Detective Comics 0 Report post Posted June 16, 2003 I take a look at the rosters on both shows, and they have more then enough talent to fill 3 hours of TV each. I understand the importance of replaying some segments in case people missed it the first time. But why do they still have jobbers on Heat and Velocity? Are too many guys injured? If they used the talent they already had and showcased them, and only them on their programming, then maybe they would have had enough time to set up more fueds. I guess the point I am trying to get at is: If they didn't have jobbers, they would have more fueds, more matches on the Brand-Split PPVs, and less of the Redneck nonsense. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LooseCannon25 0 Report post Posted June 16, 2003 I think the jobbers purporse it to provide guys like Steven Richards and others with wins, so that when they're losing every week on Raw it'll look better for their opponent. With that being said i dont htink it works, it's ok cause EVERYTHING is meesed up in WWE right now. I'm losing hope. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Goodear Report post Posted June 16, 2003 For like Heat and such they can use the taping as a scouting tool to find out how people perform on camera and such. I believe that is how they used the show for The Bashams and Team Angle (you know before they were Team Angle). Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest notJames Report post Posted June 16, 2003 Jobbers are used to make even the most unlikely wrestlers look like they could win a match… except Jamie Noble. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Nevermortal Report post Posted June 16, 2003 The old purpose of jobbers was to get people over without sacrificing established talent. Nowadays its all fucked up. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest HollywoodSpikeJenkins Report post Posted June 16, 2003 Jobbers are used to make even the most unlikely wrestlers look like they could win a match… except Jamie Noble. I'm pretty sure that it is in Jamie Noble's contract to get pushed for 3 months, then start jobbing to Indy talent in dark matches and to Rikishi every week on Smackdown. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Murmuring Beast 0 Report post Posted June 16, 2003 Jobbers are used to give the Jobbers, mostly rookies, a chance to show off in front of a crowd and a camera. Makes sense to me. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest notJames Report post Posted June 16, 2003 I guess that's what being compared favourably to Chris Benoit nets you these days. Who says politics and wrestling don't mix? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Smell the ratings!!! Report post Posted June 16, 2003 Since none of the real wrestlers are allowed to job clean anymore (except Noble), they have to actually hire a seperate group of wrestlers to get squashed. They used to always be burying guys so they could use them as jobbers, but now all the no names are in OVW and cant be buried. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest bigdunn20 Report post Posted June 16, 2003 They are tehnically "enhancement talent." To enhance the name wrestlers. They are not there usually to be evaluated. They generally take just any guy who knows how to bump and sell, and put them on TV as jobbers. The indy guys involved in the dark matches are the ones that are being evaluated under the microscope. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ChrisMWaters 0 Report post Posted June 16, 2003 I kinda like the jobbers/enhancement talent. It reminds me of the old days when I started watching wrestling...back when Matt and Jeff Hardy were nobodies...when Barry Horowitz was running through the rankings. (Horowitz is probably the first enhancement talent to beat a superstar..." It's fun to see that again. Though, I am kinda upset that Nova is one at this time... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Retro Rob Report post Posted June 16, 2003 The reason jobbers are needed now is because without them the same 5-10 guys would lose every match they are in. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest subliminal_animal Report post Posted June 17, 2003 Jobbers are used to make even the most unlikely wrestlers look like they could win a match… except Jamie Noble. I'm pretty sure that it is in Jamie Noble's contract to get pushed for 3 months, then start jobbing to Indy talent in dark matches and to Rikishi every week on Smackdown. What indy talent? If you're talking about Orlando Jordan, he's under contract. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
