Would You Consider WWEs Roster Strong Or Weak Overall?

[The Small Show]

Overall, I think WWEs roster is really strong. My thoughts on the WWE Superstars:

RAW:

Bret Hart - If Bret is used correctly, He could really be a big asset to the wrestlers on Raw (Not just Hart Dynasty) as he can share the wisdoms of live TV, wrestling, the fans and how to further yourself as a wrestler. Bret has been used apalling lately and considering WWE could use him in a much better role, his tenure in WWE has failed.
Chris Jericho - One of the major players when it comes to WWE RAW main eventers. It's unfortunate that Jericho could be leaving WWE soon & it's a major dissapointment that he's been dropped from the NOC PPV (In a way, it could be a good thing that means Jerichos resigned so they need a way to drop the storyline so he can return as a pissed off heel looking for gold. I hope Jericho remains with the company..
Daniel Bryan - Only good things can happen in the future for Daniel Bryan, I hoped. It's apparent that this stint in WWE is almost meaningless (Except for a potential US title reign) because I honestly don't see him joining the gathering in the main event scene. When it comes to his look and his appearance, He generally looks more like an indy wrestler than a WWE wrestler but his skills are far better than a normal WWE wrestler.
Darren Young - I actually had several ideas regarding his future like a possible stint in the SES. Those have gone down the drains, & I'm bored with him...
David Hart Smith - I was discussing this with several friends lately and they all agreed that this guy is boring. I really want him to suddenly gain a personality and some charisma. Surely, He isn't this boring in real-life and it may be that he is shy or he isn't being given enough chances to show off his promo ability.
David Otunga - This guy bores me. Except for his somewhat superior promos when compared to the rest of Nexus, He shows no superiority when compared with the rest of the Nexus wrestling in the ring. This guy can't wrestle.
Edge - I hope he gets a title shot soon as I truly think he deserves a shot at a title. Whether it be with Daniel Bryan once he wins the belt (I am certain he will) or if he travels to SD and challenges Taker, I truly want him back in the main event scene.
Evan Bourne - His recent opportunity at being in the main event failed so badly that I can't see him getting another chance. Since then, he's been relegated to the Superstar matches against Zack Ryder. He is in the same category as Daniel Bryan.
Ezekiel Jackson - Wasn't this guy on Smackdown? Meh. I had the perfect solution to the Taker saga. Zeke could have returned and revealed that he was the man who attacked Undertaker and placed him in a vegitative state.
Goldust - He's another guy that can further peoples talent. Nothing more.
The Great Khali - Useless, Untalented and absolutely rubbish.
Heath Slater - I hope WWE use him correctly. He could have big potential as a star in WWE..
Jey Uso - The Usos could be a really talented team but WWE have failed to use them correctly recently.
Jimmy Uso - Same as Jey.
John Cena - Cena is WWEs poster-boy and it won't change soon. Easily one of WWEs best superstars (Note how I said Superstars, not wrestler).
John Morrison - I want a heel turn. He could be good as a heel.
Justin Gabriel - My 2nd favourite member of the Nexus. He showed how awesome he is in his match against Cena on Raw.
Mark Henry - I dislike him. He's only produced a handfull of good matches in the past 10 years.
Michael Tarver - The second worst Nexus member. His wrestling is ok but his promo skills could need abig of help.
The Miz - THE MIZ IS AWESOME! My favourite WWE wrestler. He has it all - Wrestling skills, promos, charisma and talent. He truly is a great all-round talent. I hope WWE elevates him to the main event scene (It will be a matter of weeks) and then keep him there and actually make his title reign worth something (Unlike Swagger and Sheamus).
Primo - To be fair, WWE could do so much more with him.
R-Truth - I hate his gimmick. He needs to change gimmick really quickly.
Randy Orton - I love his gimmick. His ability in the ring is exactly the same as his promo and his gimmick - Fantastic.
Santino Marella - This guy is good in his comedy gimmick. He shouldn't be anything else.
Sheamus - One of my favourite wrestlers and I hope WWE can make him look like a major player. He may be the WWE Champ, But on RAW recently he has only had one segment (He hasn't wrestled in a few weeks). He should be constantly used on the show and in matches.
Ted Dibiase - DiBiase could be used so much better. It would be wrong for him not to have the millionaire gimmick, but he needs to be pushed.
Tyson Kidd - The talent of the Hart Dynasty imho.
Wade Barrett - It's clear that he is improving and with WWE pushing him, Only good things can happen.
William Regal - I want WWE to give him a decent US title reign.
Yoshi Tatsu - He could be used so much better. I want him to get a decent push (Perhaps move him to Smackdown). He does a superb job on Superstars.
Zack Ryder - Same as Yoshi. He needs a push badly. The recent "RYDER SUCKS" storyline has been utter piffle.

Smackdown:

Alberto Del Rio - A true star and one of WWEs most promising young stars. I see big things from him in the future and hope he doesn't get one big run then is reduced to Superstars matches. His recent angle with Rey & Christian has been great and I can't wait for their fight.
Big Show - It's apparent that he is the new Andre The Giant. I like it.
Chavo Guerrero - He got a massive face pop on Superstars recently which shows he could be so much better. However, He is in the role he is and I don't see that changing for a long time.
Chris Masters - I love this guy. Perfect wrestling skills and his battles on Superstars (Against McIntyre, Swagger) have been fantastic. He produced quality matches EVERY week.
Christian - I'm looking forward to his match against Alberto. He is a solid wrestler and Smackdown needs him.
CM Punk - I want another title reign. I'm glad he has split from SES and now is a single wrestler. I doubt he will be a face ever again. I love his heel role as someone better than you.
Cody Rhodes - A perfect talent. He has a fantastic gimmick, perfect wrestling ability and amazing promo skills. I really like him - He is the future.
Curt Hawkins - The next best tag team. Seriously.
Dolph Ziggler - I am so glad he is the IC champ. He deserves the belt and I'm so glad he now has it. He is fantastic in the ring generally but I do wish he would stop the stupid gimmick moves (Like his head bashing off the steps).
Drew McIntyre - Love his chosen gimmick and think he should continue it. Shame he isn't doing much (Except for dominating a few wrestlers on SD) and I want a world title run from him.
Jack Swagger - A real shame that he isn't in the main event scene. I predict big things for him in the future and only hope he can get another title reign.
Kane - I love his recent storyline with Taker. I genuinely think he is doing a massively good job in his promos and his wrestling contests. It's a shame that alot of people aren't interested but I really think this is his best feud in ages and I honestly think he can produce more good matches.
Kofi Kingston - He is better as a heel. I would prefer him as a pissed off heel.
Luke Gallows - I have no idea where he goes from here.
Matt Hardy - I'm not interested at all. He can leave WWE & I wouldn't care.
MVP - I want a heel turn from MVP to be honest. He sucks as a face and I want another title reign from him. He was fantastic in 2006/2007 and I wish him to relive those years.
Rey Mysterio - I think it's quite obvious that he is past his prime now.
The Undertaker - He hasn't quite done much for ages so I can't really judge him from recent events. From what I saw from him around the WrestleMania time, it appeared as though the wrong man retired. I hope he can pull off a good match against Punk on SD & Kane at the NOC PPV.
Vance Archer - Involved in a fantastic team. That's all I want from him.

Your Thoughts.

 

[Axis]

Dude. It's a DVD set.

 

[imported_Adam]

There is so much for me to argue about here. Im completely tired and theres just way too much lol :S.

 

[He who knows more than Nation]

Strong roster, somewhat weak booking but they are in a transition period.

 

[Colin Gimp]

weak ass fuck roster that has to rely on the veterans for mic time and considering the veterns well the major players have moved on and the one's sticking around are in it for the spotlight that's eluded them for oh so long. I'd say they have a weak roster.

like your WWE champion is Irish and is awful on the mic. and your HW champion is Kane, and he's given alot of mic time. like lol guys. Sheamus is a good wrestler but the only reason that matters nowadays is because they've stifled the westling aspect of prowrestling the last couple of years, which was smart to do since they're getting alot more years out of these vets that are carrying the rating. Only reson they would do this, is if they had a weak roster. Which is also supported by the sudden arrival of all the rookie getting thrown at you. It's like a talent compeition nowadays
lol cena is a veteran lol wow i'm olde

 

[pumpt73]

Like Adam said, just too much to digest right now, but one stood out and that's Cody Rhodes. First let me say this, that it's not that Im not a fan, I am, just not as a heel. "Dashing" Cody Rhodes??? Really??? Do 90% of the 6-10 year olds even know what the hell dashing means??? Look, the "metrosexual" thing went out of style 4-5 years ago and it ain't coming back WWE. Great, now I've got Cody Rhodes coming on my TV screen telling my 14 year old stepson how to shave his legs. Huh??? Perfect gimmick you say??? This is not a knock on any gay people out there, but "Flaming" Cody Rhodes is more like it right now.

Im sorry, but unlike his father and half-brother, he can't play the heel role. At least I don't buy him as a heel. I just see Cody as a babyface. He doesn't need a gimmick. Drop the "Dashing" from your name, you're not practicing morse code Cody. WWE, put this kid in the babyface role like his daddy, and watch how he does then

 

[Airfixx]

^^^No-one gave a fuck about Cody when he was a face. You not remember everyone refering to him as CAWDY Rhodes?

Not sure how vanity particularly suggests gayness either.... You mention his brother.... Compare Cody to the debuting version of Golddust and tell me Cody screams gay.

I like the dashing gimmick (The vignettes make me laugh), even if it is just an update on the likes of 'Ravishing' Rick Rude & Rick 'The Model' Martel.



As for earlier comments of Sheamus being crap on the mic.... Personally he seems fine to me and I could see him and all his "fella" schtick making for some amusing face promos as and when the time comes. Again, it seems worth pointing out that it's entirely unfair to judge a guys mic skills on WHAT he says in this era of scripted promos.


As for the roster in general...

There a whole bunch of guys I like, so by default I think it's fairly strong, just as a few others have stated, crappy booking and less emphasis on actual wrestling is not alowing certain guys to flourish...

Analogy: Put an amazing actor in a crap film with a crap director, as crap storyline and a crap script, regardless of how the film turns out, it is no reflection on said actors talent/ability.... It takes a genius/true maverick to polish a proverbial turd.


Looking at it another way, it's not like TNA is crammed with guys I wish would jump ship to The 'E.

 

[Colin Gimp]

As for earlier comments of Sheamus being crap on the mic.... Personally he seems fine to me and I could see him and all his "fella" schtick making for some amusing face promos as and when the time comes. Again, it seems worth pointing out that it's entirely unfair to judge a guys mic skills on WHAT he says in this era of scripted promos.

.. this is what i hate about all the iwc internet reports. You have no fucking idea what the hell goes on with the promos, so stop acting you like you do. good gawd, if anything the wrestlers and writers work together. You can't tell me someone writes all of chris jericho's promos without his input,could be the other way around too. We don't fucking know.All i know is that Jericho has always took pride in his promos (see his debut promo for the WWE with rock, i think he sold the script to that on ebay) gimmicks and promos are based off of the personality of the wrestler cause it's effective and realistic.

So yeah, I can base their mic skills on todays mic work especially when guys with charisma will mostly likely branch out of writers doing all of their scripts for them. Sheamus isn;t bad but if he's given more mic time I think him and Santino would be a better fit to have a program.

oh andyou can;t even tell me that rocky and austin weren't told where to go with their promos. this isn't the 80's/early 90's.

 

[The Small Show]

Agreed. It's also slightly unfair to judge him on his delivery as it truly doesn't matter because no-one can deliver an exciting promo if the words are wrong.

As for TNAs roster, Ill do one of these threads for TNA but the general feeling from me is that I prefer them in TNA. Most of TNAs wrestlers are fantastic; It's the storylines that are incredibly ludicrus and strange. If you only watch the wrestling, TNA would be heaven.

 

[...god...]

DASHING Cody Rhodes is the greatest new thing going on SD, imo, and possibly in the company probably only second to Miz. Catch his promo on Matt Hardy last week, pumpt. There's the point of his gimmick played to perfection. The guy is the shit and is truly shining now, if anything, far above Ted.

And Sheamus IS NOT shitty on the mic. Sure he's not Triple H, Edge, or Austin, but he's more than competent for the title.

 

[Montana]

It's not really strong or weak. It's right in the middle to me. They are going through a transitional phase. Guys like Cena/Orton have been semi-sucessful, however they are building up these new stars, who aren't really draws yet. They have some good wrestlers and characters, but not much in the way of ratings or a draw.

The booking hasn't helped either.

 

[pumpt73]

When Cody debute, the kid was green as they come. That's why I think fans failed to take to him. I think gaining the tag titles with Holly helped him garner a little bit of respect. Legacy just helped solidfy his status. Now, it's an opinion, be it shitty or good, that I don't buy Cody as a heel. Also AF, I didn't bring up Dustin's gimmick, I just said he played the heel role better than Cody. Wasn't questioning the Goldust characters sexuality. I'll give it a chance, but I just don't buy the guy as a heel. Maybe more of a badboy babyface, but not a heel.

As for the roster in general, I agree with Enzo. It's a fairly strong roster, with weak booking. There's not enough going on for me to want to tune in week after week. At least not like what was going on in the 90's where WWF was destination programming. WWE is still destination programming, but just for a different age group. And that's not a bad thing, it's a business decision. WWE is a license to print money. As long as they keep bringing in cash and keep the bottom line in the green and not in the red, WWE won't have to change it's product all that much. I prefer TNA's content to WWE's, but I understand business is business, and TNA has a long, long, long way to go before they ever get to an equal level of WWE. TNA - a growing wrestling promotion. WWE - a publically traded, multimedia conglomerate, that features wrestling as it's main source of entertainment media.

I don't see WWE having to change anytime in the near future.

 

[straight_edge76]

As a whole I like the WWE's roster. They have a nice group of already established main eventers and veterans as well as a nice group of younger guys that with a few more years of grooming and learning (both in and out of kayfabe) could be where guys like Orton and Cena are currently. You could gripe about the booking all you want, that will never change, because there will always be something for you to feel could be better. I like the direction they are going in overall, it's great for buisness and as a whole the product aint half bad, but like previously stated they are in a transitional stage, with guys like Jericho, Kane, HHH and Taker on the downslide of their careers and guys like Drew, Swagger, Cody, Miz and Kofi on the upslide.

 

[Colin Gimp]

lol sheamus can't even hold his own on his mic at all. I think you guys have listened to Michael Cole for too long. lols wtf

transitonal stage? What? Bad booking? What? This is the first time in a long time guys who haven't been in the company for four years are getting a chance. Booking has been strong compared to our last main event bookings. No one is being overshadowed in their Cliques/group (Jbl;s cabinet and Evolution) Super cena isn't overcoming the odds is what we had for our main event for years. How can you say these guys aren't getting booked properly? WTF else do you want? E-fed booking? bet Bradshaw and Michaels are cussing and swearing at the current booking since no one has "earned their spot". Guys who usually aren;t allowed to get past jobber status are fucking winning matches and becoming threats. WTF. The Miz/Jomo is an example of how booking use to be. He's gone through so many fucking ups and downs that he deserves his spot. Which is sad that i have to stick up for the miz. Now we have Nexus coming in and getting their spot given to em regardles. Transitional Period? Bad booking? WTF are you guys on. This has been the best booking and the best period to be given tosuch a weak roster.

None of the guys from Nexus look anything more like Jobbers. Same With Drew. I remember a certain Paul Burchill who had the same charisma as Drew Mcyintre have to perservere through actual bad booking. What do you call Drew and Nexus's booking? Good fucking booking with a shitty roster, fuck you.
They don't have mic skills, they don't work a crowd very well, and wwe is putting them with the vets, to show them the ropes and try to have the fans involved. Usually they'd have to prove themselves to the fans first before gettin such attention. Michaels and JBL would be pissed to work such losers. They should be proud to recieve this kind of booking. and it;s sad how the intelligent IWC bitchs about bad booking all the fucking time and when they go and do something about you, you won't even open your eyes. Just cause they do flashy moves doesn't mean their strong or good wrestlers. Working a crowd and getting them cumming is how you become a good wrestler. The crowd doesn't explode like it use to, they do for some people. Guess who. Don't believe me Ask the Miz, and Michael Cole for some reason. wtf..

 

[imported_Adam]

As a whole I like the WWE's roster. They have a nice group of already established main eventers and veterans as well as a nice group of younger guys that with a few more years of grooming and learning (both in and out of kayfabe) could be where guys like Orton and Cena are currently. You could gripe about the booking all you want, that will never change, because there will always be something for you to feel could be better. I like the direction they are going in overall, it's great for buisness and as a whole the product aint half bad, but like previously stated they are in a transitional stage, with guys like Jericho, Kane, HHH and Taker on the downslide of their careers and guys like Drew, Swagger, Cody, Miz and Kofi on the upslide.

you forgettin Randy Orton? If anybody's on the upside, its him. He takes out like 4 guys a night with the RKO lol.