3) Who Vince McMahon Wants To Elevate
According to Dave Meltzer on Wrestling Observer Radio, Lars Sullivan is the main focus for Vince McMahon on Smackdown.
Meltzer says that Lars is the main Smackdown guy who WWE is looking to elevate:
“I mean there’s nobody, I mean nobody, but when you’re talking about one guy that they’re elevating: Lars Sullivan. That’s the guy.”
My Take:
- I just don’t see Lars having success. I think that he brings along too many outside issues with him and it isn’t worth the investment.
2) Speculation On Why NXT Isn’t Taking Part In Survivor Series
We have some speculation to pass your way about why NXT isn’t taking part in Survivor Series this year. Wrestle Talk speculates that NXT isn’t taking part for the same reason that RAW Underground was scrapped. That is because WWE doesn’t want the NXT roster mixing with the rosters of RAW and Smackdown.
According to reports, Raw Underground was scrapped because of the fact that it involved mixing of NXT and main roster talent. The initial report noted that the idea was to keep NXT talent away from main roster stars as much as possible.
This is only speculation but would make a ton of sense.
My Take:
- With the recent NXT outbreak, it is probably for the best that WWE keeps things separate. I do hope that they go back to the NXT vs RAW vs Smackdown format in future years tough.
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