Stop for a second and imagine if "Shane-O-Mac" were the head of The Authority. Imagine the heat. Exactly. Now imagine if Shane O asked his little sister to get her husband away from NXT long enough to defend the honor of his father and grandfather's company against WCW interloper Sting. Also imagine Shane sending down DX to combat the NWO at Wrestlemania, too. Also, imagine The Authority's theme being "Here Comes The Money" instead of "Bow Down To The King." Also, imagine Shane McMahon and Seth Rollins' backstage interactions. All of this can be described as "excellent." Sadly, this will never happen. But let's all sit here and imagine if it did. Wow.
Besides having been an independent professional wrestling manager for a decade, Marcus Dowling is a Washington, DC-based writer who has contributed to a plethora of online and print magazines and newspapers writing about music and popular culture over the past 15 years.