4 things Vince McMahon can do to convince Dean Ambrose to stay
Earlier this week, there were reports that former WWE Champion Dean Ambrose, would be quitting the WWE following WrestleMania 35, and these rumours were confirmed by WWE ahead of SmackDown.
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On the RAW after Royal Rumble, Ambrose hinted at announcing something in the ring, but was interrupted by Nia Jax, who then threw him out of the ring.
It has now emerged that Ambrose was offered a new contract by WWE, but he was interested in one as he is reportedly unhappy with the creative direction of his character on RAW.
Ambrose is said to have spoken to Vince McMahon and WWE management, and WWE then announced that he will be leaving in April.
This has come as a shock to many because just a few years ago, Ambrose was the top dog in the WWE as a singles wrestler, as well as part of The Shield.
But, what could Vince McMahon do to maybe convince Ambrose to stay with the WWE? We look at 4 things Vince McMahon can do to convince Dean Ambrose to stay:
#4 Creative direction
The reports have all suggested that Ambrose's decision to leave the WWE is due to his gimmick, which he seems to be unhappy about, and not having creative control on the direction that his gimmick can go.
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Wrestling Observer's Dave Meltzer said that Ambrose wasn't a fan of "hokey things", as well as scripted interviews. “I know that he doesn’t like scripted interviews. He gets really mad when he’s doing hokey scripted interviews. I mean that’s well-known. So what he’s gonna do and everything like that you know he’s been pushed as a pretty big star,” said Meltzer.
WWE may be worried that he could go off the rails if given a free run to say things off the cuff, but a character like Ambrose deserves to be given some leeway on how he's going to get his message across.
His feud with Seth Rollins after he turned on his then tag team partner, was far too scripted, while some segments were cringey. WWE and Vince McMahon could maybe allow him to go off the script and cut promos on-the-go.