10 Times WWE Wasted HUGE Teases

6. The Anonymous General Manager

Raw Anonymous Gm
WWE.com

Huge because it went on forever rather than because anybody was desperately keen to find out just who was behind it by the end, the Anonymous Raw General Manager was one of the first signs of just how much the wheels were coming off the WWE creative machine.

Completely unable to book a wrestling show without some sort of boss but with nobody around to fulfil the role, they put a machine in charge until wrestlers eventually raged against it too. At its best, it helped translate general distaste for Michael Cole into WrestleMania-match-worthy heel heat. At its worst it was...the rest of the idea.

As if a television show controlled by bad admin wasn't bad enough, WWE couldn't be a*sed to deal with the hows and whys when they couldn't be a*sed with the concept. After never revealing who had the power over the inbox all along, they rather tragically put all the credit/blame on Hornswoggle all along.

 
Posted On: 
Contributor
Contributor

Michael is a writer, editor, podcaster and presenter for WhatCulture Wrestling, and has been with the organisation over 8 years. He primarily produces written, audio and video content on WWE and AEW, but also provides knowledge and insights on all aspects of the wrestling industry thanks to a passion for it dating back over 35 years. As one third of "The Dadley Boyz" Michael has contributed to the huge rise in popularity of the WhatCulture Wrestling Podcast and its accompanying YouTube channel, earning it top spot in the UK's wrestling podcast charts with well over 62,000,000 total downloads. Within the podcasting space, he also co-hosts Benno & Hamflett, In Your House! and Podcast Horseman: The BoJack Horseman Podcast. He has been featured as a wrestling analyst for the Tampa Bay Times, Fightful, POST Wrestling, GRAPPL, GCP, Poisonrana and Sports Guys Talking Wrestling, and has covered milestone events in New York, Dallas, Las Vegas, Philadelphia, London and Cardiff. Michael's background in media stretches beyond wrestling coverage, with a degree in Journalism from the University Of Sunderland (2:1) and a series of published articles in sports, music and culture magazines The Crack, A Love Supreme and Pilot. When not offering his voice up for daily wrestling podcasts, he can be found losing it singing far too loud watching his favourite bands play live. Follow him on X/Twitter - @MichaelHamflett