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WWE, Vince McMahon reportedly shutting down storyline suggestions from stars

By Serena Burks

LAS VEGAS, NV - JANUARY 08: WWE Chairman and CEO Vince McMahon speaks at a news conference announcing the WWE Network at the 2014 International CES at the Encore Theater at Wynn Las Vegas on January 8, 2014 in Las Vegas, Nevada. The network will launch on February 24, 2014 as the first-ever 24/7 streaming network, offering both scheduled programs and video on demand. The USD 9.99 per month subscription will include access to all 12 live WWE pay-per-view events each year. CES, the world's largest annual consumer technology trade show, runs through January 10 and is expected to feature 3,200 exhibitors showing off their latest products and services to about 150,000 attendees. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images)
LAS VEGAS, NV - JANUARY 08: WWE Chairman and CEO Vince McMahon speaks at a news conference announcing the WWE Network at the 2014 International CES at the Encore Theater at Wynn Las Vegas on January 8, 2014 in Las Vegas, Nevada. The network will launch on February 24, 2014 as the first-ever 24/7 streaming network, offering both scheduled programs and video on demand. The USD 9.99 per month subscription will include access to all 12 live WWE pay-per-view events each year. CES, the world's largest annual consumer technology trade show, runs through January 10 and is expected to feature 3,200 exhibitors showing off their latest products and services to about 150,000 attendees. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images) /
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Vince McMahon is clamping down on who gets to suggest storylines and is reiterating that stars are not writers.

WWE storylines are what make the shows entertaining and watchable, but lately, those storylines have become, shall we say, less than stellar. The writers for WWE won’t take any help either, not that owner Vince McMahon will allow anything one of his superstars pitches to actually happen. A recent report on Forbes.com alleges that Vince is shooting down any storyline suggestion from his own stars.

The article cites Sean Ross Sapp of Fightful.com:

"WWE has not had a favorable reaction to stars that pitch storylines under the guise that current programming isn’t good, meaning that stories pitched that insinuate incompetence on behalf of WWE are looked down upon and pretty quickly dismissed."

Forbes mentions that former WWE star, Batista, was not shy in discussing the creative process with Pro Wrestling Sheet, saying it was a “nightmare.” Recently departed superstar Dean Ambrose (now Jon Moxley with AEW) said that he had four ideas for his Wrestlemania 32 feud with Brock Lesnar all shot down.

What boggles the mind about all of this is that the current storylines are crap. Why do the McMahon’s think that anyone wants to continue to see Shane McMahon in the spotlight?

He’s consistently on both shows, whether hosting a celebration or starting a new feud. The only way he wins is when another star steps in to help him, or he just happens to land on top of The Miz after getting the crap kicked out of him all over the Wrestlemania 35 arena. McMahon is old and has no business inside a WWE ring, especially when there are plenty of superstars who could do the show much more justice.

If the WWE and it’s writers want to ensure that they don’t go out of business with the upstart AEW seemingly taking over, maybe they should listen to their stars and make some adjustments. Are the egos of the writers really that important to Vince McMahon? Do they realize that they are shunning up and coming stars for the use of an entitled rich kid who really doesn’t need to be on the screen to make his money?

Let’s be real, this “Best in the World” nonsense has to stop. And maybe, just maybe, if the WWE listened to its stars, the storylines would improve and their ratings would go back up.

The stars have a much better idea of where they want their character to go and what they would like to see in their own future than the writers do. The writers do the bidding of Vince, and it would appear that there is never a long-term plan in place, that it can change week to week. It makes for discombobulated and ineffective storylines that go nowhere and leave viewers wondering why they are still watching in the first place.

This is just another reason the AEW is winning over WWE superstars, and will only contribute to the demise of the WWE as a whole. Change needs to happen or the McMahon family is soon going to realize that their cash cow is on its last legs. Only, by then, it will be too late to salvage.

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