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Randy Orton never delivered a memorable promo in his life and he's got a shit load of titles.
Dolph Ziggler is a 2 times WHC.
Fucking Jack Swagger held the title.

The list could go on.

Oh you mean the Big Gold Belt, it was right up there with the Hardcore 24/7 title as far as the WWE is concerned.
 

Sephzilla

Member
I need to watch Inglorious Basterds right about now...

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Im thinking this is going to be something i do this weekend
 

Angry Grimace

Two cannibals are eating a clown. One turns to the other and says "does something taste funny to you?"
Oh you mean the Big Gold Belt, it was right up there with the Hardcore 24/7 title as far as the WWE is concerned.

The problem is that the WHC was the garbage title...until sometimes it wasn't. It mostly depended who actually had it. That was part of why the first brand split was so dumb, although I think constantly hot-shotting the title was another big problem.

The MITB leads to hot-shotting by its nature so Corbin losing is funny, but at the same time a huge waste since cash-ins are fun.
 

Sephzilla

Member
The Big Gold belt was only brought back because HHH didn't want to work 2 shows a week and needed to complete his Four Horsemen cosplay. After that Vince didn't give a shit about the big gold belt unless Cena had it. The Brand Split is a stupid fucking idea.
 

Angry Grimace

Two cannibals are eating a clown. One turns to the other and says "does something taste funny to you?"
The Big Gold belt was only brought back because HHH didn't want to work 2 shows a week and needed to complete his Four Horsemen cosplay. After that Vince didn't give a shit about the big gold belt unless Cena had it. The Brand Split is a stupid fucking idea.

I think the problem is that it's not wrong to say that nobody wants to actually have to watch both SmackDown and Raw to follow what's going on because they employ so many people even on 3 hour Raw you couldn't fit everyone.
 
I think the problem is that it's not wrong to say that nobody wants to actually have to watch both SmackDown and Raw to follow what's going on because they employ so many people even on 3 hour Raw you couldn't fit everyone.

They did fine during the Attitude Era

You do not need to show every wrestler every single week, nor do they always need to have their own storyline.
 

Sephzilla

Member
I think the problem is that it's not wrong to say that nobody wants to actually have to watch both SmackDown and Raw to follow what's going on because they employ so many people even on 3 hour Raw you couldn't fit everyone.

The problem, in my opinion, is that Vince thinks you need to have Cena/Roman on every show every single week and need them to eat up at least a half hour of the shows run time. The flow of the show and the exposure of the entire roster as a whole would be better if he gave some of his top stars a week off every now and then. This is how NXT worked, partially as a biproduct from being an hour long program admittedly, and it kept that show feeling fairly fresh for a long time

They should probably just bump up the release date. >_>

You know, on the one hand bumping up Wolfenstein 2's release date would be a genius marketing move but on the other hand trying to get Wolfenstein 2 to benefit from what's going on in the nation right now seems like a carny as fuck move
 
The problem, in my opinion, is that Vince thinks you need to have Cena/Roman on every show every single week and need them to eat up at least a half hour of the shows run time. The flow of the show and the exposure of the entire roster as a whole would be better if he gave some of his top stars a week off every now and then. This is how NXT worked, partially as a biproduct from being an hour long program admittedly, and it kept that show feeling fairly fresh for a long time

The flow is another problem and one we've discussed, especially at it relates to every person needing an entrance. WWE is so big on BRAND for individuals that i completely messes up the show.
 

Sephzilla

Member
The problem, in my opinion, is that you guys are addicted to Vince McMahon's numerous entertainment vehicles.

I don't even watch WWE now, though

The flow is another problem and one we've discussed, especially at it relates to every person needing an entrance. WWE is so big on BRAND for individuals that i completely messes up the show.

This, admittedly, caused me to have a bit of a "shock" moment in a good way when watching G1. After a match was over there was no between match promo or video package bullshit, it was "OKAY NOW LETS START THE NEXT MATCH RIGHT FUCKING NOW". I've grown to used to how Vince does things
 
This never happened to him. He was the champion.

The last guy to lose his MITB contract was what, Mr. Kennedy?

Sandow.

And Bryan got jobbed out during his title match in record fashion is what I mean. The fans will rally behind Corbin to cheer him on as he loses to Cena.
 
The problem is that the WHC was the garbage title...until sometimes it wasn't. It mostly depended who actually had it. That was part of why the first brand split was so dumb, although I think constantly hot-shotting the title was another big problem.

The MITB leads to hot-shotting by its nature so Corbin losing is funny, but at the same time a huge waste since cash-ins are fun.

This is true. You guys really think the WHC didn't hold some sort of sway creatively during Batista, Taker's, Edge's, or even Henry's respective reigns?
 

Anth0ny

Member
Why didn't Mahal put his feet on the ropes for leverage? Is he a good guy now?

Spoke to Meletzer about this, he said the plan was for Mahal to put his feet on the ropes to protect Corbin, but instead went into business for himself and executed the double cross.
 

Pikma

Banned
How the fuck can a small company like DDT stream most of their house shows live and release the rest of them on demand but Vince's garbage network can't?
 
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