I'll respond to the topic in a moment, but first....
It's definitely not time for vince to "retire." It's his business and he built the wwe into what it is today. yes, things have gone extremely mainstream and they've completely burnt out this John Cena gig, but you've got to realize, he's the reason for wrestlemania, he's the reason we have the greatest gimmick of all time in the undertaker, he's the reason for hulkamania, he's the reason wcw isn't still going with someone godawful like jeff jarrett being the man. vincent kennedy mcmahon is the bomb.com!
Thank you vince for all you've done for us as fans and for the wrestlers in the industry.
vince knows what he's doing even if it doesn't appear that he does. he is very very egocentric, but you've got to be when you're in his position. until he wants his "child" to be adopted, he will raise it how he wants to and it's damn fine by me.
To clear up a few things.
1st: A gentleman by the name of Dr. D David Shultz is the reason for Wrestlemania. He thought up the name, thought up the concept and pitched it to the WWF. Had he worked for JCP, AWA, WCCW or the NWA we would be thanking them for Wrestlemania today.
2: Vince McMahon Sr came up with the Hulk Hogan gimick. Verne Gagne got it over and made him a Superstar. All McMahon did was sign away the AWA's biggest star AFTER he was known worldwide.
3: Thank Time Warner for there being no WCW. They are the sole reason for WCW no longer being here, noone else. They didn't want the product and had no plans to keep the product going. The hope was they could boost the ratings and buyrates(which BTW are around the same area as the WWE currently draws) high enough to unload it at a nice profit.
Now, back to the OP, for the most part this is just Vince being Vince and you gotta figure he's reeling this last month and a bit worried. When one ten minute block of TV featuring a "Superstar" who has been gone for nearly a decade exposes your product of the last five years as horrible and completely blows eight years of pushing your "new Hogan" out the window? You gotta be on notice. Consider the (un)creative team on notice.
Aside from being nice fodder for discussion it's really a nonstory. Go back and ask Hogan, Roberts, Russo, Ferrara, Ross, Cornette, Jerry Jarrett, Heyman, Rhodes, Terry Taylor and so on who have all sat on the creative team at one point or another and they'll say the same thing, total nonstory. They've all said as much already time and time again. When Vince feels the product can be better he pushes you. When he is under pressure you're under pressure. They've all talked about pulling the late night meetings and working after one show until 3 or 4AM on the next show and STILL working on it as they ride in Vinces limo back to the hotel, more oft than not only packing it in after they step off the elevator to go get a few hours sleep. That's how Vince works.
If they're burnt out he'll hire some new ones. Hell, he may do that anyways. I would hope, especially considering if the last RAW was what they produce by trying harder as it was horrible. This story seems to fit with the reports about Stephanie and HHH pushing him to reevaluate the current developmental territory a few weeks back. Now after Cena was heckled nonstop at the WM presser followed by a shitty Wrestlemania he's pushing the writers harder than they are apparently used to? Good. It means he isn't satisfied with the current product either. Do the right thing Vince, hire some better writers with their fingers on the pulse of what is entertaining these days.
