Only a week ago, many wrestling fans (including myself) was not happy with the lackluster shows WWE was giving us. But that all changed at Payback and last night's Raw. The bad and predictable promoting WWE was giving us changed in a second, and now the future looks bright. It is clear to say that WWE is going "all out" for this summer. In 2011 they did the same thing with the Cena vs Punk rivalry, and in 2012 they tried to do it again with a Punk-heel turn (though that was not a big successes), and this year they are trying it again! At Payback they did something that has not happened since the attitude-era. They gave us more than three "turns" in one night, which nobody saw coming. Cm Punk went back to his face-character, the one that we all fell in love with back in 2011. Alberto Del Rio found his old self again, while Dolph Ziggler showed a new side of himself. To top that, WWE went "all out" on raw again, producing the best televised show in years (if you ask me). Mark Henry fooled us all with his retirement speech only to take out John Cena, while Brock Lesnar attacked Cm Punk to set up a big summer feud between those two. Christian made his return, while Zeb Colter introduced his newest client in Antonio Cesaro. Kaitlyn and AJ Lee continued their heated rivalry, and Dolph Ziggler made a shocking attack on Alberto Del Rio. All this happened in one night. And to top that, RVD will return at MITB in front of his "homecrowd" the hardcore FCW-fans in Philly. WWE needs to be credited with what they have done over the night. They have managed to make us fans more excited about the summer than we have been in years, which will give the ratings some great boosts. So let me give you a short analyze to why I think that WWE is heading in the right direction this summer:
1) The unpredictability
Sadly enough WWE's promoting the last couple of years has been way to predictable. But now it seams like they are finding back to their old roots, which made WWE the biggest promotion in the wrestling industry. Fans love to watch a show where they don't have a clue about what could happen, just like it used to be back in the attitude-era. This has not been the case in WWE lately though, until Payback and last night's Raw. Finally WWE gives us what we want by bringing in all this unpredictability to their shows. Del Rio did a heel turn only five months after his much talked about face turn, which was not something we were expecting. And Dolph Ziggler did a face turn at the same night, showing his fighting heart, which made us fans love him. Ziggler his now going to play the "underdog" face character, which is the type of character that fans love the most. Cm Punk has played it, so has Daniel Bryan, and both of them are now two of most beloved wrestlers in the world. This is not something you would expect to happen a week ago, which makes it so great.
This summer you can bet your ass on the fact that WWE will continue on giving us unpredictability, because it makes us more excited and it makes the shows so much better. Finally we are getting back to old roots, which is so important to do if you want to make a good show.
2) Top feuds
Cm Punk is now scheduled to face Brock Lesnar, this match will most likely take place at Money In The Bank which is the first of two big PPV's this summer. Mark Henry and John Cena are going at each other in the same PPV, which is also a huge feud. AJ Lee and Kaitlyn has made the divas division relevant again, and they will continue their top feud during this summer, which is good for the divas division. Alberto Del Rio and Dolph Ziggler has made the WHC-title relevant again after their amazing showdown at Payback, and most likely these two will continue their refreshing feud during this summer. Vince McMahon and Triple H has started a weird and exciting "corporate" feud against each other, with Stephanie caught in the middle, and most likely this feud will culminate into something big heading in to this summer. Other high profile stars such as Christian and RVD has returned or is returning to the spotlight, which brings in more excitement to the promoting as well. All of these top names will help make this summer feel like we are in the middle of the "road to Wrestlemania", and it will be good for ratings!
3) Rising stars
WWE is known for not doing a good job at developing new stars that could be brought up in the main-event scene. But lately that has not been the case! Dolph Ziggler is finally making a name for himself after the double-turn on Payback, and most likely he will keep rising the ranks within WWE coming this summer. The Shield has been going at it with everyone latley, and they are already being considered as the best trio/group the past 10 years. Antonio Cesaro is now under the wing of Zeb Colter, and most likely he will rise up the ranks this summer and finally make a name for himself. The Wyatt family is scheduled to make their debut this summer, and they will most likely make a huge impact on the show, just like The Shield did when they debuted at Survivor Series in 2012. Paul Heyman's new client Curtis Axel has already made a name for himself after winning the IC-title at Payback. He is caught in the middle of this corporate feud between McMahon and Triple H, so this kid will also be relevant during the summer. Fandango made a huge impact on this show after Wrestlemania, and he is scheduled to return before Money In The Bank. Hopefully he will continue building momentum during this summer.
This is proof that the WWE is heading in the right direction when it comes to developing new talents that can be brought up to the main-event scene. Most likely one or more of these rising stars will make a name for themselves during this summer, as we are going into two huge PPV's.
4) Excitement is back again
If you want to make a good promotion, you have to create excitement for the fans! This is something WWE has managed to do for us the past couple of days! Most of us fans can't wait to see what will happen next, which only two weeks ago was not the case! By making us excited and hungry for more, fans will tune in to watch the shows, which is very good for ratings!
5) Overall analyzes
This summer will be so good! If WWE can keep up with this good writing and promoting, ratings will blow trough the roofs and wrestling will be what everyone talks about again. By giving us a an exciting and unpredictable show, WWE has finally manged to create a good promotion again, and hopefully this will continue trough out the summer! Expect this to be a wild summer WWE fans!!
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