10 WWE "Shoot" Moments Absolutely Nobody Believed
9. "You Are The Authority!"
Despite us all wishing and praying for this to be an authentic turning point for WWE, few fans could fully believe in what Triple H and the McMahons were selling during a show-opening "shoot" promo back in December 2018.
Up until that point, Monday Night Raw in particular had been on the decline when it came to ratings and the overall quality of the product. So, Vince, Stephanie and Shane McMahon, along with NXT founder Triple H all strutted down to the ring and appeared to honestly confess that they hadn't been "doing a very good job for (us) lately". Which was pretty hard to argue with.
Then things got a bit confusing as the group claimed they hadn't been listening to the audience (shoot), had let middle managers air their petty grievances (storyline), would be taking back Raw and SmackDown (storyline), and had been suffocating their superstars (shoot). This flipping between legit issues and ones that had been created for the show by the people actually stood in the ring made it quite tough to actually trust in the powerful posse when they proclaimed, "we're going to give you what you want."
Admittedly, things were lovely for a couple of weeks. But, before long, Monday Night Raw and Friday Night SmackDown, once again became a place where talents were stifled and fans were ignored.
We were the Authority, for about five minutes.