10 Reasons Shinsuke Nakamura's WWE Run Will Fail
1. Vince
Vince McMahon has proven time and time again over the past three decades that nuance isn't really his strong point, and in Shinsuke Nakamura, he may have the character that requires more deft a touch that any wrestler ever on his payroll.
His painfully literal interpretation of Nakamura's outward persona has been brutal, with Dolph Ziggler and others used as ventriloquist dummies for his lowest common denomonator assessment of the 'King of Strong Style'.
It was noted how much of an influence Michael Jackson was on Shinsuke, so Ziggler was sent out there to call him 'Michael', reference his pet Bubbles the Chimp and literally present him as the 'King of Pop'. His latest 'Rock Star' moniker seems another hopelessly misguided nod to the comparison.
And speaking of nicknames, the braintrust landed on 'The Artist Known As...' just weeks into his main roster elevation, presumably due to another musical link to the late great Prince. However, this has again been guided with too heavy hand, as vignettes have presented this elegant killer as a painter. Because, you know, art. Get it?
Vince McMahon doesn't, and in truth, he probably never will. And that's the biggest problem of all. Unless Triple H aggressively takes hold of the gimmick he thoroughly understood within his own pet project, Nakamura is doomed.