Cody Rhodes Diva
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Post by Cody Rhodes Diva on Jun 5, 2021 22:02:04 GMT -5
Wasn't Big Johnny originally Head of Talents? Actually, it was Jim Ross but Laurinaitis replaced him back in 2004. It was Laurinaitis who hired mostly bodybuilders and football players for the men and fitness and swimsuit models for the women while seldom hiring indie wrestlers (CM Punk and Daniel Bryan were notable exceptions to the rule. But Triple H started to gain more power in the WWE in 2012 as he transition from a full-time wrestler to a backstage role. It became very evident that Triple H did not like Laurinaitis' hiring policies as he felt that many deserving indie wrestlers were being overlooked due to the fact that they didn't fit the mold of what a WWE Superstar or Diva should look like and replaced Laurinaitis as a result. Since then, Triple H began to phase out Lauriniatis' people for his own people. In addition, he was also responsible for treated WWE's female talents as equals to their male counterparts as well.
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Post by tylerbreezee on Jun 6, 2021 5:37:49 GMT -5
Triple H got a promotion when they brought back John?? How do you interpret that as losing power?
Look into the difference of Talent Development and Talent Relations and you’ll see he's in a better role now
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Post by IRS on Jun 6, 2021 11:57:28 GMT -5
I don't know about that specifically but I did have a thought the other day that relates to NXT, but no good thread to post in before now. Never watched the full NXT product before the Tuesday move. Not the network show, not the USA show. Watched early TakeOvers (up thru Chicago 2017 currently) and some isolated "TV" matches on comps. I've read people say that today's product doesn't hold their interest as it once did, and of course the rotation of talent and little/no fans would affect the show as well. But is it drastically different from before? If individual matches or segments were watched on their own, would the energy match up to the classic stuff; or are there production, announcing, or creative elements that have driven NXT to be less than what it was? NXT now is far, far different than the initial boom era they had with the Sami, Bo, Neville, and Breeze. Initially, it really was treated much more as a developmental show. A few squash matches, a couple quick backstage/promo segments, then the main event (which almost always featured someone from the main roster coming down for a match - usually a mid-carder like Titus or Sandow). And due to them taping shows in batches and the show only being an hour, you could go weeks without seeing the same people constantly, and stories generally simmered and got built up for a while. For me personally, the era stretching from Zayn's debut in the summer of 2013 to Takeover: Brooklyn was peak NXT, and they haven't quite recaptured it since. And yes, I absolutely think it holds up just as well now as it did then. NXT also was great about constantly refreshing the rosters every 6-months to a year. You'd get whatever hot new indy star they signed, they'd get their run with the belt, then it was up to the main roster; same basically went for the tag and women's divisions. I'd say it was around when Shinsuke signed that they really started leaning into the super indy aspect. And since the move to two hours, it's completely unrecognizable of the NXT of old. The rosters are also more stagnant, because a lot more people are content with just being NXT lifers apparently, and they want it established as a third brand. And while it's been somewhat better lately, during the beginning of the "Wednesday Night Wars" they were hotshotting through stories and matches constantly. So yeah, it's a LOT different than before. When it began to catch steam, it was really a fun watch and it felt organic to watch these guys grow, and then outgrow, NXT. Now it's just the forced Official WWE Indy Show. Don't get me wrong, it's still quality content - but it's got nothing on that lightning in a bottle they had from 2013-2015.
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Post by Nivro™ on Jun 6, 2021 13:33:32 GMT -5
Hunter was never head of talent relations. They would be out of their depth running NXT, I heard they want to do a 2nd NXT show. But they source someone externally to do run that but Hunter would stay overseeing the main NXT roster. I believe Hunter was EVP of talent, creative & something else... which oversaw what Johnny does...but technically not "hands on"
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Post by aggressiveperfectpoor on Jun 19, 2021 16:58:45 GMT -5
I really like Vince but he’s one of those guys that when he’s made up his mind, there’s no changing it. Chris Jericho couldn’t convince him to change his Wrestlemania 29 opponent nor could Kurt Angle do the same with wrestling Baron Corbin in his last match. Come on there is a big difference Between Jericho angle. And the person who is married to his daughter.Stop making excesses for HHH. Is this guy a gimmick poster? It’s not a serious account is it? It can’t be.
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