Vince McMahon wants his referees to be more like UFC referees. Vince is aiming for the refs to regain the respect they once had in the old days, and not be viewed as comedy characters as they are today. The plan is to start calling DQ finishes when they see rules broken. They want to do less referee bumps (refs getting knocked out). There is even talk of the refs calling stoppages when a wrestler can not continue. Internally, WWE knows the fans of today will boo these finsishes because it is not a clean finish and not the wrestling they know. They are hoping to change their minds. This idea was brought on by the recent popularity of UFC, and could be killed at any time based on Vince's reputation of going back and forth with past decisions. Brian Cantor recently posted a story here at LOP titled: New WWE policy seeks to make matches more realistic. The two stories no doubt have the same seed internally in WWE.
Dave Madigan, a former WWE writer, and writer of the movie "See No Evil" starring Kane; said in a recent online interview (hosted by Keith Lipinski) when he was writing the movie that Vince had suggested a scene showing Kane masterbating his 36 inch penis. Madigan, in a room with a bunch of other people including Vince, was the only one to speak up and nix the idea.
Teddy Long has been told he will remain a General Manager. Because it would require a full house show schedule, Vickie Guerrero can not accept the role of General Manager due to the fact that she is raising three kids by herself. Vince still wants to keep Vickie as an on-air character.
Shane Helms is targeting April of 2008 as his return date to WWE.
Credit: Wrestling Observer Newsletter
Dave Madigan, a former WWE writer, and writer of the movie "See No Evil" starring Kane; said in a recent online interview (hosted by Keith Lipinski) when he was writing the movie that Vince had suggested a scene showing Kane masterbating his 36 inch penis. Madigan, in a room with a bunch of other people including Vince, was the only one to speak up and nix the idea.
Teddy Long has been told he will remain a General Manager. Because it would require a full house show schedule, Vickie Guerrero can not accept the role of General Manager due to the fact that she is raising three kids by herself. Vince still wants to keep Vickie as an on-air character.
Shane Helms is targeting April of 2008 as his return date to WWE.
Credit: Wrestling Observer Newsletter
