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It seems as though the speculation of whether Kurt Angle returns to WWE will grow in volume as we get closer to the date his TNA deal expires. Angle has been a company man for TNA and Vince likes Kurt... so what are the chances of Angle putting in a word and helping WWE bring some of the former or soon-to-be former TNA wrestlers in? AJ Styles is like the Sting of his generation and it will be a shame if they wait until he's 50 to give him a shot.
WWE wants to build their own stars and AJ has been free and clear for a while now. WWE hasn't signed him. I don't think some words from Kurt Angle will change that.
Is there any chance that CM Punk quitting is a work that only Punk,Vince, Triple H, and Stephanie know about?
Nope, not the case. I know it's great for conspiracy theorists, but it's not the case.
Why does WWE go to commercial break half way during a match or 2 times when it's much longer? Major sports don't do this during innings or plays. And a UFC fight isn't going to commercial halfway through a round. It seems to me that they are trying to tell the audience that watching a whole match doesn't matter and that they 100% know for sure that a surprise finish won't happen (assuming wrestling was real). It just seems to be a major slap in the face for the wrestlers to have their matches cut for the TV viewing audience which makes up 90% or more of the audience. And assuming your answer is TV advertising and quarterly ratings, then why do the same thing on their own network? The Ziggler/Rollins match on Main Event was cut for commercials. There is no need for that on the Network.
Part of it is pacing set by the networks. They want X amount of commercials in a show, and sometimes dictate where they will be. WWE gets to decide most of them and they would rather put them in matches than in talking segments. Plus, in theory it makes the PPVs more of a draw since they don't break for commercials in the middle of a match.
I found the question on the June 10 Q&A interesting about the attack Reigns took with the kendo stick being PG. My question is similar, but is more about the target audience than it is about the TV content rating. I've noticed lately "ass" and "bitch" have made their way back into promos, and flaming tables and sledgehammers have recently been used. These have been used on the same shows with Hornswoggle/Torito and Santino/Emma segments which are catered to children. What audience is WWE targeting?
Honestly, they are targeting the audience that will buy subscriptions to the Network. Getting those subscriptions is their top priority right now. I hope it leads to them presenting a more realistic product. That would be so nice.
How about this for a scenario...I know it's been said you shouldn't try to elevate someone whilst D Bry is on the shelf, but what about having Bray win the belt at MITB...there wasn't really a blow off to the feud between the two after the RR match, because the Wyatts attacked cena later that night...If Bray wins the title, Bryan can come back and have a feud with him...
It all depends. If they aren't going to give Bryan the Title back, I am fine with the scenario (but not with the decision to take the Title away from Bryan). If not, I don't want to see Wyatt used as a short-term, transitional champion. I think if they put the belt on Bray, they should give him a real chance with it.
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