10 Major WWE Problems With The Authority
7. Promos And Segments Are Ad Verbatim Repetitions
When was the last time RAW started with a match?
For the better part of two years, every single episode of Monday Night RAW has opened with a promo, and the majority of those promos were cut by the Authority, either as an entire group, or by one of their representatives.
Maybe it’s because WWE Superstars is taped before RAW, and viewers get plenty of action from that show, but for the fans that don’t watch that show and tune in to see RAW every Monday, the notion of seeing a promo take place to open the show has led to a horribly predictable and repetitive show.
Not only that, but the Authority’s promos themselves are incredibly repetitive. For the most part, all of the Authority’s promos have the same elements:
Stephanie: ‘Welcome to RAW’.
HHH: ‘That’s right, Steph.’
Stephanie: ‘You can re-live our victory a million times by subscribing to the WWE Network for just $9.99.’
Seth Rollins: ‘I’m the WWE World Heavyweight Champion, and I’ll keep this belt for a long time’ (thanks to interference from the Authority).
Kane (while channeling his inner Teddy Long): ‘As Director of Operations, I’m booking a tag team main event, because…’
All of them together: ‘That’s what’s best for business’.
Apart from a few odd remarks and snide insults, this is pretty much the general composition of every single Authority promo, yet they repeat themselves regularly, expecting fans to forget what happened a few weeks ago. This is why the Authority will never come even remotely close to Mr. McMahon, and why they’re more of a problem than an asset: there’s little to nothing truly new about them.