Post by Old School NWA Fan on Feb 23, 2016 17:41:06 GMT -5
From PWinsider
Lets get some thoughts here.
When Shane McMahon returned to WWE TV last night, he demanded his father Vince McMahon hand him control of Monday Night Raw. This led to the announcement of Undertaker vs. Shane McMahon in Hell in A Cell at Wrestlemania with McMahon getting Raw if he wins.
So, why is this stipulation happening?
Over the last few weeks, there's been talk of WWE bringing back some form of the old brand extension that the company had from 2002-2011.
At its height, the brand extension isolated talents on Raw or Smackdown with PPVs for each brand, creating some in-house competition among the wrestlers, announcing teams and creative teams to be the better side of the company. The two sides would only cross over on major events, such as Wrestlemania or the Royal Rumble. Over time, WWE loosened the extension so that talent from each brand appeared on every PPV and in 2011, the extension was dropped altogether.
It appears that the return of McMahon could be the beginning of the storyline that sees Raw, under Shane McMahon's rule and Smackdown under the rule of the other McMahons, setting those two sides, and their respective talents, against each other.
The idea of Shane in charge of Raw provides the company with something of a reboot for talents who haven't been used to their fullest potential as well. McMahon's verbiage last night noted how the company has fallen under the control of The Authority, specifically noting the stock price and TV ratings have dropped. Shane McMahon gaining control, either at Wrestlemania or another storyline point, sets the company up for Raw to have a "fresh start" so to speak.
It's interesting to note that Tickets for a 5/23 Raw taping in Baltimore, Maryland is billed as "Monday Night Raw vs. WWE", providing potential insight into where things may be going. That taping would be the day after the 5/22 Extreme Rules PPV.
It should also be interesting to see where WWE NXT and its talents fit into all this, if at all, since that brand has so strongly been linked to Triple H over the last several years. WWE has big plans for NXT as a touring brand over the next few years, so how those plans will change, if at all, will be interesting to see.
The next six or so weeks will be VERY interesting to follow.
So, why is this stipulation happening?
Over the last few weeks, there's been talk of WWE bringing back some form of the old brand extension that the company had from 2002-2011.
At its height, the brand extension isolated talents on Raw or Smackdown with PPVs for each brand, creating some in-house competition among the wrestlers, announcing teams and creative teams to be the better side of the company. The two sides would only cross over on major events, such as Wrestlemania or the Royal Rumble. Over time, WWE loosened the extension so that talent from each brand appeared on every PPV and in 2011, the extension was dropped altogether.
It appears that the return of McMahon could be the beginning of the storyline that sees Raw, under Shane McMahon's rule and Smackdown under the rule of the other McMahons, setting those two sides, and their respective talents, against each other.
The idea of Shane in charge of Raw provides the company with something of a reboot for talents who haven't been used to their fullest potential as well. McMahon's verbiage last night noted how the company has fallen under the control of The Authority, specifically noting the stock price and TV ratings have dropped. Shane McMahon gaining control, either at Wrestlemania or another storyline point, sets the company up for Raw to have a "fresh start" so to speak.
It's interesting to note that Tickets for a 5/23 Raw taping in Baltimore, Maryland is billed as "Monday Night Raw vs. WWE", providing potential insight into where things may be going. That taping would be the day after the 5/22 Extreme Rules PPV.
It should also be interesting to see where WWE NXT and its talents fit into all this, if at all, since that brand has so strongly been linked to Triple H over the last several years. WWE has big plans for NXT as a touring brand over the next few years, so how those plans will change, if at all, will be interesting to see.
The next six or so weeks will be VERY interesting to follow.
Lets get some thoughts here.
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