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25. Jeremy Piven Makes A Bad Time Even Worse
The old adage around promos used to be that you had to hit the details of what you were actually promoting. The opponent, the venue, the date, and in modern times, the name of the show.
Enter Jermey Piven and the cursed time known as the guest host era.
Most of the special guest celebrity hosts that turned up on Raw between 2009 and 2010 had little to no understanding of WWE’s product, yet they were granted excessive screen time in segments that were almost always the weakest part of the show. The showbiz personalities eagerly devoured the spotlight, often at the expense of the actual wrestlers.
Jiven’s now-infamous “Summerfest” blunder was embarrassing, but no more so than the rest of his painfully awkward performance on the August 3rd 2009 edition of the show, which included a disastrous partnership with Ken Jeong that only made matters worse. What was once the biggest pay-per-view of the summer was reduced to an unforgettable malaprop.
Thankfully, WWE has evolved beyond this dark period, though one too many throws towards famous faces during the Netflix era has been a grim flashback to this wretched time.