With WWE looking for even more of a boost in the ratings, the company has decided to reach into the vault and bring DX back once again.
DX Returns Again
WWE has been on a mission as of late.
The company wants to produce higher television ratings, even if it's not a long term boost. WWE seems satisfied with short bursts in the ratings.
That mentality is perfectly epitomized by the company's weekly publicity stunt where they have a celebrity (or a former wrestler) be the guest host for Monday Night Raw.
Thus far, the weekly promotional event has produced favorable results. The ratings have seen a nice little rise over the last few weeks.
That leads the company to believe that these short term publicity stunts are working. It appears as if the way to go is to do short term hype in hopes of getting people to stick around for the long term.
Enter DX.
Triple H and Shawn Michaels have been put back together in the legendary stable that made them two of the most popular stars in the business.
Lacking Long Term
While the majority of wrestling fans are excited about seeing the return of DX, there are a few critics out there that point to the fact that the company is simply ignoring the long term plan of building up new stars.
In a way, what would be best for WWE in the long term would be to build up the younger wrestlers in the company and hope that the audience will stick around with them as they elevate themselves up towards the main event scene.
That's how the company reached record heights with the likes of Steve Austin, the Rock, and the original Degeneration X.
It's easy to blame WWE for going with the quick solution. However, the company has to make do with what they currently have.
As much as fans want so badly to believe, there's not a Steve Austin or the Rock waiting in the wings. There's some talented performers on the undercard, but none of them have shown the potential to get to that level yet (not a lot of people in this world are ever going to come close to that level).
Go With What Works
Quite simply, WWE needs to go with what works.
The ratings for Raw were expected to drop a bit from the episode featuring Jeremy Piven to the episode featuring Sargeant Slaughter. You can expect that since one is a big time celebrity while the other isn't.
Apparently, someone didn't give Shawn Michaels and Triple H that memo. Ratings actually went up for the episode, and much of that can be attributed to the buzz created by the DX reunion.
Even with a segment that was a bit too corny, DX is the talk of the internet wrestling community again. The spotlight is once again on them.
Since the spotlight is on them again, hopefully, that will give some shine to Cody Rhodes and Ted DiBiase. Their tag team match against DX is easily the biggest match of their young careers.
If DX can give those two guys credibility, then the return has been a huge success in terms of the wrestling side (the business side is already showing signs of success).
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