10 Most Overpaid WWE Stars Of 2017
7. Booker T
RAW became unbearable in 2017. Not "too much Roman" unbearable. Not "it's too long" unbearable". Not "great Wrestler X isn't getting pushed" unbearable. Not "this promo is dragging on a bit" unbearable. Not "we've seen this match a million times already" unbearable.
The entire show, and it is too bloody long, became unbearable on a literally second-to-second basis because Booker T, on commentary, is a form of aural torture far, far more effective than white noise. It would be preferable to endure the collective works of Merzbow than listen to his infuriating descent into insanity. It was funny, for a while. Now, it's genuinely off-putting.
Where to start?
The man is incapable of determining whether he likes Jason Jordan or not, or even whether or not wrestling is real. That's when he's capable of articulation; elsewhere, Book simply makes unintelligible "Mmmm" sounds. "That's what I'm talking about!" is his preferred filibuster of choice, the irony of which is maddening. He doesn't know what he's talking about from one sentence to the next. He can't even work out what "dual entertainer" Elias wears to the ring. He irritates Michael Cole and Corey Graves too, resulting in petty bickering.
A commentator should immerse the audience into and provide insights into the action unfolding in front of them, calling it with an infectious enthusiasm. Booker T is so distracting that he accomplishes the exact opposite of his remit.
It doesn't matter what WWE is paying him. It's too much.