Post by SoulOfEdge on Aug 5, 2003 13:53:18 GMT -5
Since WWE announced the change of the SummerSlam main event on Raw last night, I have gotten a number of emails from people who see a HHH conspiracy in the works. That isn't the case. From what I am hearing, there are three reasons for the main event being changed and they are more Bill Goldberg related than anything else.
In the first case, the company has not gotten what they expected from Goldberg since he has joined the company. There was a general feeling in the company that if they put him in a singles match with HHH, they would have probably had to put the title on him, which more and more it seems that they have been against doing. In addition to not being happy with how he has gotten over since he came to WWE, he also doesn't work many house shows so if he became champion, they would be stuck in a situation where there would be no title matches on the house shows.
Then, Triple H injured his groin last week and will almost certainly be at well less than 100% for the SummerSlam match. So, by adding a gimmick and more people to the bout, it was something of a precaution in case HHH is severely limited in what he can do in the ring. It leaves WWE with other booking options if HHH can't carry things.
But, what may have turned into the big reason for the change in the match occurred last week. After Triple H was injured last Monday night at Raw in his dark match with Goldberg, Vince McMahon personally asked Goldberg to go on the Australia tour and fill in for the injured champion since HHH was advertised as the headliner for months leading up to the shows. Goldberg was not scheduled to go overseas due to the limited dates clause in his contract (believed to be 5 or 6 shots a month) and thus would have been a perfect "make good" to the Australian fans. McMahon asked Goldberg to go on the tour and Goldberg did not, reportedly saying he had other things scheduled for the week. McMahon was said to have replied with an answer like "no problem" but many in the company view what happened differently.
From what I have heard from a number of people in the company, Goldberg's turning down the boss was the talk of the Australia tour among the employees, with most feeling that Goldberg sliced his own throat professionally by not helping the company when they needed him. While Goldberg was within his contractual rights to not go to Australia, it showed to many that he isn't a "team player" and this, in conjunction with his inflexibility to work house shows for the company, has led a few people in the company to tell me that it would not surprise them to see Goldberg leave WWE in the near future. There is a feeling among many that it was a poor choice by Goldberg to not go on the tour when the company needed him.
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In the first case, the company has not gotten what they expected from Goldberg since he has joined the company. There was a general feeling in the company that if they put him in a singles match with HHH, they would have probably had to put the title on him, which more and more it seems that they have been against doing. In addition to not being happy with how he has gotten over since he came to WWE, he also doesn't work many house shows so if he became champion, they would be stuck in a situation where there would be no title matches on the house shows.
Then, Triple H injured his groin last week and will almost certainly be at well less than 100% for the SummerSlam match. So, by adding a gimmick and more people to the bout, it was something of a precaution in case HHH is severely limited in what he can do in the ring. It leaves WWE with other booking options if HHH can't carry things.
But, what may have turned into the big reason for the change in the match occurred last week. After Triple H was injured last Monday night at Raw in his dark match with Goldberg, Vince McMahon personally asked Goldberg to go on the Australia tour and fill in for the injured champion since HHH was advertised as the headliner for months leading up to the shows. Goldberg was not scheduled to go overseas due to the limited dates clause in his contract (believed to be 5 or 6 shots a month) and thus would have been a perfect "make good" to the Australian fans. McMahon asked Goldberg to go on the tour and Goldberg did not, reportedly saying he had other things scheduled for the week. McMahon was said to have replied with an answer like "no problem" but many in the company view what happened differently.
From what I have heard from a number of people in the company, Goldberg's turning down the boss was the talk of the Australia tour among the employees, with most feeling that Goldberg sliced his own throat professionally by not helping the company when they needed him. While Goldberg was within his contractual rights to not go to Australia, it showed to many that he isn't a "team player" and this, in conjunction with his inflexibility to work house shows for the company, has led a few people in the company to tell me that it would not surprise them to see Goldberg leave WWE in the near future. There is a feeling among many that it was a poor choice by Goldberg to not go on the tour when the company needed him.
1wrestling.com (Don't tell AI)