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Moneymarks.txt
serenewarfare
Banned
The idea of taking a large talent base and splitting them across shows that have different structures and tones to highlight the strengths of the guys on your roster is absolutely a good idea. You're crazy if you think it isn't.
Smackdown was only that for a few years before Heyman was run off, but it absolutely can be that again given the talent at hand. The assumption that it can't at all be good is simply typical wrestling fan pessimism.
plagiarize
Banned
Nia JAX is really green, but she's already better than Tamina and continues to show signs of improving. I'm pulling for her.
That's an in insanely low bar. Tamina has trouble performing basic movements with her limbs.
No argument there.
The only thing that really annoys me about Not Jax is when she does her leg drop. She doesn't even bother to jump at all. She just kind of lifts one leg and falls.
thats a samoan trademark
Yokozuna's leg drop was great.
Nepotism is something that will always exist, it kinda sucks but what can you do.
Dinging her for being green is odd though, considering she's in developmental.
slightconfuse
Banned
Brand split is literally an excuse for more McMahon bullshit.
watch his later year leg drops
She's been on an NXT TakeOver for a title match which is more than just development now.
Probably.
That's awesome haha Currently my favorite youtube channel.
She really needs to work on her facial expressions and arm flailing. She gets too wide eyed goofy when selling people trying to knock her down. Otherwise I'm totally okay with her progressing at the rate she is, she's fine
"Dual World Champs" is fucking ridiculous.
There's one guy. Period. In any sports league in the world, there's only one champ.
That's why it's ridiculous. "Two equal champs" is not a real thing.
serenewarfare
Banned
See, I was told that Raw would become terrible after Payback because it would be filled with McMahon bullshit. That's yet to happen and Raw has continued to range from fine to pretty good since then.
So this statement just comes off as unfounded pessimism.
Every other "sports league" has all the teams playing under the same banner, even if separated by divisions. If Raw and SD are truly separate, they are more akin to two separate sports leagues than they are to two divisions in the same league.
slightconfuse
Banned
Yea really expect wwe to learn why the brand split fsiled
serenewarfare
Banned
Why can't they? They've changed the way they think about a lot of things the past five or so years since the last brand split. Raw is essentially focused around Roman and indie wrestlers.
Sweeney Tom
Banned
You're being generous calling the Shining Stars, a shit world title scene, a shit women's title scene, a nonexistent (due to injury) tag scene, dwindling ratings, and having nothing consistently main event just so it doesn't end in boos "fine to pretty good"
damn!
a draft?
split whc's?
divas division becoming a thing again? or am i confused?
what the fuck am i reading?
PHOENIXZERO
Member
The brand split was fine for a few years before it was pretty much just a brand split in name and didn't mean anything.
How's her American?
Also surprised WWE hasn't sniped Syuri yet.
Hire Nia Jax over someone like Keira or Starfire though. lol.
How's her American?
serenewarfare
Banned
A shit world title scene? You mean the world title scene that produced a really great match at Extreme Rules and numerous good matches on TV leading up to that?
Just because Roman's holding the belt doesn't automatically mean the stuff surrounding the belt is bad.
Sweeney Tom
Banned
Confused. People thought there'd be two women's champs as a response to this, but it's sounding like they'll just put it on one show and the tag on another
So if Sasha ever recovers, no more New Day interactions
Empyrean Heaven
Member
Just noticed in Eden's farewell blog she doesn't mention Renee Young at all. Hmmm...
Damn. Thats kind of shitty.
Seems like they are going to limit themselves way too much for this to work without a massive influx of new, and more importantly, ready talent that can go from day 1.
And for the love of god, no split ppvs. I didnt watch WWE back when the first brand split happened, but after going back and watching some of those smackdown only ppvs, theres no way I wouldve put up with that garbage.
We can only pray they are not that fucking stupid.
Bluekaveli
Member
I'm about to live the fucking dream and no one will stop me!
It is when you theoretically have two different "leagues" with two equivalent belts. SmackDown and Raw will be split into two separated things being run by different people with different rosters. There will be "only one champ", one in each different show, that were drafted and compete for the highest prize within their brand.
Serious question, where do you stand?
1 - You don't see the benefits of a well managed split.
or
2 - You don't believe that the WWE will manage the split correctly.
British Monsoon
Member
The WWE Champion, Women's Champion and Tag Champions should have to take challenges from both rosters, then bring back the European title and make the EU title and the US title the exclusive single titles of each brand, respectively.
Bluekaveli
Member
Then when you look and see that Cena is going to be the other champion you want to eat a diarrhea sandwich.
Then you realize that the person holding the 2nd title will be John Cena.
when was the last time you saw Frankensteiners on Raw?
Has to look better than Bayley's Frankensteiner
Sweeney Tom
Banned
Good news for once today:
UK indy ICW (Insane Championship Wrestling) has a TV deal in Italy and it's doing fucking great apparently! Aired for 2 weeks and already 332k viewers, 310k just this week, which is literally more viewers than TNA on POP
UK indy ICW (Insane Championship Wrestling) has a TV deal in Italy and it's doing fucking great apparently! Aired for 2 weeks and already 332k viewers, 310k just this week, which is literally more viewers than TNA on POP
Angry Grimace
Two cannibals are eating a clown. One turns to the other and says "does something taste funny to you?"
She's not related to the Anoa'i family. She's actually related to the Rock. Which is why the Rock sometimes tweets and talks about her, unlike Roman.
serenewarfare
Banned
To be fair, that is by no means confirmed. It's just assumed, like many things about this split said so far.
I really don't think he will be, or if he is it won't be for long. I'm approaching this split with an open mind, but still a tad cautious.
Ah. I was confused.
Bluekaveli
Member
In other Samoey news.
Bluekaveli
Member
Like Zach meanly described OiN, just some guy.
Angry Grimace
Two cannibals are eating a clown. One turns to the other and says "does something taste funny to you?"
Honestly, though, she's still pretty distantly related to him. She's like a 2nd cousin once removed.