Pfantasy Pfriday
For this week's Pfantasy Pfriday (brought to you as always by Pfizer), rather than come up with an angle for current wrestlers, I want to discuss one of the controversial aspects of WWE: the brand split.
Personally, I like the idea of the brand split because it gives more wrestlers opportunities to become stars. Internally, it may even provide a sense of competition about which brand puts on the better show. But what it doesn't do is provide variety to the viewer. All three shows are essentially the same deal.
If I were given the book, I wouldn't get rid of the brand split, but would make it a bona fide brand split. Instead of the same style with a new set of faces, my brands split would create three completely different shows.
RAW - The edgy, attitude style geared toward teenagers and young guys. Lots of sexy women, violence, foul language. The characters would have grey areas. There would be lots of backstage vignettes with bawdy comedy and pushing the envelope. Past and present ideal members of this brand: Edge, Mr. McMahon, "Stone Cold" Steve Austin, Cactus Jack, Brian Pillman, Mr. Kennedy, The Rock, Chris Jericho, DX, the nWo, Muhammad Hassan, "Rowdy" Roddy Piper.
Smackdown - A more 80's style of wrestling program with clear cut good guys and bad guys and larger-than-life, cartoon-like characters. Although there would still (obviously) be violence, I'd stay away from a lot of the gorier matches and steer clear of sex altogether. This is where your classic gimmicks and good guy vs. bad guy feuds happen. Past and present ideal members of this brand: Hulk Hogan, The Undertaker, King Booker, Deuce and Domino, "Million Dollar Man" Ted DiBiase, Bobby Lashley, Ricky "The Dragon" Steamboat, Eugene.
ECW - Made for the wrestling purist. No backstage vignettes or "skits." Just straight-up promos and matches. Although there would still be characters you love and hate, the focus of this show would be on the in-ring product. Longer matches where the stories are really told in the ring rather than outside it. Some blood, some high flying and some serious mat technicians. Basically, an internet smark's wet dream. Past and present ideal members of this brand: Bret Hart, Chris Benoit, Kurt Angle, CM Punk, AJ Styles, Shawn Michaels, Mr. Perfect, Ric Flair, Finlay, The Hardys.
We've got three brands, something for everyone. And of course, I'd watch all friggin' three.
Personally, I like the idea of the brand split because it gives more wrestlers opportunities to become stars. Internally, it may even provide a sense of competition about which brand puts on the better show. But what it doesn't do is provide variety to the viewer. All three shows are essentially the same deal.
If I were given the book, I wouldn't get rid of the brand split, but would make it a bona fide brand split. Instead of the same style with a new set of faces, my brands split would create three completely different shows.
RAW - The edgy, attitude style geared toward teenagers and young guys. Lots of sexy women, violence, foul language. The characters would have grey areas. There would be lots of backstage vignettes with bawdy comedy and pushing the envelope. Past and present ideal members of this brand: Edge, Mr. McMahon, "Stone Cold" Steve Austin, Cactus Jack, Brian Pillman, Mr. Kennedy, The Rock, Chris Jericho, DX, the nWo, Muhammad Hassan, "Rowdy" Roddy Piper.
Smackdown - A more 80's style of wrestling program with clear cut good guys and bad guys and larger-than-life, cartoon-like characters. Although there would still (obviously) be violence, I'd stay away from a lot of the gorier matches and steer clear of sex altogether. This is where your classic gimmicks and good guy vs. bad guy feuds happen. Past and present ideal members of this brand: Hulk Hogan, The Undertaker, King Booker, Deuce and Domino, "Million Dollar Man" Ted DiBiase, Bobby Lashley, Ricky "The Dragon" Steamboat, Eugene.
ECW - Made for the wrestling purist. No backstage vignettes or "skits." Just straight-up promos and matches. Although there would still be characters you love and hate, the focus of this show would be on the in-ring product. Longer matches where the stories are really told in the ring rather than outside it. Some blood, some high flying and some serious mat technicians. Basically, an internet smark's wet dream. Past and present ideal members of this brand: Bret Hart, Chris Benoit, Kurt Angle, CM Punk, AJ Styles, Shawn Michaels, Mr. Perfect, Ric Flair, Finlay, The Hardys.
We've got three brands, something for everyone. And of course, I'd watch all friggin' three.
posted by BJ Boston at 3:39 PM
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