10 Storylines WWE ENJOYED Ruining
8. The Invasion
They really, really f*cking enjoyed this one. Or at least some of the wrestlers did.
It's genuinely hard to put yourself in the place of one of Vince McMahon's loyal soldiers in March 2001. You read or hear the news that the boss has finally put the competition out of their misery and you - you and your colleagues and your hard graft - have won the war you've been in while making all this money the last few years. It's WrestleMania next week too - a big payday and a big party. Wrestling's worked out pretty well, all told, eh?
Or has it? The Chairman's making bank, but what about you, Bradshaw? Is there place for an ageing bar brawling tag team with some younger, hungrier combos potentially looking for work because of your actions? What about you, Undertaker? WCW had an awful lot of stars and if any of them can be convinced to come in, they might have a bit more novelty value than this biker look you've been working. What about you, Steve Austin? Your work's never been better but the clock is ticking and there's never been a larger locker room nipping at your heels. What about you, Haku? Well, you only f*cking re-signed in January so it's pretty rich to hang out in that WWE gang anyway.
There were a myriad of reasons why the Invasion failed, top down. There are just as many as to why the existing talent would have wanted it to go exactly as it did.