FORMER WWE WRITER PROVIDES SIX-POINT PLAN TO FIX RAW

[ColdSlither]

I saw this the other day and I think he’s on point. The only problem is, well, Vince.

FORMER WWE WRITER PROVIDES SIX-POINT PLAN TO FIX RAW
By H Jenkins Last updated Dec 17, 2018

WWE has a lot of issues right now, but one former writer has some pretty great ideas about how to turn things around.

Brian Maxwell Mann, a former writer for WWE recently commented on a post showing Matt Riddle doing not much of anything on the Sunday of WWE TLC.

Mann then provided a six-point example of how WWE could turn things around. He referenced Riddle by saying: “next time people give you an excuse for raw’s ratings, remember there’s nothing stopping WWE from putting this man on tv.”

Then he had some other great ideas to share which he picked up over the course of his career in the entertainment industry.

“btw, there’s A LOT of ways WWE could change the way they produce programming to make a three hour show work. here’s a few.”

“1) treat Raw as three one hour shows, rather than one three hour program. figure out ways to make each unique so show doesn’t get stall.”

“2) assign specific writers to specific characters/programs. the most experienced ones are given the main event, next tier is IC, and so forth.”

“3) have a showrunner who provides finishing touches/keeps a bird’s eye view but DOES NOT write. like Lorne does on SNL.”

“4) rotate characters in and out, keeping the programming fresh/building anticipation. ex – Monday Night Football doesn’t have the same two teams every week.”

“5) announce big segments/matches WEEKS out. SNL reveals guest hosts way in advance.”

“6) finally, and most importantly, TRUST the writers. to a person, everyone who I’ve ever met who worked on creative LOVED wrestling. you have to do that job.”

“however, the main problem is exactly what I was told when I started there – “at the end of the day, this show has one writer.”​

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[Alexander The Great]

the 3-one hour shows thing is something I been thinking for a while now. back in the 90s Raw was technically 2 shows, Monday Night Raw and Raw is War. One thing they should steal from Nitro is how they would have a countdown to the second hour, even had pyro going off when the second hour started. they need something to make it feel like the third hour is important, and maybe even different from the 1st 2.

 

[Beautiful Bobby Eatin]

If Vince reads this all he is going to take away is


Vince: Paul, the fans want one thing. THE RETURN OF GUEST HOSTS! Like Saturday Night Live!

HHH: Uh, dad idk if that's what the post meant..

Vince: What about that fat comedian from Beverly Hills Ninja! HA HA HA! I LOVE THAT MOVIE!"

HHH: Chris Farley has been dead for 20 years...

Vince: And we'll have Carrot Top join the writing team! HA HA! GODDAMN! HE'S HILARIOUS!

HHH:

 

[Kunty McPhuck]

I agree and not to dissimilar to my thoughts about it, but not just Raw, SD and the brand split.

Like I said previously, they don't treat Raw as a TV show, it's treated like a live event/roadshow/houseshow on the loop, hence the rinse and repeat match ups.

Raw has about just over 2 hours of TV time. Can have a 20 min ME, 5-6 matches between 7-15 mins and still more than enough time for segments.

 

[Scottie Drippin]

Listening to Bruce's podcast, something came up that I found poignant. In talking about the Matt V1 gimmick, Bruce answered honestly that it was Matt's idea, and Vince didn't understand it at all. The few young writers liked it and Vince didn't care much for Matt as Jeff was the priority so he let him do whatever and kept it down the card.

That was almost 20 years ago and Vince didn't even remotely understand a gimmick about EARLY internet culture.

Now that media culture as a whole IS internet culture how many ideas do you think get pitched to him and die immediately because he has no idea what the fukk is going on?

WWE is never going to be good again until Vince isn't running it, and he's going to run it until he dies.

Honestly, continuing to watch this programming and hoping for the best is futile. I don't know how y'all do it.

NXT is legit a microcosm of what the programming will be like when Trips is in charge. I'm excited for that day to come. But thinking WWE will ever have a seismic shift while Vince is in charge is pure fantasy.

Vince is a dinosaur now. Entertainment culture has completely passed him up.

 

[stro]

Listening to Bruce's podcast, something came up that I found poignant. In talking about the Matt V1 gimmick, Bruce answered honestly that it was Matt's idea, and Vince didn't understand it at all. The few young writers liked it and Vince didn't care much for Matt as Jeff was the priority so he let him do whatever and kept it down the card.

That was almost 20 years ago and Vince didn't even remotely understand a gimmick about EARLY internet culture.

Now that media culture as a whole IS internet culture how many ideas do you think get pitched to him and die immediately because he has no idea what the fukk is going on?

WWE is never going to be good again until Vince isn't running it, and he's going to run it until he dies.

Honestly, continuing to watch this programming and hoping for the best is futile. I don't know how y'all do it.

NXT is legit a microcosm of what the programming will be like when Trips is in charge. I'm excited for that day to come. But thinking WWE will ever have a seismic shift while Vince is in charge is pure fantasy.

Vince is a dinosaur now. Entertainment culture has completely passed him up.

Entertainment culture had completely passed him up 25+ years ago. The shyt and topical humor on Raw in 1993-1995 is so terrible, but when things hit rock bottom he wasn't old enough to be completely set in his ways and so he ran with shyt in the Attitude Era he didn't like or understand but stuck with it because it worked and he was more pliable. Now he's in his mid 70s and has no reason to listen to anyone ever, and as an old man is more contrary and prone to random changes than ever, so you add all that together and you get WWE today.

He's done interviews talking about how he didn't like the AE product, didn't understand it, still doesn't understand why it blew up like it did.

 

[Paper Boi]

1. poison vince mcmahon's food
2. dispose of the body


i fixed raw in two points.

 

[Saysumthinfunnymike]

I'm not sure I buy the idea that Vince was ever a filter for Russo. Russo has some great ideas and a bunch of terrible ideas. The great ideas far outweighed the bad because he had some guys like Austin and Rock who were generational talents. The writing week to week was more coherent because Vince wasn't rewriting the show at the last minute and there weren't 20 people in the room.

Vince didn't understand why some of the angles and stories were hot, what WWE was doing is taking ideas from Heyman at the time. ECW started a lot of what was going on but WWE had a bigger budget and stars who looked like stars.

That's all this was. WCW stole from Japan and WWE stole from Heyman.

 

[ColdSlither]

Monday’s Raw was so sad to watch. Vince standing up there, talking about how Raw has changed with the times. How exactly. JDfromNY on YouTube had a picture from the Attitude Era, of Vince, Stephanie, HHH and Shane all in the ring. But yet the product has changed? He’s been doing rinse, wash and repeat for 20 years, yet he has not clue as to why the ratings are slipping.

Hate to say it, but the main roster show won’t be good until Vince is in the grave.

 

[jackswstd]

I can definitely picture Vince saying that Chris Farley shyt

 

[Mr. Negative]

"make it like Saturday Night Live"

 

[Mantis Toboggan M.D.]

I'm not sure I buy the idea that Vince was ever a filter for Russo. Russo has some great ideas and a bunch of terrible ideas. The great ideas far outweighed the bad because he had some guys like Austin and Rock who were generational talents. The writing week to week was more coherent because Vince wasn't rewriting the show at the last minute and there weren't 20 people in the room.

Vince didn't understand why some of the angles and stories were hot, what WWE was doing is taking ideas from Heyman at the time. ECW started a lot of what was going on but WWE had a bigger budget and stars who looked like stars.

That's all this was. WCW stole from Japan and WWE stole from Heyman.

The promo Heyman cut on Vince the smackdown before the survivor series in 2001

 

[Toe Jay Simpson]

Fix a show nobody watches by taking ques from a show nobody watches brehs

 

[dh86]

SNL died with Farley, Hartman, etc. Raw being a variety show is what fukked it up already. Pro Wrestling is simulated sports with winners and losers and rooting interests.

 

[Busby]

NXT is legit a microcosm of what the programming will be like when Trips is in charge. I'm excited for that day to come. But thinking WWE will ever have a seismic shift while Vince is in charge is pure fantasy.

Vince is a dinosaur now. Entertainment culture has completely passed him up.

[/QUOTE]

That is all that needs to be said. NXT, 205, NXT UK, the Mae Young Classic, etc is literally like an alternate universe of what the WWE can be if Hunter took over. You KNOW Hunter is glued to internet culture and he sees what’s popping. He knows how to adapt and he LISTENS to the fans.

Triple H’s brands are literally holding the company’s intrigity together by a damn thread.

I’m gonna keep it buck. It will be a SAD day when Vince kicks the bucket ....but after all that...IT WILL BE A NEW DAY