7 Things That Are CLEARLY Wrong With WWE Following Royal Rumble 2015
4. Nobody Cares If A Legend "Passes The Torch" If He Isn't Passing It To Another Legend
Remember when The Rock organically became a superstar after the dud of an idea that was his dad Rocky Johnson standing by his side and helping him fight his battles as a babyface? Well, that's literally what the end of the Royal Rumble looked like as The Rock beat up Kane and The Big Show. Legends pass torches to performers who THE FANS believe have the capability to meet or exceed the standard of excellence that THE FANS believe a legend has. Otherwise, THE FANS see right through it and immediately take to online forums and discuss how a perceived legend was used as "a crutch" to "save the show" or "get a guy over."
Besides having been an independent professional wrestling manager for a decade, Marcus Dowling is a Washington, DC-based writer who has contributed to a plethora of online and print magazines and newspapers writing about music and popular culture over the past 15 years.