I don’t even care if this is Dave Meltzer’s opinion or if it’s fact.  It’s the fucking truth and we all know it.  Meltzer is reporting that Vince McMahon called up Ricochet, Aleister Black, Tommaso Ciampa and Johnny Gargano because he felt the main roster talent had become “stale” and that the talents weren’t going to become “superstars”.

Meltzer’s exact quote is;

Vince [McMahon] felt that the reason the ratings are down is because the product is stale, the stars are stale and ‘we don’t have any superstars and these guys that we have aren’t gonna be superstars so we need to make new superstars so we gotta get guys that we haven’t ruined.

Which is interesting, because the WWE has perpetually ruined their talent.  The 50/50 booking in all of their matches, the constant rematches, the months long bookings of interactions, all of that has lead to stagnant ratings and talent that don’t live up to yesterday’s greats.

Another key component is the lack of great mic workers, the disillusion of proper gimmicks, and the overly critiqued promos the talent have to remember.  The lack of originality and spontaneity is gone.

Through in the same formula or each match, be it NXT or main roster, the same formula for each show, and the fact that the idea of surprises is gone; or the pops are wasted on the McMahons.   For instance: Triple H comes out on RAW and announces for major debuts for the show.  Why?  To get cheered.  They’re not his cheers technically, but that’s why he’s giving them.

Back when the Radicals debuted in the WWE in January of 2000, Linda McMahon didn’t come out and say “Perry Saturn, Eddie Guerrero, Dean Malenko and Chris Benoit will debut tonight.”  They just showed up and attacked a few wrestlers.  Why can’t we have surprises?  Why is that such a dirty idea?

The problem is that there’s no end in sight. These four men will face the same issues as everyone else because Vince McMahon has become actively problematic for the long-term health of the company.  Until he’s voted out, or he steps down, there will be no relief from the misery for WWE fans.

In Other News…

IMPACT Wrestling apparently brought in Paul London and D-Lo Brown for tryouts as producers.  The duo have been in IMPACT in the past, with Brown himself already having served as a backstage agent at one point.  London’s involvement seems to be a sign that he’s no longer with Lucha Underground and that a fifth season is in fact dead.

Going in that direction, Chris DeJoseph, a longtime backstage member of the Lucha Underground staff even thinks the promotion is done.  Tweeting out “I think (Lucha Underground) is dead” when asked about the promotion’s future.  With pending lawsuits, talents departing, and rising costs to host and film the show, this isn’t very surprising to see talent believe the end is nigh for the Lucha-brand.

Quick Hits – Eddie Edwards sees IMPACT as his home, and that signing a new deal wasn’t a “tough decision” according to IMPACTWrestling.com.  PAC, and Will Osprey will team up to take on Jonathan Gresham and Chris Brookes at RevPro’s WrestleMania weekend show on April 5th, at 3 p.m. from the Hilton New York Midtown Ballroom.  According to Matt Hardy himself, his current WWE deal expires on March 4th, and by the sound of his tweet he may be looking to pursue outside ventures.