Vince McMahon To Give A "State Of The WWE" Address This Monday On Raw

[streicher187]

Can we PLEASE stop the "WWE getting edgier" - Linda is in the lead of her Senate race so that will not happen, if anything they will go more PG.

You know that Punk/Heyman will get involved with Vince and while I don't think he'll fire AJ he will give her a "Mentor" and I'm guessing someone like Foley or even Nash since she didn't like the last one because he was always a suit and never in the business.

Other then Kane/Bryan there really isn't much going on during RAW and no storylines that are even entertaining (not even punk/heyman/cena) the ONLY way that would get entertaining is if Heyman screwed punk and helped Cena win the title make Cena the "Heyman" guy and a heel cena vs a face Rock now that I would pay to see.

[Jerichoholic8894]

I think he'll take us back to 2 hours. With that I think he'll surprise us and give us a draft (And superstars that stick to their respective show)

I also think he'll adress the CM Punk-Cena thing, while also addressing AJ Lee

A "State of the WWE" address should address more than just a couple of small things

[James]

Give Punk Foley. It will make things seem soooo much more sense making. With Foley being a hardcore legend and HIAC being one of his matches it just adds up to me.

There's just too much they can do, but they don't need to let Punk lose the title right now.

[Y2JBL]

Geez, how long have some of you been following wrestling? Why would you honestly think they would use a televised in-ring segment to do anything like announce a change in the length of the show, or to say they aren't going to be PG anymore. That would be something they'd put out through the website. Going back to 2 hours, which isn't happening anyway, would be like admitting defeat. They'd do it quietly in a press release rather than dragging Vince to the ring to say "well, we suck! We can't be entertaining for 3 hours". Same with the PG thing, he's not going to come out on live TV and admit that the product needs to get edgier. Get real, people.

It will be about AJ, Punk, Hell in a Cell, I personally don't see anything with Brock happening.

[THTRobtaylor]

Originally Posted by Y2JBL

Geez, how long have some of you been following wrestling? Why would you honestly think they would use a televised in-ring segment to do anything like announce a change in the length of the show, or to say they aren't going to be PG anymore. That would be something they'd put out through the website. Going back to 2 hours, which isn't happening anyway, would be like admitting defeat. They'd do it quietly in a press release rather than dragging Vince to the ring to say "well, we suck! We can't be entertaining for 3 hours". Same with the PG thing, he's not going to come out on live TV and admit that the product needs to get edgier. Get real, people.

It will be about AJ, Punk, Hell in a Cell, I personally don't see anything with Brock happening.

I think you (and Vince) need to take a look at this.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HznErMk97B4

Vince absolutely can use this to change whatever needs to be changed. Linda is winning the campaign, but if business requires it then I am sure Vince will do what he needs to keep WWE strong first.

In the case of a draft - It's a perfect time to do it in the lead up to the Survivor Series, indeed they can do it at said show and have the matches have a bearing on draft picks etc.

[Iversen]

Something like this usually means some kind of shake up whether it be a GM change or whatever. However I think it would be a good next stage in the Punk storyline. Having Vince come down and say that Punk isn't yet a legend would be the next step up the ladder from the likes of Foley and JR. Vince is the guy that basically gets to decide who will actually be remembered as a legend and if he is telling Punk that nothing he's done in the last year is actually worthy of that then it could lead to a fantastic segment.

[j2dlyc]

For all those chirping on about a draft, it wont be. WWE as actively been moving to lessen the brand separation for months. Both Smackdown and Raw share the same talent, the same commentators (lawler and the midget aside) and they share the same theme music now at the start of the show. A draft would be utterly pointless because every superstar can appear on either show, as we saw with Punk and Ziggler on smackdown last week.

Vince's appearance will be there to goose the ratings whilst Cena is injured. He will probably address AJ as I feel that has gone about as far as it can run, and he will almost certainly have a verbal run in with punk, because it would be a massive missed opportunity if they didnt. Punk dropping a 'pipe bomb' on vince alone = social media explosion!

[Y2eh 2.0]

Ok, so, first USA is paying the tab for te three hours. That being said, if the plug is being pulled, it won't be Vince announcing it. PPV buys are on par with what they were last year with 2 hours, so Vince will be happy with more programming.

Best bet is a face off between Vince and Heyman. It should be good too. I would love this to be a full on Heyman stable where we get the likes of Rollins, Ohno and Cesaro keep the roster at bay while Lesnar comes out and breaks Vince's arm. This will lead to Super Cena running to the ring and getting destroyed by Lesnar, before Punk comes out to say he accepts the challenge. Cena can't compete, so Foley steps into the Cell.

[thebarber]

Vince will goad Punk into accepting the Cena challenge. I think Vince will go back to the "pipebomb" promo, how Punk held the company to ransom before signing his contract. Talk about how Punk wanted change, that he cannot bring change by dodging the top guys. I think Vince will use this as yet another opportunity to verbally bury Heyman, making Punk take the bait.........advertising Vince for Raw is a smart way to boost ratings, if this was not the reason for it, he would have just arrived unannounced. Lesnar is due back soon also, Id imagine he will be interjected shortly leading to Survivor Series.