WWE's rating have now plummeted to an all time low, and many believe that's down to the terrible creative decisions being made when it comes to Superstar exposure, feuds, storylines and the overall presentation of the product.
There are many people working behind-the-scenes to bring
Raw and
SmackDown to the screen every week, but if a new report is to be believed, most of the blame for this can be laid at the feet of one man: Vincent Kennedy McMahon.
A close friend of three
WWE writers called into PWTorch.com’s post-RAW podcast and vented about Vince. Apparently, it's now pretty much all of the writing staff and a good chunk of the Supersatrs that are frustrated with how things are being run at the moment - and even Triple H is beginning to crack.
Here's a rundown of the major points that was discussed via
PWMania.com:
“No one should rip on WWE creative. They have some of the most brilliant, unbelievable cool ideas that I’ve ever heard… We’re writing for an audience of one and never forget that [and if not] you’re out of here.”
-- The most frustrated person in the back every single night is Triple H. He’ll always take, especially the NXT guys, under his wing. It looks like he’s consoling them.”
– Vince wants suggestions from everyone but it never gets on TV. 99 out of 100 times you can come up with an idea for Vince and it won’t be used.
– The entire creative team has pitched to have Raw and SmackDown look completely different with different production, a different way of shooting things, etc. and McMahon shoots it down.
– Vince McMahon doesn’t keep track of what is going on with NXT. He “maybe” watches Takeover shows.
– The writers say he just watches WWE and works out and is not aware of things going on in the real world.
– The writers say there is no chance of Vince stepping down.
– Dana Brooke has been the hardest worker for the last 3 years. She goes to the Performance Center, she shows up early and helps set up the ring and she gets in the ring so she can get better. Creative will pitch something for her and she gets nothing up until recently with MITB.
There's always a chance this isn't entirely on the level, of course, but it actually does gel with some things we were told a few weeks ago but didn't report on due to being sworn to secrecy. Now that this is out there, we might just rethink that!
Keep an eye on TRR for updates.