RAW Angle with Vince to Continue; Hardy Suspended
If nothing else, RAW should be an interesting show tonight as it will have the comeback to television of Vince McMahon that is sure to give the ratings even a slight boost over what was a disaster last week with the show. While there was a glitch in the ratings, the show still was perceived as a flop and the company needs to do something drastic to get things put back in the right direction. That is why the decision was made asap to get Vince back on TV. What angle will they use to put him back on RAW? Well, that one may surprise you.
Various sites are reporting that the heavy rumor going into tonight is that they will simply pick up the exploding limo angle that seemed to have gotten them in a bunch of trouble in the first place. The angle was set up to have someone had "murdered" Vince, and if you recall, the night that the Benoit tragedy was discovered, there was to be a funeral for Vince as the investigation was ongoing as to who did it. It was confirmed that after the angle was dropped that the person behind the limo explosion was Linda McMahon. Reports say that Ken Kennedy was also in the mix in some regard, but who knows how.
So now if that is the angle they are going to use to get him back on TV, it's just another grasping at straws technique that I feel will fall flat. If they want a ratings boost, they should simply put Triple H back on TV tonight, and build that up instead. Or maybe do some sort of 4-way WWE title match with John Cena, Randy Orton, King Booker and maybe bring back Foley for another shot. I know that sounds out of touch, but really, do we want to see the Vince McMahon Limo angle really continue? Despite I am sure what the fans want, the company is going ahead with it, and hopefully it will be a hotshot 2-3 week angle and then we're done. Why though do I have the feeling it will be much longer than that?
Another hot topic as of late is the absence of Jeff Hardy, who was to be involved with Umaga at SummerSlam. That is now off, as Hardy has been suspended by the company for 30 days. There were conflicting reports that Hardy was hurt, but now through Jim Ross' blog, that is not the case as indeed it is a 30-day sit down. Hardy was on the fast track back to the IC belt, and his 2007 has been a strong point for the company, so once again, this is a blow, despite the fact there is no question that once the suspension is up, he'll be back and likely in an upper tier program.
