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If you inherited WWE tomorrow, what would be your first major decision?

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#1 ·
Mine - 4 hours long RAW!
 
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#48 · (Edited)
I couldn't do one thing, it has to be re-built from the ground up. A COMPLETE shift.

Take the company private again.

Fire Kevin Dunn

Reduce the creative staff

Turn NXT into a viable developmental system where people actually LEARN things, so that maybe we can build our OWN stars.

See if I can get Jim Ross back as head of talent relations. If I can, return him to head broadcaster along with William Regal and tell them to present the product as if it's 100% real and a sport where wins and losses matter, heels are despicable and babyfaces are heroic, like every wrestling announcer used to before the modern age. If I can't, call up William Regal anyway and make due with Cole having a new announcing direction and hope it works, also search for qualified head of talent relations. I don't know if Heyman has done that or not, but he seems like he would fit.

Change the format of Raw - Doesn't always start with a boring 20 minute promo, the authority figure is ALWAYS a babyface, because heel authority figures don't make any sense, the authority figure is used sparingly and only when a decision needs to be made. Matches are booked in advance, so that it looks like the show has some organization to it and people don't scratch their heads and say "well, what would the main event have been if he didn't interupt this promo?".

Change the sets.

Cut back to 2 hours of Raw. I know there's ad revenue for the 3'rd hour of Raw, but it comes at the cost of burning out the audience, lowering the ratings, less interest in the Network, etc.

Speaking of the Network, take WrestleMania off it for $9.99. That's ridiculous and should've never been done. The other PPV's can stay, but WrestleMania is WrestleMania. It needs to be an entity unto itself, and people WILL pay for it. No person who's dedicated enough to buy the Network is not dedicated enough to pay a big fee one time a year for a special show. If they had just offered the content they have now, with all the PPV's for 9.99 except for WrestleMania, this company would be ROLLING in money.

There has to be more I would do without getting into the pushes, but I can't think of it. You know what I'm gonna do there, Damien Sandow, Bray Wyatt, Dean Ambrose, Wade Barrett, massive pushes. Kane and Big Show out the door. Seth Rollins, Roman Reigns, big de-pushes. Kevin Owens and John Cena can maintain the level of push that they already have.

Abolish the scripted promo, and encourage the talent to speak with their own vision. This drastically increases the chance of an unexpected person striking gold.

Oh, and I'd bring back this version of the WWE Championship, and keep it FOREVER. And ever. And ever. And ever. And.....ever.

 
#109 ·
I couldn't do one thing, it has to be re-built from the ground up. A COMPLETE shift.

Take the company private again.

Fire Kevin Dunn

Reduce the creative staff

Turn NXT into a viable developmental system where people actually LEARN things, so that maybe we can build our OWN stars.

See if I can get Jim Ross back as head of talent relations. If I can, return him to head broadcaster along with William Regal and tell them to present the product as if it's 100% real and a sport where wins and losses matter, heels are despicable and babyfaces are heroic, like every wrestling announcer used to before the modern age. If I can't, call up William Regal anyway and make due with Cole having a new announcing direction and hope it works, also search for qualified head of talent relations. I don't know if Heyman has done that or not, but he seems like he would fit.

Change the format of Raw - Doesn't always start with a boring 20 minute promo, the authority figure is ALWAYS a babyface, because heel authority figures don't make any sense, the authority figure is used sparingly and only when a decision needs to be made. Matches are booked in advance, so that it looks like the show has some organization to it and people don't scratch their heads and say "well, what would the main event have been if he didn't interupt this promo?".

Change the sets.

Cut back to 2 hours of Raw. I know there's ad revenue for the 3'rd hour of Raw, but it comes at the cost of burning out the audience, lowering the ratings, less interest in the Network, etc.

Speaking of the Network, take WrestleMania off it for $9.99. That's ridiculous and should've never been done. The other PPV's can stay, but WrestleMania is WrestleMania. It needs to be an entity unto itself, and people WILL pay for it. No person who's dedicated enough to buy the Network is not dedicated enough to pay a big fee one time a year for a special show. If they had just offered the content they have now, with all the PPV's for 9.99 except for WrestleMania, this company would be ROLLING in money.

There has to be more I would do without getting into the pushes, but I can't think of it. You know what I'm gonna do there, Damien Sandow, Bray Wyatt, Dean Ambrose, Wade Barrett, massive pushes. Kane and Big Show out the door. Seth Rollins, Roman Reigns, big de-pushes. Kevin Owens and John Cena can maintain the level of push that they already have.

Abolish the scripted promo, and encourage the talent to speak with their own vision. This drastically increases the chance of an unexpected person striking gold.

Oh, and I'd bring back this version of the WWE Championship, and keep it FOREVER. And ever. And ever. And ever. And.....ever.

Isn't SCSA Vince your favourite feud ever?
 
#29 · (Edited)
There would be too many major decisions to make, like firing Kevin Dunn, firing half of the Divas, firing everyone in charge of the Divas, firing the entire creative team, retiring Kane, retiring King, retiring JBL, bringing back the brand split, calling up NXT writers to Smackdown, bringing back Vince Russo for RAW, and bringing back RAW to 2 hours. And fuck Big Show's new contract. He can keep the money and stay his ass at home.
 
#264 ·
Congrats Heyman, you're now running WWE creative, though I still have final say on any of your ideas. Have fun

Hunter, Steph, you are never to be seen on Raw again. Hunter, you are allowed to appear in NXT and you're still in charge of that promotion. It will be replacing Smackdown as our second brand and it will be televised. Steph you're still head of public relations, and nothing else. Vince, you will no longer have any involvement with WWE ever again in any way, shape or form. YOU'RE FIRED!

Bryan, you're cleared to come back for in ring action. Depending on how things go, we may give you another title run. If you do any diving headbutts, or any other crazy shit YOU'RE FIRED. Change your move set...or else.

Kane, Big Show, Undertaker here is your retirement package. We'll contact you for special appearances. Now GTFO

Wyatt - We have a sister Abigail lined up for you. We're grooming you for a title run. We're booking you and the family like a monster for the next few months. Congrats, you are the new Undertaker

Throw that divas title in the garbage. We are removing the diva's division. Women's matches will now be exclusive to NXT and the NXT women's title will be a major focus of our second brand.

Cancel that Total Divas bullshit

Cena. You're turning heel and feuding with Lesnar...followed by a possible feud with Daniel Bryan

Reigns...creative has nothing for you. Best of luck on your future endeavors. Oh and send Eva Marie in here on your way out

Owens, we're keeping the IC title on you for a year. Think you can handle that? We might have you then drop it to Cesaro or Ziggler in a 1 hour ironman match

Get me CM Punk's phone number, need to talk to that guy. And get me AJ as well

Make some calls to Gail Kim and Awesome Kong, we all know TNA is dead anyway. And I want to talk to Kurt Angle and the Hardies too. I think we'll put Kurt in a GM position, or maybe have him manage that Chad Gable. That's kid's amazing

Raw will now be a 2 hour show. And the tv network can just deal with it

Get New Japan on the phone, it's time to work out a deal with them

We are no longer a PG product as of today
 
#12 · (Edited)
Re-install the big gold belt. Have tournament for it over the next couple months with the finale being for the title at Summerslam. Last two would be Swagger vs Cesaro, Swagger going over, but both being face. Show would win the IC with Cesaro nabbing it at the next PPV. Keep teasing interactions and a healthy compeitive friendship between Cesaro and Swagger, so they eventually lose their titles and rekindle as a tag team.

Continue to give talented individuals pushes and the treatment they deserve, maybe re-introduce the woman's championship and keep the diva's title for Total Diva stars only. Start cycling talent, so, y'know, everyone doesn't get fucking injured.

I'd probably downsize creative, too. :hmm: There's a lot I'd do, actually.
 
#17 ·
Let Paul Haymen write the scripts.

Barb-wire matches and real hardcore matches (no title though).

Make Kane wear a mask and try to make him relevant again.

Brock to give the crowd the finger to gain heat when he destroys people.

Keep the belt on Seth for now.

Try to get Bret Hart back as a commissioner type of thing. Not have him appear like Kane though. Just here and there.

Less filler and more story or matches

Try to sign The Doll House from TNA, Eric Young, EC3, the wolves, Gail Kim, Kurt Angle

See what Van Damn is upto.

Release - Cameron,Sheamus (for selfishness because I think he's shit), r-truth, and a few other hanger ons.

Push KO (although he is already), cesaro,big e as a monster heel, bull, fin Baylor, Neville,

Stop making the good guys smiley, give them some edge.

I'd probably lose all my sponsors and go bust.
 
#44 · (Edited)
Very simple.. Do whatever it takes to get the company private again.. What Ever It Takes.

The rest after that should fall into place nicely.
 
#45 ·
Immediately try to get my stars more crossover appearances on other platforms.

I.E

Getting Lesnar, Reigns, Big E, and Ziggler types on the various Espn shows

Everyone has to do the occasional day and night talk shows.

Have Lucha Dragons and kid friendly stars on a Nick show or drawn into an episode of Regular Show

See what it would cost to get Ziggler a 30 minute special on Comedy Central

Have Rollins host one of the Rock/Metal shows VH1 occasionally does.

Get Bray hosting one of the best horror movie marathons channels do.

Get people guest spots in popular shows whether its getting killed off in the Walking Dead or a client on Better Call Saul.

Have Barrett, Neville, Sheamus, Paige, Finn, Itami do similar things in their countries.

Have Xavier Woods and the like pop up at comic cons. Hell have David Otunga, Woods give a lecture at a college.

Basically i'd want my stars to get out of the wrestling only bubble. While nobody wants to lose a Rock or Batista level talent to Hollywood. The more crossover appeal your roster consistently has the less it hurts losing top guys.
 
#63 ·
I'd hire Vince Gilligan as head writer
You're assuming he would even have the first clue about how to write wrestling, on top of things like he'd make more money in regular tv, and it's less work. The storytelling in a 10 to 13 episode long drama series that runs for a number of seasons and uses every day situations as its backdrop is completely different to the 52 week a year, closed natured environment of pro wrestling.

Unless he's a huge fan of pro wrestling and understands the way the business works and understands how weird and different it is from all other forms of entertainment, there's no guaranteeing that he would be able to do any better than the average WWE writer.
 
#60 ·
*See if re-branding as WWF is possible via negotiation with World Wildlife Fund
*Bring back brand split, but split would be WWF & WCW
*Smackdown becomes Nitro
*WWF head booker HHH
*WWF on air commissioner Hulk Hogan (appears rarely)
*WCW head booker is Heyman
*WCW on air commissioner is Ric Flair (appears rarely)
*PPVs:
Royal Rumble (WWF & WCW)
King of the Ring (WWF)
Clash of the Champions (WCW)
Wrestlemania (WWF & WCW)
Backlash (WWF)
Great American Bash (WCW)
Summer slam (WWF & WCW)
Money in the Bank (WWF)
Fall Brawl (WCW)
Halloween Havoc (WWF & WCW)
Survivor Series (WWF)
Starrcade (WCW)
*The 4 super show ppvs would only be free on the network with 1 year subscriptions. Otherwise you must buy them on traditional PPV
*Network price would be $12.99 month to month, or $9.99 / month for a full year sub
*Cena would be once or twice a year attraction
*Raw trimmed to 2 hours
*Raw & Nitro would only have 2 to 4 non squash matches with other time spent on promos and angles.
*WWF titles: WWF championship, IC Title, WWF tag titles, WWF women's title
*WCW Titles: WCW championship, U.S. title, TV Title, Cruiserweight Title
*Shows would be more pg-13 with kid centric comedy gimmicks eliminated
*Gimmick matches (HIAC, TLC, WarGames, etc) would only be used sparingly and when it made sense from a storyline standpoint
*No heel authority figures ever again, or at least for 15-20 years
*WCW would only tour in the south, Midwest, and carolinas
*All titles would be strongly protected with champions never losing non title matches
*More managers and stables
 
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