5 Most Insane Things Happening In Wrestling Right Now (May 24)
4. The Real Stephanie Stands Up
Stephanie McMahon returned to RAW on Monday. And, since she only ever sells at WrestleMania, she did not sell for anybody. That is an understatement.
Starting the show by undermining Kurt Angle's authority - why is he even employed in the first place, why is he employed now, and why didn't she fire him immediately after his buffoonery led to her broken arm? - she then reprimanded Roman Reigns for his b*tching and complaining. Reigns, as Stephanie quite accurately pointed out, is a loser. Kevin Owens soon entered the fray to have a go at Roman, sucking up to Stephanie for her impartiality and draping his forearm on her shoulder. Stephanie reacted to this as if a bird had just sh*t on her. So, to recap: the authority figure is incompetent, the babyface hero is a loser not worthy of your support, and the villain is not intimidating. That being the case, why don't we all just f*cking go home?
Ah, yes: the contract signing Stephanie stepped in to preside over at Kurt's expense. That followed shortly thereafter, and, goddamnit, Stephanie struck again. With the transparent manipulation of Michael Cole putting over the city of Jeddah, Stephanie portrayed Ronda Rousey as a novice and RAW Women's Champion Nia Jax as "lazy", doing everything possible to put the money back from WWE's Bank and into your pocket. In addition, both women were framed as birdbrains for...it's hard to fathom, actually. They were already scheduled to compete in a match. There was no need for Stephanie to pit them against one another. That is what the contract signing was for.
Everything Stephanie did on RAW was worse than unnecessary. Consider a UFC press conference. Does Dana White ever refer to Conor McGregor as a little Irish midget who is all mouth and no trousers? No. He doesn't. Because he is a promotor.
The clue is in the job title, for the love of Christ.