People Power Ends

Let me go back to what I said before No Way Out.

Unless the WWE plans to bring in a controversial replacement for Laurinaitis or make their summer angle revolve around Laurinaitis trying to revolt in some way, John Cena should be the one losing.

Obviously, John Cena did not lose. No clear signs of Laurinaitis trying to regain his power have popped up. How about a controversial replacement? The WWE has decided to run with interim GMs. That is not something I had in mind, and I definitely would not consider it controversial, but it is an interesting thing to do. There have been a lot of legends who have been in charge in the last few years. We have already seen Mick Foley. How about Bret Hart? I would be happy to see Stephanie McMahon again. And even though William Regal is still on the roster, it would be nice to see him used in a relevant role again, even if only for a short period. Moreover, depending on what the WWE does with the future GMs to come, this can branch off to that controversial summer angle. Simply rotating GMs is not good enough to count as a big angle. Nevertheless, it does get people interested in who may be coming back to run the show and the kind of things that might happen.

John Laurinaitis is gone. Would they bring him back for a run as interim GM? It would be funny if that somehow led to him regaining full power. As of now, he is gone. I honestly think he should have lasted longer. And then you have the issue a lot of people may have. Did Cena have to be the guy to get rid of him? I would have had a good feud between Laurinaitis and Triple H, but that was long before Triple H and Brock Lesnar started their issues. Before that, everyone would have said that CM Punk should be the guy who topples Mr. Excitement. CM Punk's whole gimmick last year was that he was anti-establishment. Laurinaitis was his enemy. I wouldn't say that the WWE shifting away from that is an example of bad writing or not being able to follow a storyline through. I would say that it is an example of once again putting the centerpiece in a spotlight where he may not have belonged. Did Cena really need to look like a hero here? Whatever some people want to say, he did end up looking like a hero. They spent a long time building up Laurinaitis, and it paid off for Cena.

And ratings? I read that it was a 3.42 for Raw this week. That is a very good number and will definitely help elevate the low yearly average Raw has gotten so far in 2012. For the sake of comparison, not one Raw during the summer of 2011 saw an average rating as high as a 3.4. People tuned in to see Laurinaitis go? Fans are always talking about this guy being the reason for bad ratings, but if ratings do eventually sink back to anything around a 3.0 or lower (before football season), what will the excuse be then?