WWE Until Mania

Seeing lots of talk about brand extensions and roster splits and all that. Some upcoming shows are already being billed as Raw vs WWE apparently. And while I have absolutely no faith in the E doing that properly I do think they should introduce a TV Title. Once they get some of these guys back (Cena, Rollins, Cesaro, Orton etc.....) the roster is going to be awfully top heavy. There needs to be a layer for guys like Neville. I can't imagine Kalisto staying at the level he's at going forward.

I mean if they're gonna fill time with much longer matches then that's one thing but you just know there's no way Vince will do that.

The "Raw vs WWE" stuff was supposedly just a typo on the advertising.

She's pretty damn hot but those tats are way too much.

They are one of the best things going today. Remember their tease and rollout? Talk about defying the odds. That was some Dusty Rhodes yellow polka dot type magic there.

The timing of the return might come from both sides.  



Christopher Harrington of the Wrestlenomics website has a really good article looking at Shane McMahon’s WWE return. You can check it out on business website Seeking Alpha at this link. Harrington looks at Shane and the Chinese company YOU on Demand, which he went to work for as Chairman and CEO in 2010. YOD is looking at being a top OTT streaming and subscription service in China but has had financial troubles and other issues.



Shane has invested several million of his own dollars into YOD while their annual losses for the past seven years have ranged from $6 to $16 million. There’s a lot of potential for a company like YOD in China but they face several obstacles such as piracy, state-censorship on Western content and other regulations. Shane stepped down as CEO a few years back so there could be a CEO located in China and his current title with YOD is “Founder and Vice Chairman” but he is still on the Board of Directors and was recently re-elected. He has other ties to the company through stock and several million dollars worth of loans he’s made to them. Harrington also reported that Shane’s most recent employment agreement was made in January 2014 and included a term of two years, which was to automatically extend for additional one-year terms unless terminated before. Harrington pointed out how Shane’s role with YOD appears to be diminishing as new investors move in, especially after the most recent restructuring. There has been no official announcement that Shane resumed an executive position with WWE or that he’s done with YOD but it makes for interesting speculation.



Harrington also looked at Shane’s role with YOD and what it could mean for the WWE Network in China as the company looks to expand there. It will be interesting to see what kind of role he takes on with WWE after WrestleMania 32, if any, as things change with YOD in China.







Read more: www.pwmania.com/news-on-shane-mcmahons-employment-with-yod-in-china-latest-speculation-on-his-wwe-future#ixzz4193Grnzz

A McMahon Family battle, blood, cursing, and The Godfather in the Hall of Fame.  We're going to party like it's 1999!!!  Kegs of Icehouse for Mania!!!!!!  Don will wear jean shorts!!!!!!!!!!!!  Oh, wait.  



WWE Chairman Vince McMahon dropped an F-bomb on Monday’s RAW, and it was no accident. None of the rule-bending, such as foul language and blood shown on Monday’s RAW was a coincidence, according to Wednesday’s Wrestling Observer Live. It was reported that WWE is planning to make their television product more edgy from this week until WrestleMania.



There has rarely been foul language or blood on WWE TV since they announced in 2008 that their “family programming” had been deemed a PG television rating by their network distributors.



There’s no word on if WWE plans to keep up the more edgy material after WrestleMania or not.

Actually, it probably will.  Our society is desperate for Costco law degrees and hand jobs at Starbucks.  

I don't know if I want them going in that direction, but you're dead on with the business model.  

Agreed. Lawler being creepy is bad for anyone's business. And blood only if it is legit hard way.

Any chance Vince holds this against Cena going forward?  


The deal to bring back Shane McMahon on WWE RAW was made about a month ago once Vince McMahon believed that the proposed John Cena vs. Undertaker match for WrestleMania 32 was not going to happen, the Wrestling Observer reports. Very few people in the company reportedly knew about Shane’s return until the day of the show.

Vince was said to be devastated about Cena’s injury because he felt Cena vs. Undertaker as a “Legend vs. Legend” match would carry the show.

Because of Cena’s injury, Vince decided to go outside the box to make sure WrestleMania had a major attraction. There had been concern about WrestleMania having the weakest lineup and buzz in years.

While ticket sales have been strong for Wrestlemania, it is still very far from being a sellout at this time.


I would still prefer Lesnar v Wyatt, with Ambrose getting elevated a different way.  It screwed up whatever momentum they thought they had with Reigns as well.  


Bray Wyatt was originally scheduled to be Brock Lesnar’s opponent at Wrestlemania 32, the Wrestling Observer has confirmed. Wyatt was supposed to cost Lesnar the match at Fastlane but plans were changed when the decision was made to have Dean Ambrose as the opponent for Lesnar instead. The idea behind Lesnar vs. Ambrose is that Ambrose will be taken to a higher level but that doesn’t necessarily mean Lesnar will be losing this match.

While it’s possible the Divas Title match could end up being a triple threat, anything but Charlotte vs. Sasha Banks one-on-one will be a change from original plans.

New Day vs. League of Nations and the Andre The Giant battle royal are expected to take place.

WWE reportedly wanted to have Batista be the referee for Roman Reigns vs. Triple H to “stack the deck” against Reigns but he turned it down.

Steve Austin, The Rock, Shawn Michaels, Ric Flair, and possibly Mick Foley are scheduled to have roles on the show.

There is speculation that there could be a multi tag-team match since so several teams have recently been formed.

As long as they continue with his current run, I really don't have a problem with it.  

Yes it doesn't really matter as long as he continues to be booked SOLID.

You're Twitter booking.  Speeps is booking booking.  

If his in-ring talent stops being accentuated, and he's a dancing tag team partner, it's the worst of the worst.  Your skepticism is warranted.  But if this is adding another layer of "personality" with little harm, nobody should give a shit.