Spritenaut 32 Posted January 5, 2016 Share Posted January 5, 2016 I'd be a terrible booker. Being honest, most of my ideas for angles would be awful. I'd book territory guys simply because I loved them in the 80's and was oblivious to the fact that, in 2015, they could barely waddle to the ring without risking a cardiac event. Pushes would be dependent on whims. For my first PPV, I'd push dog lovers heavily and barely allow cat lovers on tv. Oh, and if the promotion somehow managed to have a positive balance in its bank account, I'd spend money like a drunken monkey. Eric Bischoff would email me weekly to complain I was wasting money. I'd probably also let Paul Heyman convince me to hire him and put him in charge of the company's finances. He can be in charge of payroll. He has experience making sure talent gets paid on time. On the plus side, I'd only push the Stud Stable if it were the Continental crew and gimmicks, not the WCW guys. So I'd probably be slightly more likely to succeed in 2016 than Ben. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kuetsar Posted January 5, 2016 Share Posted January 5, 2016 I'd be a terrible booker. Being honest, most of my ideas for angles would be awful. I'd book territory guys simply because I loved them in the 80's and was oblivious to the fact that, in 2015, they could barely waddle to the ring without risking a cardiac event. Pushes would be dependent on whims. For my first PPV, I'd push dog lovers heavily and barely allow cat lovers on tv. Oh, and if the promotion somehow managed to have a positive balance in its bank account, I'd spend money like a drunken monkey. Eric Bischoff would email me weekly to complain I was wasting money. I'd probably also let Paul Heyman convince me to hire him and put him in charge of the company's finances. He can be in charge of payroll. He has experience making sure talent gets paid on time. On the plus side, I'd only push the Stud Stable if it were the Continental crew and gimmicks, not the WCW guys. So I'd probably be slightly more likely to succeed in 2016 than Ben. Still better than Russo. . . . 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ramsey Posted January 5, 2016 Share Posted January 5, 2016 If I had the book, only guys that could throw a good punch would be in the main event. Lawler would get very lonely at the top. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Man Known as Dan Posted January 5, 2016 Share Posted January 5, 2016 I have became wise enough to know I do not have the knowledge or desire to book the WWE. I would, however, put almost all of my focus into making the Wyatts cool again for at least the first month. Outside of that, no real plans. To the main point, my problem with bringing Nak and Styles to the main roster is I have 0 faith in the booking of either. Also, If they sign now, they should have plans at Mania. Are they going Styles/Cena and Nakamura/Taker? Cause I can't think of any other matches I can reasonably see them running. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RIPPA Posted January 5, 2016 Author Share Posted January 5, 2016 Well Meltzer basically hinted that one or two of the guys could/would show up at the Rumble But it could easily be a "Hey Cool! That guy!" moment and then bringing them back in in the summer to build for Summerslam Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Man Known as Dan Posted January 5, 2016 Share Posted January 5, 2016 That still leaves the "Who the fuck is Cena and Taker fighting at Mania? Each Other?" problem. Seriously, outside of Lesnar, Taker, Reigns, and Cena, WWE doesn't have anything resembling a top act anymore. They've killed them all. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie M. Posted January 5, 2016 Share Posted January 5, 2016 I'm genuinely interested to see what the reaction to Styles would be if he was a Royal Rumble surprise. Some people would obviously know him but I don't know quite to what extent. Personally I'd like them to give Daniel Bryan's Smackdown Ace idea to Styles but he's not going to be over enough to carry a show right away. Or maybe he will be? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt D Posted January 5, 2016 Share Posted January 5, 2016 Pretty certain that most people here could book WWE better than it's booked, but that's because their goals would be different. No one booking WWE is trying to just make a good pro wrestling show, or get the product hot, or create stars, or whatever. They have pretty specific goals that they generally hit. Same is true with the announcing. It achieves what they want to achieve (and given the new sponsors, who knows?) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jiji Posted January 5, 2016 Share Posted January 5, 2016 I'm genuinely interested to see what the reaction to Styles would be if he was a Royal Rumble surprise. Some people would obviously know him but I don't know quite to what extent. Personally I'd like them to give Daniel Bryan's Smackdown Ace idea to Styles but he's not going to be over enough to carry a show right away. Or maybe he will be? He'd get a fantastic (phenomenal?) reaction because of the type of crowd the Rumble attracts these days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Man Known as Dan Posted January 5, 2016 Share Posted January 5, 2016 The reality is that having Styles in the Rumble is just going to lead to the crowd completely turning on Reigns when he eliminates him. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MoeCristyV.1.6 Posted January 5, 2016 Share Posted January 5, 2016 *Knock knock* "Who's there?" "AJ Walker! And I'm gonna knock your brains out!" Followed by Shinji Michinoku with short hair and generic tights with Summer Rae as mouthpiece. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.T. Posted January 5, 2016 Share Posted January 5, 2016 WWE would be easy to book because there is not much to work with and you'd be objective about what goes down. Just do your best not to sell angles past their freshness date while trying not to bury workers too much. I would at least try my best to create the illusion that wins and losses and champions and title shots matter. I'd be terrified to book NXT because there are so many workers there that I respect and admire and I would be overwhelmed racking my brains about how to put over one guy clean without killing the other. I love Dusty but I hate Dusty finishes. Some matches need a clear winner and a clear loser, so there will always have to come blow-off end to a feud where someone needs to get pinned or tap out. The problem with RAW and Smackdown now is that feuds are always in a state of being recycled and never seem to end, so there are no new faces or heels being elevated to become potential challengers. I would've been embarrassed to go to a guy like James Storm and tell him, "There's nothing for you to do here," and ship him back to TNA. Your job as the book is to find something for him to be involved in and let his ridiculous charisma do the rest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RIPPA Posted January 5, 2016 Author Share Posted January 5, 2016 Rumble is in Orlando - which would probably be the best place for AJ to debut Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie M. Posted January 5, 2016 Share Posted January 5, 2016 I can see Vince loving Nakamura because he's so weird. I'd be more concerned about Nakamura if he were a normal great wrestler guy but he's not. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt D Posted January 5, 2016 Share Posted January 5, 2016 Rumble is in Orlando - which would probably be the best place for AJ to debut Alternatively, they could debut him with Zeb as an Oregon militia member. I'm just saying. It's well within his dramatic range. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
odessasteps Posted January 5, 2016 Share Posted January 5, 2016 If the Rumble is in Orlando, who is more likely to try and hijack the show: NXT/NJ fans or TNA fans? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EVA Posted January 5, 2016 Share Posted January 5, 2016 If the Rumble is in Orlando, who is more likely to try and hijack the show: NXT/NJ fans or TNA fans? It's the same group, for the most part. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kuetsar Posted January 5, 2016 Share Posted January 5, 2016 If TNA had that kind of fan base they wouldn't be on POP. . . . 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Technico Support Posted January 5, 2016 Share Posted January 5, 2016 Rumble is in Orlando - which would probably be the best place for AJ to debut Alternatively, they could debut him with Zeb as an Oregon militia member. I'm just saying. It's well within his dramatic range. LOL My thoughts exactly. I was wondering if we weren't all just mixed up and AJ wasn't actually leaving for WWE but rather leaving to join his brothers in fighting tyranny. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
odessasteps Posted January 5, 2016 Share Posted January 5, 2016 Will they make him wear a MVP like suit to cover up his tattoo if they change his name? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JCM Posted January 5, 2016 Share Posted January 5, 2016 Smackdown starts on USA soon so I'm thinking there could be some call ups or a brand split happening. I could see AJ being Balor's replacement when he gets the call. I still think the best way to go with NXT call ups is to be on Smackdown first, and once they get over there then they can be moved to Raw. That formula worked for many of the most popular guys over the past 10-12 years. I'm not sure just because AJ and Nakamura will make "main roster money" that means they are debuting on the main roster. NXT is a really hot ticket right now, and if they keep most of their current roster along with the New Japan guys they will be out drawing the main roster house shows by summer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EVA Posted January 5, 2016 Share Posted January 5, 2016 If TNA had that kind of fan base they wouldn't be on POP. . . . What I'm saying is the Full Sail crowd is in large part the same crowd from the Impact Zone back in the day. They will rep NXT because it's the cool thing right now and TNA is dogshit, but it's the same people Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Web Conn Posted January 5, 2016 Share Posted January 5, 2016 What ever happened to the guy that would go to the Impact tapings in 05 that was always reppin' that Atlanta Falcons flag? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Posted January 5, 2016 Share Posted January 5, 2016 I can see Vince loving Nakamura because he's so weird. I'd be more concerned about Nakamura if he were a normal great wrestler guy but he's not. Nak also speaks English and has INSANE charisma. You can't teach that. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RIPPA Posted January 5, 2016 Author Share Posted January 5, 2016 Meltzer always mentioned that there is some sort of plan for a "Balor Club" Who knows what that is and how it would take shape but yeah... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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