WWE fire top creative writer

Randy Orton

WC's Resident Alchoholic

SmackDown writer Andrew Goldstein, second in command to Michael Hayes, has been fired. Goldstein was informed of his termination by WWE Human Resources, instead of by someone like Stephanie McMahon.

On SmackDown, unlike on RAW and ECW, Michael Hayes dictates what he wants on the show, and then Goldstein would take all of that and put it together in a format that can be televised.

Apparently, Goldstein was very popular backstage, always working very hard, and always a professional. However, considering that Michael Hayes has more of an 'old-school' state of mind, he often clashed with Goldstein. Hayes eventually got him fired and pushed him out the door. Backstage, many people are surprised and upset about this. If the replacement for Goldstein isn't someone who can take Hayes' dictations and format, then you could be seeing a dip in the show quality of SmackDown!.

Jackie Pies

what quality?

Tyler Durden

Maybe they mean qualities like you say to an ugly girl you're ditching and you tell her "you have so many qualities" but what you actually mean is "you have no qualities"

Jayman

Super Moderator

1 writer down...7 or so to go.

And now, here it is...your moment of Carlin (10/13/2008)


Anything but the Present

America has no now. We're reluctant to acknowledge the present. It's too embarrassing.

Instead, we reach into the past. Our culture is composed of sequels, reruns, remakes, revivals, reissues, rereleases, re-creations, reenactments, adaptations, anniversaries, memorabilia, oldies radio, and nostalgia record collections. World War II has been refought on television so many times, the Germans and Japanese are now drawing residuals.

Of course, being essentially out of shit, we sometiems feel the need to dress up this past preoccupation, as with pathetic references to reruns as "encore presentations".

God

Super Moderator

its been in a dip in quality for about 3 years now. at one point it was only getting 2.0 in the ratings.

KingOfKings

But now they are between 2.6-2.9 almost every week so it wil be intresting to see if smackdowns ratings go up or down with the fireing of goldstein.

He who is strong conquers others

He who is mighty conquers himself