It is not easy to be optimistic about the business right now. We try to find the positives, and certainly there are little things to enjoy each week, but on the whole, WWE is in a heap of trouble. Imagine how bad things could get if the buyrate for Extreme Rules tanks.
WWE has fallen into the habit of putting all its eggs in one basket—Lesnar, The Rock, etc.—at the risk of developing new stars.
With that little rant out of the way, here is the latest news, notes and information from the backstage world of WWE.
While WWE is fully immersed in all the Brock Lesnar vs. John Cena madness right now, there are tentative plans in place to have Lesnar go up against Randy Orton on one of the biggest shows of the year: SummerSlam.
Question on Everybody's Mind: Is Orton a good pick for Lesnar?
Our Take: Absolutely. When you put Orton into a good feud that people care about with a good build, he is a lot more motivated to make it great. Lesnar is only worried about making money, so the burden of building the match would fall to Orton, but it is one he can handle.
Obviously, this is all very preliminary, but it would be good for WWE to build Orton back up into a main-event spot. He has been awash in feuds that couldn't get going due to injuries (Wade Barrett) or poorly thought out ideas from the start (Kane.)
source: bleacherreport.com
source: bleacherreport.com