We are currently into season 5 of NXT and the winner of this season which features talent that were on former NXT seasons (minus the divas season) fighting for a shot on season 6 of the show. Is there any point in that because the winner of season 6 only gets a contract with the WWE. So after replacing ECW with a poor attempt at a reality/game show. What should have actually replaced ECW?
We all know NXT isn't what we wanted it to be after season 1 plus the fixed voting to make the successful winner of, Wade Barrett. Should we have got Florida Championship Wrestling on TV in the UK and available online for United States viewers. Should we get another version of Superstars? Should we have a 3rd brand back? Could they bring back Heat or Velocity? I'm going to look at the options and what sounds the best choice for fans of wrestling.
Heat/Velocity
Heat and Velocity were the Superstars of time gone by. With Heat and Velocity we got more action for those superstars who didn't get matches on mainstream programming such as Smackdown and Raw. Heat for Raw and Velocity for Smackdown. Many local talents also got in on the action with Heat and Velocity such as Alex Shelley, Samoa Joe, CM Punk, "American Dragon" Bryan Danielson (Daniel Bryan) and more. But having one of them back gives more air time for those superstars that don't have a chance to get on Raw, Smackdown or Superstars itself.
Florida Championship Wrestling
Many should know by now that FCW is the development for the WWE and what many probably don't know is that FCW has its own television program which airs only in Tampa Bay and Central Florida only. That leaves the world to have to search via other mediums to find the recent episodes of FCW online. There is multiple talent who appear on NXT already that are in FCW and appear on their TV program. So giving us the option to watch FCW could be done.
3rd Brand
The two brands mean that there is only a certain amount of chances that some superstars get a chance to appear on their specific brand. Having a few experienced and less experienced superstars and next generation superstars appear on the brand and let them have their own storylines. They could use old WCW names as well such as Nitro or Thunder.
So after 6 seasons of NXT there could be a replacement if WWE realized what their fans want.
Good blog.
ReplyDeleteHowever, I can't see a 3rd brand. The brand split has never worked in my eyes. But with that being said, I think Superstars replaced ECW, both have the better wrestling than both Raw/Smackdown.