Wednesday, January 14, 2015

VINCE MCMAHON. IS IT TIME?

For quite a few years now, I have been reading both articles and comments on how Vince McMahon has lost touch with his audience and needs to either change or walk away from the empire that he built. Up until recently I could not see it, the aftermath of the Monday Night Wars was expected to be "not as good". There were also enough good, to outweigh the bad. It is entertainment, and that means everything is hit or miss.

With reports saying that it is Vince himself writing the promos for Roman Reigns, which have been pretty weak, it is causing me to see the "haters" points of view. And now am curious if Vinnie Mac has ever really been in tune with the fans since before the gimmick era became unwanted by the audience. The edgier "Attitude Era" was after all inspired by Paul Heyman's vision with ECW. And without it, would have lost the war to Ted Turner, Eric Bischoff, and WCW. And with Reigns, it is important for his promos to be up to par as he is being prepped for main event and championship status.
Then there are some of the choices made since the launch of the WWE Network. All of which were likely made simply to somehow boost sales of the network. Small things like stalled pushes, characters being squashed, Brock Lesner being WWE World Heavyweight Champion while being more of a showcase performer. To big things, like the aforementioned Lesner ending the Wrestlemania undefeated streak of the Undertaker. Which I had no real problem with, but the rumors were that Vince made the choice, and did so for the WWE Network.
It is even somewhat apparent that he still loves his muscular heroes, and giant villains (although the bad guys are at least not obese anymore). It could be safe to say that it is Triple H who is behind guys like Dolph Ziggler, Dean Ambrose, and Seth Rollins are in the forefront. Daniel Bryan had more to do with the fans. Although they are characters that I like, Roman Reigns and Ryback must be "Vince McMahon Guys". Big, muscular, and a bit weak on the mic. Although Reigns just needs a better script to better himself.

So, are we starting to see signs that it is time for Vince to pass complete control over to Stephanie and Paul (Triple H)? Is it long over due like many others have said? The one question is for sure, will he even know when it is time to step away? 2014 could have been an epic year, and it wasn't just the injuries that hindered that from happening. 2015 is already looking good with the late and beyond great Macho Man Randy Savage will be inducted into the WWE Hall Of Fame. The possibility of seeing Sting perform in a WWE ring on the grandest stage of them all, Wrestlemania. And now there is a strong rumor that the Undertaker could face Bray Wyatt at Wrestlemania.

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