It's Time for the WWE to Get Its "Attitude" Back

, that was hyped because of the fact it would see the three top championships, between the three brands, defended live. 

The week prior, Vicki Guerrero had "resigned" as the "General Manager" of Raw, and Vince was also expected to name the successor to her reign.

Instead, Vince went for another attempt to be "shocking" and "surprising" by announcing he had "sold" the rights to Monday Night Raw to Donald Trump.

Now for those who don't know, Trump and McMahon "battled" at Wrestlemania XXIII, which culminated in Vince getting his hair shaved.

So now Trump has "purchased" Raw.  Why?  Truthfully I wish I could see the point of the storyline now, to hopefully see some promise in it.  Instead, all I see is desperation by Vince to do something he sees as "different." 

Everyone knows this will end in another Trump/McMahon battle, and Vince will somehow get Raw back.  As for promise, I see none.

So, what should be done?  The answer to that is easy in theory, but with the mentality of Vince and the writers, damn-near impossible to pull off.

To begin with, Vince needs to move away from his "core" of "safe" superstars he puts in the main events.  This "core" consists of Triple H, Batista, Randy Orton, John Cena, Edge, Jeff Hardy, The Undertaker, and Big Show. 

Every "main event" at a pay per view consists of a pair or trio of those guys meeting up every single time.  Vince is known to think these guys are the "safe bets" to put into a main event match. 

At Wrestlemania XXV, which I attended in person, the co-main events involved Triple H versus Randy Orton, and a triple threat between Edge, John Cena, and Big Show.  Both were horrible busts compared to the match they had to follow, and the Triple H/Orton match was damn-near unwatchable.

Another issue with the "core" superstars in the WWE is the fact that a couple of them only know how to perform one match, and that is even difficult for them at times.  Batista and Big Show don't have an ounce of "entertainment" in their blood.  Every match the two of them wrestle, against anyone else, is the same formula.

Of the two, Big Show is the worst!  His new gimmick of "punching" people is about as stupid as they come.  Since he "fought" Floyd Mayweather, we're supposed to believe Big Show has this superb punching power now?  I think not!

The next thing Vince needs to do is have faith in some of his younger stars.  The word backstage is that Vince has little faith in the likes of Christian, MVP, CM Punk, and Kofi Kingston to fully perform on the "big stage" reliably.  The problem is, it is these superstars who crowds are starting to react to more. 

"Stone Cold" Steve Austin was one of these types of guys.  He was never intended to become the superstar who took the business to a level that surpassed everything his predecessors had, but Vince said to just let Austin be Austin, and look what happened.  He became, arguably, the greatest persona in the business. 

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