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August Wrasslin |OT| The Sunday of Summer
- Thread starter Plywood
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Saying NXT only appeals to a niche fanbase is a lame excuse. Yeah, you can say stuff like relying on the audience knowing a new wrestler's pre-WWE career, or relying heavily on crowd interaction, that sort of stuff can't be counted on in varying main roster shows.
But stuff like planning out stories, giving focus to the whole card (especially the women) and not just the main event, and not scripting promos word for word, etc. You can't say that can't be translated directly to the main roster. Those are just basic, non specific approaches.
But stuff like planning out stories, giving focus to the whole card (especially the women) and not just the main event, and not scripting promos word for word, etc. You can't say that can't be translated directly to the main roster. Those are just basic, non specific approaches.
BronsonLee
Member
...It has everything to do with that. The main brand has to focus on mainstream characters.
They're not going to donate time on RAW or Smackdown to the amount of character development Bayley got. Or what Emma got on NXT, for example.
It's pretty obvious that there are too many hands in the pot on the main brand, and NXT has very few. That's a big reason as to why NXT keeps succeeding. They aren't scattershot, or reactive in their storytelling. They keep going.
But hey, it's not like the evidence is right in front of your fucking faces or anything
No one cares about their "mainstream characters", that's the problem.
Frecklestein
Banned
That's where all things NXT go to die. Whatever you accomplish on NXT doesn't matter, because you will be a joke on the main roster until Trips gets better control over there. It's hard to enjoy NXT with that thought in the back of your head.
BronsonLee
Member
I also have no idea why you guys think saying NXT caters to a smaller audience is an excuse
It is literally the biggest strength they have.
It is literally the biggest strength they have.
Jimmy King
Member
are you saying well developed characters and logical story telling wouldn't play to mainstream audience?
slightconfuse
Banned
Everything is NXT is ass backwards in preparing for the main roster. In NXT you get unscripted promos, a defined character, coherent stories and time to grow. On the main roster you become random mid carder 233, where everything is scripted
I'm not saying it doesn't cater to a smaller audience, I'm saying most of the fundamental things that make it better are not niche things.
Strip it down to the basics of what's better there than on RAW, and none of them are specific to smaller audiences.
YesManKablam
Member
According to Vince and Dunn, yes.
BronsonLee
Member
I'm saying NXT has those things because they don't have the oversight the main brand does, and that's very obvious. The stakes for NXT are far less, so they can get away with much more. You think Bayley/Sasha's finish gets by any WWE agent? They did a fucking avalanche reverse hurricanrana for the finish. If it's not on NXT, there's no way that shit happens. Far too dangerous by WWE standards.
Sibersk Esto
Banned
real_slime
Banned
I'm not confident you know what you're talkin' about, buddy.
FallingEdge
Member
YesManKablam
Member
slightconfuse
Banned
Holy shit this is good
BronsonLee
Member
That's funny, because I'm real close to saying the same thing to some people right now.
Frecklestein
Banned
That's insanely on point, damn.
funkystudent
Member
Baron Corbin should wear a mask
Channel his inner mil
If wwe never gets its hands on sexy star they should totally steal the look and put a lucha mask on a attractive women. Its a cool look.
Well I would say the idea that you need a niche show just to have logical, character based storylines is a problem.
slightconfuse
Banned
Now that wwe has revolutionized women's wrestling can they rescue Gail Kim from TNA
She's too fat for them and not related to enough of their former employees.
BronsonLee
Member
Wrestling is hard.
Yeah, they really didn't like her during her tryout for some reason. I think they said she was terrible in ring and looked bad under the mask?
CreeperBlocks
Banned
How many more hours until Summerslam?
She can return in a Divas Battle Royal!
YesManKablam
Member
Preshow is on in like 4 hours.
British Monsoon
Member
That reverse rana was from the middle rope, as well - I saw a bunch of wrestlers on twitter last night pointing out how dangerous that was and how difficult it is to perform from the middle-rope. Honestly couldn't believe that was OK'd.
funkystudent
Member
Just over 5. I think
Sibersk Esto
Banned
Man Nikki and Brie look so different now.
slightconfuse
Banned
Bryan choose poorly
serenewarfare
Banned
Bayley and Sasha's finish was great, but it wasn't necessary to make the story they were telling logical and satisfying, so your argument still doesn't make sense.
Frecklestein
Banned
The BIGGEST being Big Show, right?
BronsonLee
Member
They really do. Once they decided to just differentiate between themselves, they switched up real quick.
Oh my fucking god
Fuck this shit, I'm going to the pool instead
Jimmy King
Member
Sibersk Esto
Banned
Sgt. Slaughter for pure vitriol I would imagine
I still remember where I was on that day.
serenewarfare
Banned
No need to be so upset about it.
Sibersk Esto
Banned
Hogan of course
avengers23
Banned
Hasn't aired yet, and it's from that weird taping where Owens and Sasha both had belts. But yes, I was trying not to spoil!
BronsonLee
Member
False narratives and ridiculous logic annoy the shit out of me
Number two?
As dangerous as that spot was, they have their pride and joy doing fucking Yoshi Tonic as a signature move.
But yes, women would not get that spot for sure but that's because they are still not treated the same as the men are on the main roster.
Rock at Survivor Series 98?
slightconfuse
Banned
RVD was on last years summerslam card. Holy crap what a year it has been
serenewarfare
Banned
Austin's heel turn was big in the moment, but man was it a disaster for everything following the turn itself.
Frecklestein
Banned
Last year's SummerSlam was a fun show. Not great, but I enjoyed it
Sibersk Esto
Banned
Oh right