How Vince McMahon Destroyed Typecasting In WWE
To be typecast is often viewed as a weakness in Hollywood, but it's an excellent way to set a scene or even an entire film without needing to lay too many narrative foundations. Paul Rudd is cinematic bliss for this reason. His personality radiates so powerfully that viewers want to support and nurture his characters. Such a performer is a gift to Vince McMahon - creating a universally beloved star is one of the hardest jobs in the industry but has repeatedly proven one of the most profitable done right.
Yet, just six months removed from a real life return about as cinematic as the company could muster, Daniel Bryan is now an also-ran. Fans back winners, and a return to full time work in WWE has reduced responses because Vince McMahon just can't see it. He's literally seen it before - he saw every single screen on Kevin Dunn's video wall as Bryan held both titles aloft at WrestleMania XXX when he got back from taking The Undertaker to the hospital, but conveniently forgot that sea of satisfaction when booking Bray Wyatt to dump him out of the Royal Rumble a few months later.
It continues to this day.
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