If wwe does a brand split, i am only watching smackdown like back in the day. I love mauro and king together. Plus with a underutilized roster sd was great.
The potential of the hawaii ppv to be better than wrestlemania.
I think Cena/Nakamura will be 5 stars
June 29th is a wed. So yeah, wwe need to make this a ppv. So many people would sub to the network for this match alone. Throw in charlotte/asuka.
Who knows, this will be the only place the usos and reigns get 100% of the crowd
Throw in a quick segment with the Rock and the Miz. You got yourself a great ppv.
The hype is already building. They said that the ppv is a possibility, but if rock throws in and hhh just runs the show.
The only guys that are still at NXT that are ready are Nakamura, Joe, Balor, Bayley and Asuka. It would leave NXT barren when it comes to top talent and havenât had the time to build up new guys to fill their spots.
NXT still has Austin Aries plus Bobby Roode and Eric Young are about to be official. Tommaso Ciampa and Johnny Gargano are official now. Rich Swann is official. Then you got a bunch of other guys that could be on the way in, including Ricochet and Kota Ibushi. And as weâve seen from Breaking Ground, they have hella âunknownsâ putting in work behind the scenes to be ready.
NXT has been an open door for a awhile now. It doesnât matter if a bunch of guys get called up, they have a bunch coming in.
If the brand split happens, then the following needs to commence:
Cruiserweights go to Raw while the Womenâs title and the new Womenâs tag division are exclusive to Smackdown
Stardust gets the boot and Cody Rhodes returns as a maniacal, calculating heel.
Drafting wrestlers that appeal to each brandâs target audience. hardcore fans = Smackdown, Casuals/kids= Raw (Styles, Rollins, Cesaro, Ambrose, New Day, Gawdsuke, Corbin, Joe, Roode, Hunicara, Itami, etc. to SD! while Danielson, Owens, Reigns, Kalisto, Crews, Goldust, Jericho, Ziggler, American Alpha, Bullet Club, Zayn, etc go to Raw.
Sign free agents (MVP, Lashley, Low-Ki, EC3, Galloway, I doubt if the likes of Daniels, Kazarian, Cole and Lethal stay in ROH too much longer,etc.) and put them on brands they will actually flourish on (MVP on Smackdown, Daniels & Kaz on Raw, etc.)
Regular tag team division stays exclusive to Raw.
Bring back the WHC (big gold belt) and make it exclusive to Smackdown.
Hope and pray that Danielson doesnât stay retired.
Bring back B-shows that are affiliated with each brand and make them exclusive to the WWE Network (Superstars = Raw, Velocity = Smackdown).
Cruiserweights havenât been a thing in the WWE since Hornswoggle retired the belt. A lot of the current talent are cruiserweight so lumping them all into a division isnât a good idea.
Agreed
Most of the guys you want on Raw are who the hardcores root for. They should apply the formula of the old split with Raw being the brand for established stars with Smackdown being place for the young talent and up and comers.
WWE got guys like Aries, Samoa Joe, Bobby Rhode and Eric Young on NXT. MVP is too old at this point to get a major push, they had Low-Ki and he shit the bed. Would love for them to being back Galloway.
Agreed
agreed
The best Daniel can hope for is some sort of onscreen role. He should stay retired for the sake of his own health. We donât need another Benoit on our hands.
WWE already got b-shows with Superstars and Main-Event. Repurpose them you have your new Heat and Velocity.
The Cruiserweights I was referring to are the ones that will be in the GCS on the network and those that have nothing to do (Kalisto, Primo, Epico, Fandango, Ziggler, etc.). I would have MVP as a part time wrestler/hype man for WWEâs version of the BDC and while I agree with your position on Danielson, I have a bad feeling that his need to compete will get the best of him and heâll try to come back. WaitâŚHardcores actually LIKE Reigns?