Roman Reigns Apology to the Roster, New Smackdown Set, WWE going for LU Talent
Posted: Jun 30th, '16, 09:06
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A few bits from the latest Observer.
-- WWE looking at LU talent?
WWE is aggressively scouting indies right now. The key thing they are looking for is people who they consider coachable. That’s the current key phrase. I guess that means athletic people who are good listeners. They are also going to be very strict when it comes to background checks. Prospective WWE talent should sure to clean out social media accounts of anything that could be embarrassing. They are also specifically targeting talent from Lucha Underground that can contractually leave.
-- Triple H calls for an apology from Roman
WWE ordered Reigns to go into the locker room last week to apologize to everyone before he was flown home. There were mixed reactions to it. The person who first told me about it said that Mark Carrano ordered Reigns to do it, which means it came from Paul Levesque and not Vince McMahon’s side. They felt there was no need to humiliate him like that but others didn’t have the same reaction. I think it’s the group that likes him because he’s still one of the boys even though you can easily get a big head when they build everything around you vs. the people who have the natural issue of feeling he was lucky based on his look and that Vince and HHH loved him and pushed him early and kept doing it even when it wasn’t working.
-- Meltzer confirms new set for SD
For the brand split, the idea is a different crew on both shows, meaning different writing teams, different referees, different colored ropes and different sets.
A few bits from the latest Observer.
-- WWE looking at LU talent?
WWE is aggressively scouting indies right now. The key thing they are looking for is people who they consider coachable. That’s the current key phrase. I guess that means athletic people who are good listeners. They are also going to be very strict when it comes to background checks. Prospective WWE talent should sure to clean out social media accounts of anything that could be embarrassing. They are also specifically targeting talent from Lucha Underground that can contractually leave.
-- Triple H calls for an apology from Roman
WWE ordered Reigns to go into the locker room last week to apologize to everyone before he was flown home. There were mixed reactions to it. The person who first told me about it said that Mark Carrano ordered Reigns to do it, which means it came from Paul Levesque and not Vince McMahon’s side. They felt there was no need to humiliate him like that but others didn’t have the same reaction. I think it’s the group that likes him because he’s still one of the boys even though you can easily get a big head when they build everything around you vs. the people who have the natural issue of feeling he was lucky based on his look and that Vince and HHH loved him and pushed him early and kept doing it even when it wasn’t working.
-- Meltzer confirms new set for SD
For the brand split, the idea is a different crew on both shows, meaning different writing teams, different referees, different colored ropes and different sets.