9. Only Black People Love Urban Culture And Rap Is Still All About Dudes In Jorts
WWE currently employs R-Truth and John Cena, while Chris "Kassius Ohno" Hero -- a wrestler probably more aware of urban culture and rap music than both of them combined -- is toiling away on the independent scene. An opportunity was missed with Kassius Ohno. Sure, as more stories surface about his time in NXT, we see that he had issues with management that were likely not-so-easy to resolve simply, but when you look at all of the demographics WWE has pushed into with ease, pop dominant urban culture and rap music being under-served is unfortunate. For as much as WWE loves working with the likes of Snoop Dogg and Wiz Khalifa, there's artists out there like Kendrick Lamar and other buzzing indie names that intriguingly enough, Ohno could've organically connected with and created TV moments that could've been just as progressive as say, broadcasting on the WWE Network has been. For as much as there's a demographic of WWE fans who are of the R-Truth and John Cena generation, a performer like Kassius Ohno being better utilized could've pushed WWE ahead in this key regard.
Besides having been an independent professional wrestling manager for a decade, Marcus Dowling is a Washington, DC-based writer who has contributed to a plethora of online and print magazines and newspapers writing about music and popular culture over the past 15 years.
