In today’s video we’ll be going over Peyton Royce’s new Comments as well as everything
Vince McMahon revealed about WWE’s immediate future, let’s get into it.
So the status of Peyton Royce and Billie Kay still remains as a mystery
We covered this story a few months ago, back when the news first got out about the Iconics
possibly getting repackaged
Not much was known at the time, but the Iconics just disappeared from wwe television and this
had fans concerned
The Iconics first came onto the main roster scene in 2018 and you can go back and rewatch
their debut to see how much potential and hype was there at the time
The crowd reaction was absolutely amazing and they got a huge pop.
Fans already knew who they were thanks to them really making a name for themselves over
in NXT
Their debut was nearly perfect, they both cut their promos on Charlotte and they laid
Charlotte out as well.
It was a perfect and impactful way to introduce them on the main roster, but things became
a little shaky for them shortly after that
They had their huge win at Super Showdown in front of their hometown crowd and followed
that up with their title win at Wrestlemania 35
So like we discussed in the past and as strange as it sounds, everything for the Iconics started
to go downhill after they won the tag team championships
Even as the reigning and defending champions, they were barely on television and this had
fans asking a lot of questions
So why were they off television while being the champions?
We still don’t really have the specific answer.
Peyton Royce was in the process of having her wedding and her honeymoon around that
same time, so WWE did grant her some time off
Peyton Royce taking that short time off left Billie Kay by herself and WWE really couldn’t
build their next feud with just Billie alone, so that could’ve played a factor
also the Iconics vs Bella Twins feud that was supposed to start on the Raw after Wrestlemania,
was cancelled at the very last second
That feud was something that WWE was prepping for months, but the Bellas had to pullout
last second due to Nikki Bella’s injury, so maybe that’s why WWE really had nothing
ready for the Iconics and their title reign
So after losing the titles, they vanished for a while.
Then Peyton and Billie appeared on Raw in November 2019, but they haven’t been seen
since
Apparently the rumor shortly after that was that they were receiving a big makeover and
being repackaged
We talked about how shifting the Iconics’ characters to a more serious and dark tone
could be a great way to bring them back, but someone finally asked Peyton Royce about their
return during a recent Question and Answer session.
Peyton responded with a short video clip and had this to say:
“You can tell your friend that The IIconics will be making a comeback.
Can I tell you when?
No.
Thanks for asking.”
So yeah, that answer isn’t much to work with, but it does confirm a few things.
We know that they will be coming back together as a team.
It doesn’t look like a break up is coming anytime soon for the Iconics.
Like one fan noted, Peyton and Billie is a package deal.
They work so well together, they feed off each other’s energy, so picturing them on
their own in singles competition is pretty strange to think about
Other fans suggested that they probably lost momentum because the characters were a little
over the top goofy and silly, which could be true, but there are ways to work around
it and find the right balance of “goofy” and dominant
Their debut is actually the perfect example of that.
They made fun of Charlotte on the mic, but went right in and laid her out in the middle
of the ring, so they had the perfect balance of goofy and dominant in that debut.
So just to update everything on what we know right now, the Iconics will be staying together,
a new look and being repackaged is a possible direction for them, and there is no time frame
for their return
We can possibly see WWE air some teasers and hints leading up to their return or they can
just be a shock return and show up without any notice before hand.
So for today’s second story, Vince McMahon
recently did his usual first quarter investor call and it was filled with a lot great info
on WWE’s immediate future
So we’ll be running through the highlights of this call and all the important things
that came out of it, so let’s get into that
First of all, regarding the WWE television tapings, Vince McMahon was asked about what
their plans are if Florida decides to shut them down
Florida has stated that they view WWE as an essential entertainment business, so they
have no issue with them at the moment, but the question was just asking if they have
any back up plans just in case.
Vince McMahon said that they do have back up plans and that many states will welcome
them if it came down to that.
Mr. McMahon also stated that the performance center is constantly going though intense
cleaning sessions with a lot different products just to make sure it stays clean.
Everything from the performance center, to the warehouses, to the production trucks are
all being cleaned with these products
When talking about having crowds and other live event shows, Mr. McMahon was a bit doubtful
and had this to say:
“I don’t think we’re going to be in the live event business like we were before.”
“It will be more content oriented, not live events.
It is a creative environment, that is the way I look at it.”
Mr. McMahon also promised more “mini movies” and cinematic matches.
Mr. McMahon went onto say that WWE will continue to do well in the near future
Mr. McMahon was also asked about the huge question that’s on everyone’s mind and
that’s the live crowd.
He was asked if they have any plans to move fans back into the performance center and
here’s what Vince McMahon had to say:
“Yes we’re looking at that.
I don’t know what it looks like.
I don’t know if it’s six feet apart and everyone is tested beforehand.
If anyone can know how to do it, it’s us.”
So that’s another interesting thing to note there.
Vince McMahon did say that WWE will likely be out of the live event business for a long
time and it won’t be how it once was, but what he said right there could be an option
You can have a handful of fans at the performance center, all spread out from each other and
this will be one way of bringing back the live crowds
The WWE content is great right now, but we’re still missing that crucial element of the
television shows and that’s the live crowd
So anything to bring some version of that back will be amazing, but of course it has
to be done in the safest way possible
Vince McMahon also commented on the Raw ratings that are continuing to go down and blamed
it on the fact that fans aren’t familiar with the new talent, he had this to say:
“It’s suffered because we bring in a lot of new talent into Raw and it takes a lot
to get new talent over.
We don’t have Brock Lesnar any longer and it takes a lot of time to get that new talent
over.”
This is actually true, Raw has had a lot of new talent and new faces showing up lately
that a lot of causal viewers are not familiar with at all.
As a result of them not knowing the new talent, they may become uninterested in the show.
Smackdown also has some new talent coming in, but lately it’s starting to feel like
Smackdown is the “A+ Show” that you can’t miss and Raw is falling into that “B show”
title
Smackdown just has so many storylines going right now, so Raw is gonna have to pick up
the pace to keep up with Smackdown.
Smackdown is pretty untouchable right now in terms of just having more interesting content
than raw.
But that’s about it for all the highlights from Vince McMahon call, just wanted to go
over those highlights and all the things I found pretty interesting.
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