5 Storytelling Crutches WWE Needs To Ditch Right Now

3. Yay America, Boo America

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With the exception of Rusev and Lana, it felt like WWE had gotten away from this for a while.

Then came Jinder Mahal's title reign. Factor in Kevin Owens on SmackDown as the new face of America, and that's three anti-American gimmicks on one show. Battleground should've been The Great American Bash considering how many times the gimmick was evoked.

What happened to the WWE Universe, the global leader in wrestling? Part of being global is acknowledging there are other countries out there... and they're not ALL bad. There are other ways to be a heel.

It really makes you wonder if Jinder's "You don't like me because I'm not from here" schtick will change, given that Nakamura is his next challenger. I sure hope so.

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