One thing WWE seems to insist on with its programming that it rarely gets right is having some authority figure to make matches and provide a foil for babyfaces. This year was no different, as there were varying levels of authority figures to even further confuse fans. At the top of the food chain, theres always Vince McMahon, the original evil authority figure. Whether hes on screen or not, Vince is the undisputed head honcho. Beneath him were Triple H and Stephanie McMahon, collectively known as the Authority. They acted exactly as evil owners would, threatening everyone around them in an effort to maintain control of WWE and the world title. Further down the line were general managers for Raw and Smackdown, Brad Maddox and Vickie Guerrero, respectively. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TDbxKHhotus Thats where things got confusing: Why have GMs if Triple H and Stephanie are going to boss them around and threaten their jobs constantly? WWE answered that question itself by axing both characters midyear. Then Vince returned this fall and made a match that cost the Authority its power. Now WWE is ostensibly run by a rotating cast of general managers. While its good that theyve been using mostly current and former WWE performers (Daniel Bryan, Chris Jericho, Edge & Christian), this just shows how ridiculous the authority figure concept has become in 2014.
Scott is a former journalist and longtime wrestling fan who was smart enough to abandon WCW during the Monday Night Wars the same time as the Radicalz. He fortunately became a fan in time for WrestleMania III and came back as a fan after a long high school hiatus before WM XIV. Monday nights in the Carlson household are reserved for viewing Raw -- for better or worse.
