OK, admit it, the R-Truth gimmick of confusing events and messing up had long run its course, but Sunday nights mishap was actually pretty funny. Truth entered the Rumble at #12 and immediately retrieved a ladder from under the ring, set it up in the center of the ring and climbed. When he got to the top, he looked up at asked, Wheres the briefcase? clearly confusing the Rumble with the Money In The Bank ladder match. He was tossed seconds later for his troubles. The funniest part about it wasnt Truth; it was everyone else stopping and watching him set the ladder up and climb. The other wrestlers looked incredulous, but they let him continue. But now, a request: Can the joke be over? Its played out, and WWE lucked out that this one was funny. Unfortunately, you just know its going to get beaten to death in the weeks and months to come.
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 fondly remembers watching WrestleMania III, IV, V and VI and Saturday Night's Main Event, came back to wrestling during the Attitude Era, and has been a consumer of sports entertainment since then. He's written for WhatCulture for more than a decade, establishing the Ups and Downs articles for WWE Raw and WWE PPVs/PLEs and composing pieces on a variety of topics.
