does the WWE need Steve Austin right now?

[primetime]

i was thinking. WWE is okay now. nothing exciting, but not horrible either in my opinion. i notice things like the ratings are down, and there is no hype anymore. i know McMahon has been pulling his hair out trying to make the ratings come back. now he signs Scott Steiner, but i dont think it is enough. the problem i feel is that they dont have a dominant, crowd pleasing, charismatic "face" character. no Rock, no Austin, nothing. Booker T is funny, but he cant get to that next level. Brock Lesnar? he doesnt have the charisma. Kurt Angle has the best shot, but he makes a better heel. Benoit? no charisma. Edge? needs to work on the microphone more. Kane? not quite. Undertaker? yes and no, but he's not around right now. Triple H? way better as a bad guy? Shawn Michaels? great charisma, but not the same after his prime.

what i think they desperately need is for Steve Austin to clean up his personal life AND get him back. same for the Rock. i think Rock needs to stop making so many movies and come back for a long period of time. he needs to make a choice. Rock is my favorite character and man, when he isnt around, it just isnt the same. same with Austin. no one is rocking the crowds like Austin or Rock. they can keep brand extension, but have Stone Cold on Raw and Rock on Smackdown. no one is stepping it up to become that type of superstar. McMahon knows this. so once Austin clears up his personal mess, BRING BACK AUSTIN. BRING BACK ROCK. cant you picture Austin messing with Bischoff? it would be some great entertainment. plus, Austin isnt a great friend of Bischoff in real life either. imagine the fun, the crazy things we can see if those two get together. Bischoff makes a great heel, and Austin an dhim can take it to another level. on Smackdown, Rock will be Rock. entertaining.

quick word on Goldberg. in my opinion, he is NOT the saviour to the WWE. in fact, i hope he never comes. he wants some multi-million dollar contract, and keeping McMahon on hold. screw him. what is he doing with his life now anyway? NOTHING. McMahon could have made him a bigger star, but if he doesnt want to come, then to hell with him. bring back Austin and Rock. let someone else develop while they are there. Austin developed while chasing the I-C belt, same with Rock. the main eventers at that time were Bret Hart and Shawn Michaels. let a new person develop under their run, so there is no pressure to force someone to become big, like now.

what do you fans think????

 

[Krokus]

Hm...

I like lesnar...I notice that lately he is becoming quite the fan favorite....I DO think that signing Steve Austin again would help WWE....but if they play the cards right...they will make a comeback...it is times like this when you see who the real wrestling fans are....I watch wrestling for wrestling, not the "gimmicks".

 

[Shem the Penman]

(WARNING: This message includes a couple of spoilers for Survivor Series.)


Lesnar isn't massively over already? I was at Survivor Series earlier tonight, and when he hit the F5, I thought the roof was going to collapse from the sheer volume the crowd was producing.

I'm ambivalent about Austin coming back. A little of the middle finger-Stunner-beer act goes a long way, and if he comes back he better not bring the "What?" chant with him. And the Rock is clearly more interested in movies than wrestling, and I can't say I can blame him -- pays better and fewer people are trying to put him through tables.

What WWE needs to do now is focus on building new stars. Which is why I'm disappointed with tonight's result. RVD and Booker T are both very hot and could be legitimate stars with the right push -- and instead, they get wasted by being the first two eliminated. They're certainly a lot more over than Triple H was when the WWF started pushing him in 1999. Then, Vince saw the necessity of creating a new star because Austin, Foley, and the Undertaker were all out with injuries. Now, the necessity is there again, but for whatever reason, they no longer seem interested in answering it.

 

[Krokus]

OMG!

LESNAR F-5'D THE BIG SHOW?!?!? OMG!! YESSSSS!! *ahem* ....did HBK win the chamber match?!?!?

 

[Flatfoot]

I agree, the WWE could benefit from a return by Austin, and I definitely think conflicts between him and Bischoff would be greatly amusing, but I just don't see it happening. Is it just me, or is Raw turning into what WCW used to be? Where is Vince MacMahon? Where is Shane MacMahon?

 

[TicklingDuo]

does the WWE need Steve Austin right now?

HELL YEAH!!!!!!


Drew😉

 

[SlaverTickler]

The WWE needs Austin like it needs a hole in the head. Autin sucks. He's been crap ever sence he hurt his knee years ago. He is also a woman beating bould headed bastered. Add to that the fact that he never even called the Hart family when Owen died because he still held a grudge over the ACCADENT in there match at Summer Slam when his neck was hurt. The WWE has built up Brock well Bringing back Austin or Brining in Goldburg (I hate him too)would screw up every thing. Build on the new guys, going with the old stuff is what killed WCW. Not that I mined seeing the older guys sometimes, but you have to keep making new stars or the company will die. This time the WWE doesn't have another company to keep the art form going while they rebuild.