10 Most Tone-Deaf WWE Moments
Hear No Evil, See No Evil, Speak No Evil, Book No Good.
Barely a week has passed since Crown Jewel, and WWE are only too happy for all of us to have forgotten all about it.
With the exception of Shane McMahon cradling the World Cup trophy with the type of affection his Dad never showed him, all the explosive remnants from the most absurd show in company history were missing from the week's television output.
New Universal Champion Brock Lesnar was back on his bullsh*t as a near-permanent absentee, Braun Strowman was a sort-of unstoppable babyface again as if he hadn't been squashed (though his blown out knees told the tale), and Shawn Michaels having the last of his summer whines on WWE.com wasn't touched upon in the wake of his dead sh*t dead match with undead men.
Even Triple H's torn pectoral was saved mostly for social media. This is is a man who's gotten more out of being injured than most have by staying fit, but the fact it happened in Saudi Arabia meant he had to use the bruise to generate requisite shock and awe.
WWE switched back on after switching the f*ck off for the better part of a well-moneyed month. With Survivor Series on the horizon, they're at least not blind and deaf to the world around them, no matter how dumb the booking gets. It's bizarrely been one of their strengths in the past - they've rebounded from similar situations before...
10. Mouthing Off
A shot in the arm for Mauro Ranallo and his supporters when he needed it most, mental health advocates and detractors of divisive d*ckhead John 'Bradshaw' Layfield were relieved when their pressure on WWE to take a more proactive approach to 'hazing' saw the Texan gobsh*te take a step away from the SmackDown Live! broadcast booth in September 2017.
Earlier that year, Ranallo had been conspicuous by his absence on the blue brand. Reports eventually emerged that the bipolar sufferer had slipped into a depressive state. Allegedly, much of this was triggered by the relentless abuse he received from known company bigmouth JBL. Sports Illustrated even reported that Vince McMahon had been under pressure to fire the former WWE Champion when the rumours reached the public, but frustratingly little actually changed for too long.
Foolishly, McMahon expected the heat to disappear, but fans began heckling Bradshaw with signs and calls for his dismissal. A public focus on mental health proved louder than the APA member's drawl. Ranallo was reinstalled on NXT whilst Layfield attempted to douse the heat by announcing a departure on his own terms to spend more time working on his charitable endeavours.