Many fans who watch the weekly WWE TV shows have probably noticed some of the changes in the product. In addition, there have been many changes behind the scenes, and the people who work there see these changes as a positive development.
According to PWInsider, the management change has energized the locker room and the production team. On the other hand, the general energy at WWE Headquarters in Stamford is said to be significantly better for an entirely different reason.
There was always a fear that if you put your personal life before the company, then your standing with Vince McMahon would change. This was because Vince lived and breathed WWE every day, and his work hours were insane, which meant that you had to work insane hours as well.
Since Stephanie McMahon, Nick Khan, and Paul “Triple H” Levesque have been in charge, the amount of stress that people were experiencing has decreased, and they no longer feel guilty about leaving work at a regular hour. It is said that people can better balance their work and personal lives in today’s society.
Additionally, the feeling that people had when Vince was present, which was to “keep your head down,” is no longer present. Employees now have the impression that if they run up to someone from the new management, they will be able to have a pleasant conversation about their families and personal interests. Concerns regarding the company are also more likely to be brought up in conversation, reflecting another positive change. Before this, the general consensus regarding Vince was that people “knew running into Vince was like running into the T-Rex from Jurassic Park; you didn’t want to call attention to yourself.” This was expressed by one member of the staff.
Things are said to be going much more smoothly with the creative team, and there is no longer the impression that anyone needs to “hurry up to wait” for hours on end so that Vince can wrap up his meetings. It is said that meetings in the company are becoming more streamlined and controlled, and the feeling is that, as a result of not wasting as much time, there is less concern about becoming “worn out by the grind,” and more attention can be placed on creative pitches and long-form ideas.
Rewrites are still done occasionally, but scrapping an entire script is a highly unusual occurrence these days. When Vince was around, it was not uncommon for scripts to be thrown out, which meant that the creative team had to rewrite the show in the final hours before it went on air. In some cases, the show was even being written while it was being broadcast. The more streamlined process is one of the reasons why there are not nearly as many rematches on Raw and SmackDown as there used to be.
