Kevin Owens cut a great promo on Smackdown Live this week. He went off on Shane McMahon for hogging up television time over more talented stars. Owens name-dropped Superstars like Ali, Buddy Murphy, Liv Morgan, and more.
We have some rumors to pass your way about the backstage reaction to the promo and the future plans for Shane McMahon.
Here is what WrestlingNews.co wrote about the segment:
There was a lot of praise backstage for the worked shoot promo that Kevin Owens did on Shane McMahon to kick off this week’s WWE SmackDown Live.
Believe it or not, the company realizes that there is too much Shane McMahon on television and they are paying more attention to what people are saying on social media about the product. The declining ratings have forced Vince McMahon to ask for more input on the product and he’s listening to the criticism more than ever. They have also done surveys to figure out what people do and don’t like about the shows.
The Kevin Owens promo on Tuesday night is supposed to be the start of a storyline to phase out Shane McMahon from weekly storylines.
The site also added that some of the underutilized Superstars mentioned during Owens’ promo are expected to appear on Smackdown soon for this storyline.
My Take: This was a great promo and I am happy that Owens is getting a chance as a babyface. If this storyline leads to Shane being phased out of WWE television, I would be a happy man. I like Shane but they are giving him way too much screen time and it is annoying.
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