How To Spice Up Smackdown...

[BruiserKC 0]

Let's face it...Smackdown has had some solid action in recent months but seems to be lagging behind RAW as far as being in the public eye. It doesn't help that injuries decimated part of their roster. WIth Smackdown preparing to move to a new network effective in less than 3 weeks...it might be too short to do something like this but I think if done right could shake up Smackdown as well as give it what the brand extension was originally supposed to be...set up as competition for RAW.

 

Theodore R. Long's appearance in a skybox at RAW could be the set-up for this. Then, on Smackdown he comes out near the end of the show and wants to talk to the fans and to Vince McMahon (who shows up via satellite feed). Long makes the comment that Vince made sports entertainment what it is today and so on and so on...but he has forgotten about what made wrestling great. He starts naming off guys like Steamboat, Race, Luger, Flair, Funk, etc. He goes on to comment how Vince deliberately ignored some of their accomplishments simply because they weren't always WWE.

 

Vince talks about all he's done for the company and how he's a hands-on owner. Long then points out that that's been the case for RAW, but he's completely ignored Smackdown and the needs of that brand. Long points out that you've been so busy chasing DX and running people like Foley and Austin out of the WWE that you have done nothing for Smackdown and it was noticeable.

 

Finally, Long refers to 2001, when Vince bought WCW and at the time made the speech he was going to put the company on the shelf. Long pointed out ECW may have brought attitude, but WCW's competition kept Vince's juices flowing or he might have gone out of business a long time ago. In fact, WCW was the company to nearly bring Vinnie Mac to go out of biz.

 

Then, Long drops a bombshell...that years ago someone bought what was left of the WCW stock from Ric Flair and Vince's children. And now they were cashing in...starting September 22...Smackdown would become World Championship Wrestling and Smackdown becomes Friday Nitro. Then...they introduce the new owner and chairman of WCW...Stone Cold Steve Austin! Vince goes ballistic as Austin goes on about how he found a way to ultimately stick it to him.

 

I think if booked right would be huge...it would wake up Smackdown and bring back the original feel of competition that was supposed to be there.

[bob_barron 0]

WCW is a dead name and is viewed as nothing more then a joke.

 

It would be OMG for a week, before it was just Smackdown! with a different name.

 

And Austin's almost as stale as WCW

[notJames 0]

… blah blah blah silly wCw revival shit blah blah blah

ban plz thx

[tominator89 0]

WCW is a dead name and is viewed as nothing more then a joke.

 

It would be OMG for a week, before it was just Smackdown! with a different name.

 

And Austin's almost as stale as WCW

 

Didn't people say the same thing about ECW which now tours and has it's own timeslot?

 

The only way to relaunch WCW would be by bringing back Eric Bischoff.

[Black Lushus 0]

The only way to relaunch WCW would be by bringing back Eric Bischoff.

 

well, that, and you'd have to bring in guys like Sting, Goldberg, Steiner, etc. etc...you know, all the guys they shoulda brought over right away during the whole Invasion deal...the guys that were on top during WCW's last days. All they have is what? Booker and Rey?

[Angle-plex 0]

I hate fantasy booking.

[Hawk 34 0]

Smackdown just needs that big main event angle or star and people will care again.

 

Especially not a pointless WCW revival. You can get that on Spike TV on thursday night.

[Guest bobrock29]

Dude they totally dropped the ball with the Invasion angle and that is the only chance they would have ever had to make big money the WCW name. If the E would have done it right they would have had WWE and WCW right now instead of that crap they call ECW.

[Just John 0]

If the Invasion, general handling of the brand extension, and the revival of ECW (aka Raw: Tuesday edition) can't convince you that McMahon will never do an intra-competition thing, nothing will. Give up on it, people.

[DrVenkman PhD 0]

WCW is a dead name and is viewed as nothing more then a joke.

 

It would be OMG for a week, before it was just Smackdown! with a different name.

 

And Austin's almost as stale as WCW

 

Didn't people say the same thing about ECW which now tours and has it's own timeslot?

 

The only way to relaunch WCW would be by bringing back Eric Bischoff.

 

No. ECW "died before it's time because TNN was gay" or whatever people want to say. WCW died in January 1999 and it's ghost haunted the wrestling world for another two years. That's how history is currently viewed on the matter, I believe.

[Hawk 34 0]

ECW's spirt within its core fanbase wasn't dead. It just didn't have any room to grow and Heyman couldn't save it. ECW was still thriving with the fans and actually continued growing its crowds in new markets at its death.

 

The DVD sales proved that ECW was still meaningful for the wrestling market. If Heyman had the funds/ownership of the name, he could have re-opened ECW and been welcomed with open arms.

 

WCW was a wound that was completely rotted out by the time it met its demise.

[nl5xsk1 0]

Spoilerz: Bret Hart is going to lead teh invasion!

[alfdogg 0]

Moved to General.

 

If you don't like the thread, DON'T READ IT.

[LJSexay 0]

all these "fantasy" booking ideas aside, I think all Smackdown really needs is one good trade from Raw, a new set, and it will be good to go. As it is it is great, but as always things could be better.

[Hasbeen1 0]

If he moves, Cena will help. So will Benoit when he returns.

[sluggo 0]

ha WCW on CW yuk yuk

 

Nah, CW has been big on promoting Smackdown in it's current form to advertisers. Nothing drastic will happen for a while.

[Kahran Ramsus 0]

What Smackdown needs is better advertising from the company to make it seem like a show worth watching and to stay the course with regards to the direction of the product. It takes a long time to turn a ship around and if Smackdown continues being a quality show than the fans will eventually come around. Quick fixes usually do more damage than good, especially if it means that Vince takes a more hands-on (ie. more SE, less wrestling) approach to the show.

[JimmyHendricks 0]

For another Invasion to work, it has to seem spontaneous, and feel like a total shoot. We need Bischoff or whomever is the leader to hop the rail and rush the ring, then get arrested Matt Hardy style. We need J.R. to cut to commercial whenever one of the invaders makes it into the ring. We need microphones being cut off, no mention of them on air, and when they finally do become part of the show, have the WWE really seem in danger. Have Bischoff somehow secure a court order allowing his faction airtime, instead of some dumb loophole. Have them constantly beat the shit out of every WWE "star". Hell, have them actually win control of the company--of course the WWE will win out in the end, but it's something that can last years if done right.

 

Have the members be combinations of people we wouldn't expect. The nWo worked partly because people believe Hall & Nash were real invaders, because they had never been on screen buddies in the WWF. Having Shane and Steph lead the "Alliance" with Hulk Austin let everyone know this was a WWF production.

 

Don't have Teddy Long stand in the ring and give a long explanation on how Austin somehow bought Shane's percentage in WCW and he blah blah blah is now the owner, blah blah blah Vince is pissed dammit. That feels so much like what they WOULD do, and as others have said, people would care for about a week, then figure out it's Just Another WWE Angle and stop giving a shit.

[Jericho2000Mark 0]

"OMG THIS IS HOW I WUD BOOK THE INVASION" threads went out of style in 2002. Get with the times.

[Taker666 0]

I really think SmackDown is fine the way it is at the moment, and although the original poster's idea are actually pretty good. Turning SD! into WCW would be horrible and will actually make me loose interest in SmackDown. With Benoit returning and the possiblity of Cena coming over, SmackDown will be set. a good amount of Main-Event talent, a GREAT mid-card, an actual Tag Division and a decent Cruiserweight Division. They just need to somehow make Undertaker a regular on SD! to give the brand that extra Star Power and SmackDown will be on fire IMO.

 

besides, to we really need both WCW and ECW back under the WWE Banner?

[Eclipse 0]

The WCW revival scenarios should stop. There is no way the fans will buy it, after WWE dropped the ball back in 2001. And, if it did change to WCW, there wouldn't be a sudden ratings increase unless a chunk of the old WCW roster came back.

[PLAGIARISM! 0]

Just bring in Stevie Ray.

[razazteca 0]

The WCW revival scenarios should stop. There is no way the fans will buy it, after WWE dropped the ball back in 2001. And, if it did change to WCW, there wouldn't be a sudden ratings increase unless a chunk of the old WCW roster came back.

Smackdown already has:

 

Booker T

Beniot

Finely

Regal

Rey Mysterio

Chavo

Noble

Yang

 

Raw can send:

 

Flair

Foley

HHH

JR

 

ECW can send:

 

The Big Show

[FroGG_NeaL 0]

Just bring in Stevie Ray.

[Hasbeen1 0]

Merging the brands should be considered, but if not, merge the world titles and have the champion defend on both shows. Tag champs too. Plus have the U.S. title and IC title defended on both shows, those belts should no longer be considered garbage. Having Cena, for an example, defending on a Raw PPV against Edge and a Smackdown PPV against Booker T-and getting all he wants from both, no squashes, would make the brands seem more equal. I'd like to see the brands merged, with more talent, guys like the Spirit Squad wouldn't be as rushed.

[UseTheSledgehammerUh 0]

TNA beat them to it.

[Hasbeen1 0]

The WCW revival scenarios should stop. There is no way the fans will buy it, after WWE dropped the ball back in 2001. And, if it did change to WCW, there wouldn't be a sudden ratings increase unless a chunk of the old WCW roster came back.

Smackdown already has:

 

Booker T

Beniot

Finely

Regal

Rey Mysterio

Chavo

Noble

Yang

 

Raw can send:

 

Flair

Foley

HHH

JR

 

ECW can send:

 

The Big Show

 

ECW can send Hardcore Hak or whatever his name was in WCW. That was a total waste.

[cabbageboy 0]

I say bring back Stevie Ray too. Suckas gotsta know what happened to Stevie. Add him to the King's Court as Queen Sharmell's bodyguard (Duke Stevie?), then bring back Paul Burchill from OVW purgatory and put him with Regal as a tag team.

 

What the hell, UT isn't doing anything useful right now so put him back in the Ministry. I suggested this a while back actually. Wouldn't take much to get Viscera on SD, put Khali in it when he gets back (as in he couldn't put down UT so he joins him), get a couple others. Ministry raises hell on SD, the King's Court is baffled, and the other guys like Batista, Lashley, and Rey unite. You can have those guy put aside their issues with Booker to fend off UT and Co.

[Hasbeen1 0]

That would be a good spot for one of the Godwins that's coming back, too. Almost anything would beat the Rey-Chavo junk.