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ROCK/ROUSEY VS. THE AUTHORITY, FIXING BRAY WYATT, CUTTING SPEECHES AT THE HALL OF FAME AND MORE

By Dave Scherer on 2015-04-08 09:59:00

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My question is regarding the WWE Hall of Fame. Is it just me or should the WWE cut the first inductees of the night short and then let the headliners go longer? They let everyone run long at first, and, when you get to the people you most care about, they are cut short. Doesn’t make sense to me, as far as time management goes. This year, Zbyszko ran way too long and repeated himself over and over. And did we really need that long speech from Dana Warrior? Warrior got his moment last year, it was nice. An award named after Warrior to recognize compassion (amongst other things) is ironic enough, they could have cut that short for sure. Don’t get me wrong, I loved the tribute to Connor, it was heart-warming. Anyways, just looking for your thoughts. It was a good night overall, they just seem to run into the same issues every year. The  Rocky Johnson induction comes to mind here.

Personally, since the WWE Network doesn’t have any real programming issues, I say the WWE HOF should be as long as it needs to be. But if there are going to be time constraints then yes, it makes more sense to cut the earlier speeches short so that the Main Eventers don’t get rushed. But again, other than Larry Z going long, there wasn’t anything else I would have been in favor of cutting out or back.

Do you think WWE needs to spilt Raw and Smackdown again. I am seeing the roster and the shows and more and more it's getting crowded.

I don’t think that would be a good idea at this time. They just don’t have enough top tier talent to do it at this time. I would love to see them get to a point where they do however.

Do you think that there is going to be anything that comes out of the Rock and Ronda confronting The Authority? I think a mixed tag match at Summerslam or Mania would be a huge draw.

I think it would be a huge draw too. WWE would love to make it happen. The best I can tell you is to be determined.

So, in your creative mind, what do you do with Bray Wyatt now? He lost to Cena. He lost to Taker. He has no momentum. Do you hold him off TV for a while and repackage him (no, not Husky again). It worked for Dolph, but I think Dolph is a little different. Do you bring Bray back in a mask? Do you keep him on TV and repackage him that way? WWE dug his grave, not himself. The fans loved Bray. He got over. Vince screwed up, so where does Bray go now?

Last thing first, yes Vince did. He totally pulled the rug out from under Bray. If it’s me, I keep him off of TV for a few months and then bring him back as an out of control psycho. It may be his last chance to get over so if they don’t do it right, he’s done. And no I wouldn’t repackage him. His character is great. He is a great worker with charisma. It just comes down to him being used properly.

Keep It Simple Stupid. That should be taped to the front of Vince's monitor (obviously not covering the screen) at all times. Raw's formula last night (3/30) was so simple that it made the show great (up until the last hour). Why? Why can't they deliver like that every week? Why is it that usually the third or fourth Raw after Mania they go back into "let's not try anymore mode"? 

It all comes down to the boss and what direction he feels like going in. Sadly, it’s that simple.

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