"Extreme" Championship Wrestling? WWE Needs to Rethink Branding Scheme
Commentary on Last Night's ECW and Every Other WWE Program in Recent History
Listen, I'm a wrestling fan, but there are so few characters these days that can hold my interest. The really talented veterans are worked so often that they get injured. Nobody wants to watch most of the "young up and coming talent" and the new guys just can't seem to get "over" with the crowd. This results in microwaving old story lines with the veterans. Week after week can see the same match-ups.
Want an example?
How many times has Christian fought Tommy Dreamer for the ECW title? A million? I saw them live in Memphis way back in early July. Guess what I bet I see on the next pay-per-view? Dreamer vs. Christian for the belt? Bank on it. There is zero variety in WWE creative.
Do I have a better idea? Of course I do.
Why not sync the brands, have one WWE product and then only one or two "live" shows. Clip shows can show the up and coming talent and historic match-ups. That requires no writing. Then the writers can focus on using the entire roster to come up with good story lines that engage the crowds, sell tickets, and increase viewership. Learn from the past. Spreading yourself thin leads to destruction. It happened with the Roman Empire. It happened with the British Empire. It even happened with WCW.
How does that old saying go? Those who fail to learn from history are destined to repeat it. Get a clue folks.
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5 Comments
Post a CommentThings are improving. But it is still obvious that ECW serves 2 roles for WWE. 1. A pasture for wrestlers past their money generating prime (too bad they stuck Christian there as a mentor). 2. A "AAA" farm system for young wrestlers who have made it out of FCW and need some work around cameras. The veterans do well to train the young guys, but I think this could be done in a unified product instead of 3 brands (see my article "How to Save WWE".
I don't know if I agree. I like seeing the young guys through here, even when they're bad. At least it deviates from the script. You know? Orton vs Cena vs Triple HHH?
You turds need to learn how to spell more better in your comments.
No I have to agree. WWE has been going gradually downhill for the past several years, since the beginning of the brand separation. I've been saying that for a long time and I still believe it. I actually stopped watching altogether for years until a live show came to Baltimore last week and I saw Goldust :D
ECW is better than RAW almost every week. I don't see the problem in having Christian and Dreaming wrestling in July as well as now. That's only a month. Not a long time at all.