A storyline that might work

[Guest PhillyDogg]

When the 10th anniversey of RAW comes on, Vince comes out with Eric and says "This is my master plan. For almost 2 years I have been putting the wrestling public to sleep every Monday for a reason because now everdays hates the WWE and now NNNNNITROOO is back. HA HA HA" The Nitro music starts playing.

[Guest bob_barron]

What does changing RAW to Nitro accomplish?

[Guest Angle-plex]

Worst.Post.Ever.

[Guest BoboBrazil]

What is the point? It will still be the same WWE crap, but just under a different name.

[Guest CanadianChick]

A rose is a rose by any other name. Similarly, shit is shit by any other name.

[Guest The Mighty Damaramu]

Maybe with it being Nitro they have an excuse for why it sucks so bad!?

[Guest saturnmark4life]

Worst.Post.Ever.

well, it wasn't 'i like tripple h who do you like' but it's close. I wouldn't put it past them though...

[Guest PhillyDogg]

It would make the brand extension more believable and I disagree that this is "The Worst Post Ever".

[Guest bob_barron]

What does admitting your own product sucked accomplish? It's what WCW used to do and look where they are now.

 

Oh and having Vince come out and go: This is Nitro now is one of the stupidest most anti-climatic things I have ever heard of

[Guest PhillyDogg]

Well, I thought I would get more of a positive response, lately the WWE has had worse ideas then that. Do you agree that changing RAW to Nitro would make the brand extensions more believable?

[Guest bob_barron]

Nope- cause everyone would know it's just RAW under a different name

[Guest CanadianChick]

It might distinguish the brands more, but I think that it the least of their problems right now...

[Guest RickyChosyu]

No one cares about the brand extension, and calling one of the shows Nitro wouldn't improve things.

 

Care to explain why Vince would run WCW out of business, buy them, and then run his own company out of business, all on purpose?

 

Is there any purpose there? No offense, but this seems like a ridiculous idea that wouldn't accomplish anything besides giving me more of a reason to avoid the WWE's product.

[Guest The Czech Republic]

If they switched RAW to Nitro, which I'm not totally against, it would definitely necessitate another realignment to put the right people in the right places, i.e. Triple H to Smackdown, cruisers to Nitro, hosses to Smackdown (the ones that haven't already), Guerrero/Benoit/et al to Nitro. And as a supplement to that, you'd need to realign the B-shows as well, Velocidential to WCWSN as half B-show and half WCW Classics, Heat as is but a WWE show. Too much work, and all too hypothetical. It'd be fun though.

[Guest razazteca]

if they call it Nitro then Scott Steiner or Booker T as champ could happen.

[Guest Ram]

When the 10th anniversey of RAW comes on, Vince comes out with Eric and says "This is my master plan. For almost 2 years I have been putting the wrestling public to sleep every Monday for a reason because now everdays hates the WWE and now NNNNNITROOO is back. HA HA HA" The Nitro music starts playing.

Well that was certainly detailed and original.

 

BOOOO!

[Guest PhillyDogg]

How Dare you insult me. JK ,but hey its beats the Katie Vick angle.

[Guest bob_barron]

What the fuck is your point????? So it beats one of the worst angles of all time- that doesn't make your idea sound any better and it just makes you look stupid for trying to act like your angle is good since it beats one that was so bad

[Guest PhillyDogg]

But it stll beat out one angle

[Guest TheArchiteck]

lol...this is too funny.

[Guest saturnmark4life]

I can see it happening, which is partly why it sucks.

[Guest Dillon Likes Bossman]

Come on guys cut the man some slack....~gets dirty looks~

 

This guy is an idiot....kill him.

[Chunk 0]

Come on guys cut the man some slack....~gets dirty looks~

 

This guy is an idiot....kill him.

lol

 

I agree though, that it would make the brand extension better. There would actually seem to be some cpmpetition between the two shows, if Raw ran as a WCW show. They would need to turn the set etc back into the Nitro set though, and an old WCW name like Bischoff would HAVE to run it. Its far too much hassle and expense, for a small reward.

 

Plus, how likely is it that the WWF are going to axe their flagship program. Raw, may suck these days, but its still their main show.

 

ChUnK!

[Guest saturnmark4life]

It would have made the brand extension more believable if they did it, you know, when they did the brand extension. It would be the most pointless thing ever if they did it now.

[Guest TheArchiteck]

Yeah its pretty much too late to make it beleivable now.

I was hoping they made WCW vs. WWE different shows and stuff in the beginning. Seeing other teams INVADE the other show and cause ruckus backstage would have been fun to watch.

But now I don't really care......

[Guest Angle-plex]

The only way "WCW Raw/Nitro" would work is if the following happend:

 

1) Change the cameras to what TNT used a few years ago

 

2) Change the set to the old nitro set (The new RAW set has to go anyways)

 

3) The RAW "theme" song will have to go. Maybe change it to a new theme, or the old WCW theme

 

4) Major WWE talent should go to Smackdown (Triple H, HBK, ect) while former WCW talent like Jericho, Steiner, Nash (:shudders:) and maybe Hogan are on Nitro.

 

5) Jim Ross and Jerry Lawler will have to go to Smackdown, since they are well known for being in WWE. Cole and Taz could go to Nitro.

 

6) All mention of the other brand would have to stop. This means no advertising ticket sales for the other brand too.

 

Hm.....any other ideas?

 

EDIT: I forgot, RAW's "color" would have to change. The RAW logo has been red for years. A change to white, green, black, yellow, or anything else might freshen things up.

[Guest jester]

Ah, "Raw is going to become Nitro" is my favorite wild never-gonna-happen theory, just ahead of "Raven is going to reform the flock."

 

I'm predicting "HBK will put over new talent" is going to be my third favorite wild never-gonna-happen theory.

[Chunk 0]

The fanatsy-o-meter goes up another notche:

 

How about having Mean Gene Okerlaund and Bischoff on commentry for Nitro, and JR and King for Smackdown.

 

Then (and how about this for a wild-never-gonna-happen theory) Tazz is given the opportunity to get off his arse and work a few macthes :gasps in horror:

 

ChUnK!

[Yuna_Firerose 0]

"Raven is going to reform the flock."

 

Hey, that one COULD happen....or something like it. *shrug*

 

Back on topic.... Changing RAW to Nitro would accomplish nothing. All the reasons for this has already been said, so no reason for me to repeat 'em.

 

Although considering a recap of the 'Roid Posedown' is on Heat right now, perhaps I should repeat the reasons.....just for entertainment's sake. From a gal's pov...those two are disgusting!

[Guest AM The Kid]

Why would Vince annouce it? Why not have Eric annouce it and fuck up Vince's product?