GFW announces first roster members

[Str8Shooter]

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Davey Boy Smith Jr.
Doc Gallows
"Machine Gun" Karl Anderson
Lance Hoyt
Chris "Adonis" Mordetsky (Chris Master)
PJ Black (Justin Gabriel)
Quinn “Moose” Ojinnaka
Lei’D Tapa
Thea Trinidad


What's everyone think? A good start? Doomed to fail?

[Kirbi]

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Davey Boy Smith Jr.
Doc Gallows
"Machine Gun" Karl Anderson
Lance Hoyt
Chris "Adonis" Mordetsky (Chris Master)
PJ Black (Justin Gabriel)
Quinn “Moose” Ojinnaka
Lei’D Tapa
Thea Trinidad


What's everyone think? A good start? Doomed to fail?

Why?

[Hanley!]

It's an average start. No real stand out names for me there, but Smith and Black and Mordetsky are talented. Hoyt and Gallows are serviceable, but will bring at least a tiny bit of WWE/TNA recognition.

Lei’D Tapa is awful. Just awful. Being a female wrestler who's large doesn't make you Awesome Kong. If GFW don't hire Gail Kim, she won't be capable of a single passable match, because I don't think anyone else has the power to make her look good.

[Daz]

It's the NJPW midcard!

[Str8Shooter]

It's an average start. No real stand out names for me there, but Smith and Black and Mordetsky are talented. Hoyt and Gallows are serviceable, but will bring at least a tiny bit of WWE/TNA recognition.

Lei’D Tapa is awful. Just awful. Being a female wrestler who's large doesn't make you Awesome Kong. If GFW don't hire Gail Kim, she won't be capable of a single passable match, because I don't think anyone else has the power to make her look good.

I haven' seen Tapa much bu the consensus is she's awful.

I don't mind some of the names on the list, but it's not much of a draw. They aren't getting a decent TV deal with those guys and girls.

But there really isn't a lot of bigger name guys out there. Pretty much everybody is locked up with WWE, TNA, even ROH has their top guys locked in. And the top indy guys seem to be heading to NXT now. I could see them stealing some TNA guys as their deals expire if they can come out strong.

[The Legend]

That's a pretty good start. I saw some work from Masters recently - way post WWE second release - and he's definitely improved.

[prophet]

An average start I'd say. Though I was expecting the likes of Carlito and Paul London so I'm not really sure I can complain.

Hoping some Brits are recruited, though. Zack Sabre Jr, Will Ospreay, Noam Dar, Tommy End etc...Ricochet if he's not still pretending to be a Puma...

That's a pretty good start. I saw some work from Masters recently - way post WWE second release - and he's definitely improved.

Seen him a few times lately working for an English fed called PCW (Preston ChampionshIp Wrestling, Kaiser don't sue) and he's actually the fed's heavyweight champion and has really been impressing!

[Hanley!]

I'd rather see talent than star power really. They seem to be talking this up as a wrestling show that's going to be different. I think the best way to do that is start from the ground up. Introduce us to a new wrestling roster. Honestly that excites me more than some big name jumping ship.

[Str8Shooter]

John Morrison seems like a lock, can go in the ring and still has some name value from his WWE run and being on TV. I assume Lucha Underground doesn't have locked in deals.

I don't know what AJ Styles deal is with New Japan, or his relationship with Jarrett, but he seems like obvious choice to be the "face" of the company so to speak.

I definitely agree that talent is #1, but they're going to need some sort name value as well. Jarrett doesn't seem like the type to run this thing like an indy and compete with ROH, PWG and LU. He wants to be big time, hence the Vegas connection.

[The Legend]

I'd rather see talent than star power really. They seem to be talking this up as a wrestling show that's going to be different. I think the best way to do that is start from the ground up. Introduce us to a new wrestling roster. Honestly that excites me more than some big name jumping ship.

I think the answer is to find the right balance. In order to make money you need a few names that people recognize to draw them in and then you hit them with all the other talent you have.

[Hanley!]

I'd rather see talent than star power really. They seem to be talking this up as a wrestling show that's going to be different. I think the best way to do that is start from the ground up. Introduce us to a new wrestling roster. Honestly that excites me more than some big name jumping ship.

I think the answer is to find the right balance. In order to make money you need a few names that people recognize to draw them in and then you hit them with all the other talent you have.

Wrestling fans will be attracted to a new form of wrestling if they manage to do something to make themselves stand out. We've seen huge stars jumping ship a bunch of times before. It never helped TNA. I'm hoping they rely on marketing and alternate distribution channels to build fans.

Bringing in genuine stars is often a mixed blessing at best. First of all, the amount of money they demand eats into their smaller budget. They'll be seen as "above" everyone else, and it could become a barrier to making stars out of the rest of the roster. And if they have too much power, it can create resentment in the locker room and that kind of negative atmosphere can bleed into the show.

I'd rather see medium level stars like Morrison just to get some more wrestling fans checking it out early on. If they were to land a Goldberg or a CM Punk (or one of WWE's bigger names), they might spike a rating early on, but the show would ultimately suffer.

[ShaneOfan]

I'd like to make the sex with Thea Trinidad.

[SKS]

His name is Johnny Mundo, you smarks

I'm interested in what the show is like, more quality wrestling the better. I like Mordetsky. But the large woman is just terrible.

[Racing Guy]

I have to think that NXT is the best thing that ever happened to independent wrestlers and the worst thing to independent promotions. I doubt there are many legit wrestlers who aren't shooting for NXT. It's gonna be hard for JJ to recruit guys/girls unless they are over the hill or can't get into NXT.

[KaiserGlider]

Big Poppa Pump added:

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