Who is the main writer on Smackdown?

[Guest RedJed]

Who do you think helped book RAW with Gerwitz while Brock was still on the show and was protected from ever looking bad for all those months leading up to the KOTR win?

I don't know if you actually watch the shows or not, but Brock wasn't being protected very well when he was on Raw, and more importantly, he wasn't looking as any threat AT ALL to the majority fanbase. It wasn't until he was moved over to Smackdown that things started to click......like doing the stuff with Hogan, actually being dominant in matches, etc.

[Guest Super Pissed Smark]

I've heard Paul has given Gerwitz a little input,

Being a mature adult I'm just going to let that go without comment. Please don't tempt me again.

[Guest Super Pissed Smark]

I think the main point from TOA has been their opinion (or knowledge?) that Heyman is Scherer's WWE source and that's why all those negative Gerwitz stories have been circulated at that site and others. JDW thinks Paul is just as much to blame for the horrible crap on RAW, and is intentionally doing it in a stealth campaign to grab head writer duties for both shows. Or something like that.

[Guest Dangerous A]

I just have to chime in that even though Gerwitz is the head writer of Raw and Heyman is the main writer of SD and Steph oversees both shows, Vince is the one who decides whether or not things get put on tv or not. He is the one who tells the writers, including Steph, what he wants on his tv shows. A lot of people think Vince has been this abscentee booker of sorts since he's been off tv, which is the farthest thing from the truth. The reason he's been off of tv for so long is because he's been getting MORE involved in the writing and booking of things. Vince is the reason there was an aborted gay wedding on SD and simulated necrophilia on Raw. That any good wrestling seeps through into the show is amazing to me.

 

 

Vince is the one pulling the strings on his writer puppets. If they write up something he doesn't like or want, he sends them back to the drawing board. Meltzer's analogy of the writing situation is Vince is the General and Steph, Gerwitz, and Heyman are his lieutenants marching to his lead. That is how things are being run.

[Guest DeputyHawk]

I think the main point from TOA has been their opinion (or knowledge?) that Heyman is Scherer's WWE source and that's why all those negative Gerwitz stories have been circulated at that site and others. JDW thinks Paul is just as much to blame for the horrible crap on RAW, and is intentionally doing it in a stealth campaign to grab head writer duties for both shows. Or something like that.

 

sweet! pauly, you go girlfriend!

[Guest creativename]

I think the main point from TOA has been their opinion (or knowledge?) that Heyman is Scherer's WWE source and that's why all those negative Gerwitz stories have been circulated at that site and others. JDW thinks Paul is just as much to blame for the horrible crap on RAW, and is intentionally doing it in a stealth campaign to grab head writer duties for both shows. Or something like that.

Hmm. While initially that just sounds like more conspiracy nonsense, it might have some level of truth to it. Reality is stranger than fiction, and wrestling reality is the weirdest of all.

 

Heyman may be a conniving, manipulative bitch--but fans are far more forgiving of him than, say, HHH, because his plans are usually what the fans want. Same thing with Austin--he never received major backlash for his own political moves, because the results were often desirable.

[Guest deadbeater]

Also Paul gets to be told to shut up, and receives a regular beatdown to further storylines. So, if he is obnoxious, he gets a regular and powerful comeupperance, which is what we don't get from HHH.

[Guest NoCalMike]

Like DA said. Vince oversees everything, so Vince, I suppose can be credited with accepting ideas in order to help make a better Smackdown, and on the same hand, be flamed for goind with all the BS on RAW. Vince is the creator and be-all, end-all of his product. None of the "head bookers" will put out anything not approved by a McMahon. I am just hoping Vince realizes how much better Smackdown is, and tried to steer Raw in that direction as well.

[Guest BA_Baracus]

Everything I've ever heard is that Heyman books Smackdown and Gerwertz is on Raw.

 

But no point in arguing with Sassquatch since he just has to be right about everything and will spit out a dozen 500 word replies to "prove" he's right.

 

I'm sure there's a bit of overlap, but Smackdown is Paul's show and Raw is Gerwertz's, Stephanie oversees both shows and Vince is God.

[Guest The Hamburglar]

Well, I looked over at the Other Arena and I gotta say, they do make some pretty compelling, not to mention downright hilarious arguments against Heyman. You have to admit, some of the Raw stuff does reek of Heyman and ECW. I do think Paul's the driving force behind the good stuff on Smackdown, but there was enough drivel in ECW to make me believe that some of the crap is attributable to Heyman. He's as much a sportz entertainment guy as the McMahons.

[Guest Loss4Words]

There have easily been far worse bookers than Paul Heyman, but it's not like it takes a booking genius to know that putting Benoit and Angle in a 15-minute match will produce good results.

 

When the matches actually catapult any of the Smackdown Six into main events, I think we can label Heyman's booking as anything more than masturbatory, "look at me I'm smart" rhetoric.

 

If it was a way to create stars, Billy Kidman, Matt Hardy and John Cena would be in the mix and they're not.

[Guest RedJed]

If it was a way to create stars, Billy Kidman, Matt Hardy and John Cena would be in the mix and they're not.

Kidman: I don't see him ever being a main eventer. The guy reeks of blandness. I'm sure there are plans to elevate him though, he's on tonight's ppv and if he gets the title, it will mean something since Knobles had it for awhile now.

 

Hardy: Give that time, he's been in the mix somewhat.

 

Cena: Has proven he doesn't have it in the ring quite yet to go further. Needs to develop his ring skills more. The intention initially was to do something big with him, but quite frankly, I think he blew it.

 

Point is that you can't just throw these guys "in the mix" and have them be taken as a threat. They have to be built up and thats what Heyman is attempting to do with them.