12 Ups & 13 Downs For WWE In 2019 (So Far)

10. Non-Stop Shane

Shane McMahon is a fine enough performer. His in-ring stunt shows can be entertaining when he isn't trading sloppy holds and throwing pitter-patter potato punches, he can talk, he draws heat, and his personality always comes across. Your writer has been very kind to his televised output post-heel turn, so don't take this is some kind of anti-Shane bias. He can be a complementary presence on television.

The problem is that he's on television way too f*cking much.

McMahon is everywhere these days, dominating huge chunks of Raw and SmackDown every single week. His alliance with Drew McIntyre, Elias, and The Revival, as well as his ongoing feuds with The Miz and Roman Reigns/The Undertaker, demand his attendance. Regardless, this is valuable TV time that could be used to highlight full-time wrestlers and help transform them into stars on the same level that Shane's dad believes the fruit of his loins is on. It reached the point of diminishing returns a long time ago, too: those jeers increasingly feel like go-away heat.

Shane would be more palatable if he took the odd break here and there, but he doesn't. He's everywhere all of the time. There's no sense of moderation, making him WWE's most over-pushed performer.