Saturday, 3 August 2013

Could Social Media Networking Help NXT Prospects?

By Rob Sutter


As someone who's interested in seeing how professional wrestling is going to progress from this point, I am all for seeing the future of the business. When it comes to World Wrestling Entertainment, there is no better area to do this than NXT. It's the developmental territory for wrestlers to learn the ropes or simply become polished so that they will be primed for the main shows. In order to get their characters across better, could social media networking prove to be the useful method to take up?

YouTube has become one of the biggest sources for visual media and wrestling characters stand a great chance of portraying better characters this way. One example that I can look to is Big E Langston, whose looks are very much deceiving. He may appear to be someone who can bulldoze over any opponent with ease but it's surprising that he's able to showcase personality that's better than many stars that base their routines around it. It's a sense of humor Langston has which is better suited for TV.

I think that Kassius Ohno stands as another personality who would be able to benefit from online marketing better than most. Many fans of the indies know him as Chris Hero, though what about fans who don't watch such promotions? They wouldn't have any idea of his background, which makes such platforms better. He can keep in touch with those who follow him and, in turn, tell the people more about him from a wrestling standpoint, which is one that isn't just relegated to WWE, either.

It's clear that there are a slew of great female stars as well and a number of them may find social media networking to be a viable method. Paige, to name one instance, a standout for me because even though she's mostly quiet, her personality shows itself in the ring as she competes with such ferocity. In terms of addressing the people, Twitter could prove useful since she's all about keeping her words short and sweet. It's also the kind of platform suggested by firms like fishbat.

I think that social media networking can be immensely useful for those who don't have a strong public presence. They want to be able to gain more followers and fans, which is why I suggest the showcasing of personality through these platforms. These are, in my mind at least, some of the best because I think that they are able to showcase personality in some of the finest ways. Only then will they be able to gain a sense of fan growth which can be deemed organic.




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