For all of the criticism levied at WWE decision-makers and the company's creative team, the buck still stops with Vince McMahon. The same McMahon who's been hailed as a genius and lauded as pro wrestling's equivalent to Walt Disney or P.T. Barnum has presided over a ship that's been slowly sinking since 2001, and now finds itself experiencing record lows. Vince is ultimately responsible for the placement of untalented superstars who don't deserve their pushes, and the stifling and poor usage of great pro wrestlers who aren't given the proper chance to connect with the crowd. His stubbornness has seen men like CM Punk, Daniel Bryan, and Zack Ryder 'break through' only to find themselves overshadowed by the company's Randy Ortons and Batistas, and has given Triple H a permanent home on WWE television for as long as he wants it. McMahon's influence is a less of a Midas touch and more of a stink that now pollutes his company. In the end, anything that WWE produces, good or bad, should be credited to McMahon. He has the final say, after all. The current state of the company is a damning indictment of just what he means to wrestling today. He is WWE's weakest link.
Scott Fried is a Slammy Award-winning* writer living and working in New York City. He has been following/writing about professional wrestling for many years and is a graduate of Lance Storm's Storm Wrestling Academy. Follow him on Twitter at https://twitter.com/scottfried.
*Best Crowd of the Year, 2013
