GKJ
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They’re off to Europe this week, so noAny chance we get a SD or Raw invasion of NXT?
They’re off to Europe this week, so noAny chance we get a SD or Raw invasion of NXT?
So Rollins couldn't beat the Fiend with a million stomps.
I hope they aren't building him up to be this unstoppable force to have Reigns hit a superman punch and spear to win
They’re off to Europe this week, so no
I may be wrong, but they may be covered for the international trips.Could you imagine being on the flight from SA back to America only to have to go back overseas..... at your own expense?
I may be wrong, but they may be covered for the international trips.
Maybe I missed it, but wasn't Bray Wyatt supposed to be on MizTV after Crown Jewel?
Maybe I missed it, but wasn't Bray Wyatt supposed to be on MizTV after Crown Jewel?
What's the consensus on the invasion angles? Seems kind of slapdash if you ask me. At least in the past (WCW angle) had a back story. This just seems to be invasions for invasions sake.
Seems like this is how it will be moving forward with "themed" pay-per-views in the annual calendar. 4 years running now they've done this faux brand invasion stuff for the month leading up to Survivor Series. And every time the very next night they act like this "invasion" never happened. At least on Raw last night they played off it a bit, but they can't see how incredibly phony these brand wars come across when they really don't lead anywhere in terms of story. Just annual one-and-dones. Just awful. The entire pay-per-view schedule needs to be revamped to remove themed pay-per-views (excluding the Rumble) so they can start telling actual stories that have a beginning, middle, and an end. Even the Rumble I would change to have the winner get a guaranteed title shot rather than the main event at Wrestlemania, as that's also a story that has been told countless times and has gone stale IMO.
I always felt like the WWe should make the brand split completely separate and that includes PPVs like the Royal Rumble and Wrestlemania. The idea that Raw and Smackdown are 2 different brands is ridiculous. Since they tried doing the brand split almost 20 years ago, they never really did much to make either show feel like it was a completely different entity
I agree, not just make it a permanent split, but stop this draft or shuffle nonsense every year and keep the rosters consistent for awhile let each brand gain traction.
I think it's a case that every 3-4 months you can switch 1 or 2 people on the roster but don't do it with the draft, just have a person randomly show up on Raw or Smackdown one week, or you can even do it like the 80s/90s where you sort of built up somebody coming to the WWF with a bunch of vinettes.
I always feel like the WWe didn't take the risk of going full blown brand split because they felt that in the big picture it was to risky in terms of profits(ie much easier to cover costs when both products are produced by the same group of people at all levels, which includes travel crews who set up the ring)