I don't care to watch.
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Post by 👑🇵🇭⭐️ on May 27, 2016 12:06:49 GMT -5
I did this before, but the rosters on my previous list are now outdated due to recent releases. The main idea behind my selections is to separate what’s “old” and what’s “new”. I would put all of the former World Champions and all of the former Women’s Champions on Raw, and the rest on Smackdown. This is how I actually have all of my rosters in all of the WWE video games set up. It might make it look like the Blue Brand is the B Show, but that’s because it is.
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Post by Matt on May 27, 2016 12:16:04 GMT -5
RAW:
Roman Reigns Seth Rollins Kevin Owens Charlotte Cesaro Randy Orton The New Day Alberto Del Rio Baron Corbin Apollo Crews Enzo & Cass Becky Lynch Big Show Dudley Boyz Kalisto
SmackDown:
John Cena AJ Styles Dean Ambrose Sasha Banks Sami Zayn Chris Jericho Balor Club Rusev Dolph Ziggler The Miz The VaudeVillains Bayley Kane The Uso's Neville
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Post by J12 on May 27, 2016 12:24:35 GMT -5
Screw it, why not. I don't know if I want two world titles or one, so I'm leaving that out. Tag Team Championships travel. Women's title travels as well. My initial thought was to put all the women on Raw and dedicate the equivalent of the extra hour of Raw to them, but I don't like the idea (and I'm guessing WWE doesn't either) of having no women representing a touring brand. I don't think it would be smart to have no women at half of the house shows. It would also limit the work those women got on the road.
RAW: Roman Reigns John Cena Dean Ambrose The Miz The New Day Sheamus Rusev Alberto Del Rio Enzo & Big Cass Samoa Joe The Usos Baron Corbin Primo & Epico The Lucha Dragons Apollo Crews Kane Fandango Jack Swagger The Ascension Goldust & R-Truth Zack Ryder & Mojo Rawley
Part Time Guys: Chris Jericho Brock Lesnar
Charlotte Becky Lynch Bayley Nikki Bella Dana Brooke Emma Maryse (by extension of The Miz) Lana (by extension of Rusev)
Commentary Team: Michael Cole, JBL, & Byron Saxton Ring Announcer: Lillian Garcia Backstage Correspondent: Renee Young Exclusive Championship: United States
SMACKDOWN: Seth Rollins AJ Styles Randy Orton Sami Zayn Kevin Owens The Wyatt Family Cesaro Finn Balor Karl Anderson & Doc Gallows The Dudley Boyz Dolph Ziggler The Vaudevillains Neville Big Show The Primetime Players Mark Henry Tyler Breeze The Social Outcasts Dash & Dawson
Sasha Banks Natalya Paige Asuka Noami Alicia Fox Tamina Summer Rae
Commentary Team: Mauro Ranallo, Corey Graves, & Jerry Lawler Ring Announcer: JoJo Backstage Correspondent: Tom Phillips Exclusive Championship: Intercontinental
I left Nakamura off with the idea that he would temporarily anchor NXT with the loss of Balor and Joe. He would eventually be called up to Smackdown.
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Post by T R W on May 27, 2016 12:24:54 GMT -5
RAW:
John Cena Seth Rollins Roman Reigns Dean Ambrose Rusev Kevin Owens Sami Zayn New Day Enzo & Cass Dudleys Brock Lesnar Lucha Dragons Baron Corbin Gallows & Anderson A.J. Styles Charlotte Dana Brooke Paige Sasha Becky Lynch Natalya WYatt Family Cesaro Emma Lana Neville Undertaker Zack Ryder
Smackdown:
Dolph Ziggler Sheamus Alberto Del Rio Randy Orton Usos Vaudevillains Social Outcasts Darren Young Titus O'Neil Kane Big Show Miz Apollo Crews Goldust R-Truth Alicia FOx Jericho David Otunga Primo & Epico Eva Marie Fandango Jack Swagger Ascension Mark Henry Naomi Rosa Mendez Ryback Summer Rae Tamina Tyler Breeze
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Post by johnnyaustin21 on May 27, 2016 17:53:59 GMT -5
RAW-Stephanie McMahon
WWE World Heavyweight Title IC Title WWE Tag Team Titles
Announcers:Michael Cole & Paul Heyman
Roster: John Cena Roman Reigns Randy Orton Chris Jericho Sheamus Bray Wyatt Rusev Dolph Ziggler The Miz Karl Anderson Luke Gallows Big Show Kane Goldust Mark Henry R-Truth Bubba Ray Dudley D'Von Dudley Big Cass Enzo Aiden English Simon Gotch Big E Kofi Kingston Xavier Woods Jimmy Uso Jay Uso Baron Corbin Tyler Breeze Titus O'Neil Heath Slater
Smackdown-Shane McMahon
World Title(Maybe call it the Global Title or something,new start and legacy) US Title Women's Title
Announce Team:Mauro Ranallo & Corey Grave
Roster: Seth Rollins AJ Styles Shinsuke Nakamura Dean Ambrose Kevin Owens Finn Balor Samoa Joe Sami Zayn Austin Aries Bobby Roode Eric Young Alberto Del Rio Cesaro Luke Harper Hideo Itami Neville Kalisto Apollo Crews Sasha Banks Bayley Asuka Charlotte Becky Lynch Paige Natalya Emma Dana Brooke
Something like this,I know it guts NXT but they still have Jordan,Gabiel,Ciampa,Gargano...ect and can bring in guys like Zack Sabre Jr,Cedric Alexander,TJ Perkins...ect
Don't know what to do with the part time legends in Taker and Brock.I would have one on RAW and one on Smackdown unless the WWE bring back someone like Kurt Angle and Rey Mysterio.I really feel that Smackdown need one or two of these part time legends and guys that where apart of the orginal brand split era and where some of the main stays. Ideally if they could be brought back I would go with Taker/Brock on RAW and then Angle/Mysterio on Smackdown,where they would basically just work TV and the PPV's on a limited dates deal.
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Post by Next Manufactured’s Sweater on May 27, 2016 18:24:30 GMT -5
Raw: Roman Reigns SmackDown: John Cena
The supporting cast don't matter as much, but I'd make the Raw roster a lot bigger than the SmackDown roster. Raw would be faster paced with shorter matches and more going on per episode, and SmackDown would be the show for the longer rematches that aren't making it to PPV.
I'd go for the lazy option with SmackDown and imitate the Heyman late 2002 stuff. Cena would have the Undertaker spot, find someone to be similar to what Brock was then (I'd choose Harper or Rusev), put someone in the spot Matt Hardy V1 was in (maybe Bo Dallas or Tyler), and then pick six workrate guys to feature a lot in singles and tag combinations. Cesaro, Ziggler, Swagger, Neville and a couple others.
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Post by Cassa Nova Kid on May 27, 2016 18:28:36 GMT -5
Create what you hope and want the new look split rosters to look like. SmackdownGM- Shane McMahonSeth Rollins AJ Styles Finn Balor The Club Sasha Banks Randy Orton Samoa Joe Cesaro Tyson Kidd New Day Rusev w/Lana Sami Zayn Kalisto Sin Cara Paige Nikki Bella Aska Becky Lynch Alexa Bliss Blake & Murphy Darren Young Dolph Ziggler Primo&Epico Breeze & Fandango Eva Marie Jack Swagger Natalya Naomi Apollo Crews Alberto Del Rio Titus O'Neil Hype Bros Shinshuke Nakamura CommentatorsMauro Rannallo, Corey Graves & William Regal RAWAuthorityRoman Reigns John Cena Wyatt Family Enzo&Cass Dean Ambrose Kevin Owens Sheamus Charlotte Baron Corbin Dudleyz Uso's The Ascension Bayley Alicia Fox Dana Brooke Emma The Miz w/Maryse Golden Truth Big Show Tamina Neville Vaudvillains Social Outcasts Mark Henry American Alpha CommentatorsMichael Cole, JBL & Byron Saxton (Unfortunately won't change) I would switch Enzo and Cass with The Stars but your smack down is super stacked
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Post by cordless2016 on May 27, 2016 18:40:21 GMT -5
Raw: Reigns Rollins Lesnar KO Orton Cesaro Corbin Miz Sheamus Balor The Club Enzo & Cass (Women's Division)
SD: Cena Ambrose Styles Zayn Roode (debut on SD as an immediate top heel) Rusev Ziggler New Day ADR Neville Kalisto New Day
Each show has own tag champs. IC Title on Raw and US on SD. Each show has their own world title. Hard split.
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Post by ICW on May 27, 2016 19:04:17 GMT -5
I would have RAW as the "Superstar" brand that's laced with drama while Smackdown is more of a "workrate" brand that features more simplistic feuds. I would feature one WWE World Heavyweight Champion, WWE Women's Champion, and WWE World Tag Team Champion - only the champions are eligible to appear on both brands (I would probably have all champions exempt from being drafted; after they lose the titles, they can sign with any brand they chose).
Furthermore, I would have a RAW/Smackdown Champion, RAW/Smackdown Tag Team Champion, and RAW/Smackdown Women's Champion. The purpose of these titles is to determine the number one contenders for the three main titles. For example, let's say Roman Reigns is the WWE World Heavyweight Champion and it's his turn to defend the title against a RAW opponent. The RAW opponent would be whomever holds the RAW Championship (this makes everyone on the roster want to fight for the belt). While Roman and the RAW Champion are building their feud, over at Smackdown we're determining who will be the Smackdown Champion to face Roman at the next PPV. If the RAW/Smackdown Champions lose, then the titles are vacated as we determine new number one contenders. This creates an insane level of competition. I would also have the Intercontinental Championship and United States on RAW and Smackdown respectively. I'd create two more unique titles for RAW and Smackdown to use exclusively.
Finally, as for my roster...I'm only going to include big time players and exclude the one's that really don't factor into any long term plans. I'm also factoring in NXT callups; finally, these would not be my finalized rosters as I think WWE will go on a huge roster spree of TNA/ROH/NJPW as well as the indies and I can't predict who will go where.
WWE World Heavyweight Champion: Roman Reigns (Cannot be drafted) WWE Women's Champion: Charlotte (Cannot be drafted) WWE World Tag Team Champions: The New Day (Cannot be drafted)
1. Alberto Del Rio 2. Asuka 3. Baron Corbin 4. Big Cass 5. Big Show 6. Brock Lesnar 7. Chris Jericho 8. Dana Brooke 9. Darren Young w/Bob Backlund 10. Enzo Amore 11. Eric Rowan 12. Epico 13. Finn Balor 14. Karl Anderson 15. Kevin Owens 16. Luke Gallows 17. Luke Harper 18. Miz w/Maryse 19. Natayla 20. Primo 21. Randy Orton 22. Rusev 23. Samoa Joe 24. Sasha Banks 25. Sheamus
1. Aiden English 2. AJ Styles 3. Apollo Crews 4. Bayley 5. Becky Lynch 6. Braun Strowman 7. Bray Wyatt 8. Bubba Ray Dudley 9. Cesaro 10. Chad Cable 11. Dean Ambrose 12. Dolph Ziggler 13. Emma 14. Hideo Itami 15. Jason Jordan 16. Jey Uso 17. Jimmy Uso 18. John Cena 19. Kalisto 20. Neville 21. Paige 22. Sami Zayn 23. Seth Rollins 24. Shinsuke Nakamura 25. Simon Gotch
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Post by tylerbreezee on May 28, 2016 13:32:37 GMT -5
It's beyond clear that Orton will be going to Smackdown. Just like in 2011, Orton will carry Smackdown while Cena carries Raw since we sadly are still in an age where there are only two mega draws.
Raw:
John Cena Finn Balor (Call Up) The Miz Kevin Owens Roman Reigns Seth Rollins Cesaro Sheamus Jimmy Uso Jey Uso Enzo Amore Big Cass Apollo Crews Neville Bray Wyatt Luke Harper Braun Strowman Erik Rowan Kofi Kingston Big E Xavier Woods Victor Konnor Kane Big Show Heath Slater Bo Dallas Curtis Axel Devon Bubba Ray
Smackdown :
Randy Orton AJ Styles Dean Ambrose Alberto Del Rio Rusev Dolph Ziggler Chris Jericho Sami Zayn Baron Corbin Hideo Itami (Call Up) Tye Dillinger (Call Up) Devon Bubba Ray Simon Gotch Aiden English Primo Epico Jack Swagger Kalisto Karl Anderson Luke Gallows Tyler Breeze Zack Ryder Ryback The Undertaker
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Post by johnnyaustin21 on May 28, 2016 15:46:21 GMT -5
I know the WWE has already stated it and has every thing in motion for a brand split with RAW/Smackdown but wouldn't it have been a smart move instead to go with a split and have it be WWE/WCW.I know WCW has been dead for 15 years and most of the actual talent that wrestled in WCW are dead,retired,to old..ect and only a few can still go but I think bring back WCW would have been the smarter move and actually would have increased the ratings and draw more people in.Why not have WWE RAW .Vs WCW Nitro once more with Nitro replacing Smackdown.Even after nearly 17 years Smackdown is still viewed as a second rate show and does have the name power that Nitro did and still does.Just look at how well WCW DVD/Blu Ray stuff sell even today when the WWE releases it.
Plus with Shane McMahon back it would tie into the Invasion storyline from 15 years ago with him being the one to bring back WCW.You could have the few talents left in Chris Jericho & Big Show on Nitro,bring in Booker T as a commentator,have Flair be a manger for someone...ect to give it ties to the old WCW and for that feeling while focusing on the newer talent like Rollins,Styles,Ambrose,Owens,Joe,Balor..ect
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Post by Nick the Quick on May 28, 2016 16:20:58 GMT -5
I would have Reigns and Cena as the faces of the brands.
I would also like to see Shane draft Triple H since technically he has a performers contract. Could be an interesting story.
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Post by ZDB on May 28, 2016 16:21:40 GMT -5
Reigns going to Smackdown as a heel couldn't be a better way to rejuvenate his failed push
Doubtful it will happen though
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Post by jakksking1 on May 28, 2016 17:30:09 GMT -5
I'll just go with my top 20
Raw: Reigns Rollins Orton Cesaro Rusev Charlotte Kevin Owens Wyatts Enzo and Cass Chris Jericho
Smackdown: John Cena The Miz AJ Styles Sami Zayn New Day Dean Ambrose Finn Balor Sasha Banks ADR The Club
Logic behind this is to split up the big money matches heading into the next year, which will most likely be Reigns/Cena, Charlotte/Boss, New Day/ Zo and Cass and KO/Zayn
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Post by johnnyaustin21 on May 28, 2016 17:37:04 GMT -5
After thinking about it some more I think that Cena and Orton should be on different brands.I still like my idea of most of the home grown WWE stars on RAW and the indy guys on Smackdown but feel that Cena and Orton should be this brand split era's versions of HBK/Taker.By which I mean the two most legendary and biggest names on the current roster wrestling full time that have ties back to the era or even two ear's before our current one.Have Cena on RAW and Orton on Smackdown.
Top players on both brands would then be,
RAW:Cena,Reigns,Jericho,Sheamus,Miz,Rusev,Wyatt,Ziggler,Big Show,Kane,Bubba Ray,Big Cass,Breeze,Corbin..ect
Smackdown:Rollins,Styles,Orton,Ambrose,ADR,Joe,Balor,Owens,Cesaro,Nakamura,Roode,Young..ect
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Post by DeadHeadKing on May 28, 2016 18:45:25 GMT -5
Raw: AJ Styles, Apollo crews, Austin Aries, Baron Corbin, Big Cass, Big E, Braun Strowman, Bray Wyatt, Bubba Ray Dudley, Carmella, Charlotte, Chris Jericho, D-von Dudley, Dana Brooke, Dean Ambrose, Emma, Enzo Amore, Erik Rowan, Eva Marie, Fandango, Finn Balor, Kalisto, Karl Anderson, Kofi Kingston, Luke Gallows, Luke Harper, Neville, Nia Jax, Randy Ortan, Roman Regins, Sasha Banks, Seth Rollins, Summer Rae, Tyler Breeze, Xavier Woods.
SmackDown: Aiden English, Alberto Del Rio, Auska, Bayley, Becky Lynch, Bo Dallas, Cesaro, Chad Gable, Curtis Axel, Darren Young, Dolph Ziggler, Epico, Goldust, Heath Slater, Hideo Itami, Jason Jordan, Jey Uso, Jimmy Uso, Kevin Owens, Konnor, Lana, The Miz, Mojo Rawley, Naomi, Natalya, Paige, Primo, R-truth, Rusev, Sami Zayn, Shinsuke Nakamura, Simon Gotch, Tamina, Titus O'Neil, Tyson Kidd, Viktor, Zack Ryder.
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Post by BigT on May 29, 2016 7:30:29 GMT -5
Ok so my friend and I decided to each pick a brand and do a Brand Split to see who could build the best roster (WWE and NXT available, teams are picked as such, Brock can only be used for 3 months if picked), here's what we ended up with: Raw Seth Rollins Kevin Owens AJ Styles Finn Balor Enzo and Cass Dean Ambrose American Alpha Bayley Dolph Ziggler Cesaro The Miz w/ Maryse Paige Randy Orton Social Outcasts Neville Roman Reigns The Usos Charlotte Apollo Crews The Hype Bros (Zach and Mojo) Natalya Smackdown
John Cena Shinsuke Nakamura Samoa Joe Sami Zayn Wyatt Family The New Day Rusev w/ Lana Sasha Banks Asuka Lucha Dragons Emma Becky Lynch Brock Lesnar w/ Paul Heyman Ciampa and Gargano Sheamus Chris Jericho Austin Aries The Vaudvillains Hideo Itami Andrade “Cien” Almas Alberto Del Rio As you can see Roman Reigns wasn't valued too highly (neither of us are big fans so it was kind of a running joke, though Raw ended up securing the full Shield). Raw's strategy was to build around what the GM considered 'The New Era' guys, while Smackdown's GM looked to take some early hits in order to harvest some of NXT's top talent. Raw's Gm preferred to build up the midcard where as Smackdown's GM chose to build a stronger Women's division. We then planned out what the top of our Wrestlemania card would look like - picking three matches to represent each brand. Raw was granted the rights to use the Undertaker, because we both agreed it was worth it for Demon v Deadman. Wrestlemania: The War of the Shield: Triple Threat Match for the (Raw) World Title: Roman Reigns v Seth Rollins v Dean Ambrose (Smackdown) World Title Match: John Cena v Samoa Joe The Demon v The Deadman: Finn Balor v The Undertaker The Beast v The King of Strong Style: Brock Lesnar v Shinsuke Nakamura IC Ladder Match: AJ Styles v Kevin Owens v Dolph Ziggler v Cesaro v Miz v Zack Ryder Breaking the Underdog from the Underground: Sami Zayn v Bray Wyatt w/The Wyatt Family Curious to hear which brand you think you'd rather watch
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