5 Ways Vince McMahon Can Shake Up WWE Raw

Bye bye, Baron... and hello AJ?

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In July, WWE hit rock bottom. The Raw rating was in, and it was the lowest of all time.

Though idiomatically illogical, they hit it again in September. And again in October. And once more, two weeks ago. The company has had so many rock bottoms this year you'd think a certain Dwayne Johnson was back in the fold.

Lord, how they wish that was true.

At this point, even Dante couldn't come up with a name for the level of hell Raw's ratings are in. So in a time of acute desperation, the company have turned to their most desperate measure: Vince McMahon.

The chairman, personally excised from television on account of his advancing age, only ever sets foot on screens for something truly monumental. Such as grasping one last opportunity to give Shane "a f**king beating", or, in more jovial spirits, dancing alongside that same son as part of SmackDown 1000's celebrations.

So it's noteworthy that WWE have announced, in direct response to cataclysmic numbers, that Vince is set to alight on Raw next week to "shake things up". Just what might that involve? For one, it's probably going to be a family affair...

5. A Sudden Superstar Shake-Up

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The most literal interpretation of WWE's purposefully worded Tweet is also the most likely. As a company that continually insults the intelligence of their audience, there's no room for any subtlety in their rhetoric, and it's a philosophy that's surely hammered home to their social media team. Ergo, 'shake up' is Pavlovianly positioned to BE immediately preceded in our minds by 'superstar'.

April's nominal draft was something of a disaster for Raw. Whilst SmackDown enticed superstars such as Samoa Joe and Asuka, the red brand was left panic buying makeweights such as Jinder Mahal and Bobby Roode. When the dust settled, there was excited over SmackDown's potential. Raw, on the other hand, looked, well, rubbish. Perhaps worst of all, they got Baron Corbin, who could (somewhat unfairly) be attributed for the current predicament. Which means...

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