A source in the industry is reporting the hatch teaser is referring to the relaunch of the WCW brand for the upcoming brand split. There are a couple of different reasons why this is happening.
1 Vince wants the upcoming brand split to be a huge deal so WCW Nitro will replace Smackdown on Tuesday nights. The thinking is this will make the fans believe that is actually two different companies competing instead of just two different shows. Shane will bring back the brand sometime in the next few weeks.
2 Smackdowns ratings are so low Vince sees it as an opportunity to start over with a second show. There have been plans for smackdown to change its name for over a year now and now is the perfect time for the brand split. If things don't work out its not like they can't bring smackdown back again.
I'm also hearing Goldberg will debut on WCW's first show with a Goldberg Cena match planned for Summerslam.
1 Vince wants the upcoming brand split to be a huge deal so WCW Nitro will replace Smackdown on Tuesday nights. The thinking is this will make the fans believe that is actually two different companies competing instead of just two different shows. Shane will bring back the brand sometime in the next few weeks.
2 Smackdowns ratings are so low Vince sees it as an opportunity to start over with a second show. There have been plans for smackdown to change its name for over a year now and now is the perfect time for the brand split. If things don't work out its not like they can't bring smackdown back again.
I'm also hearing Goldberg will debut on WCW's first show with a Goldberg Cena match planned for Summerslam.