It’s
an event, a match steeped in tradition. From ‘Hacksaw’ Jim Duggan in 1988 to
John Cena in 2013, there have been a long list of established winners whose
careers have sky rocketed due to winning the thirty man over the top rope
spectacular – Duggan not included – plus many memories that we’re not soon to
forget.
Ric
Flair being the first ever wrestler to be crowned WWE Champion by winning the
Royal Rumble Match; Bret Hart and Lex Luger going over the top rope together to
both earn a WrestleMania X Championship Match. Vince McMahon and Steve Austin
playing cat and mouse through the arena before the boss finally won the entire
match by simply sitting at ringside. That Sweet Chin Music on Diesel before
Shawn Michaels won the 1996 event, becoming the first man since Hulk Hogan to
win consecutive Royal Rumble matches. Jerry Lawler hiding under the ring until
some designated wrestler dragged him out and eliminated him and then there was
Shawn Michaels and Chris Benoit entering number one to outlast the competition
and win the event. So many majestic memories!
And
now the stage is set for 2014 to produce its own memories. The chance is there,
all WWE have to do is act upon it. Could we see the return of some much missed
legends or a new face take the next step in their career? As the timer counts
down and we wait for that infamous klaxon to sound, only the coming hours will
tell.
From
the CONSOL Energy Centre in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on January 26th, this is
the 2014 Royal Rumble.
30 Man Royal Rumble Match
Seeing
as this is written well in advance of any participants being announced, I don’t
foresee this section being very long. The Royal Rumble has always been a
spectacle in the wrestling calendar even if in recent years it has been very
normal indeed. But no one can deny there is a certain feeling you still get
when you watch the 30 man spectacular. The years of history and pageantry has
seen to that. Who will soon forget Bret Hart and Lex Luger going over the top
rope and touching the floor at the same time, or Ric Flair being the first ever
man to win a WWE Championship by winning the match. Vince McMahon winning the
match after playing cat and mouse with Steve Austin around the arena or Chris
Benoit and Shawn Michaels both entering number one and lasting the distance.
Instead
of talking about whose going to win the match, it should be Daniel Bryan and if
it’s not and it turns out to be John Cena again – after he loses to Randy Orton
– then we’re going to talk about who we can expect to return at the event.
Before that though, I will say that you can always tell how much WWE are
struggling for new stars at the Royal Rumble. If someone who has won it before
wins it again then the company have no one they’re willing to take a chance on.
If someone who doesn’t have a future in the company wins the match then its
clear WWE are scratching the barrel. The winner of the Royal Rumble match has
to be carefully selected. To produce the best results in the weeks following,
the winner can’t be a top star and neither can it be an unknown. It has to be
someone who borders the gap between the two. Someone who has been specially
groomed for months.
Every
year in the Royal Rumble Match there are some surprises. In 2014, I foresee
more than before thanks to WWE’s lack of star power. Would anyone really care
now if three WWE legends replaced 3MB, or if The Great Khali was shunned for
someone such as Kevin Nash? Not really, because wrestling fans love the
nostalgic feeling we get when someone returns for one night. Partly, that’s
what the Royal Rumble is all about. So, who can we expect to see this year?
Almost
certainly, Rob Van Dam will make his WWE return in the Royal Rumble Match after
his disappearance at Battleground. Van Dam still has something to give the
company and his excellent showing upon his 2013 return were miles better than
those he put in when he was part of the TNA roster.
Jake
‘The Snake’ Roberts is a name which has been thrown about and even discussed by
the WWE. Roberts, who is now clean of drugs and alcohol would be an ideal
candidate to enter the match as long as it is for the right reasons. If the one
night return would send him spiralling back off the wagon then no, he should
stay away. But if it’s going to help his rehabilitation and give him some kind
of closure, then we’ll all welcome him home with open arms. The same goes for
Scott Hall should he make an appearance as Razor Ramon. Should both or even one
of these return to the WWE at Royal Rumble then expect to see them in the WWE
Hall of Fame in 2014.
Sheamus
has almost completed his rehabilitation from injury and should be back in
action before or at the Royal Rumble. ‘The Celtic Warrior’ has been absent from
the company for what seems like an age so his return, under the right
circumstances – being a heel would suit him better than a face – would be
another welcome addition. WWE need Sheamus in 2014, the main event scene is
sparse at best and the Irishman would now add an air of change.
Hulk
Hogan is possibly the biggest name which has been touted. Hogan, who is adamant
that he will make a return to the WWE would be, and I can’t believe I’m saying
this, another welcome addition as long as he’s used wisely and only when
needed. Hulk Hogan and the WWE have an affinity and there’s always a rise in
buy rates when he appears – it’s shame that didn’t happen for TNA. WWE need
someone of his calibre to sell WrestleMania XXX and seeing as The Rock doesn’t
appear to want to return, who can blame him, then Hogan is the next best thing.
The Hulkster shouldn’t win the match unless John Cena defeats Randy Orton in
which case it would set up a mammoth John Cena vs Hulk Hogan bout at
WrestleMania XXX, but he was a part of the very first WrestleMania and its only
right he’s a part of the thirtieth.
Goldberg
is a possibility to return at Royal Rumble. WWE have been mooting his name
about the office for months. Surely, for WrestleMania, if WWE are going tribute
acts this year – expect to see plenty of legends on television over the coming
two months to promote the event – then Goldberg would be perfect. If all else
fails then WWE could try and invigorate Ryback by pitting the pair into a feud.
The question is, would he welcome back in WWE after the manner of his exit in
2004.
Batista,
who has already been announced to participate in the event, should be one of
the final four. ‘The Animal’ has been gone for long enough for the fans to
welcome him back as they did on Monday Night Raw. Batista may have left the
company on a sour note with the fans but now WWE’s main event picture is stale
and barren, Batista – be he back for the long term or a short period, ala The
Rock – is a welcome face even if he’s not touted for a WWE World Heavyweight
Championship reign. However, a Batista vs Brock Lesnar Match at WrestleMania XXX
would almost certainly draw in the masses.
With
his leave of absence as good as up, expect to see Chris Jericho make his WWE
return, just in time for WrestleMania. Hey, he needs to pick up a pay cheque
from somewhere. Chris Jericho, despite what has been said in the past, still
has something to offer the company. He’s relatively young enough in wrestling
years to put someone new over, as long as he still has the passion to do so and
we don’t get a repeat of the Fandango disaster of last year. If Chris Jericho
wants to erase the pure selfishness of 2013 and etch his legacy in wrestling
lore then what better place to start than 2014 and making a star instead of
making himself the star?
The
final possibility is the first inductee into the WWE Hall of Fame Class of
2014, The Ultimate Warrior. The Warrior, who is still an active wrestler
believe it or not, won’t have just signed the Hall of Fame deal for a one off
appearance. His bad blood with Vince McMahon has been washed under the bridge
and whilst his Hall of Fame induction comes with a DVD / Blu-ray release deal,
most likely a three disc DVD / two disc Blu-ray collection of his greatest
matches and a documentary on his career – that will be interesting to say the
least – in 2014, The Ultimate Warrior will want more, most probably a one or
two match deal. The Royal Rumble is the perfect re-debut and of course,
WrestleMania XXX. In what capacity or against whom we can only guess at this
moment, but I’m sure a legends tag team match wouldn’t go amiss.
There
are names galore one can mention who will either return or make a special guest
appearance at the Royal Rumble, but too many to list. Other names include
Rikishi, Too Cool, The New Age Outlaws and even The Rock. Right now, it’s all
up in the air. And that’s what’s so special about the Royal Rumble Match.
Literally anything could happen and anyone could appear. We know not everyone
can appear because it would be the detriment of the current WWE stars. But a
couple of those names to replace the jobbers on the current roster would make
2014’s offering unforgettable. And after so many duds and with a major event to
sell in April, WWE need this year’s Royal Rumble to be just that.
Winners Prediction:
Daniel Bryan
WWE World Heavyweight
Championship Match
(c) Randy Orton vs John
Cena
It
came as a pleasant surprise when Randy Orton left TLC WWE World Heavyweight
Champion (that’s both the WWE and World Heavyweight Championships unified for
those who weren’t keeping up). Even though it was best for business, as John
Cena is much more effective chasing the gold rather than carrying it, I wasn’t
sure WWE were going to take the risk of alienating Cena’s fans by having him
losing so soon after his comeback. It wouldn’t be the first time they’ve
sacrificed a great story or a wrestler just so Cena can keep face.
The
fact that Orton is the unified WWE World Heavyweight Champion means that the
company now have several different avenues in which to take him down. The first
is the obvious feud with John Cena, which simply can’t continue any further
than Royal Rumble. And why does Cena get a rematch anyway? Yes, the stipulation
is usually that when a Champion loses he gets a second shot at the gold he
dropped, but now the Championships have been unified, for tense and purposes,
the WWE World Heavyweight Championship is a completely different title to the
one John Cena held going into TLC, even though Randy Orton still carries both
model around – there’s no chance of a new belt though seeing as WWE forked out
for one in 2013. That was just a point I wanted to get across before we moved
on. As I was saying, the feud between the pair cannot continue.
The
reason that WWE must split the pair after Royal Rumble is because it’s been
done before. Everyone will remember the tiresome 2009 feud the pair had and
everyone who saw that will expect the same outcome. That being an eventual John
Cena victory to thwart Randy Orton and put an end to The Authority. It’s where
we expect it to go and therefore WWE need to surprise us by doing the complete
opposite. Randy Orton must prevail at Royal Rumble to stop familiarity settling
in. During the Road to WrestleMania, WWE cannot afford for anyone to get bored
with the product as it will affect the buy rate for the spectacular.
So
where do the pair go from here? John Cena can be dumped into the upper card for
a few months without anyone really caring or it having an adverse effect on
business. He’ll still be there, but maybe he can make amends for what he’s done
to Alberto Del Rio’s career – Cena fans can’t keep blaming Cena’s opponent for
not taking their chances when they had them, to keep Cena’s reputation clear,
when it’s obvious how well they were doing when he was absent and how poorly
they do when he returns and is pitted against them – by reigniting his feud
with Del Rio over the WWE Intercontinental Championship. Now WWE have only one
major main event Championship, they can finally dedicate their time to
rebuilding the Intercontinental Championship to what it was.
John
Cena and Alberto Del Rio would be the perfect candidates right now. Should
Alberto Del Rio win the Intercontinental Championship from Big E. Langston on
Raw or Smackdown shortly after Royal Rumble, then he could attack John Cena and
blame him for what he did to his career at Hell in a Cell and Survivor Series.
It would be a real life feeling brought into a storyline and as we know,
usually, when they’re not based on some real life illicit love affair, they’re
usually better than anything WWE creative can conjure up. Should John Cena
consent to drop down the card for the same amount of money until WrestleMania
XXX – when he would naturally have to have a starring role seeing as he’s the
prominent figure on the poster – and the company actually allow Alberto Del Rio
to get pinfall victories over John Cena, regardless of whether the matches are
any good or not, then should Del Rio be carrying the Intercontinental
Championship it would immediately enhance both Del Rio and the Intercontinental
Championship.
Of
course, all of that relies on John Cena playing ball and actually selling
something. We know he can do it; he did so for Daniel Bryan at SummerSlam in a
selfless act. So there’s no reason he can’t do it for Alberto Del Rio. Apart
from that, what else could possibly be in the pipeline for John Cena? Another
feud with Brock Lesnar, maybe, but that would only work if the WE World
Heavyweight Championship was on the line and that would mean Cena beating Randy
Orton at Royal Rumble, which is too soon after Orton’s TLC win. This is the problem
WWE have with John Cena now. He’s ruined so many people there is reluctance in
the locker room to step into the ring with him. This is why WWE need new stars,
because they’re running out of existing talent.
I
wholly believe that Randy Orton is on one final collision course with Daniel
Bryan. When you look at the course their feud took, then it’s almost
indisputable as long as WWE do away with this ridiculous story about Bryan
joining The Wyatt Family – if they haven’t already by the time you read this.
There may not be much time in which to do so but I doubt anyone would complain if
the story which is clearly going nowhere was dropped without reason. Daniel
Bryan belongs in the main event.
I
may be wrong, but there is unfinished business between Bryan and The Authority.
Usually a feud doesn’t end until the face has his revenge. Seeing as Daniel
Bryan hasn’t had that yet, it has to be on the cards. The perfect situation
would be that Daniel Bryan wins the Royal Rumble Match and then reignites his
feud with The Authority leading up to WrestleMania XXX. The Authority would try
their best to fell Bryan on his way to the main event of the grandest stage of
them all only to fall at the last hurdle. Their last desperate attempt to deny
Bryan the Championship would be to once again implement Shawn Michaels as
Special Guest Referee. In the weeks leading up to WrestleMania, Michaels would
appear on WWE television and be treated as a lackey, ordered about by Triple H
until he’d had enough. Bryan would convince The Authority to put their
existence on the line – if Bryan beats Orton at WrestleMania XXX then The
Authority disband – only for Shawn Michaels, at the big event, to snap and
deliver Sweet Chin Music to Triple H as he tried to intervene and count the
three for Bryan who would have won the match all by himself. That’s the perfect
scenario which would also improve Orton’s standing as someone willing to do the
job.
Whatever
avenue WWE take Randy Orton and John Cena down, it has to involve something
fresh. There’s no way the company will sell out the massive venue they’ve
booked for WrestleMania XXX if they book the same feuds and same matches as
we’ve seen time and time again. Thirty years on – in event years at least, when
you count from 1985 to 2013, not in decades, you work that out – it’s the
perfect time for Vince McMahon to go back to where it all started and show some
of that initiative that got us to this point in time. WrestleMania XX was meant
to be where it all began again. No one would complain though if that went for
WrestleMania XXX as well.
Winners Prediction:
Randy Orton
Brock Lesnar vs Big
Show
Fingers
crossed that this is only a flash in the pan. I mean, come on. Honestly. Who
wants to see these two reproduce their 2002 feud in 2014? Don’t get me wrong,
their match at the 2002 Survivor Series was pretty damn impressive – it all
helped Survivor Series 2002 to become one of the best and most solid pay-per
events of all time – but twelve years on, both men have moved on and at least
one of them should no longer be wrestling.
The
Big Show is well past his prime and off the back of his tangle with The
Authority, WWE need to find something better to do with him or kick him out the
door. Their options are limited, I agree, but if you really can’t find anything
else than to feud with one of the hottest stars of the company – even if he
does come and go – then its time to call it a day. WWE could have used this
time and space on the Royal Rumble card to build Brock Lesnar’s WrestleMania
match against C.M Punk, The Rock or The Undertaker. Instead, Big Show has once
again taken the spotlight so needed by others.
So
what other options do WWE have for Big Show? A couple actually! If they could
convince him to drop some of that weight and turn heel again then should he
regain his late 2012 form he could be a beast in the Intercontinental
Championship division. WWE need someone to carry that belt for a while who has
clout with the fans and who actually looks a threat. As a heel, Big Show has
done some of his finest work. It’s as a face he struggles to make any impact at
all. Should Big Show turn heel and then capture the Intercontinental
Championship, WWE could build him as an unbeatable Godzilla. Sending every
wrestler available after him, even those who usually challenge for the WWE
World Heavyweight Championship would signify that once again the gold is important.
Say
John Cena challenges Big Show – who wouldn’t have been defeated for six months
– after the belt in a one time deal and then do the same with C.M Punk, Daniel
Bryan and alternate the main event players on consecutive pay-per view events
to challenge Big Show, only to lose, whilst on the sidelines Big Show is waging
a war against a young and upcoming talent. After Big Show has done away with
all challenger around SummerSlam time, WWE then push the young talent he’s been
feuding with into their first ever singles match with Big Show. Big Show wins,
but in a way that the up and comer only just loses. It would make him seem a
credible threat and not only that, but the fans would be behind him for their
inevitable rematch.
Round
two would take place at Hell in a Cell or Battleground with Big Show only just
coming out on top again in a well timed and booked finish which made the up and
coming challenger look a million dollars. Finally, the challenger comes out on
Raw and states that he knows he can defeat Big Show; he just needs one more
chance. The chance is granted to said challenger where no one can interfere and
there are no disqualifications, namely, inside a steel cage at Survivor Series.
When Survivor Series rolled around and challenger had been built up they would
clash and Big Show would finally lose.
When
he did, after a meteoric winning streak, the man to defeat him would
immediately be made as would the Intercontinental Championship. Big Show would
be a monster heel again and everyone would benefit. WWE need something like
this to liven up what looks like an otherwise bleak 2014. If they implement Big
Show in this position then be his matches good or bad, there would be a
positive outcome. Though if WWE should do this then it needs to be quick, Big
Show and the Intercontinental Championship are fading fast. It worked in 2004
with the United States Championship and John Cena, it can work again.
I’m
convinced that this match came about solely because WWE wanted a massive buy
rate for Royal Rumble, in order to promote WrestleMania XXX, booked Brock
Lesnar, thus using up one his dates on his limited contract – he more than
likely won’t appear at Extreme Rules now he’s going to be at the Rumble – and
then realised they had no one to put him against. It truly is a ridiculous
move. Why use Brock Lesnar if there is nothing for him to do?
True,
WWE could have booked the second and last instalment of Lesnar vs Punk to set
both up for WrestleMania XXX and what would be separate matches. That would
have sole Royal Rumble better than the hope of some legends returning. But it
would have been a risk seeing as WWE is still contemplating whether or not to
hold that match at WrestleMania XXX. No one in the company wants to sacrifice a
massive WrestleMania buy rate when they believe the Royal Rumble is a draw
enough to bring in the viewers.
WWE
could have built this solely around Paul Heyman and what looks to be a 2014
face turn for Brock Lesnar, who will undoubtedly hold the WWF World Heavyweight
Championship in 2014 before losing it to John Cena – naturally. A two on one
handicap match pitting Ryback and Curtis Axe against Brock Lesnar in
retaliation for Paul Heyman would have been preferable. Maybe Brock Lesnar
could have taught Ryback a personal lesson on how it feels to be thrown around
the ring like a ragdoll and maybe restored some of his star image in the
making. Certainly, Curtis Axel wouldn’t have been able slack in the ring with
Lesnar. He simply wouldn’t have allowed it.
Whatever
WWE are planning for Brock Lesnar, it better be good. After Brock Lesnar and
Triple H last year, WWE cannot afford another high level match played out to
complete silence and neither can they afford a feud which is lower in stature
than Triple H vs Brock Lesnar. It’s a risky business, but then again, WWE was
built on risk.
Winners Prediction:
Brock Lesnar
Daniel Bryan vs Bray
Wyatt
Whatever
people may think about the short intermittent storyline in which Daniel Bryan joined
The Wyatt Family, it was best that WWE ended it early as it was clearly going
nowhere. Yet at the same time, WWE are caught in catch twenty two. Yes its best
it’s over but on the other hand, by having The Wyatt Family take part in such a
short and unfulfilling feud only goes to devalue their image. After so much
time spent pursuing the former WWE Champion, it all seems like a waste now.
Whilst
WWE ponder on what to do next with The Wyatt Family heading into WrestleMania
XXX and their feud with The Shield, we’re left to watch Daniel Bryan take apart
Bray Wyatt in what is surely a formality in which the company have thrown
together to wrap up something which should never have been given birth to in
the first place. Right now, as it stands, a loss for either man would be even
more detrimental than the whole story has been so far and neither mans image
can afford to be placed on a downward spiral as WrestleMania approached.
It’s
not yet known whether Daniel Bryan has been chosen as the winner of the Royal
Rumble Match, and whilst the question of what the hell do WWE do with him at
WrestleMania if he’s not going to be placed in the main event is still to be
answered, I can’t image him anywhere on the card after being such a lynchpin of
the company over the last year. With the WWE Network soon to launch and their
monthly pay-per view schedule to be placed on the subscription only channel,
WWE cannot afford to detract any buyers right now.
The
network will lose a lot of money for the first few years as well as subscribers
after six months and this is maybe the biggest risk Vince McMahon has ever
taken. Whilst the company won’t go bust if the network goes south, they will
definitely feel the pinch when the bank account beings to drain. That may have
a knock on effect to talent being cut just to support the huge costs imposed by
the network, so WWE need to give its fans what they want if the monthly pay-per
view events are going to draw more people in than they already. WWE have begun giving
people what they want by adding non-stop programming to the network, including
the airing of Chris Benoit matches once again. But if they don’t listen to us
in the present then it’s going to be a huge disaster.
Monthly
pay-per views have been on the decline for a very long time, but still pull in
the region of 150,000 plus buys in the USA on usual one night subscription.
Wrestling fans aren’t going to be best pleased when they realise that they have
to pay a monthly subscription fee just to watch one event per month – assuming they
don’t care for everything else WWE throws onto its network to entice fans in – not
including the major events WrestleMania, SummerSlam, Survivor Series and Royal
Rumble, which will be available as normal one night subscription events because
WWE make too much money from them to take that kind of a hit, if there’s
nothing on the event to entice them in. Who is going to willingly pay that fee
to see the same stuff over and over again? For the network to fly and pay-per
view buy rates to soar, WWE need to change their ways and do it fast. New
talent is what will sell the new enterprise whilst repetition will sink it.
Daniel
Bryan is the sedated Steve Austin for the present day. Everyone loves him, his
bond with the fans in near unbreakable and even when he joined The Wyatt Family
the WWE Universe didn’t turn their backs on him. It’s clear what we want and if
Triple H’s comments that he and Stephanie listen to the fans, is true, then
Daniel Bryan will be at the top of their list. It’s high time that WWE replaced
John Cena as the face of the company – and not with Batista Either. Daniel
Bryan is the perfect name to do it with.
Bray
Wyatt and The Wyatt Family had so much potential when they made their debut in
WWE. The fans still react to them as if they’re already stars. Impressively,
the damage hasn’t already been done and it’s not too late to make them
untouchable. However, WWE must cease with the crap storylines and the stop /
start pushes, bite their lips and forge ahead with their plans without fear
they may come crashing down around them.
The
Wyatt Family had something with the whole kidnap angle of Kane, Bryan, Punk and
Kingston. It could have been turned into something huge – not to mention
something that could have given wrestlers much needed time off. Hell, if WWE
have persevered with the kidnap side of The Wyatt Family it could have carried
it over to the WWE Network. How unnerving would it have been for fans to
witness small promos betweens shows of the victims chained to a wall in an old
deserted barn, filmed on handheld footage, with Bray Wyatt claiming that they
weren’t done yet? Fans who knew what was happening would be pulled further into
the plot by the company and those who will subscribe just for the nostalgia,
and who stopped watching years ago will be intrigued enough to watch Raw and
Smackdown to see what its all about. Whilst they’re there, you hook them back
with great wrestling and solid storylines which don’t represent the dumbing
down which made them turn off in the first place.
WWE
have the tools to fix their own problems, but they need to begin using them.
Otherwise they’re going to find more than their network beginning to crash.
Winners Prediction:
Daniel Bryan
Royal Rumble 2014
Kick-Off Match
WWE Tag Team
Championship Match
(c) Cody Rhodes and
Goldust vs The New Age Outlaws
This
match has purely been booked to promote both the WWE Network and WrestleMania
XXX, with the nostalgic feel everyone loves so much. WWE have wheeled it out in
droves over the past few weeks with Jake Roberts, The New Age Outlaws and the
announcement that The Ultimate Warrior be the major inductee into the Hall of
Fame Class of 2014 – I guess hell has finally frozen over.
However,
those who believe this is a mistake to have two past it wrestlers in a match
with the WWE Tag Team Champions, you’re wrong. You see, with ample experience
behind them, the Outlaws know how to get a team over and build the importance
of the Championships. Also, the fact that two over the hill wrestlers have reformed
to go after the gold, make it seem important once again. Which is always a
plus, when WWE could make their doubles division special in a heartbeat but
seem to refuse to at every corner.
We
all know that this match could have gone on the main card and Cody Rhodes and
Goldust are headed for better things than this, but right now, they have a part
to play in the build up to WrestleMania XXX. If they play it correctly then
they will be rewarded after the grandest stage of them all has passed. If they
mess it up, one of the most popular tag teams in the WWE today may just find
themselves back on the scrap heap where Cody Rhodes languished before his
reimagining.
Winners Prediction:
Cody Rhodes and Goldust
2014’s
Royal Rumble offering could be more vital to WWE’s future than anyone believes.
Every eye there is to spare is on WrestleMania XXX, but to make that a success,
WWE must get the Royal Rumble correct first. A lot rides on who wins the Royal Rumble
Match and what the company do with them afterwards. If new blood does prevail
for the first time in a long time, then WWE must overlook the treatment they
gave Damien Sandow after his Money in the Bank victory and push their Royal
Rumble winner until WrestleMania XXX becomes the most successful event in
history.
It
can and will happen if the company look past nostalgia acts and concentrates on
their current roster. A new star cannot be made between Royal Rumble and
WrestleMania XXX, but WWE can at least look like they’re trying. If they appear
to be making an effort to produce new stars then people will tune in to see the
rollercoaster ride and it may even have beneficial results on the WWE Network.
If
WWE do not get the next six months right then the WWE Network will not be alive
by the time we get here next year. It will be a distant memory and because of
the financial loss, so too will be many of the company’s lower card stars. That
won’t do anyone any good. Because the more people WWE have to cut as a result
of the network failing, the worse the situation at the top and mid-card will
get. If you thought the company was struggling for main event stars now, then
you just wait to see how worse it gets if the network fails.
