10 Indisputable Reasons Why Vince McMahon Is Not A Genius
8. He's Inconsistent And Pays No Attention To Details
Do you remember being invested in the mystery of the Raw General Manager storyline? At the beginning of the angle, WWE was dropping a few hints about who he/she was. There was a clue about how they always hated Bret Hart, and they were also showing favoritism for the villainous Nexus. Fans speculated on who it could possibly be. Steve Austin, Michael Cole, Batista and Triple H were all candidates at times. Each one would have been an intriguing choice, or with the right story, many others would have worked as well. Well, in the end it didnt matter, because Vince chose Hornswoggle.
Lets go through a few more examples of forgotten storylines to stress the point. Why did The Nexus attack The Undertaker at Bragging Rights 2010 and bury him alive? Why did Undertaker not get his revenge when he came back? Then, why did Taker not care when The Shield put him out of action? How did Vince McMahon get his job back after being fired from the board of directors? Is anything substantial ever going to come out of Shawn Michaels screwing Daniel Bryan out of the title?
How about the way that WWE presents its own storylines? Its maddeningly inconsistent. In backstage segments, sometimes the wrestlers can see the cameraman right in front of them. They know theyre on TV. Other times, they dont. The only reason it changes so rapidly is that Vince and the writing team take the easiest route to tell their stories every time. Dont even try to figure out Total Divas and which stories on that show (Nikki making fun of Natalyas ugly painting) actually cross over into Raw and SmackDown storylines, and which dont (Fandango and Summer Rae never dated in real life).
No other TV show has ever survived with such small and gigantic laps in logic, and yet WWE somehow stumbles on. While there are many reasons for fans leaving the sport since The Attitude Era, youd have to think that some gave up simply out of frustration.