Post by Chip on Apr 29, 2015 15:51:47 GMT -5
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One of the questions I've been asked several times over the years is if the WWE app voting is legitimate or if the outcomes of the voting are as predetermined as the matches.
For example, did the WWE Universe really get to pick the Payback main event on Raw this past Monday? Of the three options -- Seth Rollins vs. Randy Orton, Seth Rollins vs. Roman Reigns and a Triple Threat -- it was obvious that WWE wanted the Triple Threat to win the voting, as evidenced by the promotional video that had leaked days earlier that strongly suggested the main event would be a Triple Threat.
So what would have happened if one of the singles matches had won the voting? Would WWE have lied about the voting results and gone with the Triple Threat or would they have changed the planned main event for Payback?
I don't work for WWE anymore, so I can't answer that with absolute certainty. All I can comment on is what I witnessed during my three years on the WWE creative team from 2011 to 2014.
In this unprecedented peak behind the curtain, I will now reveal the shocking truth about the fan voting.
It was all completely legitimate.
I know many will be skeptical, but it's the truth. I can tell you that there were times when I and other members of the creative team suggested to Vince McMahon that we work the results to get the desired outcome, but he always refused to "compromise the integrity of the voting."
I felt like we were working ourselves, especially since the majority of people didn't believe the voting was legit anyway.
On certain occasions when fans were asked to choose the stipulation for a match that was taking place on that night's show, we'd select options that would make it easier for the talent and producers to put the match together. For example, we'd ask fans to pick between a Street Fight, a No Holds Barred Match and a No Disqualification Match. What's the difference between the three, you ask? Exactly.
Full article:
kevineckwrestling.sportsblog.com/posts/2287256/former-wwe-creative-writer-exposes-the-truth-about-legitimacy-of-wwe-app-voting.html
I always take everything people say with a grain of salt, but this guy seems pretty legit, and it would make some sense, I believe the company could get in real trouble if they were advertising App votes that were "rigged"
But even though they are rigged it's pretty obvious that they sway people to vote for a certain thing. Like why would anyone vote Orton or Reigns over Orton & Reigns?
One of the questions I've been asked several times over the years is if the WWE app voting is legitimate or if the outcomes of the voting are as predetermined as the matches.
For example, did the WWE Universe really get to pick the Payback main event on Raw this past Monday? Of the three options -- Seth Rollins vs. Randy Orton, Seth Rollins vs. Roman Reigns and a Triple Threat -- it was obvious that WWE wanted the Triple Threat to win the voting, as evidenced by the promotional video that had leaked days earlier that strongly suggested the main event would be a Triple Threat.
So what would have happened if one of the singles matches had won the voting? Would WWE have lied about the voting results and gone with the Triple Threat or would they have changed the planned main event for Payback?
I don't work for WWE anymore, so I can't answer that with absolute certainty. All I can comment on is what I witnessed during my three years on the WWE creative team from 2011 to 2014.
In this unprecedented peak behind the curtain, I will now reveal the shocking truth about the fan voting.
It was all completely legitimate.
I know many will be skeptical, but it's the truth. I can tell you that there were times when I and other members of the creative team suggested to Vince McMahon that we work the results to get the desired outcome, but he always refused to "compromise the integrity of the voting."
I felt like we were working ourselves, especially since the majority of people didn't believe the voting was legit anyway.
On certain occasions when fans were asked to choose the stipulation for a match that was taking place on that night's show, we'd select options that would make it easier for the talent and producers to put the match together. For example, we'd ask fans to pick between a Street Fight, a No Holds Barred Match and a No Disqualification Match. What's the difference between the three, you ask? Exactly.
Full article:
kevineckwrestling.sportsblog.com/posts/2287256/former-wwe-creative-writer-exposes-the-truth-about-legitimacy-of-wwe-app-voting.html
I always take everything people say with a grain of salt, but this guy seems pretty legit, and it would make some sense, I believe the company could get in real trouble if they were advertising App votes that were "rigged"
But even though they are rigged it's pretty obvious that they sway people to vote for a certain thing. Like why would anyone vote Orton or Reigns over Orton & Reigns?