Vince back on board, WWE sale coming soon / WWE funeral thread

[Sabretooth]

I’m sure Seth loved walking to the ring to stand there during commercial then leave. That was the weirdest shit I’ve ever seen

 

[King Kota]

I was thinking that Vince return could lead to releases, and in turn help the smaller companies out with new talent.

 

[Death By Looch]

How long before this is back

It's not that long until Money in the Bank, isn't it?

hmm...

 

[Dale]

Take a deep breath in regards to the future of WWE creative. Several behind-the-scenes heading into tonight's "WWE SmackDown" believe there's nothing to be worried about.

According to Fightful Select, "higher-ups" were optimistic that Triple H's vision for WWE programming would be making a return with tonight's show. This, of course, comes on the heels of reports late Monday that, fresh off the announcement of a WWE-UFC merger, Vince McMahon was back in the driver's seat calling the shots from the Gorilla position for "WWE Raw." As a result, locker room morale took a massive hit, believing that the past way of doing things had come back to haunt them. However, the hope was that such an occurrence was a one-time deal.

That doesn't mean the show is totally out of the woods though. There is still uncertainty as to whether or not McMahon would be on a plane heading for Portland — the site of "SmackDown" tonight. But Friday's show should paint a good picture as to who is in charge of WWE's creative plans on a show-to-show basis.

Monday's show underwent several rewrites and last-minute changes with McMahon at the helm — a chaotic practice that had become the standard under his stewardship. But as a sign things might be different this evening, creative notes had already made the rounds for "SmackDown" as of yesterday, reverting back to the advance planning that'd become the norm with Triple H in the captain's seat.

As he did on Monday, Triple H is set to address the WWE Universe tonight. We'll have to wait a few more hours though to get a better understanding of what message he's planning to deliver in the moment.​

 

[Sabretooth]

Literally praying

 

[Sky]

Will believe Vince's off creative when he's six feet under. I've been lied to before, WWE talent has been lied to before

 

[Deezy]

I swear most people here would blame Vince McMahon for the weather.

 

[Death By Looch]

That doesn't mean the show is totally out of the woods though. There is still uncertainty as to whether or not McMahon would be on a plane heading for Portland — the site of "SmackDown" tonight. But Friday's show should paint a good picture as to who is in charge of WWE's creative plans on a show-to-show basis.

The thing is, who can tell if they won't go through a horrible time in which they go from Hunter firmly booking the shows for a couple of weeks, just for Vince to show up and throw plans out of the window? Even if Hunter's "back in charge" for Smackdown and he does a "Triple H" show, this doesn't necessarily solves the problem of having Vince hovering over everything.

On a different note... this almost sounds like it could be the start of a brand split storyline.

 

[King Kota]

Vince Raw vs. HHH Smackdown and don't you remember when hhh didn't want to work on Fridays xD

 

[Sabretooth]

Vince Raw vs. HHH Smackdown and don't you remember when hhh didn't want to work on Fridays xD

new brand split. Except this time the storyline is legit.

 

[King Kota]

Honestly I wouldn't mind this let hhh run it his way and vince his way

 

[Bobby Barrows]

Vince Raw vs. HHH Smackdown and don't you remember when hhh didn't want to work on Fridays xD

It was Tuesdays. Tuesdays was the word.

 

[King Kota]

It was Tuesdays. Tuesdays was the word.

 

[Swamps]

 

[Jimmy King]

I thought this was amusing.