The Natural Posted May 25, 2016 Share Posted May 25, 2016 I'm also hoping the secondary titles get built up and there's competition between the respective champions as to who's the best. I thought this was going to happen when Daniel Bryan was WWE Intercontinental Champion, John Cena as WWE United States Champion before Bryan had to vacate the belt and call it a day.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burgundy LaRue Posted May 25, 2016 Share Posted May 25, 2016 36 minutes ago, Playa Shunna Ver 3.0 said: I'm feeling a disputed finish at the next PPV and Seth showing up on Smackdown with a new belt. It's a possibility, but I don't know. They'll have weakened a belt they've worked reasonably hard to keep elevated and handed a belt to HHH's protege just because. But if they want to do a Rollins baby face redemption story, have him propose the idea of splitting the belt, only for HHH/Steph to say no and emphasize how he wasn't gone for two days before HHH was basically handing the WHC title to Roman with no hesitation--AND said that Roman was their first choice for the Authority when scouting The Shield. A HHH/Steph/Rollins fallout is coming. It's just a matter of how they play it. Not sure if a newly minted heavyweight belt factors in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RIPPA Posted May 25, 2016 Share Posted May 25, 2016 2 minutes ago, Playa Shunna Ver 3.0 said: Thats hard to say. They don't have enough women to split them. as it is they only focus on like 4 women at a time tops. I don't think its a priority. I think they go with 1 world champ. Cena stays on RAW as US champ. IC belt goes to the Smackadown!. Women to Smackdown, Tags stay on RAW. The one you are "forgetting" is that they are adding a Cruiserweight Title (Oops spoiler - but it is too hard to not discuss that now). The women's roster is a little deeper than I think people realize (it is just injuries boning them right now) Plus they are doing a Women's Classic Tournament so they could do straight callups out of that or call up some more women (besides the obvious Bayley/Asuka call ups) and repopulate NXT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sublime Posted May 25, 2016 Share Posted May 25, 2016 Oh man I hope we get Women's Tag belts. the womens division is all kinds of fun these days both WWE and NXT. also a couple weeks ago Iwas thinking that the best thing to do with Eva Marie would be have her and Nia be a tag team, be the first womens tag champs, and Eva takes no bumps for atleast three months, she just comes in when Nia has the opponent down does a few moves tags back out, tease a face getting ahold of her a few times before hand and then once Becky or Sasha or whoever get ahold of her the crowd would go crazy. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Technico Support Posted May 25, 2016 Share Posted May 25, 2016 If they're alternating "PPVs," how about the IC and US title are show-specific top belts and the guy with the belt at "PPV" time gets the world title shot? Essentially, they would serve as "#1 contender" spots. Instant credibility for titles that haven't had it in a long time. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RIPPA Posted May 25, 2016 Share Posted May 25, 2016 Women currently on roster Spoiler WWE Charlotte Sasha Banks Becky Lynch Dana Brooke Natalya Paige Summer Rae Alicia Fox Lana (technically) Eva Marie (I don't know where they officially count her so I am putting her here) Naomi (I believe is about to return from injury) Rosa Mendes (Hey - she is still listed on the roster) Potentially NXT Callups Bayley Asuka Nia Jax Alexa Bliss Longer term injuries Emma Tamina Nikki Bella Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cyanide Posted May 25, 2016 Share Posted May 25, 2016 Maybe overthinking it, but PR-wise it seems like a hard sell to have all the women cordoned off on just one show... I know they'd really have to stretch things but maybe their alignment could be a little more flexible, and maybe accommodate the Women's singles championship on Raw and the presumed Women's Tag Titles on SmackDown, or vice versa. This could also give each show a tag title, and avoid having to make two once more. The WWE struggles enough to keep enough viable tag teams going at one time - a second set of titles with a bunch of token Vaudevillains/Ascension reigns would sure not be great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Playa Shunna Ver 3.0 Posted May 25, 2016 Share Posted May 25, 2016 4 minutes ago, Technico Support said: If they're alternating "PPVs," how about the IC and US title are show-specific top belts and the guy with the belt at "PPV" time gets the world title shot? Essentially, they would serve as "#1 contender" spots. Instant credibility for titles that haven't had it in a long time. Yeah, but what about the storylines that put smiles on the WWE Universe members faces. And if someone had a long run with a belt we would see the same main events over and over......which i guess is how it works now. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BurningBeard Posted May 25, 2016 Share Posted May 25, 2016 Women were RAW only last time but can't see that flying these days, especially as there's double on the roster. My only desire is to see this become a permanant fixture as opposed to the half-baked one it was last time. And I'd prefer them to keep one heavyweight title/touring champion with each brand having their own focal title (US and IC) - this should be much more achievable these days as there aren't the egos at the top anymore vying for title runs 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rzombie1988 Posted May 25, 2016 Share Posted May 25, 2016 Does HHH get traded for the entire NXT roster this time around? PSA - Wrestlers in Tag Teams - Beware, the Draft is coming. Looking at you Enzo and Big Cass. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CSC Posted May 25, 2016 Share Posted May 25, 2016 They could really use this as an opportunity to at least try to elevate the Women's title to being on par with the Mens. Put all the women on Smackdown and treat that like the biggest title on the brand. That way you don't have to split the women into horribly thin rosters across both programs and there's a justifiable reason for it. Add the women's tag, US and cruiserweight and have RAW go back to the classic 3 WWE titles (WWE, IC & Tag Team). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
(BP) Posted May 25, 2016 Share Posted May 25, 2016 European Title! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RIPPA Posted May 25, 2016 Share Posted May 25, 2016 Shane shitting on Steph's resume was my favorite part of that video Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fallacy! Posted May 25, 2016 Share Posted May 25, 2016 2 hours ago, ChesterCopperpot said: Shane returns... Shane: "Dad, I want control of RAW!" Vince: "Fine, but only if you beat the Undertaker!" Shane loses... Vince: "You know what kid, you can have RAW anyway." Shane: "Great, it's time for a new era!" One month later... Shane: "Dad, I want control of Smackdown!" what an entitled little prick. 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SirSmUgly Posted May 25, 2016 Share Posted May 25, 2016 This explains some of the questionable NXT callups like Apollo Crews and Dana Brooke. They're going to be filling out the rosters to do this. I bet Shinsuke Nakamura, Finn Bálor, and Samoa Joe are not long for NXT, and I think that after they push a few of the ladies, Bayley and Asuka will be on their way up, too. I'm guessing at one world title, one secondary title, one tag title, and one women's title per show. They can push their sports entertainment-style stars on RAW and the smark darling stars on Smackdown, and ne'er the twain shall meet except for at major shows. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
piranesi Posted May 25, 2016 Share Posted May 25, 2016 Any chance this means more people get an extra night off? Or will they just run like a RAW house show against Smackdown and add another on Thursdays? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bustronaut Posted May 25, 2016 Share Posted May 25, 2016 That's what they did last split, makes sense they'd do it again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SirSmUgly Posted May 25, 2016 Share Posted May 25, 2016 I also hope that tag teams are treated as a unit for the purposes of the draft. No need for another D-Von/Bubba Ray split. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cyanide Posted May 25, 2016 Share Posted May 25, 2016 I don't know - I'd join Reverend Enzo's congregation. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RIPPA Posted May 25, 2016 Share Posted May 25, 2016 I guess this is why folks like Bobby Roode have just been kinda in limbo Poor poor James Storm Oh and I will randomly mention that maybe Cody Rhodes should have slept on his decision for a couple of days... 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cristobal Posted May 25, 2016 Share Posted May 25, 2016 2 minutes ago, RIPPA said: I guess this is why folks like Bobby Roode have just been kinda in limbo Poor poor James Storm Oh and I will randomly mention that maybe Cody Rhodes should have slept on his decision for a couple of days... Honestly, if he wants to come back in a year, he'll probably be able to do so in a much better position than he'd be in after another year of Stardust. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eivion Posted May 25, 2016 Share Posted May 25, 2016 Can't say I like this at all. I didn't love the original draft split even if it was fun on occasion. They just started to use their roster somewhat well post-mania. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NWABCS Posted May 25, 2016 Share Posted May 25, 2016 The "Smackdown Six" era was pretty awesome. Who would be the new Smackdown Six? Also, Ryan Ward is head writer of Smackdown, yes? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Natural Posted May 25, 2016 Share Posted May 25, 2016 I'm intrigued by this. I'm also interested in what this means for house shows, will people be choosy going for one roster lineup and foregoing the other? I bought my tickets in advance for WWE's return in November so lets see what happens. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jiji Posted May 25, 2016 Share Posted May 25, 2016 Does this also means the return of proper survivor series matches? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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