SmackDown finally going LIVE starting July 19!!! Brand split returning.

[Buggsy Mogues]

Meltz just put up an audio about it. Can someone who subscribes feed the TSCskreets?

 

[Lost His Smile]

We getting a new Smackdown Six?

 

[The Rainmaker]

And Randy Orton wakes up from the dead

He heard voices...

They said "You're going to be a 30x world champion with this brand split, Randy"

 

[KEEPITTRILLA]

from reddit on the meltz pod

Okay, mods want this in here instead of a new thread. Here is the recap of Meltzer/Alvarez breaking news audio about the split.

Dave says so little information is out. Has heard from people in the company Vince is really pumped up, filled with ideas as far as talent goes. Expect Vince to be aggressive in going after talent that is not signed to WWE/NXT currently.

This move creates a greater barrier for the casual fan who doesn't WANT to watch 5-9 hours of wrestling a week and finds it overwhelming, but will be great for the super fan who feels committed to watching all WWE content.

If you put this whole roster on paper, yes it works for 2 strong shows. However, could be shortsighted due to the potential for injury.

Alvarez says they fukked this up the first time. Would love to see it work, but both guys don't sound optimistic. Less talent on the shows, the 3 hour RAW will suffer. More matches with guys that fans don't care about. Could hurt ratings, causing them to quickly panic and start sharing talent across brands (like before).

Dave says it's probably a given that Cena and Roman will be the headliners on the two separate brands. Points out that now the amount of matchups that can be created are cut by probably 40%.

Dave says the decision RIGHT NOW is that there will be TWO world championships. Bryan hates it. Also, IC title will be on one show and US title on the other. It will be a Stephanie and Shane split, one on each show.

No info yet on the women's situation, hasn't been decided.

 

[Tanahashi Coates]

Double Talk Dave saying there's going to be two World Titles

178x World Champion Roman Reigns by 2017

Even worse, Cena is gonna break Flair's record. It's not fair to Flair!

 

[KEEPITTRILLA]

I'd rather not with 2 titles, but as long as title scene gap isn't like del rio/ziggler/jack swagger/big show vs cena/orton/bryan/cm punk it'll be ok

 

[Bob Loblaw]

Vince should've announced this at Payback

Silver lining is there are two more months to get as many matchups between new guys on the roster and the ones returning from injury

 

[Spyro]

Who'll recreate this gif this year?

Was Taker meant to throw the chair? Seems off script.

He throws the bottle and people are like

But he throws the chair and everyone moves/acts differently like

 

[Wacky D]

There's a reason they got rid of the brand split the first time... but I'll let them rock for the first few months.

that's because of the decline in talent.

the roster is once again, too deep for one show.

you cant rebuild a monopoly if your workers are angry and keep jumping ship. and eventually, new talent is gonna stop coming in as well, if they feel as though theres a lack of opportunity.

 

[InstantKlassik]

Raw absolutely has to go back to 2 hours in order for this to work.

 

[Rigby.]

So is this gonna mark a return of some of those dead titles? I been waiting for that

 

[R=G]

Was Taker meant to throw the chair? Seems off script.

He throws the bottle and people are like

But he throws the chair and everyone moves/acts differently like

Lol@Taz jumping

 

[Vic Damone. Jr]

The return

 

[James Dean]

Said in less active thread that

The world title, women's and tag should all stay unified and one. They are the top dogs of their respective lanes and will have the workload and bigger responsibility so they will have to work and have the privilege of going cross brand. Also, keeps the prestige intact.

See no problem with them splitting the US title and IC title though.

 

[Theodoresolderbreh]

shane looking more and more like cokeboy everytime i see him