7 Ups And 7 Downs From Last Night's WWE Raw (Jan 25)
3. Do It Yourself
In addition to being a bad heel act, the Authority (plus Mr. McMahon) excels at one thing: putting down other talent. Its a horrendous trend with them, as they cant help but belittle the entire roster at their expense. Stephanie McMahon declaring that Triple H had to enter the Royal Rumble and win the WWE World Heavyweight Championship because if you want something done right, you have to do it yourself heavily implies that there is no one on the roster capable of beating Roman Reigns. It suggests that everyone on the roster is unable to win a match. Then Vince and Stephanie put down their newest signee, AJ Styles and not in a way that builds him up because theyre heels, but in a hes not worth our time manner. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vQe87_Krn4M So ask yourself this: If the owners of the company think their performers are unreliable and they constantly mock and put down their talent, why should the casual fan think theyre anyone special? Clearly the stars of the show are the McMahons, right?
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.
