Vince McMahon, the new executive chairman of the newly merged WWE-UFC company, appears to have made unwanted changes to Monday Night RAW.
According to sources, fans and WWE talents weren’t huge fans of the extensive rewrites McMahon made to the show just a few hours before it went on air. The ensuing chaos forced everyone to scramble and adjust to the last-minute plans.
Apparently, Mustafa Ali and Chad Gable’s match in Chicago was supposed to go on longer. But, McMahon decided to cut a huge portion of the match. Not only that, but “there were several matches that had time cut from them, there were winners and losers changed, and there were set-ups to get into the finish changed.”
Is it safe to say that Vince McMahon is firmly in charge of the WWE again? Well, that depends.
This is the nth time we’ve heard reports about McMahon. This all started after the RAW after WrestleMania episode that saw Cody Rhodes get dismantled by Brock Lesnar.
The WWE Women’s Division has felt the brunt of McMahon’s return as well. It’s believed that Adam Pearce, who’s also a producer backstage, received several complaints from the WWE women’s locker room about reduced roles.
WrestleMania 39 was Triple H’s first as the WWE Creative Head and many had applauded the changes he’s made after he’d assumed the position of his real-life Father in Law. Unfortunately, McMahon just couldn’t keep his hands off of his creation. Now, there’s a growing cause for concern and frustration among fans and wrestlers alike following multiple reports of the unwanted changes spearheaded by McMahon, who isn’t supposed to be involved in the WWE creative decisions at all.
It’s unclear if this is the last of the last-minute changes McMahon will make or if more are coming.
Fans can look forward to watching the WWE Draft take place tomorrow, April 28, and on Monday, May 1. Afterwards, WWE Backlash will take place on May 6 with the Night of Champions scheduled for May 27.
