So they coming up with this stable that I'm doubting will be entertaining.

[Hope]

There has been talk of forming a new stable on the SmackDown Live brand that would be comprised of talent who have an accomplished collegiate wrestling background.

According to the latest issue of the Wrestling Observer Newsletter, the group would be similar to the old Varsity Club group in the old NWA/WCW, which featured Kevin Sullivan, Rick Steiner and Mike Rotunda in their "Letterman Jackets" from their college wrestling days.

Names discussed as being part of the potential modern day version of the group include Dolph Ziggler, Jack Swagger, Shelton Benjamin and Chad Gable.




1) I had a feeling they would split up Gable/Jordan. They on two different workrates and style. I don't see Steiners in them at all.

2) Don't think this type of stable would work nowadays. But Ziggler's been getting good reviews lately, and Gable was huge in NXT (only for a short time), so I don't know.

3) Main problem it's that it' very random, and they just throwing together dudes that never had anything to do with each other and have no reason to be in a stable. I thought they tried the stable thing few months ago then decided they don't need it.

 

[StatUS]

Brian was just spit balling ideas and said that they should do a new age Varsity Club with Ziggler and Swagger.

Now another site picks it up and reports it as possibly happening

 

[David_TheMan]

Could work if they actually built it up and let it form via storyline, rather than in WWE fashion just having them all come out together and tell you why they are teaming up even though they have no connection or relation to each other storyline wise.

 

[mrken12]

Swagger and Ziggler? Why not just bury the group from the start?

 

[JerseyBoy23]

I don't get why Jordan wasn't included. He has an amateur background too.

 

[Jello Biafra]

The OG Varsity Club worked because at the time they formed it was a case of a bunch of disgruntled guys being underappreciated in WCW despite their being more talented than some of the guys that were getting preferential treatment plus Kevin Sullivan was able to tone down the "Lord of Darkness" schtick and re-focus himself into a more normal heel manager role.

Without the right group of guys who are all in the same boat in WWE as far as their careers go and without a good manager this idea will completely fail.

 

[Cartier Murphy]

Shelton's still on the shelf right? Would assume he wouldn't be in this despite being named.

 

[MMS]

do they ever build up to alliances anymore?

there should be some backstage/inring build to some of these tag teams i feel

 

[Dog Based Gremlin]

I don't get why Jordan wasn't included. He has an amateur background too.

 

[HYDRO]

Lol this being stolen from a TSC post

 

[Silkk]

Saw Kevin Sullivan and instantly went

 

[Ed MOTHERFUCKING G]

Lol this being stolen from a TSC post

I LEGIT made the same team but without Benjamin, wtf

 

[SpacelySprockets]

I don't get why Jordan wasn't included. He has an amateur background too.

 

[TheGreatShowtime]

Why are they lumping Chad Gable with those losers? :papescust:

 

[Beautiful Bobby Eatin]

Were pretending that Team Angle wasnt dope now?