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HAS WWE RUINED THE SETH ROLLINS TURN, RATINGS WATCHING, ARE THEY TRYING TO MAKE ALICIA FOX AJ AND MORE

By Dave Scherer on 2014-06-17 09:59:00

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Turning Seth Rollins against the Shield would have made sense if HHH had put Rollins in the MITB match without qualifying. Then Rollins could say it was a business decision HHH provided. It would have made more sense then putting Randy Orton in first.

I am typing this on Sunday so I don't know what they did on Raw yet but I couldn't agree more. HHH putting Orton in but not Rollins was bad storytelling. He should have put both of his guys in.

I know WWE probably watches the ratings closely, but how much of a swing does it take before they react? I can’t imagine what it’s like for them, as sometimes the ratings baffle me. For example, the 6/9 RAW rating dropped a little, but I thought it was a solid show. I hope it takes more of a drop than that for them to consider major changes.

They definitely react to the ratings. Sometimes it's quick, as if to say "That guy doesn't move the meter". Other times, when they should react to storylines not getting over, they don't (because, well that would mean admitting that what they are doing isn't working). USA is also part of the equation, in that if they see continued drops they speak up too. There isn't a definite number but you can believe they get really nervous when they get near the 3.5 million number for Raw.

I read a great piece here on the site about how the Seth Rollins turn was already working and how Rollins needed to be booked going forward. Then comes Monday Night Raw were Rollins not only is already wearing a suit, but he gives a weak reason as to why he turned then runs away when confronted by Ambrose and Reigns (just like every other heel in WWE). The worst thing they could do is make him HHH's lackey and in one week they already have. My question is have they already ruined the Rollins turn in your mind and hurt his chances at a bright future in the WWE?

Like I said, I am typing this on Sunday so I haven't seen Raw but I agree, WWE is doing what they always do and that is change a character completely when he does a turn. Rollins got over the way he was. He was never a coward. He shouldn't be one now. That is a major part of the problem WWE has had of late with the way they book, and misbook, their talent.

Is WWE still working at doing PPV events outside of Wrestling like the event they had a few years ago for the Rolling Stones?

They absolutely are available to do them if they find the right partner.

What is the deal with Alicia Fox? Is she supposed to be the crazy girl now the AJ is gone? AJ was crazy but there was always a method to her madness.

Yep, she is crazy Alicia! I honestly don't believe that they ever hoped to give AJ the depth that her character got. She was just so good at doing it that she got over in ways I don't think were intended. Now that she has married CM Punk, I wonder if we have seen the last of her in WWE.

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