Laurinaitis Done?

They are promoting Vince McMahon returning to evaluate the job John Laurinaitis has been doing as GM. They did something similar a few months ago with Triple H and Laurinaitis. Obviously, that ended up not ending Mr. Excitement's run. It eventually led to him getting more power. Having Triple H coming back to do it again may have been repetitive. Besides that, Triple H already has a storyline going on. Having Vince McMahon himself return to do this should make it a lot more interesting.

Will they end the reign of terror? Ending it now would be rather abrupt. John Cena is still feuding with Laurinaitis and Big Show. They would have to find a creative way of tying that in. I remember that they teased that "The Board" could have fired Laurinaitis back when he first started feuding with Cena and Cena saved him, but repeating that same kind of thing would be a waste. I do expect something big to happen, but does it need to be Laurinaitis leaving? A lot of fans seem to blame him for the horrible ratings Raw has been getting. I don't think that is fair. Ratings were dropping even before he appeared last year. And who can you really replace him with? Teddy Long? I doubt he can draw. Nevertheless, I think tonight will probably be the start of one of those angles where the GM must prove himself or get fired. Do or die. And with the strong possibility of some big summer angle, I wouldn't be surprised if they are prepping to get rid of Laurinaitis. A change of power is always a big angle.

In a completely unrelated note, I know some people are getting excited about the possible Mickie James heel turn in TNA. Just keep in mind that Mickie turning heel is not the same as turning back into a psycho heel. Her character will still depend on TNA storylines and booking. And I remember once commenting on someone who said Mickie James should turn heel back in around 2008. I said the WWE would try to turn her into Victoria if they did that. Remember how poorly the WWE used Victoria in the end of her career? If TNA insists on pushing Gail Kim as still the top heel or uses Mickie as simply a jobber to Velvet Sky or Brooke Tessmacher, TNA would probably end up making Mickie into what I hoped the WWE would not in 2008. Knowing TNA, they probably will mess up.