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pan6467 · 04-12-2005, 11:28 PM

Well, I think financially the WWE may be hurting, that could be one reason. Another could be they are purging locker room poison. Although I don't see Molly Holly being that.

Personally, I think McMahon needs real competition. 3 way to do that:

- TNA getting true national television exposure on a cable station and not just do those PPV.

- Ted Turner and company to either buy TNA or start their own venture again once the AOL/Time Warner no compete clause comes up.

- Or the biggest possibility, McMahon divides the company back into 3 segments ECW, WCW and WWE and puts Heyman/Tommy Dreamer, Bischoff/Hogan/maybe Austin and himself/Steph/JR in charge of each and lets them just run their own company. Have their own PPVs, their own talent, their own tours etc. Make them in "competition" of each other again.

The 90's proved that all 3 if managed properly and with the right coverage can make BIG HUGE money. But as a single entity it gets bogged down and the talent gets lost.

Imagine Monday/Thursday Night Wars again: RAW on Spike, WCW on UPN, and ECW on USA. Have each brand a legitimate entity to itself, where they make their own money, television and talent deals, etc. Maybe every now and then have crossovers.

Add excitement back to the wrestling business, make it so that people WANT to watch and see who is going to change feds, or who is going to bad mouth who. Make it like it was when wrestling was bigger than life..... you had to watch on Mondays and Thursdays because you never knew what would happen next.

You have to go with what works and right now McMahon is playing it too safe and the shows aren't must see like they used to be.

He tried this with Smackdown, but there's that true competition of shows missing. Everyone knows it all WWE and who is in charge and it's all white bread and no filler.

04-12-2005, 11:28 PM	#1122 (permalink)
pan6467 Lennonite Priest Location: Mansfield, Ohio USA	Well, I think financially the WWE may be hurting, that could be one reason. Another could be they are purging locker room poison. Although I don't see Molly Holly being that. Personally, I think McMahon needs real competition. 3 way to do that: - TNA getting true national television exposure on a cable station and not just do those PPV. - Ted Turner and company to either buy TNA or start their own venture again once the AOL/Time Warner no compete clause comes up. - Or the biggest possibility, McMahon divides the company back into 3 segments ECW, WCW and WWE and puts Heyman/Tommy Dreamer, Bischoff/Hogan/maybe Austin and himself/Steph/JR in charge of each and lets them just run their own company. Have their own PPVs, their own talent, their own tours etc. Make them in "competition" of each other again. The 90's proved that all 3 if managed properly and with the right coverage can make BIG HUGE money. But as a single entity it gets bogged down and the talent gets lost. Imagine Monday/Thursday Night Wars again: RAW on Spike, WCW on UPN, and ECW on USA. Have each brand a legitimate entity to itself, where they make their own money, television and talent deals, etc. Maybe every now and then have crossovers. Add excitement back to the wrestling business, make it so that people WANT to watch and see who is going to change feds, or who is going to bad mouth who. Make it like it was when wrestling was bigger than life..... you had to watch on Mondays and Thursdays because you never knew what would happen next. You have to go with what works and right now McMahon is playing it too safe and the shows aren't must see like they used to be. He tried this with Smackdown, but there's that true competition of shows missing. Everyone knows it all WWE and who is in charge and it's all white bread and no filler. __________________ I just love people who use the excuse "I use/do this because I LOVE the feeling/joy/happiness it brings me" and expect you to be ok with that as you watch them destroy their life blindly following. My response is, "I like to put forks in an eletrical socket, just LOVE that feeling, can't ever get enough of it, so will you let me put this copper fork in that electric socket?"