WWE’s non-injury changes during WrestleMania 42 season said to be driven by fan reactions on social media

It was stated by Dave Meltzer of F4WOnline.com that despite WWE publicly claiming they don’t listen to social media, nearly every non-injury related change after Drew McIntyre’s WWE title victory was driven by fans saying storylines had become predictable.

Meltzer wrote the following…

“One person in the company noted at this point in time, it’s tough playing babyface booker, the ultra-wise manipulator behind the scenes. It was noted how tough it is with an online community that is critical. It was noted that you have to be able to decipher the true criticism from those who just like to criticize everything you do, saying it’s bad with zero concept of whether it is or not or of business. It was noted that things would be better, and there would be less direction changing and second guessing, instead of Levesque trying to be the sage architect, he’d have a much easier time of it and he’d be doing ‘at least on par with how he was doing before.'”

Cory Hays of BodySlam.net posted the following on Twitter/X in regards to WWE and social media…

“Don’t let them tell you that they aren’t seeing what the online audience says. They see everything. Just pick and choose what they actually listen to.”

Don’t let them tell you that they aren’t seeing what the online audience says. They see everything. Just pick and choose what they actually listen to

— Cory of Bodyslam.net (@Cory_Hays407) March 5, 2026