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Changing the commentary team = fresh new look

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#1 ·
There have been a tonne of threads about how terrible someone thinks Cole is, Lawler is or both. I just want to talk about getting new commentators not because they are bad, but because it would make the show feel new and fresh.

Cole and Lwler have been the "voices" of the WWE since the 90's. Surely its time we got something new. I think just like a title belt ushers in a new era, a commentary team can do the same and I think this could add a big change and a whole new dynamic to Raw and Smackdown. WWE needs a shake up in alot of departments, and I think this is one of the most stale.
 
#10 · (Edited)
The problems aren't only the guys who do the commentaries, the problems are also the facts that :

1. Commentaries are written before matches, there is almost no place for improvisation.
2. They don't focus on the matches anymore and don't tell anything about wrestling.
3. Lame jokes are lame and future matches announcements aren't needed.
4. They don't push the wrestlers and prefer to bury them.
5. Commentaries aren't sporty enough.

etc.

-> Commentators don't enjoy their jobs and seem bored -> change the commentaries writer before to change the commentators.
 
#23 ·
Wait in vain. This company doesn't even want people to talk about the matches. It is all scripted before hand and talking about moves isn't part of it.

Yeah, people like Matt Striker and Scott Stanford have faults, but at least they talk about why do a move (psychology of it), what that move does and feels like (sports aspect of it, given more credibility when a former wrestler like Striker, Regal or JBL talks about that) and what that move sets up and what the rest of the match might be like like (strategy, theory and prediction).

Right now, RAW doesn't have a COMMENTARY team. They have a "sports entertainment" team. That means more bickering, more talking about out of ring action, hyping things to come, avoiding treating the in-ring action like a sporting contest with psychology, strategy and tactics.
 
#2 ·
They have to be careful. As bad as Cole and King are now, they need to find suitable replacements, otherwise people who grew up watching WWF in the 90s/early 00s will likely be turned off by too much simultaneous change. Especially if they don't find guys who can actually fill the role of the A-team announcers.
 
#3 ·
Commentators changed things alot. Notice that 2008 was year WWE changed Raw commentating team and things really started changing into what people call "pg era"

JBL,Cole on Raw for sure.

Don't get why WWE doesn't try using former stars on commentary(if that star wants to) since so many past stars would love to get a good pay with light schedule. I'm sure there's at least 1 guy from past who'd love to work 1-2 days a week doing commentary.

Road Dogg-Matthews on SD would be awesome(they were great on "are you serious", so on SD would be even better)
 
#7 ·
Some great suggestions already. We have a former WWE Champion in JBL at the desk, someone like Road Dogg would be a great addition. He seems to really keep up with pop culture. Matt Striker is another who could be good. Also the Miz could work as he has a gig on Main Event, it could transition into a full time gig on Raw or Smackdown.
 
#11 ·
I just want to talk about getting new commentators not because they are bad, but because it would make the show feel new and fresh.
But mostly because they are bad.
 
#13 ·
A simple change would be to have a heel commentator on Raw again. It's certainly understandable why Cole isn't the heel voice anymore after Lawler's heart attack but I think enough time has passed to where he can go back to his former role. He wasn't doing a very good job but I don't believe either one of them is going anywhere so.
 
#20 ·
Jbl and Cole will be fine on raw. Road Dogg and Josh Matthews for Smackdown.
 
#28 ·
Cole has been around so long that surely the company can find him something else to do. Such as Teddy Long was a referee for years, moved to managing and then to GM type roles. The commentary position is much more stable and job secure than these sorts of things, but surely with Cole being a heat magnet much like Vickie Guerrero he could do something else and allow some fresh blood in the commentary position to give Raw and SD are new feel to it.
 
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