9 Vital Ways To Improve WWE RAW

5. Trust The Announce Team

One of the longest running complaints about RAW viewers is the terrible state of WWE's commentary teams. In the same way the superstars and divas play different characters, so must the announcers fill certain roles and have personalities in order to add to the overall story. Original dialogue created by the announcers is vital. Going back to a point mentioned earlier, the WWE likes to make everything feel, look and sound the same in the interest of branding. While it is understandable for Vince McMahon to have some concern when producing live television and the possibility of talents €œsaying the wrong thing€, a little leeway still needs to be given. After all, RAW is a live entertainment show that mimics elements of sports and entertainment, spontaneity should not only be expected, but welcomed and certainly not stifled. As much as they might like to, the WWE can€™t possibly control everything that their talents say, especially the announcers whose primary responsibilities are to call the action and assist in telling the stories. As the Chairman ages, he should be trying to loosen up his grips on everything, including the commentary team, not tighten them up. Unique personalities are what made Jesse Ventura, Bobby Heenan, Gorilla Monsoon, and even Vince McMahon himself become successful WWE on-screen announcers. Unfortunately, the WWE announcers of today are far from unique and, through little fault of their own, appear to be glorified puppets. Ideally, only proven and trustworthy talents should be given a headset and should be allowed to announce with minimal interference. If they aren€™t talented enough or can€™t be trusted to do the job well, then they shouldn€™t have the gig in the first place.