Guest glennsoe Report post Posted January 1, 2004 We can all agree that 2003 was a "so so" year for the wwe and us, the fans...So since i don't have anything else to do right now, i'll post my thoughts and preyers from Norway; For 2004 I wish; * For a LOT less "McMahon folks" on the shows.....This is one of the reasons why the shows bombed in 2003. Keeping these guys of camera MUST be done if things are going to turn around * Keep it to just "one GM" on the shows !! Let Austin be a "sherif" that can be on both shows and be an "enforcer", let him ADD stipulations to matches and NOT make matches...Keep Bishoff on Raw and Heyman on Smackdown...These guys have "the IT factor" that get's people watching - and with Austin lurking around you never know when he shows up to "enforce" * Some switches to the roster MUST be made; Basham Brothers, Matt Morgan, Rikishi and Scotty 2 hotty to raw for Hurricane, Scott Steiner and RVD...This will "gather" the tag teams at one show and the cruiserweight division gets back Hurricane (why did he even go to Raw?) and RVD and Scott Steiner can main event against Lesnar/Cena/Benoit/Angle and Eddie * Let the "cruiserweights" fight "Cruiserweights" !! I sooooo tired of seeing these guys JOBBED out to the likes of A-Train/Morgan/Show/Lesnar/Taker...DON'T hold back "cruiserweight moves" !! Let Hurricane do the "vertabreaker" and watch him become the star of this division, now he's nothing more than a jobber with a mask. * Rebuild the cruiserweight division "again"...Let Dean Malenko book this division and i think we'll get great matches..Hell let "velocity" become the cruisers "own" tv show with "qualifying matches" each week and a cruiserweight titlematch each smackdown and ppv.. * When you think of all the great cruiserweights wwe currently has, it's quite a feast NOT to get these guys "over". Rey, Kidman,Spanky,Nunzio,Tajiri,Jimmy Yang,Knoble,Paul London,Hurricane, Nova and Ultimo Dragon among others...That's one hell of a good start to a division right there. * Do like Nwa Tna does it sometimes; Have an "open door policy" when it comes to new talent...Heck this past year some really good wrestlers have had "try out" matches with the wwe; American Dragon, Xavier, Kid Kash, Elix Skipper and Sharkboy among many others, if only the were given enough time and effort - they'd fit right in * Hire these guys to strenghten the roster and some divisions; Kid Kash, Trinity, Amazing Red, Sonny Siake, Jerry Lynn (why they released him is beyond me), Ron Killings (K-Kwick), Doring and Roadkill, Sting and A J Styles..... * Give the Us title some tv matches that matter...Big Show hasn't defended his belt in over 2 months (why take it from Eddie if nothing good comes from it?) * Of cource they would have to let some people go in order to bring some fresh faces in. These are my choices of people to be fired; Chris Nowinski (great talker but very injured), Mark Henry,Maven,Billy Gunn, Farooq, Bradshaw and Zach Gowen !!! What do you "the experts" think about these wishes for 2004 ?? Feedback is wanted !! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Anglesault Report post Posted January 1, 2004 We can all agree that 2003 was a "so so" year for the wwe and us, What elevated it to so-so? Jerry Lynn (why they released him is beyond me), He's not marketable. Everything about him from look to personality to mic skills is totally generic. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Salacious Crumb Report post Posted January 1, 2004 * Do like Nwa Tna does it sometimes; Have an "open door policy" when it comes to new talent...Heck this past year some really good wrestlers have had "try out" matches with the wwe; American Dragon, Xavier, Kid Kash, Elix Skipper and Sharkboy among many others, if only the were given enough time and effort - they'd fit right in Are you on crack? None of these guys would make it in the WWF. American Dragon - style will never get over with a WWF crowd. Kid Kash - bad attitude Elix Skipper - already released and a minority Xavier - he's not very good to start with Shark Boy - creative could never make his gimmick work. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest StevieNightHeat Report post Posted January 1, 2004 No mention of Kanyon? so Kanyon will still be left with nothing to do... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Corey_Lazarus 0 Report post Posted January 1, 2004 * For a LOT less "McMahon folks" on the shows.....This is one of the reasons why the shows bombed in 2003. Keeping these guys of camera MUST be done if things are going to turn around I don't argue this at all. * Keep it to just "one GM" on the shows !! Let Austin be a "sherif" that can be on both shows and be an "enforcer", let him ADD stipulations to matches and NOT make matches...Keep Bishoff on Raw and Heyman on Smackdown...These guys have "the IT factor" that get's people watching - and with Austin lurking around you never know when he shows up to "enforce" It'd be an interesting concept...for two weeks. Then it'd be played out. * Some switches to the roster MUST be made; Basham Brothers, Matt Morgan, Rikishi and Scotty 2 hotty to raw for Hurricane, Scott Steiner and RVD...This will "gather" the tag teams at one show and the cruiserweight division gets back Hurricane (why did he even go to Raw?) and RVD and Scott Steiner can main event against Lesnar/Cena/Benoit/Angle and Eddie Why Steiner? RVD could be carried by them all, and have some fun matches with the cruisers, but WHY Steiner? Also, are you trying to eliminate the tag division entirely on SmackDown? Why? SmackDown has the better teams, overall, of the two shows, and you're trying to limit it to just Spanky/London, WGTT, and Los Guerreros (who will break up soon anyways)? * Let the "cruiserweights" fight "Cruiserweights" !! I sooooo tired of seeing these guys JOBBED out to the likes of A-Train/Morgan/Show/Lesnar/Taker...DON'T hold back "cruiserweight moves" !! Let Hurricane do the "vertabreaker" and watch him become the star of this division, now he's nothing more than a jobber with a mask. They took the Vertebreaker away because it has a high risk for injury. While I dig the move and I don't think they should ban moves simply because there's a risk for injury (since then all we'd have is two men sitting down and actually playing chess), they got rid of for an acceptable reason. * Rebuild the cruiserweight division "again"...Let Dean Malenko book this division and i think we'll get great matches..Hell let "velocity" become the cruisers "own" tv show with "qualifying matches" each week and a cruiserweight titlematch each smackdown and ppv.. Would be good, but won't ever happen. Remember, despite Rey Mysterio Jr's popularity with the fans, and the fact that Steve Austin drew like a motherfucker, Vince thinks nobody under 6'3" is a draw (Austin is 6'2", or 6'1", methinks). * When you think of all the great cruiserweights wwe currently has, it's quite a feast NOT to get these guys "over". Rey, Kidman,Spanky,Nunzio,Tajiri,Jimmy Yang,Knoble,Paul London,Hurricane, Nova and Ultimo Dragon among others...That's one hell of a good start to a division right there. Nova is in OVW, but the rest? Yes. The fact that WWE isn't doing jackshit with them sucks, as Ultimo could be marketed to the kids (the mask would sell), as could Hurricane, and a few backstage skits with Spanky and London being goofballs could help get them over. * Do like Nwa Tna does it sometimes; Have an "open door policy" when it comes to new talent...Heck this past year some really good wrestlers have had "try out" matches with the wwe; American Dragon, Xavier, Kid Kash, Elix Skipper and Sharkboy among many others, if only the were given enough time and effort - they'd fit right in That, and if only they weren't under a one year contract to NWA-TNA (Kash, Elix, and Sharkboy are; I'm sure of Kash, but not too sure about Sharkboy and Elix), or weren't making a good living on the indy circuit (American Dragon is one of the bigger names on the US independent circuit, and tours Japan and the UK enough to make decent money). * Hire these guys to strenghten the roster and some divisions; Kid Kash, Trinity, Amazing Red, Sonny Siake, Jerry Lynn (why they released him is beyond me), Ron Killings (K-Kwick), Doring and Roadkill, Sting and A J Styles..... So, basically, you want them to get rid of everybody in TNA worth watching that isn't named Christopher Daniels, LowKi, CM Punk, or Raven, eh? Well... Kid Kash - 1-year contract to TNA. Trinity - 1-year contract to TNA. Amazing Red - Suffered a knee injury on a tour of Japan, didn't let it heal and it worsened, will be out for a year. Sonny Siaki - 1-year contract to TNA. Jerry Lynn - Tried it, didn't work. He won't get over with the fans to the point where he'll be anyhing more than an over midcarder since WWE fans are, for the most part, not fans of people that are simply good wrestlers. Ron Killings - 1-year contract to TNA. Doring/Roadkill - I don't know why they'd want them, really. Danny's boring, and Roadkill sucks. Sting - Doesn't care for a full-time schedule anymore. AJ Styles - 1-year contract to TNA. * Give the Us title some tv matches that matter...Big Show hasn't defended his belt in over 2 months (why take it from Eddie if nothing good comes from it?) Because Vince doesn't want Eddie getting over by himself, despite the fact that the two biggest stars since Hogan in the 80's, Steve Austin and The Rock, got over by themselves. * Of cource they would have to let some people go in order to bring some fresh faces in. These are my choices of people to be fired; Chris Nowinski (great talker but very injured), Mark Henry,Maven,Billy Gunn, Farooq, Bradshaw and Zach Gowen !!! So firing Nowinski, who could be a great heel one day (competent worker for his level of inexperience, very good talker, has heel mannerisms DOWN), is a good idea because he's injured? Has Bischoff taught you nothing? Henry cannot be fired due to his contract. He still has 3 years left on it. Unless WWE wants to buy out his contract, which would cost the rest of his contract's worth in a shorter amount of time, he's here. Maven I agree with. Billy Gunn will never be gone due to the fact that he's always been loyal to Vince. Faarooq and Bradshaw are well-liked backstage by management, or something, so they're here for a bit. If Gowen is released, he'll file a discrimination lawsuit based on his handicap (although I'm sure it could be overruled by showing evidence that he wasn't worth the money he was being paid, was a prick backstage, etc.). Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
the pinjockey 0 Report post Posted January 1, 2004 They won't fire Maven. If they fired him, any hope of restarting the Tough Enough series would die. And Vince may not want it now, but down the line if he thinks he can make money off it he will bring it back. But if they dumped the first winner that quick, that chance is done. Firing Nowinski is just silly. I only recall him having two injuries. The broken nose and the concussion. Both freak injuries, not like constant torn muscles or chronic pain in knees, neck or back. He has been out for a while, but it takes time for Post-Concussion Syndrome. You come back too soon, your career ends. But stay out until you are ready and you can be back to normal (ex. Ricky Craven in NASCAR). Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
USC Wuz Robbed! 0 Report post Posted January 2, 2004 Keep it to just "one GM" on the shows !! Let Austin be a "sherif" that can be on both shows and be an "enforcer", let him ADD stipulations to matches and NOT make matches...Keep Bishoff on Raw and Heyman on Smackdown...These guys have "the IT factor" that get's people watching - and with Austin lurking around you never know when he shows up to "enforce" No that isn't a good idea. Many marks wants some kind of balance between good and evil. They don't want to see Bischoff running amok on Raw every week with Austin just drinking beer in the back. They voted for Austin to come back for a reason. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Anglesault Report post Posted January 2, 2004 Keep it to just "one GM" on the shows !! Let Austin be a "sherif" that can be on both shows and be an "enforcer", let him ADD stipulations to matches and NOT make matches...Keep Bishoff on Raw and Heyman on Smackdown...These guys have "the IT factor" that get's people watching - and with Austin lurking around you never know when he shows up to "enforce" No that isn't a good idea. Many marks wants some kind of balance between good and evil. They don't want to see Bischoff running amok on Raw every week with Austin just drinking beer in the back. They voted for Austin to come back for a reason. The marks don't want a balance, they want good dominating evil. You think there was a balance between Austin and Bischoff? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
USC Wuz Robbed! 0 Report post Posted January 2, 2004 True, Anglesault, but that's my point, they don't want evil dominating, like Glennsoe says. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Ghost of bps21 0 Report post Posted January 2, 2004 Kid Kash: His contract runs out in February (IIRC) he didn't sign a new one with everyone else because he already had a contract he was under. There had been Internet talk about WWE interest in him...so we'll see. Trinity: Signed contract for next 1.5 years Amazing Red: Was hurt before contracts came up...so he's free and recovering Sonny Siaki: Signed for 1.5 years Jerry Lynn: Free Ron Killings: Signed for 1.5 years Doring and Roadkill: Free Sting: Free...but doesn't want the schedule A J Styles: Signs every contract TNA puts in front of him. Locked up for next 1.5 years. Enjoys RoH and TNA (and being the big fish in the pond) too much. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Insane Bump Machine 0 Report post Posted January 2, 2004 You have to have dominating heels in charge so that the pushed babyface WRESTLERS can overcome the odds. That doesn't work if Austin runs around beating/out-smarting all the heels single-handedly. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Ghost of bps21 0 Report post Posted January 2, 2004 Here's an idea I like... Why not...NOT HAVE GMS??????? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Insane Bump Machine 0 Report post Posted January 2, 2004 Here's an idea I like... Why not...NOT HAVE GMS??????? That would be even better, but we should have some sense of realism here. They won't get rid of the authority figures because they're far too lazy to come up with other booking devices. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
USC Wuz Robbed! 0 Report post Posted January 2, 2004 Heels doesn't necessarily have to be dominating, because let's face it, I enjoyed Mick Foley's initial Commissioner run, when he was a babyface commissioner that allowed heels some kind of leverage, as opposed to Eric Bischoff's heavy heel booking. I'm sick of Bischoff, and Heyman is actually better than him because he allows leverage. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tawren 0 Report post Posted January 2, 2004 * Do like Nwa Tna does it sometimes; Have an "open door policy" when it comes to new talent...Heck this past year some really good wrestlers have had "try out" matches with the wwe; American Dragon, Xavier, Kid Kash, Elix Skipper and Sharkboy among many others, if only the were given enough time and effort - they'd fit right in Are you on crack? None of these guys would make it in the WWF. American Dragon - style will never get over with a WWF crowd. I'm not trying to pick fights, but Danielson can do so many styles. I was watching a tape of some of the Shawn Micheals Texas Wrestling Alliance TV shows that I have, one of the matches is Dragon (under a mask) vs Spanky, and Dragon just busts out the highspots. Sunset flip powerbomb, springboard senton into the crowd, tons of stuff. His RoH stuff, in many ways, actually limits him as he sticks to the mat technician style. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lil' Bitch 0 Report post Posted January 2, 2004 Benoit becoming WWE Champion would be the best wish that could happen for me this year. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
razazteca 0 Report post Posted January 2, 2004 How many times has the Cruiserweight division been restarted since 1997? Alot of the guys that you (topic starter) suggest are either too small or can't do a promo in the proper WWE standards. How about cut all of the drama crap and let the people who can act do it. Please no more skits with Trish crying or Orton doing the evil smirk of bordom. If there must be Public Acces level acting then leave it to Austin, Jericho, Matt Hardy, Stevie Richards & Victoria or even Bishoff. I do not want to see 90 minutes of bad acting by women who have been scorned by their boyfriends. With the payoff of it being "U stole my heart" boo *nervous laugh* er hoo. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Spaceman Spiff 0 Report post Posted January 2, 2004 Kid Kash: His contract runs out in February (IIRC) he didn't sign a new one with everyone else because he already had a contract he was under. There had been Internet talk about WWE interest in him...so we'll see. Isn't Kash in his mid-to-late 30's? I remember reading that he was older than he looks. Going under that assumption, why would the WWE have interest in an old, small guy? That's 2 strikes against him in Titan-land. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Internet Warfare 0 Report post Posted January 2, 2004 Yep, cause god knows Vince aims to please the smartmarks. You guys are wasting your time with these list's. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
