5 wrestling rumors we hope are true and 5 we hope aren't: WWE officials 'desperate' for young star to succeed, Vince McMahon 'not sold' on top RAW heel?

#4. Hope is true: WWE doesn't blame Kevin Owens for the ratings drop

Kevin Owens returned to RAW on May 18th

RAW had a ratings drop recently, something that Vince McMahon said was because of the new talent on television. Tom Colohue explained on Dropkick DiSKussions that Owens was put in the last hour, which is the 'average ratings of the hour'. He said that it's a bad look on Kevin Owens because he was put in to hook the viewers and stick around, which many didn't do.

However, he explained that WWE doesn't think Kevin Owens was to blame here, as they understand that the current circumstances and expect record-low ratings in the coming weeks:

The company doesn't think it was Kevin Owens to blame here. They are not blaming anyone because of everything that's going on and they are expecting record-low ratings but if they are looking at key negatives, one thing that was mentioned to me was that a lot of people, unfortunately, turned off when it was the axe throwing contest, even though I personally thought it was alright.

We hope this is true because it shouldn't affect Kevin Owens' status. He's in a great position now having come off a win against Seth Rollins at WrestleMania 36 and taking a month-long hiatus. He deserves to climb up the card again.