16/5/2019

HHH frustrated with WWE:

A leak from WWE creative has revealed some recent issues he has witnessed, and that Triple H is growing increasingly frustrated with how the main roster is being presented, particularly his NXT Alumni.

• WWE's contract with Fox for SmackDown prohibits Fox from moving the show to FS1, even if the ratings drop
• When Neville walked out of the company, there was a "crazy shouting match" and Neville flipped out on Vince. That was the last time the writers saw him. The writers praised Neville for being so easy to work with
• It was also said that ideas never pan out as originally planned because writers come up with stuff and then Vince loses interest after a week or two. They used Mojo Rawley as an example
• The writers said the pay for the job is good and it's a dream job for many of them, but it gets frustrating. It was also said that talents are very unhappy and people are trying to get out of their contracts
• The writers believe Bruce Prichard is a pleasure to work with. "He's a funny guy and a pleasure to work with, but he's not getting through to Vince either," it was said. Shane McMahon, Stephanie McMahon and Triple H have also tried to talk to Vince with no luck
• Writers listen to podcasts and they hear fans bashing them for the weak product. "It breaks their heart," the caller said
• It was claimed that the current Sami Zayn promos are not his own, despite recent claims by Sami and others. "That's not Sami Zayn's promos. That's Vince McMahon talking through Sami Zayn," it was said
• There are currently 37 total writers and they are now working on both RAW and SmackDown. This change went into effect after the 2019 Superstar Shakeup. The entire writing team has pitched to have RAW and SmackDown look completely different with different production, a different way of filming things, and other differences, but Vince shot the idea down
• Some of the writers believe WWE Hall of Famer "Road Dogg" BG James will eventually end up in AEW. James recently left the writing team after working as co-lead writer of SmackDown and his future is up in the air, but he's been working other roles behind-the-scenes
• It was said that NBCUniversal and Fox both want top stars on their shows, which was recently reported. The writers loved it when there was a real brand split
• The Superstar Shakeup changed week to week and didn't pan out how it was originally laid out months prior. Everything changed because Vince just decided to change it. The Wild Card Rule was not in the RAW script on the morning of the show it was introduced
• Andrade allegedly went into Vince's office and asked for a legit push. Vince allegedly looked at him and said, "Learn some English and get back to me." Andrade has been taking English lessons
• The "Firefly Fun House" storyline is all Bray Wyatt's idea. Wyatt was described as an "absolute genius" and it was said that helps others with their promos. "He's one of the best guys in the locker room," it was said
• The storyline comedy between The Usos and The Revival has been done because Vince just thinks it's funny

Titles vacated:

The Vikings officially vacated their NXT Tag gold at the taping last night.

NXT star thrilled about AEW:

Matt Riddle says the greatest era of wrestling is about to begin, and that is because WWE finally have worthy competition in AEW.

AEW owner says UK PPV can work:

"I think it is something we can offer, I hope we do offer, and I plan to offer is shows here because there is a great fan base here, definitely a proven live audience that will attend the shows, there are great television and PPV audience as well. Plus, there is a great chance to market that content back home to the American fans. If there was a show that had an 8 p.m. start time on pay-per-view at one of the great arenas that we'd like to work with, that's still a very reasonable start time on the weekend. You could see a 3 p.m. start time on the East Coast, a noon start time (on the West Coast), these are great start times to watch wrestling on a Saturday or a Sunday. In terms of our television, there is a lot of potentials to expand the partnership in a lot of ways."

Injury:

Alexa Bliss has been told she will not be allowed to compete at MITB by the WWE doctors. Nikki Cross will replace her. No word on what the injury is as yet, officially, but it is reported to be another concussion. Which, if true, could have an impact on her future career, her last battle with concussion almost put her on the shelf permanently.

New school:

Tye Dillinger and Tyler Breeze are working on opening a wrestling school together.

HOF'er suffers medical emergency:

Ric Flair was said to have been rushed to hospital in a very serious way this morning by a US celebrity site. He was actually going for a planned appointment for a surgery he wanted to get out of the way before the summer.

Rush removes WWE:

Lio Rush has removed all reference to WWE from his social media profiles.

WWE try a new tactic to make Lars story go away:

A leak of a meeting WWE had with Lars over a year ago, about his past social media comments has come out, with the additional information that it was his fear of the posts coming back to haunt him that caused his anxiety issues before Mania, and cost him a match vs John Cena, not the stage fright that was reported at the time.

WWE leave UK home:

WWE have ended their long relationship with Sky in the UK and will join BT Sport in the new year.