5 Reasons why Vince McMahon seems to be losing control of WWE

Vince McMahon is the most powerful man in wrestling, but is he losing his grasp on WWE, its stars, and fans?
Vince McMahon is the most powerful man in wrestling, but is he losing his grasp on WWE, its stars, and fans?

#2 Too many writers

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There are a lot of voices contributing to WWE's creative process these days--quite arguably too many.
There are a lot of voices contributing to WWE's creative process these days--quite arguably too many.

Jon Moxley’s interview with Chris Jericho didn’t hide his disdain for the WWE creative process and in particular the volume of writers involved in it and how convoluted the process has become.

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Indeed, all indications are that WWE’s creative is more complicated than ever with more cooks in the kitchen, and the company reportedly focusing on hiring writers with a TV writing background over people who are necessarily familiar with the wrestling product.

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Wrestling has traditionally been more streamlined with a head booker and his or her small staff. To be fair, WWE is a larger corporation and one with more hours of television to cover than any single wrestling promotion ever has before.

Just the same, it seems clear the volume of voices in the creative conversation is diluting the product. Moxley also seemed to suggest that it’s a particularly confounding problem given that McMahon has the final say so anyway and arbitrarily overrules or adds onto the writers’ work.

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