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Backstage Talk of WWE Making Improvements to Raw Following Low Ratings, Note on Announce Team Not Saying “WWE Universe”

October 5, 2016

During WWE Raw this week, the announce team referred to the live crowd in Los Angeles as “fans”, as opposed to “WWE Universe”, during the Roman Reigns and Rusev opening segment. According to Dave Meltzer of F4WOnline.com and Wrestling Observer Radio, the change was deliberate and was done intentionally.

While Meltzer does not know if the use of the word “fans” as opposed to “WWE Universe” is a permanent change in WWE, he did have the following to say on changes being made to the Raw brand.

“They’ve taken stock of things. Last week’s rating…believe it or not, after all the ratings, last week’s rating made them…I don’t know exactly everything but the verbiage isn’t supposed to be as bad now.”

Meltzer also pointed to the use of the entrance ramp and big screen to upgrade entrances as a way of trying to enhance the Raw brand.

Nick was born and raised in Detroit, Michigan, and lived there until the age of 18, when he decided to pack his flack jacket and move to New York City.

Nick attended New York University and graduated in 2001 with a degree in Drama.

Nick first entered the internet wrestling community back in 2004 when he became the co-host of The Voice of Wrestling Radio Show. From there, Nick made the transition from radio personality to editor when he began working with WrestleZone in 2008.

Nick is a member of two Off-Broadway theatre companies, Another Urban Riff, and the Drama Desk Award winning Godlight Theatre Company. Nick has appeared in over a dozen Off-Broadway plays since he moved to New York City, and has shot several short and feature length films. In 2010, he completed principle photography on a film titled "How to Score Your Life," which also features TNA Knockout ODB.

Inspiration in his life has come from many people including his family, Woody Allen, Steven Spielberg, Jack Nicholson, The Beatles, and of course, Lassie.