10 Times Wrestling Companies Fed You Total BULLSH*T
WWE and AEW aren't the only wrestling promotions that spewed utter nonsense.
Would you like some more bullsh*t to go with your bullsh*t?
The above phrase could be a one line summary of the wrestling business. Note the last word of that sentence there: "Business". Wrestling is a business, and it's one designed to entertain the money right out of your pocket. That's fine when people like what they're getting, but countless companies have become obsessed with panicky PR spin-jobs that only irritate customers.
It's particularly grating when promotions poke fun at the other side these days. That might've flown during the 'Monday Night Wars' between WWF and WCW, but it's lame when WWE and AEW (more so the latter) do it in 2023. Just...get on with pushing your own product instead of trying to use another one's failings to justify decisions.
Sadly, as aforementioned, wrestling is rife with bullsh*t. It always has been, in truth. Groups like TNA and WCW were also prone to peddling myths in order to coax cash from wallets. WWE are obviously the worst and most prolific offenders though.
Some of the crud they've crowed about is almost unbelievable. Almost!
10. The McMahon Family Say YOU’RE In Charge
The 17 December 2018 Raw was cringeworthy to watch.
Vince, Stephanie and Shane McMahon joined Triple H in-ring to admit that they'd all been doing a frankly sh*te job of running the place. Then, everyone promised to do better in 2019 and Triple H called fans "The Authority". Basically, the quartet claimed, WWE fans would be calling the shots from now on.
Of course, this was all forgotten about rather quickly...because it was bullsh*t. WWE were never actually going to turn over power to the audience at all - governing that would've been a nightmare anyway, and there was no way Vince was releasing his micromanagement-heavy grip on the product.
This was a PR shot in the arm, and nothing else. What's more, it was a failed one. The McMahon family confessing their own mediocrity, then sucking up to the live crowd didn't drastically alter what people witnessed on Raw or SmackDown in the new year.