4 Ups And Downs From Last Night's WWE Raw (Nov 24th)
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4. And Take JBL With You
Now that the Authority is out of power, the constant whiny commentary from JBL has reached new levels of annoyance. It seemed like he was going to sit silent on commentary in the beginning, which actually sounded great, allowing Jerry Lawler and Michael Cole call the action unfettered. But Bradshaw wouldnt stay quiet for long. His stupid Oh wah! taunt whenever Cole brings up a complaint about an injustice and insisting that Ziggler stuck his nose where it doesnt belong when he won just doesnt have its place any longer. JBLs heel announcer schtick is really bad. It worked a little bit when Triple H and Stephanie were in power so he could shill for them, but now he just sounds like a frustrated, bitter fan boy. He needs to go or drastically change his style so it doesnt keep detracting from the matches in the ring. Or just go away.
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.
