-- According to a report cited to PWInsider.com, USA Network's Bonnie Hammer requested WWE include more "Attitude Era" elements as a way to boost ratings. In addition to believing storylines like the "McMahon is dead" angle are helpful, Hammer also reportedly wants past characters like Mick Foley, Steve Austin and Sable to return.
-- Figure 4 Weekly reports that Vince McMahon has recently been giving SmackDown! writer Michael Hayes a hard time backstage. Sources say McMahon constantly mocks Hayes at production meetings and even makes negative comments about him to others when he knows Hayes is within hearing distance. Nonetheless, the feeling within WWE is that McMahon typically bullies the people closest to him, so it is unlikely that Hayes is in serious hot water.
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After just slightly more than a week in Ohio Valley Wrestling, new WWE developmental talent Teddy Hart is already rubbing his coworkers the wrong way, reports 1Wrestling.com.
The heat began on his first day, when he answered a phone call during a production meeting. Saying the call was important, he refused to hang up when asked by an OVW trainer.
The wrestler has also reportedly been skipping practices and clean-up chores, typically citing injuries as an excuse.
"He's in his own little world," a source told 1Wrestling. "He's already wearing out his welcome and has only been here a week."
The same source had praise for both Harry Smith and Nattie Neidhart, who he said have done a much better job of fitting in.
-- Figure 4 Weekly reports that Vince McMahon has recently been giving SmackDown! writer Michael Hayes a hard time backstage. Sources say McMahon constantly mocks Hayes at production meetings and even makes negative comments about him to others when he knows Hayes is within hearing distance. Nonetheless, the feeling within WWE is that McMahon typically bullies the people closest to him, so it is unlikely that Hayes is in serious hot water.
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After just slightly more than a week in Ohio Valley Wrestling, new WWE developmental talent Teddy Hart is already rubbing his coworkers the wrong way, reports 1Wrestling.com.
The heat began on his first day, when he answered a phone call during a production meeting. Saying the call was important, he refused to hang up when asked by an OVW trainer.
The wrestler has also reportedly been skipping practices and clean-up chores, typically citing injuries as an excuse.
"He's in his own little world," a source told 1Wrestling. "He's already wearing out his welcome and has only been here a week."
The same source had praise for both Harry Smith and Nattie Neidhart, who he said have done a much better job of fitting in.
