10 Reasons Why People Who Hate WWE Hate WWE
5. The Company Is Toxic
The idea that WWE is this progressive, philanthropic organisation is legitimately insulting. The recent Dana Warrior segments were so horrendously timed, it would have been laughable - were it not for the very recent and upsetting death of Bobby Heenan, whom her husband so callously disrespected in his final years.
The recent death of Memphis wrestling legend Lance Russell - a thoroughly nice man in a notoriously unpleasant industry - didn't warrant a passing mention on WWE television. There is no way of monetising his historic, localised legacy to a modern, international audience, obviously - but a brief gesture of respect was naturally lost on an organisation lacking it. Also ignored was Sami Zayn's funding of a mobile medical clinic in war-torn Syria - a profoundly, genuinely philanthropic gesture WWE refused to publicise. It's hard not to infer that the mere location of the country was simply too scary-sounding to risk alienating the domestic audience. Or perhaps Zayn, prior to his recent heel turn, just wasn't worth giving the PR rub too.
This inherently awful and petty attitude is often curiously transposed onscreen. Enzo Amore is the most recent example of many, countless on-air punishments. He is afraid of heights, so at SummerSlam, WWE stuck him a shark cage and elevated him into the air.
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