WWE 5 years from now

[Sinclair Promotions]

I found this on another message board I go to, and thought it would be a fun thing for us to do here. Basically where do you see the WWE product in 5 years.

Here are some that I came up with:

Cena will still be dominating the product as both Raw and Smackdown are pulling TNA viewership numbers.

Hulk Hogan will be back in WWE after finally killing off TNA, he will be the GM of Raw and instantly turn heel to feud and eventually be fed to Cena

El Generico will have all his momentum killed off when the suddenly turn him heel and feed him to Cena

Antonio Cesaro and Kassius Ohno will be dominating an exciting Tag Team Division

The World Heavyweight title will be a thing of the past

The Divas Division will be on an upswing with Paige as a dominate Champion who is approaching the two year mark as Champion

CM Punk will be entering the Hall of Fame shortly after retiring

Jericho will be in the midst of farewell tour before finally retiring

Vickie Guererro will have retired and left the company

Micheal Cole will no longer be the "Voice of the WWE" as Josh Mathews & The Miz are the voices of Raw. Renee Paquette/Young will be the voice of Smackdown with a recently returned Shane McMahon

Smackdown will be known as the home of the Divas as it features 2-3 Divas matches per show

Sheamus, Randy Orton, Ryback & Alberto Del Rio will have left the company due to not receiving the spot light despite Cena only being a part timer

Zack Ryder & Curt Hawkins will reform their tag team and feud with Cesaro/Ohno for the belts

Kane & Daniel Bryan will still be feuding as they are considered by many as having the best matches in the ring.

Big Show & Mark Henry will form a comedy tag team before both retire shortly after

Cena will be on pace to becoming a 30x WWE/World Champion as his average championship reign only last 30 days

[LWPD]

Fun topic. What will WWE be like 5 years from now? Here are some possibilities:

* The year 2018 will see a post-Vince McMahon era company, as the legendary promoter will be survived by his daughter Stephanie and son-in law Triple H.

* The creative process will change, with Triple H relying more on figures from with-in the wrestling industry, than writers and producers from the outside.

* Look for Hunter to build an inner circle with names he knows and trusts (ie. Kevin Nash, X-Pac, William Regal, Shawn Michaels). This will have a noticeable effect on how the content is presented. Standard & Practices will grade shows like Raw & Smackdown as TV-14.

* The company will scale back on non-wrestling projects. The movie division will grow inactive. The idea of a network will be replaced with a more modest/less risky distribution model.

* Greater emphasis will be placed on cultivating future talent. In addition to sponsoring developmental promotions as loss-leaders, there will be more openness toward granting opportunities to upstarts on the Indy circuit.

* The talent turn over ratio will remain high, but on average WWE Superstars will live longer, healthier lives than those who worked before the Wellness Policy era. This will have a positive effect on how the mainstream views the industry.

* While many of the faces seen on 2013 WWE TV will wash out, stars of today who are likely to remain at or somewhat near headliner status include Cody Rhodes, Daniel Bryan, Dolph Ziggler, John Cena, CM Punk, Randy Orton, Sheamus & Antonio Cesaro.

[lordhumongous]

The WWE in five years.........

Vince McMahon will get a clue...no forget that Vince is always right.

The WWE will stop wasting talent in ridiculous storylines....no forget that also Vince is always right.

The WWE will still use John Cena as if he is the best wrestling talent to ever walk on the face of the earth.

Hulk Hogan will build up TNA and be able to go head to head with the WWE due to in ring product.(TNA is better now but most are drawn to whats more familiar)

The WWE will promote John Cena as an actual immortal god.

The WWE will fire everyone from their roster and use computerized images of John Cena vs John Cena on all tv shows and pay per views. Holograms will be used for house shows.

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This thread could have been fun, but it was immediately derailed by some of the most ridiculous stuff ever. At least LWPD's post makes sense.

[executioner]

This is a fun topic. Not a fanatic WWE follower, but here goes.

It will continue to develop talent for the future, including the possibility of a developmental fed in Japan. This will help grow WWE overseas.

WWE will grow a meaningful cruiserweight division with a focus on action and high flying, with a focus on the action sports crowd.

Rock and Lesnar will be gone, but Rock will make the occassional appearance to hype events. Lesnar will have moved on to whatever temporary interest he has.

CM Punk, Cesaro, Barrett, Cena, Sheamus, Rhodes, Bryan, and Ziggler will continue to be the focus of the fed.

WWE will try several times to develop the next Undertaker.

TNA will have died off, leaving WWE the ability to pick off any TNA alumni it is interested in.

Stephanie and HHH will take over the business, with HHH focused on talent development. Less outside writers involved. HHH will have a team of advisors he will rely on.

[chewey]

Feb 10, 2013 20:17:19 GMT -5 LWPD said:

* While many of the faces seen on 2013 WWE TV will wash out, stars of today who are likely to remain at or somewhat near headliner status include Cody Rhodes, Daniel Bryan, Dolph Ziggler, John Cena, CM Punk, Randy Orton, Sheamus & Antonio Cesaro.

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This hits the nail on the head. Big Show is 41, in five years he'll be 46 and retired. Kane is already 45 going on 46 and will be gone in five years. Rey Mysterio is 38 and will be 43.

John Cena is currently 35 going on 36. In five years he'll be 40. CM Punk will be 39. Even these guys will be transitioning out of the spotlight as WWE tries to find its next star. I actually believe that it won't be until five years from now that WWE tries to find its next star, as Triple H, HBK, and Eddie Guerrero and the like were around this age when WWE decided to put its machine behind Cena and Orton.

Dean Ambrose may be that breakout star. Actually any member of The Shield may break out, including Roman Reigns. But it will likely be someone that none of us are very familiar with yet.

Then again, maybe Damien Sandow will shave his beard and turn face.

In five years, Arik Royal (from the NPWD set) and Michael Elgin will both be hired by WWE and promoted to the main roster. Former WWE legit big men who can work, like Mike Knox, Matt Morgan, and Chris Masters, will be given final runs in WWE and be fed to whoever WWE's next big thing is. Bray Wyatt and the Wyatt Family (who probably won't stay together) will also be major players on the heel side as big guys that can fill the roles of the departing Kane, Big Show, and Mark Henry.

William Regal will be the color commentator for Smackdown as JBL takes over for Lawler on Raw. Regal may also be hired as a talent scout.

Antonio Cesaro will have held one of the world titles. I'm guessing only one brief reign, and not the obligatory "three before you're a legit main eventer," but Cesaro will find a niche as an upper mid-carder who can step up to a main event once in a while as needed.