The Business of WWE

Roman Reigns – Daniel Bryan may take place at Royal rumble 2021, but this is subject to change considering WWE has booked for this rivalry to take place several times over the past few years only to reverse the decision a few weeks before the rivalry is scheduled to begin Daniel Bryan is currently penciled … Read moreThe Roman Reigns / Daniel Bryan Ongoing Rivalry

Roman Reigns and Seth Rollins are essentially the only two top-tier main event caliber superstars who can carry SmackDown on FOX as well as doing all the media appearances and being the face of the brand in the immediate future. Many would also put Daniel Bryan in this category, but the reason I hesitate to … Read moreSeveral new stars will be emerging on SmackDown within the next year

Mr. McMahon has been extremely patient regarding the push of Big E. Intuitive members of the WWE universe could sense immediately, “this guy is a future world champion.” Mr. McMahon felt the same way, because in 2014 he narrowed his choices down to two men to be the face of the company going forward: Big … Read moreSlow Burning Big E’s Character Development

The Mafia-style storyline Roman Reigns mentioned a few weeks ago in which The Tribal Chief portrays a mob boss character and is the leader of a Samoan faction (with The Usos and maybe even a few other members) is beginning to take shape. The Tribal Chief is set to take on Jey Uso inside Hell … Read moreWWE; some big money storylines; Roman Reigns leading a stable is imminent; The Rock may be the new endgame of Reigns tenure as Universal Champion

Vince McMahon has successfully created another Brock Lesnar-type figure in WWE over the past several years who has the ability to dominate his opponents in the ring and also has the ability to generate a polarizing and authoritative aura in the form of Roman Reigns. This process began back in 2015 when Roman won the … Read moreSmart business people always keep their eyes on their long-term vision

There are several reasons why Randy Orton might be the best option to receive this accolade. The first is that Ric Flair said on Monday Night Raw just a couple of weeks before SummerSlam 2020 that he wanted Randy Orton to break his record of 16 World Heavyweight Championship reigns – not John Cena’s record … Read moreWWE has two Options to break Ric Flair’s Record – Orton or Cena

Technically, Otis could cash in his Money in the Bank contract that he won in May on either the WWE Champion or the Universal Champion. Otis is currently on the SmackDown brand, so it would be most logical from that perspective for him to cash in his contract on Roman Reigns. The issue is that … Read moreWho does Otis Cash in On; Reigns or McIntyre

Mark Henry pointed out a truth that is very evident in the wrestling business today. He mentioned one mindset in the business that many people use to have but unfortunately not many have today (a few – just not as many). It’s the unselfish nature to better the business by putting others over and not … Read moreMark Henry’s Broken Skull Session with Steve Austin on the WWE Network and the Anatomy of “Getting Over”

The difference I have observed between Raw and SmackDown since SmackDown moved to FOX in October 2019 is that many of the more established stars who the WWE universe is already very familiar with have been assigned to SmackDown to become acquainted with the bigger audience that watches FOX. Raw seems like more of a … Read moreDifference between Raw and SmackDown

At this stage in WWE history, it really doesn’t matter anymore what WrestleMania match gets the main event spot because there’s such a high level of anticipation for the entire event. As long as fans are emotionally invested in the story the superstars are telling, it doesn’t matter where on the card the match is … Read moreWrestleMania Main Event Strategy

One of WWE’s next tasks on Raw over the course of these last four weeks before WrestleMania 36 will be to lay out Edge’s perspective in his storyline with Randy Orton (which now includes Beth Phoenix) as clearly as they did for Orton. I’m sure the company will do an excellent job of this because … Read moreIn-Depth Look at the Rivalry between Orton and Edge

It was a very smart marketing decision by WWE to not burn up people’s attention spans by announcing the major WrestleMania 36 plans for SmackDown over a month in advance and capitalizing while anticipation is hottest because of John Cena’s return. This will create as much anticipation for Mania as possible and give fans plenty … Read moreWWE’s Superb Marketing Decision