Is he our new RAW GM?

[BrutalBarrett]

With Team Authority out of power. There is now no leader on RAW or Smackdown.

Did anyone see BNB's "Bad News" on the Pre-Show?

Is it just me or did it seem like he wanted to take control of WWE?

I don't see why not...He's always been good on a mic. Vince has always liked him to always give him pushes even when it doesn't work out.

He's not ready for the ring yet but they have brought him back to our screens just as The Authority have potentially left our screens for a bit.

What do you guys think?

If not him..who else could take over?

 

[neovalian]

Why put Barrett in a managerial position while he can still wrestle for a LONG, LONG time ? I mean, how would he fit as a GM ? "I am the GM and.. I HAVE SOME BAD NEWS !

" Not that cool. I had this dilemma all day, too. Will there be a new GM ? Or will we have some type of anarchy ? I can hardly wait for RAW, it's really curious what should happen from now, with the Authority finally out.

 

[MR K]

Mick Foley has been dropping hints that he may be the new GM.

I guess only time will tell, I would love to see Foley back in the WWE even if it's only part time. I thought his first GM run was excellent and we all know Mick is as charasmatic as they come. He can provide comedy, be serious and really hype matches. Plus the younger guys in the back have another veteran to learn of off.

Barett would be a let down for me personally, I'd much rather see him back in the ring.

 

[BrutalBarrett]

I really don't see Vince running the stage show every week again.

It wouldn't happen but for a few week up to a month period I would like to see Daniel Bryan be a GM until he is Ring ready. It would be interesting to see the punishments he wold give to the Authority every week for what they did to him for over a year.

 

[neovalian]

Nope, Daniel Bryan is disconnected right now, his appointment as a GM would make no sense. With the given context that John Cena is the only man that can bring back The Authority, it would be fun to see Cena as a GM, putting HHH & Steph through all kind of humiliating challenges just to get their power back. It's somehow a comedy scenario, but.. anything is possible.

 

[Navi]

Nope, Daniel Bryan is disconnected right now, his appointment as a GM would make no sense. With the given context that John Cena is the only man that can bring back The Authority, it would be fun to see Cena as a GM, putting HHH & Steph through all kind of humiliating challenges just to get their power back. It's somehow a comedy scenario, but.. anything is possible.

Cena gave an emphatic "Hell NO" when he told the Authority last night they could ever come back, but they probably will. I can see it in a somewhat limited capacity, not the free reign like they had before.

Barrett is a wrestler, and not ready to retire from the ring and take over a GM spot for quite some time. Glad to see him back though, didn't realize it's been 5 months since he was injured.

I'm sure the new Authority type figure with either be introduced tonight or in the weeks to come, so I'll wait till I see who it is to pass judgement.

 

[hatehabsforever]

Personally, I would love to see a period of time where there is no RAW GM. I remember watching wrestling back in the day, and there was no GM, no Authority figure, face or heel, to make the match. At the beginning of the show, the announcers simply told you what matches were happening tonight, and that was that. I'm not saying there should never be a GM ever again. But I wouldn't mind a reprieve from the heel GM who is constantly out to screw everyone for his own personal benefit. Or even the face GM who is always there to save the day.

Let's face it, at the end of the day, despite whatever Authority figures are in place, Vincent Kennedy Mc Mahon calls the shots. The show can move along quite nicely without any actual GM and on the occasional instance where someone is needed, Vince can step in, whether it be in person or on the Tron. If they do end up naming a GM, whether it be Bad New Barrett, Mick Foley, Sting, or anyone else, Vince will ultimately have the power to upstage them whenever he wants to anyway, making the GM position largely redundant and unnecessary. And I'm sure that WWE is counting on the notoriously short memories of wrestling fans, and the lack of logic that we see all the times and that in a few months time, Triple H is going to be back, front and center, calling the shots yet again.

Personally, I don't see Bad New Barrett becoming the GM. It doesn't make sense to me. Mick Foley is a definite possibility, but for some reason, I don't think that's going to happen. Sting is a definite possibility, which could keep him on TV on a semi regular basis, without having to get physically involved every week, but I'm not anticipating that either.

As long as it isn't Hulk Hogan, it's all good, brother.

 

[neovalian]

Cena gave an emphatic "Hell NO" when he told the Authority last night they could ever come back, but they probably will.

I said it was a comedy scenario, I was thinking about Cena toying with HHH & Steph, giving them a sense of false hope until reaching the boiling point. It's obvious that Cena won't be the GM, maybe just for one night, just for the emphasis of the "Authority is finally out" effect on the whole WWE Universe.

 

[MR K]

As long as it isn't Hulk Hogan, it's all good, brother.

Hogan is getting senile anyways, Can you imagine him trying to name the main event for the evening the way he forgets peoples names.

"its erm....... Brother vs erm...... Brother, Brother"

Hogan would be the worst. I do like the idea of having no GM again for a while though. Just letting Vince being involved in big controversial decisions.

 

[dave-cee]

just wait till Cole says....
"can i have your attention please"

think El Torito is due an anonymous GM run.

 

[peepshow]

Personally, I would love to see a period of time where there is no RAW GM. I remember watching wrestling back in the day, and there was no GM, no Authority figure, face or heel, to make the match. At the beginning of the show, the announcers simply told you what matches were happening tonight, and that was that. I'm not saying there should never be a GM ever again. But I wouldn't mind a reprieve from the heel GM who is constantly out to screw everyone for his own personal benefit. Or even the face GM who is always there to save the day.

Let's face it, at the end of the day, despite whatever Authority figures are in place, Vincent Kennedy Mc Mahon calls the shots. The show can move along quite nicely without any actual GM and on the occasional instance where someone is needed, Vince can step in, whether it be in person or on the Tron. If they do end up naming a GM, whether it be Bad New Barrett, Mick Foley, Sting, or anyone else, Vince will ultimately have the power to upstage them whenever he wants to anyway, making the GM position largely redundant and unnecessary. And I'm sure that WWE is counting on the notoriously short memories of wrestling fans, and the lack of logic that we see all the times and that in a few months time, Triple H is going to be back, front and center, calling the shots yet again.

Personally, I don't see Bad New Barrett becoming the GM. It doesn't make sense to me. Mick Foley is a definite possibility, but for some reason, I don't think that's going to happen. Sting is a definite possibility, which could keep him on TV on a semi regular basis, without having to get physically involved every week, but I'm not anticipating that either.

As long as it isn't Hulk Hogan, it's all good, brother.

Agreed. I would much rather see some kind of anarchy instead of the usual heel manager abusing his power type of thing. We've seen enough of superstar vs. boss storyline over the years. Let's bring back superstar vs. superstar and let guys fight their battles without the interference of washed up wrestlers in dress pants.

 

[THTRobtaylor]

The heel manager has done itself to death... IF there is going to be an authority figure, it needs to be one for the WWE as a whole, not on a show by show basis and needs to be someone so respected that they can make decisions that annoy both face and heel... like Tunney and Monsoon were. Long term we all know that IS Trips... or Taker after he retires... but for the mean time we're gonna either be stuck with a heel or with anarchy, which is why I was a little saddened that they didn't go with the Wyatt's master plan rather than Big Show turning... Wyatt wanting to "Take the machine down from the inside" a year ago could have come off great here... still could have debuted Sting... but we have what we have...

Barrett could potentially "lobby" for the role... and to be honest the only way a heel character would work now would be for the aborted William Regal push from 2008... the GM is only out for himself... and Barrett is someone who could play that role well enough to make Cena want Trips back...

or...

I think the biggest clue was not just in the Pre-Show but also in the "shocking advert" for a certain podcast...

Stone Cold as the president is a role that makes a lot of sense... not just of RAW but the COO role that Trips had... and Barrett is exactly the kind of guy who could feud with Austin off the back of it. It's the kind of thing that would get buzz if Vince "offered him the job" during said podcast and Austin says "let me think about it and I'll tell you at RAW next Monday..."

If it did turn out to be Barrett lobbying for the role then it sets up someone for Austin to immediately tangle with and duel promos with who can carry their end. Whether it ever got to a match is almost immaterial... it would get Barrett a lot of rub... Vince decides on Austin but Barrett comes out, pissed off and says... "Congratulations Mr. Austin... but I'm afraid I've got some bad news... I've seen the contract and the President cannot lay his hands on ANY employee of WWE unless it's in a sanctioned match, or use any form of personal insult or I automatically take the job... but I also have some good news... I am your new assistant!" It would play off the "Trips and Steph have no control over people's lives" aspect and of course would make great TV as Austin cannot stun anyone, flip the bird etc...Barrett winds him up constantly and of course wrestles matches... but Austin can't lose his cool or he loses the job... till of course he does... maybe just in time for a Mania match with Barrett?

 

[InZayn]

TBH i'm a huge fan of BNB because he's got it all plus he's young so its pointless to waste great talent like him. Mick Foley would be okay i guess but i don't think Foley should be GM honestly, I know this might be unrealistic but i would love for William Regal to be the new Raw GM hell why not the permanent Raw GM he's great on the mic. funny, Fan Favorite yet still logical and stiff, doesn't have to be a Face or a Heel he can just be a Tweener. And if needs to wrestle or even just take an RKO or Spear whenever needed he would. And well he already has the respect of the fans and the lockeroom. Regal is a real man's man and would be perfect for the job.

 

[Dave]

I am with a few people in this thread; I just don't see the need for a General Manager. Why not just have a cooling off period where the show will look after itself? Or better yet, why not have Vinnie Mac be the main guy for a while again? With his return last night, I totally forgot how much I absolutely adored his on-screen persona. He knows how to work a crowd and really take a story where it needs to go.

But Barrett could be a suitable replacement, I guess. He is a good mic worker and can work over a crowd with relative ease. Of all the guys who came out of NXT, I reckon he is amongst the best on the stick. That said, I rate him as a wrestler and having him as the General Manager would stand in the way of seeing him in the ring. There are plenty of things that Barrett can be doing inside the ring right now; especially with the WWE changing it's direction on-screen. I still feel as though he has a lot to give us in the ring.

That said, I am not totally against him being announced as the Raw GM in the future. I do, however, think that there is some legs in the feud between Cena and Triple H over the power struggle in the WWE. It just isn't the time right now.

 

[chicagokmc]

I wouldn't be against it. And I wouldn't be so quick to assume he has a long career ahead of him. He's an older guy who has had a lot of freakish injuries that have kept him out significant amounts of time. He's one of the few heels, not having any connection with the Authority storyline, that can generate his own heat without a mouth piece. Don't be so quick to rule it out.

 

[kadroan]

Personally, I would love to see a period of time where there is no RAW GM. I remember watching wrestling back in the day, and there was no GM, no Authority figure, face or heel, to make the match. At the beginning of the show, the announcers simply told you what matches were happening tonight, and that was that. I'm not saying there should never be a GM ever again. But I wouldn't mind a reprieve from the heel GM who is constantly out to screw everyone for his own personal benefit. Or even the face GM who is always there to save the day.

Let's face it, at the end of the day, despite whatever Authority figures are in place, Vincent Kennedy Mc Mahon calls the shots. The show can move along quite nicely without any actual GM and on the occasional instance where someone is needed, Vince can step in, whether it be in person or on the Tron. If they do end up naming a GM, whether it be Bad New Barrett, Mick Foley, Sting, or anyone else, Vince will ultimately have the power to upstage them whenever he wants to anyway, making the GM position largely redundant and unnecessary. And I'm sure that WWE is counting on the notoriously short memories of wrestling fans, and the lack of logic that we see all the times and that in a few months time, Triple H is going to be back, front and center, calling the shots yet again.

Personally, I don't see Bad New Barrett becoming the GM. It doesn't make sense to me. Mick Foley is a definite possibility, but for some reason, I don't think that's going to happen. Sting is a definite possibility, which could keep him on TV on a semi regular basis, without having to get physically involved every week, but I'm not anticipating that either.

As long as it isn't Hulk Hogan, it's all good, brother.

I agree. There doesn't need to be an authority figure. RAW is three hours but the time The Authority uses takes away from the quality of the show.

With The Authority gone, it gives less significant feuds an opportunity to shine as well as young talent.

 

[Mudlup50]

O hey Anonymous Raw GM is back? Hopefully they get JBL reading the emails instead of making Cole heel again. I have a theory that it's Triple H, but on a side note Hornswoggle wasn't on Raw this week...so there's always that

I love the fact that the lights go out and the noise is made and the announcers are like "could it be" as the camera pans to show the podium. Like really guys, what did you think that podium was there for?

 

[dave-cee]

just wait till Cole says....
"can i have your attention please"

think El Torito is due an anonymous GM run.

Called it.

Its a good tease because it gets people going on about SCSA. but sadly as always it'll lead to some long winded version of HHH sat at his "desk" sending the msg's

Edit.
Plus Rollins did mention Hornswoggle at the start of the show so the seed was planted from the start

 

[Trill Co$by]

Why put Barrett in a managerial position while he can still wrestle for a LONG, LONG time ? I mean, how would he fit as a GM ? "I am the GM and.. I HAVE SOME BAD NEWS !

" Not that cool. I had this dilemma all day, too. Will there be a new GM ? Or will we have some type of anarchy ? I can hardly wait for RAW, it's really curious what should happen from now, with the Authority finally out.

For starters, BNB is still injured. Having him be in a non-competitive authority figure role keeps him on TV until he fully recovers. Has this simple thought NOT crossed your mind?

 

[Darkshadow1234]

I dont really care for gm's or evil authority power anymore. Its boring and played out.

This anonymous gm shit is terrible. Recycled and stupid.

 

[dogstarz]

I really wouldn't be surprised if it was Sting. This could help build a rivalry with him and HHH.