Question about the "brand extension"

[Guest Sakura]

To be an "extention" wouldn't they have to be extending something? They're splitting the roster in half...what's being extended here? It would be an extension if they were splitting the roster and giving each two shows, ppvs, a recap show, ect. but that's not the case.

 

And could somebody fill me in on how splitting the roster in two solves their problems?

[Guest bps "The Truth" 21]

They extended the price of the ppvs.

[Guest Dangerous A]

Correct. They will now go for $34.95 a show. I would like for them to alternate months between shows, so there is more build and (hopefully) more incentive to buy ppv's.

[Guest Sakura]

Good point.

 

 

I would like for them to alternate months between shows, so there is more build

 

 

How is there more build? They'd have the exact same number of shows, since the roster won't have two major shows a week anymore.

[Guest Dangerous A]

I mean alternate months between shows. Example would be Raw brand gets Backlash in april. Smackdown would get Judgement Day in May, then Raw brand would get King of the Ring and so forth. If there are 2 months before a show, there would be a ton of build up for ppv's

[Guest Sakura]

No...there would be the exact same amount of shows to hype matches. Right now ever week gets two major shows, Raw and Smackdown. In a 4 week month that's 8 shows to build up. Following me? Once the split is over there will only be one major show a week. So now in a 4 week month there would be 4 major shows. Nothing will change.

[Guest WarMachine]

Actually, somewhere down the page, there's a thread which says something about Excess becoming another show, distancing itself from the recap shit. Take it for what it's worth though.