5 times WWE listened to fans
Not really, Dave!!!Vince McMahon believes in his heart that he knows what the WWE fans want better than they know themselves. Promoting such luminaries like the Great Khali and The Miz to World Champions might be proof that McMahon might not have a clue afterall, and time and again the WWE has listened to the fans’ voice while taking decisions on the show.After all, the fans pay to see the product and they would not endorse it if they don’t get what they want. The self indulgence of Eric Bischoff and the heel nWo in promoting themselves regardless of what fans felt about it ultimately led to the demise of WCW. Vince McMahon would not want to go down that road.If you are listening Triple H and Steph, feel free to let some body else have the last word on the mic during one of your customary Authority Raw openings.Anyways, we look back at five instances when WWE actually listened to their fans.
#1 The rehiring of Matt Hardy
Matt Hardy had been released from the WWE in 2005 after spending almost seven years with the company. But news soon emerged that Hardy’s real life girl friend Lita had cheated on Hardy with one of his best friends - Edge and that the affair had a role to play in his relase. This soon led to chants of ‘We want Matt’ and ‘You screwed Matt’ whenever Edge or Lita was in the ring.
Wrestling fans started a petition on the internet to bring Hardy back and they collected over 15,000 signatures. WWE finally realised that it was the biggest news in wrestling that year and rehired Hardy soon enough.
The real life situation was put in to a stroy line and Hardy faced off against Edge in a series of matches before ending their feud onscreen. Hardy would capture the US, ECW and tag team tiltes during his second run in the WWE which would come to an end in 2010.