10 Most Random WWE Appearances
2. James Storm Is NXT
No wrestling booker has ever had it as easy as 'Papa H'.
Nowadays, as "head" of WWE creative, he benefits from the curve that was Vince McMahon's WWE. A very good if wasteful job of the inherited Bloodline saga has elevated him to the status of God amongst fans, and now, he has it even better. If something good happens on WWE television, he gets the credit, but if it's bad or bang f*cking average, well, that's Vince.
Vince must have ripped up the segment that called for an awesome unscripted promo for which WWE didn't have to pipe in noise this Monday.
Triple H was an actually good booker in NXT, even if the brand never surged with a must-see energy week-to-week. His cyclical formula was robust:
Sign and parade an internationally honed talent that didn't require a Performance Center education.
Book them to win a lot and then win the title in the most basic arc imaginable.
Watch as they get called up before the fans tire of them, satisfied that he didn't have to do reheat anybody.
Sign and parade an internationally honed talent that didn't require a Performance Center education.
While robust, it was no guarantee of success; Triple H pushed his luck on one occasion by attempting to sign everybody, whether the fruit basket-happy r/SquaredCircle lot liked them or not. They weren't that into James Storm, who got the full works of the incoming superstar presentation, and he was never seen again.
Why point at and "develop" somebody if you don't get over by osmosis?!