{"id":72466,"date":"2018-12-29T22:04:32","date_gmt":"2018-12-30T04:04:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=72466"},"modified":"2018-12-31T16:36:29","modified_gmt":"2018-12-31T22:36:29","slug":"question-of-the-week-batch-3-what-single-change-would-you-recommend-the-mcmahons-make-to-improve-their-product","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2018\/12\/29\/question-of-the-week-batch-3-what-single-change-would-you-recommend-the-mcmahons-make-to-improve-their-product\/","title":{"rendered":"Question of the Week (Batch 3): What single change would you recommend the McMahons make to improve their product?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-2739114783\" class=\"pwtor-before-content pwtor-entity-placement\"><hr \/><b>SPOTLIGHTED PODCAST ALERT (YOUR ARTICLE BEGINS A FEW INCHES DOWN)... <\/b>\r\n\r\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/widget.spreaker.com\/player?show_id=3076978&theme=light&playlist=false&playlist-continuous=false&autoplay=false&live-autoplay=false&chapters-image=true&episode_image_position=right&hide-logo=false&hide-likes=false&hide-comments=false&hide-sharing=false&hide-download=true\" width=\"100%\" height=\"140px\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe>\r\n<hr \/><\/div><p><em>We asked PWTorch readers: &#8220;What single change would you recommend the McMahons make to improve their product?&#8221; Here are their responses, the third batch&#8230;\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong><em>PWTorch reader\u00a0D.E. from London writes&#8230;<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>My recommendation would be that more than anything else I want to see long term storylines with good payoff and the history between people being used. I believe Vince McMahon has always insisted on focusing on the week to week, but NXT (particularly Johnny Gargano-Tomasso Ciampa) has shown that longer stories can work so well, and the commentators there do a fine job of getting people who are joining later up to speed. I just can\u2019t get excited about most main roster feuds at the moment because they feel so forced and like there\u2019s never consequences of win or loss beyond the title.<\/p>\n<p>OTHER SUGGESTIONS&#8230;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Fully agree with others who\u2019ve said give wrestlers responsibility for promos.<\/li>\n<li>Commentary. I\u2019m not sure if this is Vince whisper in the ear caused, but I just want to hear about the match and feud.<\/li>\n<li>Less 50\/50 booking. They\u2019ve got a lot of talents and everyone there is an adult. Use it, don\u2019t pretend everyone is even.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong><em>PWTorch reader Chris Sharp writes&#8230;<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Raw back to two hours. Immediately.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong><em>PWTorch reader Dusty Meier writes&#8230;<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span data-ft=\"{&quot;tn&quot;:&quot;K&quot;}\"><span class=\"UFICommentBody\">Stop pretending that Brock lesnar is the best thing that happened to wrestling. He isn&#8217;t and never was or will be. And the fact that you had him end The Streak is a desperate attempt to push him as a character, not to mention a slap in the face to someone who is a respected veteran of the company, Undertaker. Somebody who actually cares about the company should have been the one to end it.<\/span><\/span><\/p><div id=\"pwtor-241319940\" class=\"pwtor-content pwtor-entity-placement\"><div align=\"center\" data-freestar-ad=\"__336x280 __336x280\" id=\"pwtorchcom_test_300x250\">\r\n  <script data-cfasync=\"false\" type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\n    freestar.config.enabled_slots.push({ placementName: \"pwtorchcom_test_300x250\", slotId: \"pwtorchcom_test_300x250\" });\r\n  <\/script>\r\n<\/div><\/div>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong><em>PWTorch reader\u00a0Alexander Volz writes&#8230;<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>They need to cancel their deal with Saudi Arabia. While I acknowledge this wouldn\u2019t help WWE storytelling and matches, it would be a sign they are listening. The low ratings are a perfect storm of issues. While bad storytelling can be blamed on incompetence, and too many cooks, the Saudi Arabia deal just reeks of greed and nothing else. After a number of politicians from both sides disavowed Saudi Arabia, there is no reason any American company should be doing business with them.<\/p>\n<p>OTHER CHANGES&#8230;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Winning and Losing Matter<\/li>\n<li>Better synergy with NXT and the main roster<\/li>\n<li>Protect multiple talents instead of putting all their eggs in one basket (e.g. Roman Reigns)<\/li>\n<li>End the bickering between announcers<\/li>\n<li>Make Tag Teams important<\/li>\n<li>Allow each brand an off-season<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<p><em>PWTorch VIP member\u00a0Mike DiChiara writes&#8230;<\/em><\/p>\n<p>What single change would I recommend?\u00a0 Besides the obvious which is telling Vince McMahon it\u2019s time he spent more time with his grandchildren, that\u2019s an easy one for me and there\u2019s no explanation needed.\u00a0 More sports and less entertainment.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong><em>Now it&#8217;s your turn&#8230;<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>What would you change about WWE? The McMahons are promising to do more listening to fans, so be heard. This is your chance to be published on PWTorch.com with your suggestion for what you would change about WWE.<\/p>\n<p>Here are the ground rules to be published. Pick one change that you most want to see and explain it in less than 500 words. Be concise and clear, and don&#8217;t mince your words. Let the McMahons know what you want out of WWE in 2019.<\/p><div id=\"pwtor-3773408094\" class=\"pwtor-content-1 pwtor-entity-placement\"><!-- Tag ID: pwtorchcom_test_300x600 -->\r\n<div align=\"center\" data-freestar-ad=\"__336x280 __300x600\" id=\"pwtorchcom_test_300x600\">\r\n  <script data-cfasync=\"false\" type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\n    freestar.config.enabled_slots.push({ placementName: \"pwtorchcom_test_300x600\", slotId: \"pwtorchcom_test_300x600\" });\r\n  <\/script>\r\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p>After you explain why your single suggested change is most important to you and why it would be good for WWE to listen to you, you can add onto the end, if you choose, a few other quick suggestions that are one-sentence each that were runners-up for your primary suggestion.<\/p>\n<p>I will go through the responses and publish many of them in bathes here at PWTorch.com in comings days. Check back to read the suggestions of fellow fans in coming days.<\/p>\n<p>Send to <a href=\"mailto:pwtorch@pwtorch.com\">pwtorch@pwtorch.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, check out this week&#8217;s Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Post-show featuring PWTorch VIP Analyst Todd Martin&#8217;s 30-plus minute list of five key suggestions for how WWE could change for the better in 2019.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/tun.in\/tiUUjv\">LISTEN\/DOWNLOAD HERE<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Or <strong>search &#8220;Wade Keller&#8221;<\/strong>in Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, Tune In Radio, iHeart Radio, Spotify, Google Podcasts, Beyond Pod, Downcast, or anywhere you listen to podcasts.<\/p>\n<p><iframe src=\"https:\/\/tunein.com\/embed\/player\/t128363525\/\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>RELATED:<\/strong>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2018\/12\/28\/question-of-the-week-batch-2-what-single-change-would-you-recommend-the-mcmahons-make-to-improve-their-product\/\">Question of the Week (Batch 2): What single change would you recommend the McMahons make to improve their product?<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"pwtor-end-article-groups pwtor-entity-placement\" id=\"pwtor-2498338512\"><div id=\"pwtor-2871332846\"><div align=\"center\" data-freestar-ad=\"__336x280\" id=\"pwtorchcom_medrec_3\">\r\n  <script data-cfasync=\"false\" type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\n    freestar.config.enabled_slots.push({ placementName: \"pwtorchcom_medrec_3\", slotId: \"pwtorchcom_medrec_3\" });\r\n  <\/script>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\nTHANK YOU FOR VISITING<\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>We asked PWTorch readers: &#8220;What single change would you recommend the McMahons make to improve their product?&#8221; Here are their responses, the third batch&#8230;\u00a0 PWTorch reader\u00a0D.E. from London writes&#8230; My recommendation would be that more <a class=\"mh-excerpt-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2018\/12\/29\/question-of-the-week-batch-3-what-single-change-would-you-recommend-the-mcmahons-make-to-improve-their-product\/\" title=\"Question of the Week (Batch 3): What single change would you recommend the McMahons make to improve their product?\">[&#8230;]<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":5617,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"episode_type":"","audio_file":"","podmotor_file_id":"","podmotor_episode_id":"","cover_image":"","cover_image_id":"","duration":"","filesize":"","filesize_raw":"","date_recorded":"","explicit":"","block":"","itunes_episode_number":"","itunes_title":"","itunes_season_number":"","itunes_episode_type":"","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[46,52,62],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-72466","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-spotlightarticles","category-opnionandanalysis","category-torchfeedback"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/LesnarBrockTB2_3x2_600.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/72466","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=72466"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/72466\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":72467,"href":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/72466\/revisions\/72467"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5617"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=72466"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=72466"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=72466"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}