Rumor Roundup: Vince Is Very High On Young Superstar, Why WWE Introduced ‘RAW Underground’, More

Here are some of the latest WWE rumors that are floating around.

5) Why WWE Introduced ‘RAW Underground’

On Wrestling Observer Radio, Dave Meltzer provided an update on why WWE introduced ‘RAW Underground’.

Here is what Meltzer had to say about why this happened (h/t to Sportskeeda for the quote below):

“The reality is that they were going to do the lowest number ever because look at the last two weeks. They had to try something different. They have been under the gun, and that investors call, and even before the investors call, they knew going in because they had a meeting, you know the writing team, and Vince had a meeting on Wednesday before the investors call, so it’s before Vince got grilled, he already had the meeting and, you know the only thing they basically came up with or agreed on was Shane McMahon would come in and do the fight thing, and Randy Orton and Ric Flair would do an angle for next week as it didn’t happen tonight, and that was it.

Today was complete chaos, to the point that, a lot of guys who usually don’t see things as being bad, really did as they could see how. Okay, so the whole thing is that they were just going to throw a whole bunch of stuff against the wall and hope something sticks. That’s really where we’re at right now, and that’s what tonight’s show was, throw a whole bunch of stuff on the wall and maybe find something that’s a hit.”

My Take:

  • I do like that WWE is trying something new. You might not like the underground fight club concept but it showed me that WWE knows they need to switch things up. I am going to give it a chance over the next several weeks before I say that it is dumb.

4) No Plans For A ‘RAW Underground’ Belt

According to a report from Ringside News, there are currently no plans for WWE to introduce a unique title belt for ‘RAW Underground’.

Here is what the site wrote:

Ringside News has learned that at this time there is no plan for a Raw Underground Title. It should also be kept in mind that plans are changing week to week right now.

It was told to us by a member of the writing team close to the situation that they are “figuring things out as they go” with “no real plans” in place. If McMahon has an idea then odds are he will try it out.

My Take:

  • I am fine with this as WWE has too many belts as there is. They could get creative and use ‘RAW Underground’ to determine future title shots or something.

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