12 Reasons WWE’s Ruthless Aggression Documentary Is An Absolute Mess

10. World Championship Wasting

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If anything about the Atlanta outfit ever meant anything to you as a fan, try not to have something in your hand or a small child in your care when mention of WWE's use of the brand post-buyout ramps up. The poor cat might be getting kicked - it was here.

WWE from Vince McMahon and unreliable narrator Bruce Prichard (more on him momentarily) at the top table all the way down to former WCW Hardcore Champion Haku in a "Get It?!" t-shirt should still be hanging their heads in shame over the sh*t show that was the Invasion storyline. Instead, that was left to latter era Nitro standout and failed WWE prospect Mark Jindrak - who spoke as if he was being held at gunpoint.

Noting how his lot weren't used to "the culture" before calling his new boss "Mr Vince" in a mis-speak they cynically left in the edit, he was there to vindicate the narrative bullsh*t spewing forth about why the angle failed. Almost as if it's the job of the wrestling company with the monopoly they fought for to push the wrestlers, not least the ones that have only just arrived and don't know whether to sh*t or wind their watch in a locker room full of enemies.

Let's drill into that a bit more. The docuseries didn't...

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