25 Ways WWE Has Ruined Raw

24. Celebrity Guests

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While WWE have largely eased back on their use of celebrity guests in recent years, 2017's Ball family appearance shows they still haven't kicked the habit. An embarrassment from start to finish, their MizTV spot even had the usually immaculate host corpsing, as he struggled to comprehend what was unfolding before his eyes, particularly when LaVar, the patriarch, peeled off his shirt and started flexing with fake kung fu.

Vince McMahon's obsession with celebrity culture is decades old. For Raw, the problem peaked from 2009-10, when the show had a different 'special guest host' every single week. Their number included everyone from Snoop Dogg to Ricky Hatton, many of whom were used to bury full-time performers (see: Wayne Rooney slapping Wade Barrett).

It's funny when it backfires (Bo Dallas besting Flo Rida in a rap battle was particularly rollicking), but we watch Raw for wrestling, not late night talkshow hosts and C-level rappers.

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Andy has been with WhatCulture for six years and is currently WhatCulture's Senior Wrestling Reporter. A writer, presenter, and editor with 10+ years of experience in online media, he has been a sponge for all wrestling knowledge since playing an old Royal Rumble 1992 VHS to ruin in his childhood. Having previously worked for Bleacher Report, Andy specialises in short and long-form writing, video presenting, voiceover acting, and editing, all characterised by expert wrestling knowledge and commentary. Andy is as much a fan of 1985 Jim Crockett Promotions as he is present-day AEW and WWE - just don't make him choose between the two.