Also, Brock doesn't seem to have kicked up a fuss since April '12, after Cena's little postmatch speech at Extreme Rules. I always get the impression he's happy enough to do anything booking-wise as long as the money keeps coming.

The thing is, unlike others, Brock can stand up because he has leverage. Do you think Wade Barrett is going to to Vince "nah mate, I'm not jobbing to R-Truth, as I could leave tomorrow and headline PCW"?

 

They're awfully good at sending mixed messages to their talent. Reach up and grab brass rings and speak up for yourself and give ideas, except for when we don't care what your opinions are.

 

I can picture the scenario, Writer: "So Brock, here's the creative for tonight. After a brief in-ring scuffle which you back down from, you're gonna be hiding from Roman Reigns backstage. He's gonna be chasing you around with a chair, looking in the catering area, locker room, etc, but you'll be hiding in a closet. We'll occassionally see you poke your head out and ask Heyman if Roman is still out there. When Roman finally finds Paul, he runs up and grabs him and throws him through the catering table, covering him with ketchup and mustard. Paul will scream your name for help but you don't come out until Paul stops screaming. You think Reigns is gone, but as you're attending to Paul, Roman comes back and then you run away but you slip on the ketchup and mustard..."

 

Brock cuts him off "I ain't fuckin doing that."

They might (and rightly so) have the attitude of "well, if you can't up with anything better then shut up and do the damn angle", but then again, they might not. As it is WWE and they love contradictions/mixed messages/total headfuck decisions that don't show rhyme or reason on occasion.

Don't forget that Brock's contract is coming due. Any unflattering creative for Brock may not be coincidental. Same goes with the timing of Brock telling Vince to go f*** himself.

Might be a coincidence - but this happens the day after Frank Mir calls out Brock at the UFC Brazil show.

Given the new UFC drug policy announced last week, maybe Brock Lesnar coming back to UFC isn't a sure thing. Although that policy could be complete bullshit anyway.

So Dave opened the latest WO show by saying Brock was in the building for Raw but "something happened" and decided not to do whatever was planned for him.

 

I love Brock as much as the next guy, but I swear there's 13 year old girls who aren't as sensitive as he is some times.

 

I've listened to this now and it's clear that Dave was speculating that Brock decided not to do whatever was planned for him, as to what "something happened" was.

Maybe Heyman advised Brock to be careful about damaging his brand, especially given what happened to The Rock at the Rumble - there are few things Vince loves more than to devalue talent on the way out.

That's assuming he's on his way out and not leveraging potential MMA interest as a way to keep Vince over the barrel.

Daniel Bryan really did his best to get Reigns over on Raw, what a tremendous promo. Fire and honesty and made you believe completely in what he was saying, having the crowd in the palm of his hand teasing a heel turn. That whole exchange was the best thing on WWE television all year, and RR is starting to look like a star.

So Dave opened the latest WO show by saying Brock was in the building for Raw but "something happened" and decided not to do whatever was planned for him.

 

I love Brock as much as the next guy, but I swear there's 13 year old girls who aren't as sensitive as he is some times.

 

That's not what he said. He said 'something happened' and didn't want to speculate because people twist his words and report his speculation as fact. You are putting words into his mouth that he didn't say. All he knows is that he was there, was going to be on the show, and wasn't used. Orton was at shows for weeks and weeks and they kept delaying his return.....this could totally just be WWE booking on the fly as they often do

apparently Brock's issue was financial and not creative

The company is so deep with quality wrestlers. They could run 3 tours like the 80's and have good matches up and down the card. The draw back is they don't have enough headliners to do 3 shows and draw.

Well it looks like they have found something to do with AJ and shocker it is against Stephanie McMahon.

 

http://www.pwmania.com/aj-lee-calls-out-stephanie-mcmahon-over-how-wwe-treats-divas

that's a hell of a way to start a program. I wonder if they will rush and have the match at mania. This feud was inevitable. It's obviously going to take up huge chunks of air time with Stephanie involved. The other women on the roster will be overshadowed for sure. She has to be salivating to the opportunity to shoot on Punk (if she will be allowed to)

The only thing keeping me from thinking this is an angle is no one in WWE ever says stuff like that towards Steph/Hunter/Vince on Twitter even in a kayfabe sense. Especially Steph, since she never lets the men get away with not being emasculated on Raw, let alone tiny ass AJ.

 

 

Even Cena sucks up to the bosses on Twitter.

if this is not a work then there is no way AJ can possibly come back, right? Still think it is a work but I seem to be in the minority

but it's still kinda suspicious that AJ is due back soon. I assume she will be the friend Paige was talking about last night to battle the Bellas.

Pink responded to a comment about it on Twitter, doesn't seem like he'd be playing along with WWE angles right now but maybe he's just being a good sport for his wife's sake.

 

Also, isn't that going to be kind of weird for one of the top executives in the company doing a feud with the wife of a guy involved in a lawsuit?

Jason Powell seems to think it's not a work

that's a hell of a way to start a program. I wonder if they will rush and have the match at mania. This feud was inevitable. It's obviously going to take up huge chunks of air time with Stephanie involved. The other women on the roster will be overshadowed for sure. She has to be salivating to the opportunity to shoot on Punk (if she will be allowed to)

 

Why would it be a work? Why would they want people to acknowledge CM Punk even more?

I really hope it isn't a work, because I totally agree with what she's saying but turning that into an angle seems like it kind of cheapens the sentiment.

FWIW, I'm kind of surprised Steph's initial tweet that started this (work or not) didn't get more attention. Her shamelessly trying to glom on to the attention Patricia Arquette got from her Oscar speech came off like a little sister trying to get mom's attention.

 

 

*edit* didn't notice there was so many "attention"'s in that post, my bad.

 

that's a hell of a way to start a program. I wonder if they will rush and have the match at mania. This feud was inevitable. It's obviously going to take up huge chunks of air time with Stephanie involved. The other women on the roster will be overshadowed for sure. She has to be salivating to the opportunity to shoot on Punk (if she will be allowed to)

 

Why would it be a work? Why would they want people to acknowledge CM Punk even more?

 

 

 

that's a hell of a way to start a program. I wonder if they will rush and have the match at mania. This feud was inevitable. It's obviously going to take up huge chunks of air time with Stephanie involved. The other women on the roster will be overshadowed for sure. She has to be salivating to the opportunity to shoot on Punk (if she will be allowed to)

 

Why would it be a work? Why would they want people to acknowledge CM Punk even more?

 

 

 

pwi just reported yesterday that AJ is due back very soon. Plus Paige said she needs a friend to battle the Bellas. Clearly alluding to her. But yeah I'm backing off the work hypothesis

What was so controversial about Stephanie's tweet? Insincere or not it's typical corporate speak.