10 Things Keeping WWE's 'Reality Era' A Fantasy

By Edward Spence /

3. Stick To The Script

Austin 3:16. The dark sermons of Jake Roberts. The Macho madness monologues. These are timeless pieces of history and they have one thing in common. They were not scripted. Don€™t get me wrong, these were by far the best of the bunch and there were naturally some stinkers but is that so terrible? If Big Poppa Pump grabs a mic before the kids are in bed, you€™re in a world of hurt, but very little damage has actually been done in the absence of a script. The reality era could survive scripting, but not only are you relying on an absent third party to deliver truth to the situation, scripting has a devastating byproduct; everybody waits their God damned turn. Nothing can kill a baby face€™s fire or heel€™s credibility in a conversation than both of them standing in patient silence while their foe spits out a convoluted monologue filled with corny callbacks and puns. This happens every week and it€™s so painful. It€™s gotten to the point where the few with the autonomy to adlib actually embarrass those who don€™t. Stephanie McMahon is the prime culprit of this. She frequently gets the better of people she should be losing to. And they€™ll patiently wait while she dresses them down.