Weekly News Roundup (10/3 - 10/9)

[Balls Mahoney]

According to The Wrestling Observer Newsletter, while the company outwardly talks like ratings are no longer a reliable metric, Vince McMahon was reportedly very upset with the September 27th record low Raw rating.

The feeling in the TV industry was that the ratings that night did not matter, because everyone (including Monday Night Football) got destroyed in the ratings by the presidential debate. But WWE’s issue is that the overall Raw rating has fallen more than expected with the return of Monday Night Football, and that is with Monday Night Football ratings being down overall for the season.

 

[M.C.G. 31]

I told you guys ratings matter.

 

[Emperoreddy]

I don't believe they will go through with a Brock/Shane match.

 

[Pinkfloyd]

I don't believe they will go through with a Brock/Shane match.

Shane should use Joe as a surrogate for that match. Hell, they can have Joe debut at Survivor Series and bump into Lesnar during the event and bring it along as you go. Have Joe debut and win the IC strap from Miz, bump into Lesnar, have Lesnar cost Joe the IC title at the Rumble, set up the Mania match from there. It's really easy and will make a lot of money.

 

[NewAgeOutlaw]

Shane being booked as an actual challenge to Taker and now possibly Brock is the biggest joke in wrestling since David Arquette: World Champion.

 

[Blitzkrug]

The thing WWE seems to miss about why people liked Shane because he wasn't booked to be on any guy's level. Ever.

"But he almost beat Kurt Angle! and he's a world class wrestler!" Yes, but that match was also a street fight. Suddenly being a world class wrestler goes out the window when you're getting hit by singapore canes, garbage cans, and what have you.

He won the European championship though! With interference from DX screwing the champion. But he beat the Big Show! Again, with interference.

The one time he didn't have help is when he had to face Steve Blackman, and Blackman kicked the crap out of him.

WWE always protected the other guy in a Shane match. Even if he did win one without help, he usually had to do something bat**** insane to achieve that.

Booking him 50/50 with Undertaker was dumb, doing it with Lesnar might be the greatest insult to wrestling fan's intelligence since Mr. America.

 

[AfroThunder396]

Just have Goldberg be Shane's proxy and be done with it so we can all move on.

 

[The Lunatic Fridge]

Just have Goldberg be Shane's proxy and be done with it so we can all move on.

So that puts goldberg on smackdown...goldberg killing cena would be an interesting sight.

 

[AfroThunder396]

I doubt Goldberg is going to be a full timer. Lesnar/Goldberg at SS, maybe he has a match with Cena at the Rumble or something.

I'm going to lol when he Goldbergs through Wyatt just for ***** and giggs.

 

[Sacha Baron Corbin]

I doubt Goldberg is going to be a full timer. Lesnar/Goldberg at SS, maybe he has a match with Cena at the Rumble or something.

I'm going to lol when he Goldbergs through Wyatt just for ***** and giggs.

Man if that happened to Wyatt I would just want him to leave the company and go work for someone who won't completely waste his talent

 

[offkilter]

Man if that happened to Wyatt I would just want him to leave the company and go work for someone who won't completely waste his talent

Works for me. I've been sick of the deliverance inbred voodoo hick ever since he debuted.

 

[PeterSidorkiewicz]

Works for me. I've been sick of the deliverance inbred voodoo hick ever since he debuted.

I'm in the opposite side, it's nice to not have a plain vanilla gimmick for once. I like a little showmanship with my wrestling and larger than life characters.

It's probably why I've never liked Boreton. I think the only time I tolerated him was when he did those RNN updates on his injured shoulder.

 

[NewAgeOutlaw]

Shane is amazing at taking bumps and I respect the crazy **** he has done to give the fans their money's worth. Still, his offense is embarassing and asking guys like Taker and Brock to sell for a middle aged businessman is insulting.

 

[GKJ]

Shane is amazing at taking bumps and I respect the crazy **** he has done to give the fans their money's worth. Still, his offense is embarassing and asking guys like Taker and Brock to sell for a middle aged businessman is insulting.

I don't think Brock cares as long as he's paid.

 

[BonMorrison]

The thing WWE seems to miss about why people liked Shane because he wasn't booked to be on any guy's level. Ever.

"But he almost beat Kurt Angle! and he's a world class wrestler!" Yes, but that match was also a street fight. Suddenly being a world class wrestler goes out the window when you're getting hit by singapore canes, garbage cans, and what have you.

He won the European championship though! With interference from DX screwing the champion. But he beat the Big Show! Again, with interference.

The one time he didn't have help is when he had to face Steve Blackman, and Blackman kicked the crap out of him.

WWE always protected the other guy in a Shane match. Even if he did win one without help, he usually had to do something bat**** insane to achieve that.

Booking him 50/50 with Undertaker was dumb, doing it with Lesnar might be the greatest insult to wrestling fan's intelligence since Mr. America.

This.

I'm over Shane being back but his live reactions is making the fools at WWE think we want to see him wrestler when that's not even close to true.

 

[DenisSamson3]

Rumors for the Day:
The Observer is reporting the Goldberg vs. Brock Lesnar match is indeed on for Survivor Series and the biggest reason is because they wanted it close to the release of the WWE 2K17 video game.
It's also noted that it isn't happening at WrestleMania 33 because Lesnar's opponent is already decided for that show and they didn't want to change it.

Vince McMahon was apparently "very upset" with the ratings for Raw when it hit a record low up against the first Presidential debate, according to the Observer. That could be why there are changes coming.

Despite the situation with his stabbing story, AAA is expected to continue booking Alberto El Patron going forward.

Ricochet is apparently going to get a big push in New Japan going forward.

 

[Emperoreddy]

We knew this was the plan, but confirmation that WWE is selling tickets to a NXT show bundled with Royal Rumble.

It isn't labeled a Takeover yet, but it is safe to assume it will become one.

 

[M.C.G. 31]

Apparently the plan is to put Samoa Joe on Raw.

This ****ing company just hates Smackdown.

 

[Emperoreddy]

Just have him feud and choke out Brock. I don't care what show as long as hat happens.

 

[M.C.G. 31]

Just have him feud and choke out Brock. I don't care what show as long as hat happens.

It won't. It's apparently building to a Joe vs. Strowman program.

 

[Isi]

that plan will last about as long as all the other Strowman plans

 

[GKJ]

If Joe is supposed to run into Lesnar, he can't do that on smackdown

 

[Balls Mahoney]

Rumors on the intrawebz that there's a big shakeup going on in WWE Creative and Paul Mother****in' Heyman is going to get a bigger role in creative. I can't see it with Paul's outside commitments and how much he antagonizes the McMahons. But I couldn't imagine a better thing happening for WWE. Especially since they're getting their teeth kicked in business wise.

 

[Balls Mahoney]

 

[M.C.G. 31]

If Joe is supposed to run into Lesnar, he can't do that on smackdown

It's not stopping Shane from supposedly being Lesnar's opponent for WM. And as far as we know, there are zero plans to do anything like Joe vs. Lesnar.