McMahon attributed the same to Roman Reigns having to step away from television owing to leukaemia and also to the recent injury bug that has claimed the WWE roster. I thank Wrestling Inc. for the quote.
In case you didn’t know…
SmackDown Live this past week did a record low number. As did the Christmas Eve edition of RAW, for obvious reasons of course.
Many have blamed the quality of the product for the decline in ratings, but the Chairman of the Board begs to differ on this particular account.
The heart of the matter
Vince McMahon spoke about John Cena’s unavailability and the recent barrage of injuries during the media call:
McMahon went on to mention all of the names that are on the shelf. He cited them as the reason for low ratings and live attendance:
What’s next?
WWE will hope that some of the names on the injured list recover soon indeed. Because if they don’t, WrestleMania season may be in peril. Let’s hope things work out for McMahon and the WWE!
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