MORE SUGGESTIONS FOR THE WWE, THE FANS DO CARE !!
- 08/04/2007 (8:50:13 pm)
- Georgiann Makropoulos
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Hello Georgie!
If you ask me, the problem with RAW is that they simply don't grasp the concept of "sports entertainment". Now the "sports" part isn't really a problem as WWE has some of the best wrestling talent ever. But "entertainment"? Let's be honest, if it wasn't for the wrestling, this show would have been cancelled years ago!
Most episodes of RAW seem like they're made up as they go along. Matches are booked for no real reason at all. For example, let's look at the main event a few weeks ago. Did anyone catch an explanation why Candice was signed up to team with Cena against three men?
Lose the "unpredictable" foolishness. If fans aren't given any reason behind booking decisions, why should they care about the matches? If owners/general managers are allowed to book matches on a whim, it makes the wrestlers seem powerless. Vince McMahon still gets a big reaction from the crowd because he's booked to be more powerful than most of the talent.
The draft is another example of how WWE undermines their talent - the wrestling talent, that is. The suits decide where the talent goes, and who keeps a title and who doesn't. For example, wouldn't it be more compelling if a Bobby Lashley wanted to leave ECW for RAW and dropped the ECW title in a sign of disrespect? Being told where to go and what to do and following meekly only makes the talent look weak.
Was Vince watching the reaction when Edge decided to show up on Smackdown and cash in his Money In The Bank to take the title? When wrestlers make the decisions, the fans react.
One last thing - stop devaluing the talent! Every time one wrestler is allowed to dominate two, three, or even five wrestlers at a time, the guys being beaten lose their marketability. It's not like the territory days where there's a constant stream of proven talent able to rotate in and out of a promotion. DX were allowed to destroy all five of the Spirit Squad at will. Had someone taken the Squad seriously, three wrestlers could have gotten a rub working with Shawn and Trips to even the odds against the Squad. Instead, now Kenny jobs on Smackdown and four other guys are gone off the main roster.
I used to be a faithful follower of RAW and Smackdown, but now I only watch if I'm near the TV at that time. I do buy wrestling DVDs which remind me how good wrestling can be if the people behind it actually know what they're doing.
Thanks for letting me rant.
From: Angelo Furlan
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Hi Here are my suggestions
1. Bring back some real Heavyweigths Like ,Earthquake,Yokozuna and of course the greatest of èm all Andre The Giant.
These guys was so hated and yet so RESPECTED By any fan around the Globe. Some Rule breakers our wrestling Heroes just Couldn't get down for the three count.
2. Please stop some of all this violent Blood bath that we see today.
In the old days a Chair shot was some thing you talked about weeks after it happened. Keep that on ECW.
3. Give us stories that make us believe. Like the time Earthquake squashed Hogan at the Brother Love Show. Or the time Undertaker put Warrior in a coffin at the Funeral Parlor
4. Put Ric Flair in Charge ..Maybe Hogan They must have some good Idea`s too go more old School.
5. Bring Big Show Back ....This Time use him with R-E-S-P-E-C-T!
Thanks Georgie For Bringing This up
From: Lennart Larsø of Denmark, Europe
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1. Have Cena lose the belt. Have him chase it for a couple of months and lose. Followed by him fueding with other main eventers that are not in the title picture. And hell even with midcarders that need a push
2. Have guys like Lashley, Cena, Batista, Triple H (When he returns). Have them... LOSE more matches. Cena and company winning every week is completely stupid.
3. Bring back matches that people want to see, and save them for PAY PER VIEW!!!! Hell In a Cell, Last Man Standing, I Quit, TLC... leave them for PPVs. Have Cage and few ladder matches on Raw and SmackDown!. While there at it bring back some old classics like Empty Arena Match or Bar Room Brawl, Boiler room brawl even.
4. Fire everyone without talent. Batista, Lashley, Cena, and others. Then bring back the talented ones. Jericho, Ariel, hell even try to get Talia Madison.
5. Fire all the useless divas like Michelle, Brooke, Kelly, Layla, etc. And have diva matches with divas that can actually wrestle.
6. Cut down on PPVs. Bring back King Of the Ring and get rid of all the other ones except WrestleMania, Royal Rumble, SummerSlam, and Survivor Series. maybe throw one more in. Like a Cyber Sunday where fans actually decide on everything.
7. Cut down on house shows. This would be for the wrestlers so they don't get hurt. and nothing escalates to the Benoit situation
8. GET RID OF ECW!!!!!!! Useless
From: mattdemaster
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Hi Georgie
I was reading the comments of other readers and decided to add my 2 cents in on how the WWE can make their shows better...
1) FIRE BATISTA- Not only is be the most boring wrestler on the face of the planet, but he is not fan friendly at all. He has been known to make kids cry and get people in the company fired. Someone like that DOESN"T DESERVE a job in the WWE!
2) Give different guys a push- There are so many wrestlers on the roster that have such a huge amount of talent and they aren't given the opportunity that they deserve. Give guys like Matt Hardy a shot at glory.
3) Take title off Cena- He has had it long enough!!
4) Bring in Divas that can actually wrestle!
5) Bring back the hardcore title!
From --Renee, Staten Island, NY
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Hey Georgie This is Anthony from Cleveland
1. Have Cena lose that title and have Orton win he hasn't lost at a ppv besides Vengeance for a long time he deserves it then later on have Triple H win the title.
2. Bring back the Undisputed title like for instance if Orton or Triple H win go back 2 that belt instead of the spinner belt.
3. Give C.M. Punk the ECW title he's a crowd favorite and he's lost like 6 matches since being in ECW.
4. More ppv like matches like an inferno match, Hell in a Cell, Elimination Chamber, some TLC matches, or how about a Buried Alive match or even a casket match.
5. Have Extreme Expose actually do something besides show the same dance moves that we see every week and waste time on ECW. They should actually expose something like wrestling talent.
6. Have The Great Khali lose the World Heavyweight Championship he's terrible he only has like 5 moves and he cant even pin someone he just puts his boot on top of someone I mean come on I have more wrestling moves than this big goon.
7. Have Mr. Kennedy get in the WWE championship hunt I mean Orton deserves it but if Cena wins at Summerslam then have Mr. Kennedy win at Unforgiven.
8. Quit having Cruiserweight opens they had like 4 this year and a midget won this time.
9. Give ECW tag team titles or bring back the ECW television championship.
Thanks Anthony
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Wud up, Georgie,
I guess I'd have to chime in on this. What would make WWE better? Some of the stuff I've read I totally agree with and some of the stuff I really don't.
First off, the stuff I agree with:
1. Get the belt off John Cena. I like him as champ, I like him better when he's chasing after it. He had a better program when he was feuding with Edge. Instead of building up monsters then watching him just squash them, I'd rather see him lose to someone whose his Heel equivalent, like Randy Orton or Triple H.
2. Get rid of ECW. Or make it about Wrestling, not "Sports Entertainment". They should make it like the proving grounds for guys in OVW or the territorials that are associated with WWE. I also personally think that CM Punk maybe ready for RAW. If you're not going to put the ECW Title on him, at least make him go run for the IC belt.
3. International Wrestlers. I would love to see the Great Muta or Lyger do an international show. WWE needs to do that when they go to Japan.
The things I disagree with:
1. Get rid of Diva Wrestling. The problem with the WWE Divas wrestling is that it's always the same six Divas wrestling. I like T and A as much as the next person, but rotating the same six Divas gets boring. They need more Divas who could wrestle, like Mickie James. There's a bit of them in the Indys. If they could show they could "hang with boys", then this whole WWE Diva thing would be more exciting.
2. Mr. McMahon. Don't need him. Every time he comes out, it's like 15 minutes of my life is wasted. I could be doing something more productive with my life. Like writing that screenplay about my freshman year of college or making half of a Rachael Ray 30 Minute Meal. This man is so vain that he thinks that he could single handedly bring up the slumping ratings? It would work if this were 1998. But without a personality to conflict with or feed off of, like Stone Cold or HBK, Mr. McMahon is just blah blah blah. Bobby Lashley is not exciting enough in my book to be a conduit for Vince. The last good, in my opinion, Mr.McMahon program was when Stone Cold when crazy and was huggy with Vince.
What would make WWE better?:
1. Factions. Make new ones, don't resurrect old ones like DX or over crowd the scene with them. I'd love to see one dominant faction in the vain of Evolution.
2. Balance between shows. Even with the ratings slump, RAW's still better than Smackdown. I remember when Smackdown was an awesome show. What happened there? You'd figure that Smackdown is more accessible to the TV viewing public than RAW. I'd love to see more balance between the two shows.
3. No More Sports Entertainment. It's a better showcase when actual wrestling is involved. Cut the jibber jabber and just get on what everyone came to see. Or at least instead of the first 15 minutes of RAW is Vince coming out to bore us again for another week, cut it down to like half that and have some wrestling. On top of that, the reason why WWE was good back in the late 90's was because of the competition. WCW was a threat to WWE. WWE had to one up WCW or else. Now, it's TNA and they don't see them as a threat. Why? Because TNA doesn't have the money WCW had? A good TNA episode happens almost every week (provided that there's at least one match in one hour and the rest of the time it's usually build up for pay per view). One good TNA Spike TV match is the equivalent to like one good WWE pay per view. If RAW or Smackdown has time to show at least four "TNA equivalent" matches an episode,TNA wouldn't be a competitor. TNA would be a pretender to the throne. WWE needs to stop trying to catch lightening in a bottle and go to what they did best at their peak. Become "more innovative" than the competition. And by innovative, I mean perfect what the competitor is doing.
From: Nik-NYC
I guess I'd have to chime in on this. What would make WWE better? Some of the stuff I've read I totally agree with and some of the stuff I really don't.
First off, the stuff I agree with:
1. Get the belt off John Cena. I like him as champ, I like him better when he's chasing after it. He had a better program when he was feuding with Edge. Instead of building up monsters then watching him just squash them, I'd rather see him lose to someone whose his Heel equivalent, like Randy Orton or Triple H.
2. Get rid of ECW. Or make it about Wrestling, not "Sports Entertainment". They should make it like the proving grounds for guys in OVW or the territorials that are associated with WWE. I also personally think that CM Punk maybe ready for RAW. If you're not going to put the ECW Title on him, at least make him go run for the IC belt.
3. International Wrestlers. I would love to see the Great Muta or Lyger do an international show. WWE needs to do that when they go to Japan.
The things I disagree with:
1. Get rid of Diva Wrestling. The problem with the WWE Divas wrestling is that it's always the same six Divas wrestling. I like T and A as much as the next person, but rotating the same six Divas gets boring. They need more Divas who could wrestle, like Mickie James. There's a bit of them in the Indys. If they could show they could "hang with boys", then this whole WWE Diva thing would be more exciting.
2. Mr. McMahon. Don't need him. Every time he comes out, it's like 15 minutes of my life is wasted. I could be doing something more productive with my life. Like writing that screenplay about my freshman year of college or making half of a Rachael Ray 30 Minute Meal. This man is so vain that he thinks that he could single handedly bring up the slumping ratings? It would work if this were 1998. But without a personality to conflict with or feed off of, like Stone Cold or HBK, Mr. McMahon is just blah blah blah. Bobby Lashley is not exciting enough in my book to be a conduit for Vince. The last good, in my opinion, Mr.McMahon program was when Stone Cold when crazy and was huggy with Vince.
What would make WWE better?:
1. Factions. Make new ones, don't resurrect old ones like DX or over crowd the scene with them. I'd love to see one dominant faction in the vain of Evolution.
2. Balance between shows. Even with the ratings slump, RAW's still better than Smackdown. I remember when Smackdown was an awesome show. What happened there? You'd figure that Smackdown is more accessible to the TV viewing public than RAW. I'd love to see more balance between the two shows.
3. No More Sports Entertainment. It's a better showcase when actual wrestling is involved. Cut the jibber jabber and just get on what everyone came to see. Or at least instead of the first 15 minutes of RAW is Vince coming out to bore us again for another week, cut it down to like half that and have some wrestling. On top of that, the reason why WWE was good back in the late 90's was because of the competition. WCW was a threat to WWE. WWE had to one up WCW or else. Now, it's TNA and they don't see them as a threat. Why? Because TNA doesn't have the money WCW had? A good TNA episode happens almost every week (provided that there's at least one match in one hour and the rest of the time it's usually build up for pay per view). One good TNA Spike TV match is the equivalent to like one good WWE pay per view. If RAW or Smackdown has time to show at least four "TNA equivalent" matches an episode,TNA wouldn't be a competitor. TNA would be a pretender to the throne. WWE needs to stop trying to catch lightening in a bottle and go to what they did best at their peak. Become "more innovative" than the competition. And by innovative, I mean perfect what the competitor is doing.
From: Nik-NYC
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I have held back on my comments because I am really old school. But I want to see the WWF/E (Forgive Me Georgie, I have never really accepted the name change and in my eyes only, It will always be World Wrestling Federation) Succeed. I know that part of the problem is the Benoit Family Tragedy. I know many parents in my neighborhood and area that will no longer allow their kids to watch wrestling of any kind whether it is the WWF/E or TNA. These parents were also hardcore wrestling fans in their day during the 1980's-till now. Now my suggestions:
(1) Have Cena lose the WWF/E Heavyweight Title: It has been said many times, But Orton or Jeff Hardy (when he comes back from his suspension) deserve to have a shot with the title.
(2) Make the Intercontinental Champion the #1 Contender: Someone else had this idea and that person is 100% correct. It was great when Wrestlers like Tito Santana, Don Muraco, Greg Valentine, Randy Savage, Ultimate Warrior, Bret Hart and other IC Champions made that titile so important that you could not ignore the fact that they were more than capable of defeating the WWF/E World Heavyweight Champion
(3) Have 1 WWF/E World Heavyweight Champion and 1 WWF/E World Tag Team Champion: The belts have been devalued enough. The Brand extension no longer works. I do not see a reason why the WWF/E World Heavyweight and World Tag Team Champions can not defend the titles on both Raw and Smackdown. If you are going to give the put the Titles (World Heavyweight, Intercontinental, World Tag Team) on your best wrestlers, They should be defending their belts on both shows.
(4) Drop the United States Title: I say this with a heavy heart. But, The US Title was created by the NWA/WCW. The IC Title should be the Numer 1 contenders belt.
(5) Batista, Masters and Snitsky need more training!! Right now, They should not be on any of the WWF/E shows. My opinion only!!
(6) McMahon should not revive his character!!!: You have to let the wrestlers be the ones that make the WWF/E a Success!!! When McMahon started, He had Hogan, Santana, JYD, Andre, Savage, Valentine, Micheals, Hart, Neidhart, Roberts, Ultimate Warrior, IronSheik, Volkoff and others that helped him make the WWF/E successful. If he comes in now, He is showing a lack of faith in his current roster. A 62 year old man should not be the star of the WWF/E. That limosine explosion was a huge turnoff for me and alot of my friends and how he had 10 bell salutes for himself when wrestlers that helped build the WWF/E are really dying!!
(7) Drop ECW: It does not work when McMahon runs it plain and simple!!
Thank you for letting me voice my opinion, Stephen Faust
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Hi Georgie!
You made some really valid points, but also some I disagree with. While I personally don't care for either John Cena or Batista, I do think that a very large percentage of the audience does love them and does tune in to see them. Especially in the case of John Cena. While I am tired of seeing John Cena as champion, I was also sick of seeing Hulk Hogan as champion. I didn't watch the WWF to see Hogan, nor do I watch WWE to see John Cena. I am so thankful that WWE gives me as a fan three hours of other original programming that does not feature him, unlike back in the day when Hogan was all over everything and Mr. Perfect and the like were what "wrestling" fans watched when and where we could.
As far as Batista, I think he's over pushed, but at WrestleMania he and Undertaker stole the show. I know a lot of people have said that it was the Undertaker, but I have seen almost every televised Undertaker match since his debut, and it takes two to tango. I have never met Batista personally, so I can't comment on anything that I've read about his attitude. Do I feel like he got Ariel fired? I'm sure that his suggestion may have had some impact, but Batista does not work in the personnel department of WWE that I'm aware of. With that said, I do agree that Batista cares solely about Batista.
Is the WWE political? Of course it is, so is every corporation I've ever been employed by and even the one I'm currently employed at. To get to the top, you do what they ask you to do, whether or not you think it is the way it should be done or you offer alternatives in ways that they understand.
I disagree with you that the Benoit tragedy has little to do with wrestling ratings, as the impact of that would have more immediate. Some people did turn it off, but I attribute the ratings decline to the lack of continuity and familiarity among casual viewers. I personally like Mr. Kennedy, but I think a lot of people really don't know who he is, or why they should care who he is. I mean, why does he do his own intro? what is he about? the same could be said for many others. WWE have never explained why they have an attitude, what makes them a bad guy. Successful heels work because there is a reason for their evil, Edge is a jaded prick who resents the fans. Anyone can understand that and that's why he's the biggest bad guy in the company.
I am with you on the whole Matt Hardy issue. I think Matt could and should be a World Champion, even if it was in ECW. I can't think of anyone who has been handed so many can't win situations and turned them into gold. He's more than paid his dues and deserves to finally be rewarded. Anyone who thinks than an Edge-Matt Hardy match couldn't headline a WrestleMania is delusional.
As far as C.M. Punk goes, he's one of the main reasons I watch ECW. Eventually, he will be the ECW champion, just as Sting eventually became WCW champion. I think the major part of the fun is watching the quest and as John Morrison grows into his new role, it will be interesting seeing them against one another. I really feel that this is probably one of the more interesting storylines WWE has done in quite some time.
One final point, I think that the majority of the internet wrestling fans don't take into account that they are a small portion of the people that watch wrestling. Not everything on WWE television should be catered to them. I hate the Diva search, but I understand why they do it and I do something else while it's on. If every single match was a five star classic, if every angle and every story, if every champion was who you wanted it to be, then it would get old really quick. Part of the fun is the debate. I think so many people overanalyze it to death and take the fun of just watching a match out of it. I used to be guilty of it. I'd watch a match and instead of just watching the match I'd wonder "who is going to win and for what reason and how will this feed into such and such feud, or if he loses is he being depushed because of some reason I don't know about." BUT I was ruining the thing I loved. You can over think anything and ruin it. So I tried a little experiment, I just turned it on and tried it watch it casually. If something grabbed my attention then cool, if it didn't, oh well, what they were trying to do just didn't click with me. And you know what? more often than not, I started getting into it again, I allowed myself to just sit back and watch a TELEVISION show. Three years ago I would've hated Khali & Hornswoggle, but they have their place. A fun little distraction or an oddity that I don't see in everyday life. WWF & WWE have always been kinda goofy, they've always done things their way. Ultimately, if you don't like what you see on WWE, then watch TNA, Panda Energy is spending millions of dollars hoping that you do. If you don't like TNA (which I do) then seek out ROH or some other independent wrestling federation until you find something you do like. IF that doesn't work, well, guess what? You don't like wrestling anymore. Even then there is still WWE 24/7 and a lot of DVDs and tapes of yesteryear.
We can offer suggestions and what not, but really, it's like any TV show, movie, or even a band, the best way to voice your opinion is by not buying, going, or watching. Wrestling won't go away and maybe someday they'll change and you'll like what they're doing, if not, life goes on. I don't like modern punk bands, but I still listen to my old Misfits stuff. Things change, it's part of life. I see more and more younger kids at WWE shows, maybe WWE needs to pay more attention to that demographic instead of mine. Maybe they should bring back good guys vs. bad guys. Brighten up the Raw set and make it family friendly again. I remember a lot of wrestlers saying "where do we go from here?" when things got so extreme, maybe it's time to go back to just being a fun distraction, introduce the characters more fully, do more vignettes and such, and book the Matt Hardy's, C.M. Punk's and Rey Mysterio's the way they should be booked, as kid friendly, noble modern champions who children can have as responsible role models. The era of the anti hero is dead & I get enough "attitude" on the commute to & from work, I just want an entertaining & fun show to make me forget about the stress of life for a couple of hours.
From: W. Dwight Hatfield of Clearwater, FL
I have read your letter, and have absorbed every word, makes lots of sense to me. Now if only the WWE would listen, I feel it would get better.
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1.) End the roster split and unify the titles. I've been back and forth on
the roster split for a while now but I think it really is time to end it. It
was a good idea when they had a large roster in 2002/2003 and even 2004. But
now, especially with all of the injuries, I think it's time to end it. RAW
should be used for the storylines and focus on the main stars. The same
wrestlers can appear on SmackDown too to draw ratings but I would use
SmackDown more for the actual wrestling and push the up and coming stars and
drop ECW completely.
2.) Reduce the amount of PPV's. I thought 12 was too much but now they have
what? 15? That is WAY too much. I would go back to the regular 12 or even
drop it to 8.
3.) Fix the storylines. I see people posting about going back to basic
wrestling and I completely disagree with that. I think they need storylines
like the Attitude Era. The only problem is they don't have anyone who can
write those kind of storylines like Vince Russo (like him or hate him the
WWF hasn't been the same without him). They need the reality, edgy, adult
orientated storylines back on RAW. The things that make you want to tune the
following week. Ending the shows with shocking cliffhangers again. They need
to have more controversial storylines.
4.) Get rid of the Diva matches. It's fine to have the divas come out once
in a while in a bikini contest or pillow fight or whatever but most of their
divas today cannot wrestle. If they want them to wrestle so bad why not tape
matches before RAW and SmackDown and put them on a weekly show on WWE.com?
the roster split for a while now but I think it really is time to end it. It
was a good idea when they had a large roster in 2002/2003 and even 2004. But
now, especially with all of the injuries, I think it's time to end it. RAW
should be used for the storylines and focus on the main stars. The same
wrestlers can appear on SmackDown too to draw ratings but I would use
SmackDown more for the actual wrestling and push the up and coming stars and
drop ECW completely.
2.) Reduce the amount of PPV's. I thought 12 was too much but now they have
what? 15? That is WAY too much. I would go back to the regular 12 or even
drop it to 8.
3.) Fix the storylines. I see people posting about going back to basic
wrestling and I completely disagree with that. I think they need storylines
like the Attitude Era. The only problem is they don't have anyone who can
write those kind of storylines like Vince Russo (like him or hate him the
WWF hasn't been the same without him). They need the reality, edgy, adult
orientated storylines back on RAW. The things that make you want to tune the
following week. Ending the shows with shocking cliffhangers again. They need
to have more controversial storylines.
4.) Get rid of the Diva matches. It's fine to have the divas come out once
in a while in a bikini contest or pillow fight or whatever but most of their
divas today cannot wrestle. If they want them to wrestle so bad why not tape
matches before RAW and SmackDown and put them on a weekly show on WWE.com?
From: latenightconan
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Georgie,
I love your site. I have been a long time wrestling fan myself, and I have
read the quotes about how to change the WWE.
1. Take the title off John Cena and never let him have it back for a long
time.
I love your site. I have been a long time wrestling fan myself, and I have
read the quotes about how to change the WWE.
1. Take the title off John Cena and never let him have it back for a long
time.
2. With the 3 brands keep it going but make it interesting by having one WWE
Champion who defends on all 3 shows.
3. Going back to the Survivor Series concepts of teams with the end match
being a War Games concept match with all the winners competing in.
4. Bring back some of the old time people like Kevin Sullivan to work with
the younger guys on how to set up and work a angle.
5. If RAW is the flagship show of WWE you need to showcase talent who will
carry it, you need to also show guys who can work a match and a angle.
6. If your going to showcase the Great Kalhi as featured main eventer he
needs to learn a few things about the busness, I would first off have him
watch some Andre the Giant matches to see how Andre even when he wasn't in
the best of health worked, then maybe make him a babyface for sometime to
show he is human.
7. NO MORE DIVA TALENT SEARCH. They have a lot of pretty women to
showcase, they need to show these women how to work, rather then letting guys
teach them, let someone like Moolah teach them.
8. Vince needs to let go some control he has some people who can run with the
ball, let him take some time listen to them and with a committee let them try
to decide what works and what doesn't
9. Vince needs to concentrate on the Wrestling end of everything ok. He has
never been successful in any other venture, so things like WWE films should be
a no go.
10. Stop looking for the next big superstar, let the fans decide.
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WWE needs to go back to basic of the early years with real good promos and good interviews and no longer do the v. mc mahon kiss your +++ club on live tv tapings in front of little children out there. Quit the cussing and bad words on TV , and having men's kiss men's and woman's kiss woman's segment, give the WWE viewers more live matches and make the fueds mean something, almost keep the males,& females taking off there clothes on live tv, give us better matches and ppv events like the past years events, let the championship belts mean something, dont have a title change each week. etc
thanks john mills [email protected]
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Hey Georgie...I've now read 2 batches of letters from
fans with ideas of how to make the WWE better...Here's
what I think...
1) While I think "The Time is Now" for Cena to lose
the belt, I say wait till Unforgiven maybe even No
Mercy and the get it off of him...Reason being that
he's about a month away from having a 1 Year
Un-Interrupted Title Reign...When was the last time
any of us remember that happening with a World
Title...
2) After Cena loses the title...TURN HIM HEEL!!! He
was much better as a Heel anyways...
3) Get rid of Batista...I used to be a Batista fan
back in the Evoution Days...But since he surrendered
the title January '06 he has been VERY SLOPPY...We
don't wanna end up with another Droz due to Batistas
Sloppyness...
4) ECW...Either push the people that trult epitomize
ECW or get rid of it all together...
5) Ending the Brand Extension...Would be a possible
scenario if they still had the likes of Heat,
Velocity, etc. If you do away with the brand
extension you go back to '00 when you saw the same
people in the same matches 2 nights a week...If it
hadn't been for the Brand Extension I whole heartedly
believe that guys like Shelton Benjamin would've been
fired because of "Not Having Anything For Them to
Do"...
6) In regards to the Divas and the
Cruiserweights...Put ALL the Women on RAW and ALL the
Cruiserweights on Smackdown... You currently have
Victoria who is arguably the best women's wrestler on
either roster on a show where she cannot vie for the
Women's Championship...Likewise you have Davari and
Super Crazy on a show where they constantly get beat
instead of letting them dominate the Cruiser
Division...
I'm sure I have more to say, I just can't think of
anything more right now...
From: J.J. Williams of Long Beach, CA.
fans with ideas of how to make the WWE better...Here's
what I think...
1) While I think "The Time is Now" for Cena to lose
the belt, I say wait till Unforgiven maybe even No
Mercy and the get it off of him...Reason being that
he's about a month away from having a 1 Year
Un-Interrupted Title Reign...When was the last time
any of us remember that happening with a World
Title...
2) After Cena loses the title...TURN HIM HEEL!!! He
was much better as a Heel anyways...
3) Get rid of Batista...I used to be a Batista fan
back in the Evoution Days...But since he surrendered
the title January '06 he has been VERY SLOPPY...We
don't wanna end up with another Droz due to Batistas
Sloppyness...
4) ECW...Either push the people that trult epitomize
ECW or get rid of it all together...
5) Ending the Brand Extension...Would be a possible
scenario if they still had the likes of Heat,
Velocity, etc. If you do away with the brand
extension you go back to '00 when you saw the same
people in the same matches 2 nights a week...If it
hadn't been for the Brand Extension I whole heartedly
believe that guys like Shelton Benjamin would've been
fired because of "Not Having Anything For Them to
Do"...
6) In regards to the Divas and the
Cruiserweights...Put ALL the Women on RAW and ALL the
Cruiserweights on Smackdown... You currently have
Victoria who is arguably the best women's wrestler on
either roster on a show where she cannot vie for the
Women's Championship...Likewise you have Davari and
Super Crazy on a show where they constantly get beat
instead of letting them dominate the Cruiser
Division...
I'm sure I have more to say, I just can't think of
anything more right now...
From: J.J. Williams of Long Beach, CA.
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I really only have one Idea and it kinda has to do with the old territory system because in my opinion it would be impossible to bring that back but what if when you visit areas of the country that do have a strong indy fed around use some of there talent and not just as jobbers but push them a litte even give them a few win for example around the Pa. area you could use Ring of Honor talent and mention that they are Ring of Honor, I'm sure that would give the smaller feds credibility and after a while when WWE comes to the PA. area people will start looking forward to seeing the smaller promotions featured in the end I think that would be like back in the territory days when the big team for say Texas came to the northeast they ended up selling out all the time because people had heard of them but never seen them live.
From: Swervin89
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My suggestion to WWE is simple yet is proven to be effective. It has nothing to do with the normal "Push the cruiserweights" or "Get the title off Cena." Cena's doing a hell of a job as champion and the cruiserweight, unless given a story--a reason to be fighting--will never be over. My suggestion is this:
Make things less predictable. People stopped watching Raw--myself NOT included--because they feel they can go away, come back and, with the exception of a few substitutions in storylines, things will be the same. I'm not saying titles should be hot-shotted back and forth but I do believe switching belts on the TV shows won't hurt the product or the pay-per-view buy rates.
Speaking of pay-per-views, WWE has got to do something to make it's viewers WANT to order the shows. The matches are good-to-great but there's little to no storyline development and nothing happens. Think back to the Attitude era where Austin hit McMahon with a chair at Unforgiven. Something that effective was talked about. Sable getting fired at the Over the Edge pay-per-view was interesting. Kane winning the title unexpectedly was exciting. Even stretching to Unforgiven 2000 when we were given an amazing storyline involving Triple H, Kurt Angle, and Stephanie McMahon and, as a result, millions tuned in to see what would happen. Who would Stephanie choose? Right now, that aspect of excitement and enthusiasm is gone.
Myself, well right at this very moment, I do feel wrestling has gotten stale. But I always see the glass as half full and feel there's enough good to out weight the bad. As I've stated above, my only complaint/suggestion is for the WWE to wake up and realize they have become complacent, which is why UFC and other forms of entertainment have been able to swoop in and capture members of its audience.
From --Erik Beaston
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hello again georgie.
After reading all the comments I have to make some myself. i wasn't going to but, all the whining and complaining. the internet, ah what good and what bad impact it has on so many things, including wrestling. first off, nobody can believe the internet reports. period. most of the time there not true, and if they are, we find out eventually if they really are. i look at the wrestling sites everyday and i always think to myself, isnt this whats ruining wrestling? i mean, before the internet, we didn't know about the backstage politics and the "whos in the doghouse and such. " first off , there is no doghouse, that's a joke, if they didn't want talent there, they would just fire them. such reports i read are so lame. remember the good old days when the only info you had into prowrestling came from the wrestling magazines? and most of them were created and written with the storylines in mind , to keep you interested in what was going on on tv and ppv, and not what batista eats for breakfast or the one of the talent showed up late. bottom line, i care what they do on tv, not off. ive said this a million times, they are playing characters, that's there job, who gives a damn what goes on behind the scenes. bottom line is the results of the tv shows. and all of us sitting here giving our comments. its the same with tv shows, baseball, etc. who are we, if are ideas were so good, we'd be the ones running multimillion dollar companies, not writing our comments on a computer from a starbucks. take the title off cena, get rid of the divas, do this do that. bottom line, if they didn't know what they were doing, we wouldn't be watching. every business, has highs and lows, bad employees ups and downs. you roll with the punches, granted, wrestling isnt as great right know as it once was, but they are also trying to build new talent. hogan is gone, austin, rock etc. that time is gone and they are trying to build new talent. and they will and like everything else it will progress and move on. as far as people saying they hate cena or batista has no talent, i dont see you in the ring pulling off all these moves, on the road 250 days a year , using their bodies as a form of our entertainment. who the hell are all of you. and let me tell you something. this is what makes the decision as to who is champion and who is featured on tv more than others. us. yes that's right us. we buy all the merchandise, we are the ones who cheer and boo. and all of this plus the way that said talent acts, how well they can handle the work load, and the ones who can lead the company are what is used to determine who is champ and who isn't. and yes, there is what is called "transition champs " such as the great Khali. they are used to be a heel to get other talent over or back on top , such as khali vs Batista. so after saying all this, all i have to say is shut up, if we were so great or informative, wwe would be calling all of us for ideas, and i dont see anyone getting any phone calls anytime soon. we are not writers, directors or producers. we are fans, lets start acting like it and when were at a live show , and we see something we dont like, just boo like we used to instead of going home and writing a blog about it. boo or cheer, go home and move on. and just remember , it a tv show, just like friends or seinfeld. there is always going to be something someone doesn't like , so just realize its a tv show, and get over it.
FROM: DON, FED UP IN PA
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The feedback has been great, please keep your letters coming. I promise the WWE are reading your suggestions and complaints. After all it is the FANS who can make or break a show.
Many are saying that it is Benoit's murder/murder/suicide as the main reason for the decline in the ratings. I disagree.
The shows have been lack luster for a long while now. It had nothing to do with the tragedy the occurred in June. Although I do know that many parents have stopped their children from watching wrestling since that happened. I have received emails stating so.
Many are writing me that Monday Night BORE is only getting worse week after week. McMahon on Monday might spike the ratings a bit, but is it really good for the business.
So many of you get it!!
The company is not elevating the younger talent for the future. Someone like Mr. KENNNNNNNNEDY is the future. Keep him fresh, put him over. And please keep him injury free.
Matt Hardy is a company man, give him a break. The fans love him, they want to see him.
Get over being upset with him because he went public about Lita and Edge, that is in the past, get over it !!!
Everyone loves C.M. Punk. Get the ECW belt on him, and leave it on him for a while.
There are too many politics in the company. It is getting you in trouble.
You have your FAVORITES, like Cena and Batista, but really sit down and read the letters YOUR fans are sending in. They are NOT happy with Cena being champ so long, and most don't like Batista at all.
Yes, I also heard he got Ariel fired from the company, which I DO believe.
And yes, I have also heard that he has made children cry at autograph signings.
That's a company man?? I think NOT.
Another thing that really bothers me, is that the WWE has inflated the talent's fees, and because of it the fans won't get a chance to see their favorites as much as they would like too. The stores that used to be able to afford your talent, can't do it any longer.
Your talent fees are way out of line. Please get back to reality.
Most stores were happy if they would break even, now it is impossible to even touch the talent fees.
Get your wrestlers off the 'roids, you know you can do it. It isn't healthy and believe me the fans will still be here if the wrestlers get smaller.
This is my personal opinion, but many of these wrestlers injuries happen because of the use of steroids. Many wrestlers have told me it's prevalent in wrestlers who use 'roids.
OK, I will get off my soap box. I just want to enjoy wrestling as I once did. I miss it terribly.
To tell you the truth, I am enjoying Ring of Honor and TNA more lately, because we actually see WRESTLING. Although TNA are making mistakes too, but that's a story for another day.
Readers PLEASE give us your opinions, they do count, and I believe deep down, the WWE really does care. YOU CAN HELP NOW. PLEASE GIVE US YOUR SUGGESTIONS.
Georgie [email protected]
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