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Post by Deleted on Dec 13, 2015 16:11:30 GMT -5
I'm in full favor of them having a month or two off completely. Perhaps just before the Rumble.
We can live without it for a couple of months, and it would refresh everything, absence makes the heart grow stronger and all that.
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Post by Next Man’s Knowing Rock on Dec 13, 2015 16:25:39 GMT -5
The only value of wrestling tv to a network is that it's almost 52 weeks a year of new weekly programming. An off-season isn't going to happen, nor should it. But they could definitely rotate guys out for a couple months at a time and it may help the product. Although right now Cena, Orton and Rollins are out and it hasn't helped. In theory though, Reigns and Ambrose should be using this time to shine in their feuds with Sheamus and Owens. Crappy creative is crappy creative even when guys are rotated out, and it requires the other guys to step up their game -- to be fair, Sheamus has been doing that lately.
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Post by The Yes Man on Dec 13, 2015 18:02:42 GMT -5
I think they should do a month off of doing house shows, and only do TV and PPV during that month.
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Post by dixol on Dec 13, 2015 19:55:18 GMT -5
I don't like it..... If I like the wrestlers from "group A" but "group A" never tours in my area, I'd be disappointed & I'd lose interest (well, I guess I already have anyway).... with four "groups" it would dilute the roster even more than it already is - and greatly reduce the chances that certain wrestlers would be touring in my area. McMahon would never move to a program like this, and as it has been pointed out - it's way to complicated for them to comprehend. WWE shouldn't need an "off-season". However, they could ease the roster load with a simple brand split - In My Opinion, they never should have combined the brands.... I always enjoyed having dual-brands. Wouldn't a brand split have the same effect as different groups? Maybe they should have different guys get time off, but not necessarily as groups.
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Post by Falconsinclair on Dec 14, 2015 0:19:39 GMT -5
I would give varying talents time off after WrestleMania until the start of January. That way everyone is on hand for "WrestleMania Season" which really starts to build up just after TLC.
I would also move TLC to the final Sunday of December before Christmas and use the Raw after TLC for the Slammies (no matches just a full on awards show, with highlights of all the big nominees airing between presentations). If there is a Raw between Christmas and New Years I would make that one a "Year in Review" Raw to close out the year and allow the talent to spend more time with their families. Same thing for Smackdown. Then after the start of the New Year you have everyone on hand for the build up to the Royal Rumble and WrestleMania.
Then the day after WrestleMania you start with guys and gals getting time off. For example John Cena takes April off with some of the lesser talents, when they are coming back (in time for the buildup to the May PPV) you send the next wave home for the month. If an injury comes up you rotate that person's time off with someone else.
Sadly Vince sees his talent as flesh he can exploit until they run into the ground and are no longer of use to him. Maybe when Triple H finally takes full control of the company he'll remember what it was like for him on the road full time back in the day.
Also you could still use the guys and gals who are taking time off for public appearances and Make-A-Wish, that way you are still utilizing the talent while they aren't having to tour around with the rest of the roster. This way talent isn't in the ring day in day out risking injuries.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 14, 2015 6:51:08 GMT -5
Off time won't help if they're still booking everyone like geeks.
Book better. Everything gets fixed
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Post by Deleted on Dec 14, 2015 7:31:45 GMT -5
No.
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Post by jcjdotcom on Dec 14, 2015 9:25:38 GMT -5
Yes, but as others have said, it should be on a rolling basis so that the product is still on 52 weeks a year. Everyone should have 2-3 months, whether consecutive or not, to heal and recharge. It would also naturally create storylines with tension and anticipation for comings and goings.
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Post by Dr. Mantis Toboggan MD on Dec 14, 2015 9:26:48 GMT -5
WWE couldn't afford an off season. It would bankrupt them They would not bankrupt over it. They'd never do it as it would still lose them money, but it wouldn't bankrupt them. The majority of WWE's costs are paying the talent, executives, road crew, and travel expenses. An off season would eliminate 3 of those 4 costs during that time frame.
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Post by Dan on Dec 14, 2015 9:34:32 GMT -5
I definitely think it could work if they did it properly. Sometimes, Less is more, and if they rounded their programming up to a big End of Season Finale, they could then spend two to three months airing recap specials and Season Premier's. It could genuinely attract more viewers and give the whole thing more structure, let alone the time for the roster to have much needed time off to heal, recharge their batteries, come back with a fresh approach (new gimmicks, subtle appearance changes etc). It would also help the booking a great deal more. It wont ever happen though purely because they could be making so much more money through constant weekly live shows.
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Post by grandmasterPRA on Dec 14, 2015 11:12:56 GMT -5
They should just do what UFC does. Have a couple months between big matches for several top stars. Almost like they did with Lesnar for a while. The midcarders can take most the pressure off the main show and get a time to shine in main events. Wrestlers are way overexposed now that there is a 3 hour show every Monday. NXT is doing great right now because they actually build anticipation. IT's like a relationship, in the beginning you think the person is amazing and ignore all the flaws. Then a year or two in you start realizing the flaws and get annoyed with them and need something to spice up the relationship. John Cena was the relationship that sucked for a decade and never had anything added to it to spice it up and then when it ended after over ten years you look back on it and think, "Man, I shouldn't have hung on to that for so long. I wasted years of my life".
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Post by J12 on Dec 14, 2015 12:39:23 GMT -5
I've heard both sides of the argument, and I tend to side more with the notion that it wouldn't work and could possibly do more harm than good. You stand to lose a lot of profit, and potentially turn away casual fans who realize they don't miss it all that much when it's gone.
With that being said, though, I fully support the modified version of that idea, which is to rotate talent in and out to give them a break while still maintaining the same television schedule. 2-3 months off per year, per wrestler, would be a good place to start. That gives the talent a much needed rest, keeps the product on TV, and limits the risk of overexposing your talent. It's a win-win-win, but it also requires fundamental changes in booking philosophy. You couldn't implement this strategy tomorrow and make it work.
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