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4. There Exists A Worse Commentator Than Art Donovan

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The six-man tag team match between Finn Bálor and the Hardy Boyz and Elias Samson, Sheamus and Cesaro was mildly entertaining for the first few minutes. Matt and Jeff got their Poetry In Motion opening shine in and then drilled Cesaro with a double suplex. It was fine. Even if it was blinding, it wouldn't have mattered; the cameras were instead trained on "Hollywood superstar!" Josh Duhamel.

In the background, you could hear the harsh thuds of flesh connecting with canvas. It was all immaterial to this shameless shilling, which Duhamel rattled off with nothing in the way of charisma.

"I like this kid, Elias Samson," Booker T said finally, removing his lips from Duhamel's posterior. "Speaking of "talent"," Booker continued. It was a segue. Samson didn't matter. He was a wrestler. "I hear you're gonna be throwing your hat into the director's arena. What it's like being a director opposed to being, like myself, in the ring?"

How the f*ck would Duhamel know? This was his first time watching wrestling.

This was all to hype Sheamus' role in upcoming WWE Studios flick 'The Buddy Games'. "What are 'The Buddy Games'?" Cole asked. Duhamel claimed that he and his buddies compete in go kart racing and paintball and "this". Read: wrestling. So horseplay, then.

At least Art Donovan protected kayfabe.

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