– We’ve noted how WWE took steps to make sure The Hardys returning at WrestleMania 33 was kept a secret until it was time for them to come out for their match.
Superstars watching the show backstage on monitors were really surprised when Matt Hardy and Jeff Hardy were introduced. Corey Graves told a fan on Twitter that even the announcers were surprised to see the new RAW Tag Team Champions return. He wrote the following to a fan:
You heard it live. I found out when all of you did.
— Corey Graves (@WWEGraves) April 6, 2017
– Paul Heyman took to Twitter and Facebook to issue the following statement on next week’s “Superstar Shakeup” and the WWE Universal Champion Brock Lesnar:
While my client Brock Lesnar and I are looking forward to WWE’s #SuperstarShakeup this coming Monday, let’s be perfectly transparent. There is everyone else on the WWE #RAW and #Smackdown rosters, and then there is Brock Lesnar (along with his humble #Advocate) ..It is imperative for Shane McMahon, Daniel Bryan, Stephanie McMahon, Kurt Angle and even Vince McMahon to know the intrinsic value my client Brock Lesnar brings not only to the #SuperstarShakeup but simply to WWE as a whole. In layman’s terms (or, actually, in HEYMAN’s terms), even the mere DISCUSSION about BrockLesnar in regards to the #SuperstarShakeup requires a negotiation IN ADVANCE of any discussion, no matter how high up or serious that discussion goes! #SuperstarShakeup. With this in mind, my client Brock Lesnar and I are “open4business” and we look forward to hearing new, innovative ways for WWE to ….promote / market Brock Lesnar as the once-ever athlete and performer that has blessed WWE with his presence.
